SMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 7 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 7 WNIT APPEARANCES | 5 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTACT: TRAVIS CHAMBLEE • PHONE: (214) 768-3735 • EMAIL: [email protected] THE MATCHUP 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 4 | NOV. 20, 2019 | 7 PM | MOODY COLISEUM | DALLAS, TEXAS TV: PONYUPTV | RADIO: KAAM 770 AM (JOHN HENDRY - PXP) RECORD 2-1 THE AMERICAN 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 HOME 2-1 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0 DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME VS Tue. Nov. 5 McNeese W, 81-60 Wed. Nov. 13 Rice W, 55-43 SMU tcu Sat. Nov. 16 Northern Colorado L, 61-52 Wed. Nov. 20 TCU 7:00 PM MUSTANGS horned frogs Pacific Thanksgiving Classic - Stockton, Calif. 2-1 | 0-0 AAC 3-0 | 0-0 Big 12 Fri. Nov. 29 vs. CSUN 4:00 PM Sat. Nov. 30 at Pacific/vs. Indiana State 3/5:30 PM 2019-20 TEAM STATS SMU OPP 2019-20 TEAM STATS TCU OPP Fri. Dec. 6 Wright State 7:00 PM Mon. Dec. 9 North Dakota 7:00 PM Points Per Game 62.7 54.7 Points Per Game 65.7 52.3 Thu. Dec. 19 UTEP 5:00 PM Rebounds Per Game 47.0 40.3 Rebounds Per Game 40.0 41.3 Sun. Dec. 22 at UT Arlington 2:00 PM Field Goal Pct. .364 .299 Field Goal Pct. .399 .365 Sun. Dec. 29 UC Irvine 2:00 PM Free Throw Pct. .725 .652 Free Throw Pct. .460 .457 Tue. Dec. 31 George Mason 2:00 PM 3-Point FG Pct. .167 .254 3-Point FG Pct. .367 .275 Sun. Jan. 5 Connecticut* 3:00 PM Turnovers Per Game 19.3 22.3 Turnovers Per Game 16.0 22.3 Wed. Jan. 8 at East Carolina* 6:00 PM Steals Per Game 11.3 7.3 Steals Per Game 10.7 6.3 Sat. Jan. 11 at Temple* 2:00 PM Blocks Per Game 4.7 9.3 Blocks Per Game 5.7 2.3 Wed. Jan. 15 Tulane* 7:00 PM Tue. Jan. 21 at Memphis* 7:00 PM 2019-20 LEADERS 2019-20 LEADERS Sat. Jan. 25 Tulsa* 2:00 PM Points BriShonne Tollie 13.0 Points Kianna Ray 13.3 Wed. Jan. 29 Wichita State* 7:00 PM Rebounds Johnasia Cash 10.3 Rebounds Kianna Ray 6.0 Sat. Feb. 1 at UCF* 1:00 PM Assists Reagan Bradley 5.3 Assists Lauren Heard 4.0 Wed. Feb. 5 at Houston* 7:00 PM Steals A. Bacon, J. Cash 2.3 Steals K. Ray, R. Payne 2.3 Sat. Feb. 8 Cincinnati* 2:00 PM Blocks Johnasia Cash 1.3 Blocks K.Ray, Y. Morris 2.0 Tue. Feb. 11 East Carolina* 7:00 PM Sat. Feb. 15 at Tulsa* 2:00 PM ALL TIME SERIES: SMU IS 42-20 All-TIME AGAINST TCU; 23-8 AT HOME Wed. Feb. 19 at Wichita State* 6:30 PM Sat. Feb. 22 Houston* 2:00 PM KEY STORYLINES Sat. Feb. 29 at USF* 6:00 PM Mon. March 2 Memphis* 7:00 PM YOUTH LEADS TO EXPERIENCE RECRUITING YOUNG STARS LAST TIME OUT • SMU returns three starters and seven • Two seasons ago, Ariana Whitfield, • SMU suffered its first loss of the American Athletic Conference Championship - Uncasville, Conn. total letterwinners from last season’s a member of head coach Travis Mays’ season, 61-52, at home against Northern Fri. March 6 First Round TBD squad. A year ago, the Mustangs had one first signing class, was named to the Colorado Saturday. Amber Bacon Sat. March 7 Quarterfinals TBD of the two youngest team in the country American Athletic Conference All- and Johnasia Cash led the charge on Sun. March 8 Semifinals TBD based on average age. This season’s Freshman Team. For her career, the offense, scoring 12 points each. SMU Mon. March 9 Championship Final TBD returners accounted for more than half guard is averaging seven points and held a second straight opponent to 20 All home games in bold; * American opponent; of the minutes played a year ago, and three assists per game, and Whitfield points or less in the first half. The Bears All dates and times (CT) subject to change. the three starters all averaged more than led SMU with 42 steals last year. Last outscored SMU 24-12 in the third quarter 29 minutes. A year ago, SMU started season, Kayla White was named to the en route to victory. the season with seven freshmen. This all-freshman team after leading SMU season, the roster lists three freshmen, with 11.4 points per game. She was SOCIAL MEDIA including one redshirt freshman. While second on the roster with 38 steals, and the roster features no seniors, juniors shot 33.3 percent from the field. This smumustangs.com Ariana Whitfield and Johnasia Cash season, Mays added Arkansas Player smumustags.com/wbasketball have taken up the leadership torch. of the Year and state champion Reagan Bradley to the squad. smumustangs GROWING PAINS smubasketballw • SMU finished 11-19 overall last season MOODY MAGIC smumustangs and 5-11 in The American. The Mustangs • SMU is 375-234 at home all-time. Travis smuwbb won three of their last four conference Mays has led the Mustangs to a 30-18 games, two by a combined five points, record in Moody Coliseum, winning 63 smu.mustangs finishing 8-8 in Moody Coliseum. percent of home games. This season, smuwbb SMU also earned its first win against SMU has 17 home games, including nine smumustangs perennially-ranked USF, taking a 46-44 of 12 non-conference games. victory at home. 2019-20 SMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • SMUMUSTANGS.COM • SMUWBB 1 SMU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING SPOTLIGHT WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT TRAVIS MAYS TRAVIS MAYS GENO AURIEMMA, HALL OF FAME COACH “Travis has done a great job helping to elevate programs HEAD COACH everywhere he has been, and there is no doubt he will do the same thing at SMU.” TEXAS, ‘90 VAN CHANCELLOR, HALL OF FAME COACH 4TH SEASON “I think as a former player at Texas, Travis has name recognition and the ability to recruit that will make him a tremendous hire at SMU. Sometimes during a hire, the Athletic Director is trying to hit a home run, and I think SMU has hit a grand slam. Travis will do a great job and be very successful at SMU.” Travis Mays took over at SMU on April 7, 2016. Mays arrived on the Hilltop after 14 years as an assistant coach, where he served under JODY CONRADT, HALL OF FAME COACH three Hall of Fame coaches, and 11 years playing professionally. “Travis was outstanding as a player, very good and passionate about the game. I knew him as a player, and seeing him on the staff of a WNBA team gave me the comfort to hire him at Texas. In his first season, Mays led the Mustangs to the third round of the It told me he had an appreciation for women’s basketball and a WNIT with a pair of victories in the tournament, winning multiple future in the field. He was a great hire at Texas, eager to learn, postseason games for the second time in program history and the first and he turned the passion he had as a player into a passion since 1993. He guided the team to a 19-13 record overall, including a for teaching the game. He was a wonderful assistant with the 13-3 mark in Moody Coliseum, the second-most home wins in program ability to establish relationships and connects with players very history. SMU defeated then-No. 19 Texas A&M at home, and all three well. He has a great opportunity at a prominent institution in an losses came against teams ranked or receiving votes at the time excellent location, and I’m excited to watch what he does at (No. 1 Connecticut, No. 22 USF and RV Tulane). The Mustangs set SMU. I know he will be successful.” program records with 187 blocks (12th in the NCAA for the season) and 1,409 rebounds (27th in the NCAA for the season). Alicia Froling VIVIAN STRINGER, HALL OF FAME COACH earned all-conference honors, and set the single-season record with “I’ve admired Travis over the years and found him to be a 17 double-doubles. consummate professional. Though he didn’t know that I was watching, I admired his work ethic, the way he related to his In his second season, playing without three-time all-conference colleagues, and his presentation. In talking with him, I found honoree Alicia Froling who missed the season due to injury, Mays him to be bright and perceptive and have no doubt that Travis and the Mustangs won just 10 games. However, 10 of the 20 losses will be successful at the highest level of basketball, not just were by 10 points or less, including a pair one-possession games. women’s basketball. I understand why the top players in the One of Mays’ first signees, Ariana Whitfield, was named to the league’s nation want to play for Travis.” all-freshman team. He also guided senior McKenzie Adams to her first all-conference award, and the senior become the 24th 1,000-point scorer in program history. MAYS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD 2003 San Antonio Silver Stars Assistant Coach/Head Scout In 2018-19, Mays guided one of the two youngest teams in the country 2004 San Antonio Silver Stars Assistant Coach/Head Scout to an 11-19 record.