This Game: Next Game: Following Game: SMU Mustangs (0-0) SMU Tip-Off Classic SMU Tip-Off Classic at HOUSTON BAPTIST Huskies ALABAMA STATE Hornets SOUTH FLORIDA Bulls (0-0) at at SMU Mustangs SMU Mustangs Fri. Nov. 14 - 7 pm ET/6 pm CT The Sun Dome Fri. Nov. 21 - 7:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 - 7:30 p.m. Tampa, Florida Moody Coliseum (8,998) Moody Coliseum (8,998) Radio: KAAM 770 AM Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas (Rich Phillips, Herman Hudson) Radio: KAAM 770 AM Radio: KAAM 770 AM Internet: gousfbulls.com (Rich Phillips, Allen Stone) (Rich Phillips) Internet: Mustang All-Access Internet: Mustang All-Access No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown (High School/Previous School) Major 2008-09 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 1 Mouhammad Faye F 6-9 215 Jr-TR Dakar, Senegal (SEEDS Academy/Georgia Tech) Foreign Languages Day Date Opponent Time/Result Record 2 Justin Haynes G/F 6-5 192 Fr-HS Palmdale, Calif. (Palmdale HS) undecided Fri. N14 at South Florida 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT 3 Derek Williams G 6-1 170 Jr-JC Jamaica, N.Y. (Western Texas College) Business Fri. N21 Houston Baptist # 7:30 p.m. 5 Ryan Maag G 6-0 170 Fr-HS Houston, Texas (Houston Second Baptist) Business Sat. N22 Alabama State # 7:30 p.m. 10 Alex Malone G/F 6-8 202 So-1L Mansfield, Texas (Timberview HS) undecided Sun. N23 Illinois State # 7:30 p.m. 13 Frank Otis F 6-6 225 Fr-HS Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds HS)) undecided Wed. N26 at TCU 7:30 p.m. 14 Tomasz Kwiatkowski C 7-1 250 So-SQ Bydgoszcz, Poland (Lee Academy [Maine]) Business Fri. D5 Texas A&M - International7 p.m. Mon. D15 Arkansas - Pine Bluff 7 p.m. 21 Bamba Fall C 7-1 225 Sr-3L St. Louis, Senegal (SEEDS Aca./Oak Hill Aca. [Va.]) French Wed. D17 at Texas A&M 7 p.m. 22 Mike Walker G 6-1 195 So-1L Iowa City, Iowa (South Kent [Conn.]) Communications Tue. D23 at Northwestern 7 p.m. 23 Paul McCoy G 5-11 175 Fr-HS Portland, Ore. (Grant HS) undecided Mon. D29 UT-San Antonio 7 p.m. 24 Robert Nyakundi F 6-8 220 Fr-RS Arlington, Texas (Bowie HS) Science Wed. D31 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 2 p.m. 30 Ryan Harp G 6-4 195 So-1L Abilene, Texas (Abilene Cooper HS) Business Mon. J5 Colorado 7 p.m. 31 Cort Hoge F 6-10 245 Fr-HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall, HS) undecided Sat. J10 UTEP * 7 p.m. 42 Papa Dia F 6-9 235 So-1L St. Louis, Senegal (SEEDS Aca./South Kent [Conn.]) Markets & Culture Wed. J14 at Rice * (CBS C) 7 p.m. Head Coach: Matt Doherty (North Carolina, 1984) Sat. J17 Tulane * 7 p.m. Associate Head Coach: Milton Barnes (Albion, 1979) Wed. J21 at Marshall * 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Assistant Coaches: Steve Lutz (Texas Lutheran, 1995) & Malcolm Farmer (Notre Dame, 2003) Sat. J24 East Carolina * (CBS C) 4 p.m. Director of Operations: Brion Raven (Texas A&M, 2005) Wed. J28 at UCF * 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT Basketball Intern: K.C. Beard (Boise State, 2008) Sat. J31 at Tulsa * 2 p.m. Wed. F4 Memphis * (CBS C) 8 p.m. Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chad Chronister (Washington State, 2002) Sat. F7 Cal State - Bakersfield 2 p.m. Athletic Trainer: Zach McLeese (Illinois, 2000) Wed. F11 Houston * 7 p.m. Pronunciations: Papa Dia (dee-uh); Bamba Fall (bahm-ba); Mouhammad Faye (fay); Cort Hoge (court hoag); Sat. F14 at UAB * 2 p.m. Tomasz Kwiatkowski (toe-mahz kwi-at-cow-ski); Ryan Maag (like fog); Robert Nyakundi (nigh-yuh-kune-dee) Wed. F18 at Memphis * (CBS C) 7 p.m. Sat. F21 Rice * 7 p.m. The SMU Mustangs open the 2008-09 season at South Florida on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. Wed. F25 at UTEP * 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT Head Coach Matt Doherty opens his third season on the Hilltop as the Mustangs face South Florida in the third Sat. F28 Tulsa * 7 p.m. meeting between the programs. The Mustangs own a 2-0 advantage in the series from a home-and-home Wed. M4 Southern Miss * 7 p.m. played from 1986-88. This is the first time SMU is facing a Big East opponent since visiting Miami (Fla.) on Sat. M7 at Houston * 7 p.m. Dec. 20, 1991, a 69-60 victory. This is the second time in three years the Mustangs have opened in the state of M11-14 Conference USA Championship (Memphis, Tenn.) Florida. The Mustangs won 57-55 in the 2006-07 opener against Illinois State in the Colonial Classic hosted by Games times are CT unless listed Florida State. * Conference USA Opponent IN OPENERS: This is the Mustangs 93rd season of basketball. SMU is 55-37 in season openers. Head Coach # SMU Tip-Off Classic Matt Doherty is 4-3 in season openers, including SMU’s buzzer-beating 57-55 win against Illinois State in 2006- All home games played on campus at Moody Coliseum 07 and a 75-61 loss to Southern last season in the SMU Tip-Off Classic. Radio: KAAM 770 AM (Rich Phillps, Allen Stone, Jay Poerner) CBS C - CBS College Sports Network (DirecTV ch. 610 & IN ROAD OPENERS: The Mustangs are 33-59 all-time in road openers and have lost three straight. The last Dish Network ch. 152) win was 69-61 in overtime at Montana State on Nov. 22, 2004. Under Doherty, the Mustangs fell at Florida State 59-52 in 2006-07 and 82-57 at Dayton last season. SOUTH FLORIDA Bulls IN HOME OPENERS: The Mustangs are 59-33 all-time in home openers. SMU is 38-14 in home openers at Head Coach............................................................Stan Heath Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs have won 11 of the last 12 home openers. Under Doherty, the Mustangs are Record At School (Years) ..........................................12-19 (1) 1-1 in their Moody Coliseum debuts including a 53-48 victory over Dayton in 2006-07 and the 75-61 loss to Overall Record (Years).............................................112-77 (7) Assistant Head Coach ..........................................Dan Hipsher Southern last season. Assistant Coaches.................Reggie Hanson, Byron Samuels THE SERIES: SMU is 2-0 against South Florida. The 2007-08 Record ...............................................................12-19 SMU vs. South Florida (2-0) Conference Record/Finish......................................3-15/T-15th Mustangs won 79-65 at home on Dec. 6, 1986 and then H: 1-0 A: 1-0 N: 0-0 OT: 0-0 scored an 87-66 victory at South Florida on Dec. 14, 1987. Post-season ......................................................................none 1986-87 D6 H W 79-65 Lettermen Returning/Lost ....................................................5/7 The Bulls are scheduled to return to Moody Coliseum in 1987-88 D14 A W 87-66 Starters Returning/Lost ........................................................4/1 Dallas next season. The Mustangs are 8-16 against current SMU vs. BIG EAST (8-16) (current members) Series Record ...................................................SMU leads 2-0 members of the Big East. H: 3-4 A: 2-8 N: 3-4 OT: 0-0 Last Meeting ...................................D14, 1987 W 87-66@USF NEXT UP: SMU Tip-Off Classic SMU in Season-Openers (55-37) Location..................................................................Tampa, Fla. H: 38-14 A/N: 17-23 Enrollment......................................................................45,244 Friday, Nov. 21 Conference ..................................................................Big East 5:00 p.m. - Alabama State vs. Illinois State Streak: Lost 1 (Southern 75-61) Colors..............................................................Green and Gold 7:30 p.m. - SMU vs. Houston Baptist Last win: 57-55 vs. Illinois State N12, 2006 Arena ................................................................The Sun Dome Saturday, Nov. 22 SMU in Road-Openers (33-59) President......................................................Dr. Judy Genshaft 5:00 p.m. - Illinois State vs. Houston Baptist Streak: Lost 3 Athletics Director................................................Doug Woolard 7:30 p.m. - SMU vs. Alabama State Last win: at Montana State 69-61 (ot) N22, 2004 Basketball SID ........................................................Jeff Wuerth Sunday, Nov. 23 SMU in Home-Openers (59-33) E-mail ..................................................jwuerth@admin.usf.edu 5:00 p.m. - Houston Baptist vs. Alabama State In Moody Coliseum (38-14) Office Phone.......................................................813-974-7099 Won 11 of last 12 Cell Phone ..........................................................614-402-2204 7:30 p.m. - SMU vs. Illinois State Website .................................................www.GoUSFBulls.com Lost 75-61 against Southern last season 2008-09 SMU Men’s Basketball Game Notes - Page 1 SMU Men’s Basketball Contact: Herman Hudson - Office: 214-768-1304, Cell: 214-924-0358, E-mail: [email protected] 2007-08 REVIEW: The Mustangs opened the Crum Basketball Center. A new playing surface with a HEAD COACH new floor design was also installed in Moody Coliseum before the season. On the floor, the Mustangs finished MATT DOHERTY 10-20 with coach Doherty's first full recruiting class. The squad went 8-5 in the final 13 home games with three ...is in his eighth season as a head of those losses in the final second of the game. The squad also made 192 3FG, which tied for fourth most in a coach and his second season at season at SMU; and recorded 122 blocks, seventh-best at SMU. Jon Killen was named C-USA third team and SMU. This is his 18th season in col- Academic All-C-USA. He led SMU in scoring (12.9), assists (5.13), steals (1.47), and 3FG pct (.403). In league legiate coaching with eight NCAA games, He led C-USA in assists (5.81), was 2nd in minutes (36.25), 3rd in 3FG (3.25), 6th in 3FG pct (.424), Tournaments, seven conference 8th in scoring (14.9), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (1.63), and 12th in steals (1.31).