Feb. 12, 2008

MARSHALL Thundering Herd (12-10, 4-5 C-USA) at SMU Mustangs (8-13, 2-6 C-USA) - Wed. Feb. 13 - 7 p.m. CT - Moody Coliseum (8,998) - Dallas, Texas - Radio: KAAM 770 AM (Rich Phillips, Jay Poerner) - Internet: Mustang All-Access

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The SMU Mustangs look for their third consecutive home win as they host the Marshall Thundering Herd on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Mustangs knocked off Rice 68-53 at Moody Coliseum on Saturday and defeated UCF 69-67 in overtime at home on Jan. 26. The Mustangs have rallied from 13-points down in the second half of the last two home wins. SMU overcame a 41-28 deficit against UCF to win 69-67 in overtime and a 40-27 hole to defeat Rice 68-53.

The Mustangs hit 30-31 at the line in two games last week (8-8 at Memphis and 22-23 against Rice). The Ponies were just 62.5 percent from the line on the season entering the game at Memphis and have upped that to 65.4 percent in two games.

In C-USA games, Killen is leading the league in assists (6.25) and is third in minutes (35.25), third in 3-pointers (3.25), third in 3FG percentage (.473), seventh in scoring (15.9), eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.79), and eighth in FG percentage (.523). His 12 assists against Houston on Jan. 16 are also the most in a league game this season. Overall, he is averaging 4.86 assists (3rd in C-USA, 65th in NCAA) and has a 1.70 assist/turnover ratio (8th in C-USA). Bamba Fall in conference play is averaging 11.0 points (26th C-USA), 5.1 rebounds (t-17th in C-USA), and 2.50 blocks (2nd in C-USA). He is averaging 2.33 blocks on the season which is third in the league and 26th in the NCAA.

SERIES HISTORY vs. MARSHALL: This is the third meeting with the Mustangs losing the first two by three points each. The conference rivalry started with a thriller as SMU fell 75-72 in overtime in Dallas on Feb. 15, 2006. The return trip to Huntington last season saw SMU fall 52-49 as a a potential tying 3-pointer from the right-wing missed at the buzzer.

TV CHANGE: The SMU men's basketball home game on Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. will be on KTXA 21. The home game against UAB will now be show instead of the game at Houston on Feb. 16. This will allow fans that can't get to Moody Coliseum to watch the game in which SMU great Jon Koncak's will be honored during a halftime ceremony and have his jersey raised to the rafters of Moody Coliseum

LAST GAME: DALLAS (AP) - Derrick Roberts scored 20 points and Mike Walker added 12, including the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the game, as SMU came back to beat Rice 68-53 Saturday night. The Mustangs (8-13, 2-6 Conference USA) fell behind early, trailing at halftime 34-23 and never leading until Walker's 3-point shot with 4:38 remaining put them up 51-50. SMU then closed the game on a 17-3 run, with Jon Killen scoring on eight free throws and Roberts adding six more points. Killen finished with 11 points and five assists. Killen led as the Mustangs hit 22-of-23 free throws in the game, which tied for the for the fourth-best performance in school history at 95.7 percent. Rice (3-19, 0-9) looked like it might get its first conference win and break an 11-game losing streak, building a big lead on 54 percent first-half shooting. But then the Owls missed badly in the second half, going 8-of-28 from the field (29 percent). Patrick Britton led the Owls with 14 points. Rodney Foster had 11 points despite going 1-of-10 on 3-point tries. The Owls were 1-of-14 from long distance. Killen and Walker each had five assists and three steals for SMU. Killen has 135 career steals, which is one off eighth all-time at SMU. Bamba had two blocks and 11 points to give SMU four double-figure scorers.

LAST SEASON vs. MARSHALL: F14 at MAR (L, 52-49) - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Mark Dorris scored 14 points and Markel Humphrey notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds as Marshall outlasted SMU 52-49 Wednesday in a defensive struggle. Chris Ross also scored 11 points and added five assists for Marshall (10-15, 5-6 Conference USA). Ike Ofoegbu led SMU (13-12, 2-9 C-USA) with 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, both game highs, but he was the only Mustang in double figures as the team shot just 28 percent. Devon Pearson added four points and six rebounds before a collision sent him out of the game with 3:55 to play. His now has 621 boards for his career, which is tied with Terry Williams for 15th in SMU history. After trailing by eight at the midway point of the second half, Marshall kept SMU without a field goal over a nine-minute stretch until Ofoegbu's layup with 30 seconds left. Following the layup, SMU got a pair of Marshall turnovers and a 3-pointer by Brian Epps to cut the Thundering Herd's lead to 51-49. A Dorris free throw pushed the lead to three before a 3-point attempt by Dez Willingham bounced out at the buzzer to preserve the win for the Thundering Herd. The game was tied at 18-18 at intermission.

SMU TO ENSHRINE JON KONCAK'S NO. 53 JERSEY ON FEB. 23 : SMU will raise Koncak's jersey in Moody Coliseum during a halftime ceremony on Feb. 23. Koncak wore no. 53 during his basketball career from 1981-85. He is one of two All-Americans from SMU men's basketball, earning the honor during the 1984-85 season. He led the team to two NCAA Tournaments in 1984 and 1985, advancing to the second round each year. Koncak led the team in scoring his final three years while compiling a 67-29 record in that span. The Mustangs spent the entire 1984-85 season in the AP top-25, reaching as high as No. 2 at the end of January. He was a member of the gold-medal winning 1984 U.S. Olympic team. Koncak was a first-round selection of the Atlanta Hawks in the 1985 NBA draft and went on to a 12-year NBA career, spending the first 10 seasons with the Hawks. He holds SMU career marks of first in rebounds (1169), first in blocks (278), third in scoring (1784), and second in FG percentage (.559). Koncak is the second player to be so honored by SMU men's basketball, joining Jim Krebs. Krebs wore no. 32 from 1954-57 and was an All-American in 1956-57. Krebs helped lead the Mustangs to three straight Southwest Conference titles and the 1956 NCAA Final Four. Previous Honorees: Raymond Berry - FB; Cash Birdwell - FB; Eric Dickerson - FB; Forrest Gregg - FB; Lamar Hunt - FB; Karlin Kennedy - WBB; Jim Krebs - MBB; Doak Walker - FB

MILESTONES ON THE HORIZON: SMU career blocks - Bamba Fall is 3rd, 164 (2nd Ira Terrell 169; 1st Jon Koncak 278) SMU career assists - Jon Killen is 13th at 319 (12th Stephen Woods 323, 11th Scott Johnson334), Derrick Roberts is 20th at 232 (19th Carlton McKinney, 236; 18th Michael Jaccar 239). SMU career steals - Jon Killen is 9th at 135 (8th Jemeil Rich 136, 7th Quinton Ross 153)

STREAKS: 10+points: Jon Killen 6 (19, 15, 28, 13, 12, 11), Bamba Fall 2 (12, 11), Derrick Roberts (20), Mike Walker (12) 8+ rebounds: Papa Dia (9) Dbl-Dbl: 5+ assists: Jon Killen (5), Mike Walker (5) 3+ steals: Jon Killen (3), Mike Walker (3) 2+ blocks: Bamba Fall 4 (3, 2, 4, 2), Papa Dia (3)

HEAD COACH Matt Doherty...is in his seventh season as a head coach and his second season at SMU. This is his 17th season in collegiate coaching with eight NCAA Tournaments, seven conference titles, a Final Four appearance and the 2001 AP National Coach of the Year award. He also has 21 players that have gone to the NBA. He has a 112-101 record including a 22-30 mark on the Hilltop.

LEVELS: LED-TEAM GP 10+Pts 8+Reb Dbl-Dbl 5+Ast 3+Stl 2+Blk Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk 0 Paulius Ritter 19 - 4 - - - - - 6 - - - 1 Bennie Rhodes 6 - - - - - - - - - - 1 10 Alex Malone 21 9 1 - - 1 2 3 1 - 3 1 12 Jon Killen 21 15 - - 12 8 - 6 1 17 12 - 13 Brett Holland 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 14 Tomasz Kwiatkowski 3 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Derrick Roberts 20 9 - - 2 1 - 6 - 6 2 1 21 Bamba Fall 21 14 5 2 - - 16 5 5 - - 17 22 Mike Walker 21 6 - - 1 4 1 2 1 5 7 - 23 Joston Benton 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 24 Robert Nyakundi - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 Ryan Harp 21 3 2 1 2 - - - 1 4 4 - 33 Cameron Spencer 14 - - - - - 1 - - - 2 1 42 Papa Dia 19 9 7 2 - 2 5 2 12 1 3 4

PLAYER NOTES: PROBABLE STARTERS 12 - Jon Killen (co-captain): 12.7 pts, 3.8 rebs, 4.9 asts, 1.7 stls, 1.70 ast/TO, 41.5% 3FG, played in all 109 games during his career C-USA Player of the Week, J28 (21.5 pts, 6.0 ast, 4.5 reb, 1.0 stl, 50.0% FG (16-32), 41.7% 3FG (10-24)) - Rice 2/9: 11 points (all second half), with 5 assists, and 3 steals, was 8-8 FT - at [1] Memphis 2/6: tied for team-high with 12 points (4-8 3FG), 4 rebounds, 4 assists - UCF 1/26: Career-high 28 points (10-17 FG, 7-13 3FG), 7 assists, and 6 rebounds in 42 minutes - Tulsa 1/19: Scored 19 (17 in the 2nd half) on 8-12 FG, 3-3 3FG with team-highs of 6 assists and 3 steals - Houston 1/16: Played all 40 min and career-best 12 assists (4 turnovers) with 5 ps, 3 rebs, and a steal; most assists by a Mustang since Jeryl Sasser had 12 against Rice on Jan. 31, 1998. - at UTEP 1/9: career-high 24 points (9-16 FG, 6-11 3FG), and team-highs of 6 rebs and 6 asts; his 6 3FGM were the most by an SMU player since Bryan Hopkins hit 7 3FG against TCU on Dec. 30, 2005 (W 52-49) - Houston Baptist 12/9: Had 18 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, and 3 steals against - TCU 12/5: Had 14 points (9 in final 5 minutes), 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and a block - Centenary 11/17 - Then career-best 22 points with 6 rebounds and 3 assists - Led team in: scoring 6x (Centenary 22, at UTEP 24, Tulsa 19, at Tulane 15, UCF 28, at [1] Memphis 12); rebounds (at UTEP 6); assists 17x (Southern 4, Alabama State 5, at Dayton 5, at UTSA 2, TCU 6, Prairie View A&M 2, Texas State 8, SFA 4, at Colorado 6, at UTEP 6, Houston 12, Tulsa 6, at Tulane 5, UCF 7, at Tulsa 5, at [1] Memphis 4, Rice 5); steals 12x (Southern 3, Alabama State 4, TCU 3, Houston Baptist 3, SC-Upstate 2, Texas State 4, at Colorado 2, Houston 1, Tulsa 3, at Tulane 2, at Tulsa 3, Rice 3)

15 - Derrick Roberts (co-captain): 9.9 pts, 3.2 rebs, 2.2 asts, 1.16 ast/TO, 28-32 FT in last 5 min of games this season - Rice 2/9: Game-high 20 points (6-9 FG, 3-5 3FG, 5-5 FT) with 3 rebounds and a steal - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 7 points, rebound, steal - Texas State 12/29: Team-high 16 pts, tied career-high 4 steals, plus 5 rebs and 3 asts; was 8-8 FT in last 1:48 - Houston Baptist 12/9: Tied career-high 22 points with team-high 7 assists, and just 1 turnover - TCU 12/5: Had a game-high 18 points - UTSA 12/1: Scored 10 points with 4 FT in final 16 seconds to seal win - Led team in: scoring 6x (TCU 18, Houston Baptist 22, Prairie View A&M 15, Texas State 16, SFA 12, Rice 20); assists 6x (Southern 4, Centenary 4, at Dayton 5, Paul Quinn 3, Houston Baptist 7, SC-Upstate 4); steals 2x (Texas State 4, at [1] Memphis 1), blocks (at UTSA 1) - Named to SMU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team (28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals in 2 games)

20 - Bamba Fall: 11.0 pts, 5.6 rebs, 2.3 blocks, 60.6% FG, 73.6% FT - Rice 2/9: 11 points (4-7 FG, 3-3 FT), 4 rebounds, and 2 blocks - at [1] Memphis 2/6: tied for team-high with 12 points (5-8 FG), team-high 4 blocks, and 2 rebounds - UCF 1/26: 11 points and team-high 8 rebounds with 3 blocks and an assist - at Tulane 1/23: Team-high 15 points with 5 rebounds - Houston 1/16: 3rd career double-double on 13 points (4-5 FG, 5-5 FT), 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, and an assist - Texas State 12/29: 15 points (7-7 FG, 1-2 FT), 3 rebounds, and 3 blocks - Paul Quinn 11/27: Had second career-double-double (11 points and 11 rebounds) - Centenary 11/17: Career-high 18 points (8-9 FG) plus 7 boards and 2 blocks - Led team in: scoring 5x (Alabama State 15, SC-Upstate 15, at Colorado 11, at Tulane 15, at [1] Memphis 12); rebounds 5x (Alabama State 8, Paul Quinn 11, Prairie View A&M 9, Houston 10, UCF 8); blocks 17x (Alabama State 5, Centenary 2, at Dayton 1, Paul Quinn 2, at UTSA 1, TCU 2, Houston Baptist 2, SC-Upstate 4, Prairie View A&M 4, Texas State 3, SFA 2, at UTEP 3, Houston 4, Tulsa 2, UCF 3, at Tulsa 2, at [1] Memphis 4) - Double-doubles: Paul Quinn (11 pts, 11 rebs), Houston (13 pts, 10 rebs) - Named All-Tournament at SMU Holiday Classic (12.0 points, 10-14 FG, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks)

30 - Ryan Harp: 4.6 pts, 3.0 rebs, 2.0 asts, 1.24 ast/TO - Rice 2/9: 6 points, 3 rebounds - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 7 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds - Houston 1/16: 12 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and a block - at UTEP 1/9: 8 points, team-high 6 assists, and a steal in first start since Dec. 1 at UTSA - Texas State 12/29: 14 points, team-high 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal - Paul Quinn 11/27: Had a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) in first start with 3 assists and a steal - Led team in: rebounds (Texas State 9); assists 4x (Paul Quinn 3, at UTSA 2, at UTEP 6, at [1] Memphis 4); steals 5x (Paul Quinn 1, at UTSA 2, SFA 1, UCF 1, at [1] Memphis 1) - Double-double: Paul Quinn (10 pts, 10 rebs)

42 - Papa Dia: 10.2 pts, 6.9 rebs, 1.0 blocks, .1.0 stls, 47.0% FG - Rice 2/9: 8 points and 2 steals with game-highs of 9 rebounds and 3 blocks - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 6 points, team-high 7 rebounds, assist - Tulsa 1/19: Scored 18 with 7 boards, a block, a steal, and an assist - Houston 1/16: 21 pts (10-15FG) and 3 rebs; first freshman since Bryan Hopkins in 2002-03 with a 20-pt game - at UTEP 1/9: 12 points (5-12 FG, 2-3 FT) plus team-highs of 6 rebounds and 2 steals as well as 2 blocks - TCU 12/5: 12 points & 8 rebounds - Southern 11/10: Started and had double-double in his first career game (11 points and 13 boards) - Led team in: scoring 2x (Paul Quinn 19, Houston 21); rebounds 12x (Southern 13, at Dayton 7, at UTSA 8, TCU 8, Houston Baptist 7, SC-Upstate 8, at Colorado 7, at UTEP 6, Tulsa 7, at Tulsa 7, at [1] Memphis 7, Rice 9); assists (at UTSA 2); steals 3x (Alabama State 4, SFA 1 at UTEP 2); blocks 3x (Southern 2, at UTSA 1, Houston Baptist 2) - Double-double 2x: Southern (11 pts, 13 rebs), Paul Quinn (19 pts, 10 rebs)

RESERVES: 0 - Paulius Ritter 2.5 pts, 4.4 rebs, 48.6% FG (18-37) - Rice 2/9: 1 rebound in 4 minutes - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 2 points, 3 rebounds, assist - at Tulsa 2/2: 2 points (1-1 FG), team-high 7 rebounds in 14 minutes - UCF 1/26: 2 points and a rebound in 7 minutes - Stephen F. Austin 12/30: 6 pts, career-high 9 rebs, and a block - Houston Baptist 12/9: 7 pts (3-3 FG) & 7 boards - TCU 12/5: 6 pts, 8 rebs, 2 asts, and a steal - Led team in: rebounds 6x (Centenary 8, at UTSA 8, TCU 8, Houston Baptist 4, SFA 9, at Tulsa 7)

1 - Bennie Rhodes: 2.5 pts, 1.3 rebs in 6 games - out appoximately six week with a stress fracture in his lower left leg from Jan. 4 (missed game at Colorado) - Paul Quinn 11/27: Had 6 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG, 1-2 FT) and a block - at Dayton 11/24: Added 5 points, 2 boards and a block in 8 minutes - Led team in: blocks (at Dayton 1)

10 - Alex Malone: 7.8 pts, 3.3 rebs, 31.7% 3FG - Rice 2/9: 3 rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 2 points, 2 rebounds, assist, steal in 19 minutes - at Tulsa 2/2: team-high 14 points (4-8 FG, 3-5 FG), 6 rebounds - Houston1/16: 15 points and 7 rebounds - at Colorado 1/4: Had 11 points, including 9 straight, and an assist - TCU 12/5: 10 points, 4 boards, 3 assists, and a block - Named to the Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team after totaling 29 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, and a block in the two games - Led team in: scoring 3x (Southern 19, at Colorado 11, at Tulsa 14); steals 3x (Centenary 3, SFA 1, at [1] Memphis 1); blocks (at UTSA 1).

13 - Brett Holland: Played in final minute against Paul Quinn 11/27

14 - Tomasz Kwiatkowski: Played 3 games - last at Dayton - at Dayton 11/24: Had a rebound in 5 minutes - Centenary 11/27: Had 2 boards in 2 minutes

22 - Mike Walker: 6.4 pts, 2.4 rebs, 2.3 asts, 1.20 ast/TO - Rice 2/9: 12 points (3-5 3FG, 3-3 FT), season-high 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and 3 steals - at [1] Memphis 2/6: 4 rebounds in 23 minutes - Houston Baptist 12/9: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals - at UTSA 12/1: Team-high 13 pts (3-5 3FG,4-4 FT) - at Dayton 11/24: Team-high 16 points (5-10 FG, 4-7 3FG) plus 3 assists in first start - Led team in: scoring 2x (at Dayton 16, at UTSA 13), rebounds (Houston Baptist 7); assists 4x (Centenary 4, Paul Quinn 3, SC-Upsatte 4, Stephen F. Austin 4); steals 6x (Centenary 3, Paul Quinn 1, Houston Baptist 3, Prairie View A&M 5, SFA 1, at [1] Memphis 1)

23 - Joston Benton: Played in final minute against Paul Quinn 11/27

24 - Robert Nyakundi: Expected to redshirt

33- Cameron Spencer: 0.9 pts, 1.9 rebs in 14 games - Rice 2/9: 1 rebound in 4 minutes - at [1] Memphis 2/6: Played 4 minutes - UCF 1/26: Had 4 pts, 5 rebs, 2 bls and was 2-2 FT w/ 8:54 remaning to give SMU first lead of 2nd half - Led team in: steals (at Dayton 2)

HOME IS WHERE THE GAMES ARE: The Mustangs play a team-record 18 home games in 2007-08. The previous mark was 17 in 1997-98.

STATE RIVALS: The Mustangs play 22 games in Texas this year, including 18 home games as well as road games at UTSA, Rice, Houston, and UTEP. The Mustangs play 13 games against in-state foes, facing Paul Quinn, UT-San Antonio, TCU, Houston Baptist, Prairie View A&M, Texas State, and Stephen F Austin once each followed by home and away sets with Conference USA opponents Houston, Rice, and UTEP. The Mustangs are 7-3 against teams from Texas this season.

INCREASING ATTENDANCE: SMU has already surpassed its total home attendance from last season. Season Attendance Games Average 2006-07 29,406 16 1,838 2007-08 36,307 14 2,593

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: SMU has five players that have played in international competition. Bamba Fall - 2007 Senegalese National Team (competed in Global Games and African Championships) Mouhammad Faye - 2007 Senegalese National Team (competed in African Championships) Also played on Senegalese U-18 and U-20 National Teams Alex Malone - 2007 Team USA (competed in Global Games) Robert Nyakundi - 2007 Team USA (competed in Global Games) Tomasz Kwiatkowski - Played for Poland's U-16 and U-18 National Teams while in high school

HONORS: Team Captains: Jon Killen & Derrick Roberts SMU Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team: Alex Malone (14.5 points, 5.0 rebs) SMU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team: Bamba Fall (12.0 pts, 10-14 FG, 6.0 rebs, 2.5 blks) Derrick Roberts (14.0 pts, 3.0 rebs, 2.5 ast) Meyer Brothers' Academic Award: (Jim & Mark Meyer) Jon Killen 3.4 GPA: Management and Sociology (double major) - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative - Team Co Captain - Omega Psi Phi (Nu Kappa) - National Pan-Hellenic Council at SMU, Vice President Most Improved SMU Team GPA - Men's Basketball (Based on difference in team GPA from Fall 06 to 07 and Spring 06 to Fall 07) Conference USA Player of the Week Jan. 28 - Jon Killen (21.5 pts, 6.0 ast, 4.5 reb, 1.0 stl, 50.0% FG (16-32), 41.7% 3FG (10-24))

COACHES OF THE YEAR: When June Jones was named head football coach at SMU, he and men's basketball coach Matt Doherty made SMU one of seven Football Bowl Subdivision universities with a national coach of the year in football and men's basketball. Jones in 1999 (CNN/Sports Illustrated, American Football Coach/Schutt Sports & The Sporting News), and Doherty in 2001 (Associated Press). - Iowa: Kirk Ferentz (FB) & Todd Lickliter (MBB) - Florida State: Bobby Bowden (FB) & Leonard Hamilton (MBB) - Kansas: Mark Mangino (FB) & Bill Self (MBB) - Maryland: Ralph Friedgen (FB) & Gary Williams (MBB) - SMU: June Jones (FB) & Matt Doherty (MBB) - Tennessee: Phil Fulmer (FB) & Bruce Pearl (MBB)

MUSTANG AND LEFTY: The SMU roster features four left-handers: Papa Dia, Bamba Fall, Ryan Harp, and Tomasz Kwiatkowski.

ROOKIES: The Mustangs started freshmen Papa Dia, Ryan Harp, and Mike Walker against Paul Quinn on Nov. 27. The Mustangs won the game 81-63. It was the first time SMU had three freshman starters since Eric Castro, Justin Isham, and Patrick Simpson started as freshmen at TCU on Dec. 18, 2001, a 74-62 loss. Castro Isham, and Simpson also started in the 82-64 win over Oral Roberts on Dec. 14, 2001. The last time SMU started four freshmen was a visit from Florida Atlantic on Nov. 29, 1998, when DeWayne Floyd, Damon Hancock, Mike Niemi, and Nigel Smith helped the the Mustangs to a 91-61 victory.

FINAL FOUR THROWBACKS: THe Mustangs made the 1956 NCAA Final Four, losing to Bill Russell's San Francisco squad in the national semifinal. SMU faces five other programs this season that have been to at least one Final Four. The Mustangs unveiled throwback jerseys that were replicas from the 1956 Final Four squad during the homegame against Tulsa on Jan. 19. It was part of SMU Basketball Slumni Weekend. Dayton (1967 runner-up) Colorado (1942 semifinal, 1955 third) Houston (1967 third, 1968 fourth, 1982 semifinal, 1983 runner-up, 1984 runner-up) Memphis (1973 runner-up, 1985 semifinal) UTEP (1966 champions)

NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE: The SMU Men's Basketball team has two games on CSTV in 2007-08 after having six nationally televised games during the 2006-07 regular season. Following are the Mustangs' nationally broadcast games under head coach Matt Doherty. 2007-08 Sat., F2, at Tulsa (CSTV) - L 72-60, Jon Killen 13 pts, 5 asts; Alex Malone 14 pts; Papa Dia 9 pts, 7 rebs Wed., M5, Memphis (CSTV) 2006-07 Thu., D21, at TCU (CSTV) - W 64-62 on Dez Willingham 3-pointer at buzzer Sat, J13, at Houston (CSTV) - L 82-67 as Bamba Fall has first career double-double (12 pts, 10 rebs) Sat., F3, at Memphis (ESPN) - L 88-52; Ofoegbu has team-high 17 pts, Memphis 15-25 3FG Wed., F7, Houston (CSTV) - L 64-49; Pearson leads with 13 points and 9 rebounds Wed., F28, Tulsa (CSTV) - L 67-60; Ofoegbu leads with 29 points, 7 rebounds Sat., M3, [6] Memphis (CSTV) - L 64-60; SR night Ofoegbu (21pts), Pearson (16pts,9reb), Rackauskas (14pts)

FAMILIAR FOE: The Mustangs have met seven opponents more than 100 times. Rice 185 112-73 F9 @SMU (W, 68-53), M8 @ Rice TCU 183 101-82 D5@SMU (W, 71-65) Baylor 175 100-75 Texas A&M 175 90-85 Texas 174 71-103 Arkansas 153 59-94 Texas Tech 104 47-57

OFF THE COURT NEWS: Inside College Hoops with Matt Doherty SMU men's basketball coach Matt Doherty will have a one-hour radio show beginning Dec. 3. It will then air Dec. 17 and weekly from Jan. 14 through March 17. The show will Inside College Hoops with Matt Doherty is hosted by Rich Phillips, the voice of the Mustangs, and will be on KAAM 770 AM, the home of Mustang men's basketball. The Monday night event will be held at Ten Sports Grill in downtown Dallas beginning at 7 p.m. SMU to open Crum Basketball Center The Mustangs will open the Crum Basketball Center during the 2007-08 season. It is a $13-million, 43,000 square-foot practice facility that will be home for SMU men's and women's basketball with two full-size practice courts for each program with multiple goals, locker rooms and lounges, a fully-equipped training and rehabilitation room with in-ground hydrotherapy pools, a strength and conditioning room, an on-site laundry facility, coaches' offices and conference facilities for both programs, coaches' locker rooms and film editing rooms. It will have a direct connection to Moody Coliseum via tunnel. (more info on page 12 of the notes) Swishful Thinking for Nothing But Nets Head coach Matt Doherty, his wife Kelly have teamed with Rev. Paul Rasmussen and members of Cornerstone at Highland Park Methodist Church for Nothing But Nets. Nothing But Nets is a charity to help fight malaria in Africa. The NBA and Sports Illustrated are among the partners in the intiative. A ten dollar donation buys a young person a net to put over their bed so they won't get infected by a mosquito carrying Malaria. People can give through direct donations or pledge money for each three pointer SMU makes at Moody Coliseum during league play. Individuals can get involved please log onto to www.swishfulthinking.net Feb. 23 - SMU Will Enshrine Jon Koncak's No. 53 SMU will raise Koncak's jersey to the rafters of Moody Coliseum during a halftime ceremony on Feb. 23. He was selected to be honored by the SMU Hall of Fame Committee, which is comprised primarily of Lettermen's Club members. Koncak wore no. 53 during his basketball career from 1981-85. He is one of two consensus All-Americans from SMU men's basketball, earning the honor during the 1984-85 season. He led the Mustangs to two NCAA Tournaments in 1984 and 1985, advancing to the second round each year. Koncak led the team in scoring his final three years while compiling a 67-29 record in that span. The Mustangs spent the entire 1984-85 season in the Associated Press top-25, reaching as high as No. 2 at the end of January. He was a member of the gold-medal winning 1984 U.S. Olympic team. Koncak was a first-round selection of the Atlanta Hawks in the 1985 NBA draft and went on to a 12-year NBA career, spending the first 10 seasons with the Hawks. Koncak holds SMU career rankings of first in rebounds (1169), first in blocks (278), third in scoring (1784 points), and second in field-goal percentage (.559). Koncak is the second player to be so honored by SMU men's basketball, joining Jim Krebs. Krebs wore no. 32 from 1954-57 and was an All-American in 1956-57. Krebs helped lead the Mustangs to three straight Southwest Conference titles and the 1956 NCAA Final Four. Previous Honorees: Raymond Berry - football; Cash Birdwell - football; Eric Dickerson - football; Forrest Gregg - football; Lamar Hunt - football; Karlin Kennedy - w-basketball; Jim Krebs - m-basketball; Doak Walker - football Feb. 9 - SMU Men "Pony Up For The Cure" The SMU basketball teams are making efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer. On Feb. 14, the women's team will participate in the WBCA's "Think Pink" initiative when the Mustangs host Memphis at 7 p.m. The men's team will then host Rice for "Pony Up For The Cure" on Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. The "Think Pink" initiative was started last year by the WBCA to help raise awareness and show support as a community against breast cancer, the second leading cause of death for all women and the leading overall cause of death in women between the ages of 20-59. The Mustangs will show support by wearing "Pony Up for the Cure" pink t-shirts during warm-up. The SMU coaches, band and cheer and pom squads will also wear pink apparel. Ticket packages for the events are $20, which includes a ticket to both the men's and women's games and a pink "Pony Up for the Cure" t-shirt. Proceeds from the event ($5 from each package) and silent auction revenues will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Dallas County. Call Bethany Tiffin in the SMU ticket office at 214-768-2376. Jan 15 - Mouhammad Faye Added To Roster Head Coach Matt Doherty announced that Mouhammad Faye joined the SMU men's basketball team. Faye, a former student-athlete at Georgia Tech, has enrolled at SMU. Faye, a 6-9, 208-pound native of Dakar, Senegal, played alongside current Mustang junior Bamba Fall on Senegal's National Team at the FIBA African Games in the Summer of 2007. Faye averaged 12 points per game, scoring 22 in a win over South Africa and 20 versus Morocco. He also teamed with SMU freshman Papa Dia at the SEED Academy in Senegal. Fall and Dia are natives of St. Louis, Senegal. At Georgia Tech, Faye played in five games this year with highs of four points and five rebounds at Vanderbilt. He played in 30 games with eight starts as a redshirt freshman in 2006-07, contributing career-bests of 17 points and nine rebounds against Virginia Tech. Due to NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out one academic year and can become eligible when grades are posted at the end of the Fall 2008 semester. He can begin practicing immediately and will have one and a half seasons of eligibility remaining. Nov. 20 - Doherty Announces 2008-09 Signees SMU announced that four players have signed National Letters-of-Intent to play for the Mustangs beginning with the 2008-09 season. Three members of the class hail from California; Jarred DuBois is a guard from Westchester High School in Los Angeles, Justin Haynes is a wing from Palmdale High School in Palmdale, and Frank Otis is a forward from McClymonds High School in Oakland. Christopher Clarke is a forward from St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan. (More info on page 7 of the notes) Nov. 1 - SMU Basketball To Embark On African Tour In 2008 The SMU men's basketball team will embark on a 15-day basketball trip to Africa from May 25 to June 8, 2008. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will include a safari as well as tours of Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, and Dakar, Senegal. The Mustangs in partnership with Adidas will perform coaching and skills clinics in each city. The Ponies will also play exhibition games at each site. The games include a matchup against the Senegalese national team. (more info on page 9 of the notes)