2025–26 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2025–26 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
2025–26 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	9–2 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Chris Kapko
Assistant coaches	Jay Morris; Dana Ford; Eric Mobley; Kurt Karis;
Home arena	Moody Coliseum

2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Duke	0	–	0	–	11	–	0	1.000
California	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 12 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	10	–	1	.909
No. 23т Virginia	0	–	0	–	9	–	1	.900
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
No. 11 Louisville	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
SMU	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Stanford	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Clemson	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	9	–	3	.750
NC State	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	6	–	6	.500
Boston College	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Florida State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455

† 2026 ACC tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by second-year head coach Andy Enfield, play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas^[a] as second-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Previous season

The Mustangs finished the season 24–11 and 13–7 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the sixth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament earned a bye into Second Round where they defeated fourteenth seed Syracuse for the second time in eight days. They fell advanced to the Quarterfinals where they lost to third seed and tenth ranked Clemson, 57–54. They were an exempt qualifiers in the NIT. The Mustangs were the one-seed in their Dallas Region. They defeated Northern Iowa in the First Round before losing to fourth seed Oklahoma State 85–83 in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chuck Harris	3	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Ashburn, Virginia	Graduated, signed with VfL Kirchheim Knights
Tibet Görener	5	F	6'9"	205	Senior	Istanbul, Turkey	Graduated
Kario Oquendo	8	G	6'4"	210	Graduate Student	Titusville, Florida	Graduated
AJ George	10	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Fresno, California	Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield^[1]
Jerrell Colbert	20	C	6'10"	235	Junior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to McNeese^[2]
Yohan Traoré	21	F	6'11"	235	Junior	Tours, France	Transferred to Butler^[3]
Keon Ambrose-Hylton	22	F	6'8"	215	Senior	Toronto, Canada	Graduated
Matt Cross	33	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Beverly, Massachusetts	Graduated
Jackson Young	35	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Kerrville, Texas	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Corey Washington	3	F	6'6"	190	Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Wichita State^[4]
Sam Walters	4	F	6'9"	230	Junior	The Villages, Florida	Michigan^[5]
Jaron Pierre Jr.	5	G	6'5"	210	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana	Jacksonville State^[6]

2025 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
B.J. Davis-Ray G	St. Louis, Missouri	JSerra Catholic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Nov 14, 2024
B.J. Davis-Ray G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Jermaine O’Neal Jr. F	Southlake, Texas	Dynamic Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 18, 2024
Jermaine O’Neal Jr. F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Jaden Toombs C	Amarillo, Texas	Dynamic Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 25, 2024
Jaden Toombs C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (87)
Nigel Walls F	Houston, Texas	St. Francis Episcopal School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 8, 2024
Nigel Walls F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Billy White III F	Corpus Christi, Texas	Veterans Memorial	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Aug 7, 2025
Billy White III F	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 9 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 10
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "SMU 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved November 7, 2025. "2025 SMU Mustangs Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 7, 2025. "2025 SMU Mustangs Basketball 24/7 Sports Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	B.J. Edwards	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Knoxville Catholic	Knoxville, TN
F	1	Chance Puryear	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Carter	Dallas, TX
G	2	Boopie Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Victory Rock Prep Wake Forest	Chicago, IL
F	3	Corey Washington	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Sylvan Hills Wichita State	Little Rock, AR
F	4	Sam Walters	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	The Villages Charter Michigan	The Villages, FL
G	5	Jaron Pierre Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	St. Augustine Jacksonville State	New Orleans, LA
F	7	Jermaine O’Neal Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Dynamic Prep	Southlake, TX
F	8	Billy White III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Veterans Memorial	Corpus Christi, TX
G	9	B.J. Davis-Ray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	JSerra Catholic	St. Louis, MO
C	10	Jaden Toombs	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Dynamic Prep	Amarillo, TX
F	13	Mitchell Holmes	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	The Oakridge School	Fort Worth, TX
F	22	Nigel Walls	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Francis Episcopal	Houston, TX
C	24	Samet Yiğitoğlu	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	So	Sigortam Istanbul	Istanbul, Türkiye
G	31	Trey Utter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Argyle	Argyle, TX
G	33	Niccolo Kalischer-Stork	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Harvard-Westlake	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Andy Enfield (John's Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kapko (South Florida)
Jay Morris (Concordia)
Dana Ford (Illinois State)
Eric Mobley (Portland)
Kurt Karis (USC)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 2:00 p.m.	Oklahoma State	W 86–71	—	22 – Pierre Jr.	6 – Tied	8 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,514) Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Tarleton State	W 96–76	1–0	21 – Pierre Jr.	8 – Yiğitoğlu	5 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,626) Dallas, TX
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 69–58	2–0	14 – Miller	10 – Yiğitoğlu	6 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,222) Dallas, TX
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Murray State	W 102–91	3–0	28 – Miller	11 – Washington	6 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,348) Dallas, TX
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., The CW	Butler	W 87–85	4–0	23 – Miller	7 – Pierre Jr.	12 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (5,383) Dallas, TX
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 106–60	5–0	23 – Pierre Jr.	7 – Tied	10 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,347) Dallas, TX
November 21, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX	Arkansas State	W 100–69	6–0	24 – Edwards	6 – Washington	13 – Edwards	Moody Coliseum (4,502) Dallas, TX
November 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Radford	W 89–72	7–0	25 – Miller	13 – Pierre Jr.	10 – Miller	Moody Coliseum (4,421) Dallas, TX
November 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m., SECN	at Mississippi State	W 87–81 ^OT	8–0	28 – Miller	13 – Yiğitoğlu	3 – Tied	Humphrey Coliseum (7,810) Starkville, MS
December 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 17 Vanderbilt ACC–SEC Challenge	L 69–88	8–1	17 – Miller	8 – Yiğitoğlu	6 – Miller	Memorial Gymnasium (7,437) Nashville, TN
December 7, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Texas A&M Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase	W 93–80 ^OT	9–1	35 – Pierre Jr.	9 – Edwards	11 – Edwards	College Park Center (2,800) Arlington, TX
December 13, 2025* 7:30 p.m., SECN	vs. LSU Compete 4 Cause Classic	L 77–89	9–2	16 – Tied	10 – Yiğitoğlu	4 – Miller	Smoothie King Center New Orleans, LA
December 21, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Central Arkansas						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Cal State Fullerton						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
ACC regular season
January 3, 2026 1:15 p.m., The CW	North Carolina						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 7, 2026 8:00 p.m.	at Clemson						Clemson, SC
January 10, 2026 1:00 p.m.	at Duke						Durham, NC
January 14, 2026 8:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 17, 2026 11:00 a.m.	Virginia						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 20, 2026 8:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest						Winston-Salem, NC
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m.	Florida State						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
January 31, 2026 1:00 p.m.	at Louisville						Louisville, KY
February 3, 2026 8:00 p.m.	NC State						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 7, 2026 2:45 p.m.	at Pittsburgh						Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2026 6:00 p.m.	Notre Dame						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 14, 2026 1:00 p.m.	at Syracuse						Syracuse, NY
February 17, 2026 6:00 p.m.	Louisville						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m.	Boston College						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 25, 2026 9:00 p.m.	at California						Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2026 5:00 p.m.	at Stanford						Stanford, CA
March 4, 2026 6:00 p.m.	Miami						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
March 7, 2026 1:00 p.m.	at Florida State						Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[7]

Footnotes

^ University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP^[8]	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	—
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "ACC Transfer George Headed to Bakersfield". gorunners.com. University of California Bakersfield Athletics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Partsch III, Raymond (April 9, 2025). "McNeese basketball adds SMU, Oklahoma transfers". KLWB-FM. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Galspie, Akeem (October 28, 2025). "This Butler transfer played with Victor Wembanyama, five-stars, yet was unknown until 1 play". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Embody, Billy (April 19, 2025). "Wichita State wing Corey Washington commits to SMU". On3.com. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Kahn, Andrew (April 23, 2025). "Former Wolverine Sam Walters changes mind on transfer destination". MLive Media Group. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ Pilgrim, Jack (April 14, 2025). "Former Kentucky target Jaron Pierre Jr. commits to SMU". On3.com. MSN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] University Park and its neighbor of Highland Park form an enclave within Dallas known as the Park Cities. All locations within the Park Cities have a Dallas mailing address.

[2] "ACC Transfer George Headed to Bakersfield". gorunners.com. University of California Bakersfield Athletics. April 14, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[3] Partsch III, Raymond (April 9, 2025). "McNeese basketball adds SMU, Oklahoma transfers". KLWB-FM. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[4] Galspie, Akeem (October 28, 2025). "This Butler transfer played with Victor Wembanyama, five-stars, yet was unknown until 1 play". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[5] Embody, Billy (April 19, 2025). "Wichita State wing Corey Washington commits to SMU". On3.com. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[6] Kahn, Andrew (April 23, 2025). "Former Wolverine Sam Walters changes mind on transfer destination". MLive Media Group. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[7] Pilgrim, Jack (April 14, 2025). "Former Kentucky target Jaron Pierre Jr. commits to SMU". On3.com. MSN. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[8] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University Athletics. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[9] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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