The 2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented

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(SMU) during the

2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 8, 2013 and ended with the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, whose Final Four was played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on April 5,& ...

. The Mustangs played home games on their campus in

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. The 2013–14 season was the first season the Mustangs participated in the

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. They finished the season 27–10, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Houston. They were invited to the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

where they defeated UC Irvine, LSU, California and Clemson to advance to the NIT championship game where they lost to Minnesota. The 2013–14 season marked the first time in 30 years the SMU Mustangs had been ranked in the AP Poll.

Off-season

2013–2014 Season Highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLou7XIYqr4

Departures

2013 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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SMU Mustangs men's basketball The SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University (SMU) in University Park, Texas and competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I college basketball. In 104 years of basketball, SMU's record is 1,377 ...