The 2018–19 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. The Mustangs were led by third-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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on their campus in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 15–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2017–18 season 17–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. In the AAC tournament, they defeated

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before losing to

in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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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 ...