DALLAS (SMU) – Home games against Stanford and TCU, road games at USC and Boise State as well as the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden highlight SMU's 2016-17 non-conference basketball schedule.



The season opens with a pair of games at Moody Coliseum versus Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 11 and Eastern Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 13. SMU follows the opening weekend with the 2K Classic at Madison Square Garden vs. Pittsburgh on Nov. 17 and then Michigan or Marquette on Nov. 18.



The Mustangs' road games fall back-to-back on the schedule, at USC on Nov. 25 and at Boise State on Nov. 30. Both road games begin home-and-home series with returns to Moody Coliseum during the 2017-18 season. Crosstown rival TCU makes its first visit to renovated Moody Coliseum on Dec. 7. The Mustangs host Stanford in the final non-conference game on Dec. 19.



SMU's 18-game American Athletic Conference schedule will include eight opponents twice: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulane and Tulsa. The Mustangs have only one matchup each with UCF (away) and USF (home).



Head Coach Tim Jankovich takes over at SMU after serving four seasons as associate head coach. Last season, the Mustangs finished 25-5, finishing the season ranked No. 24 after reaching a high of No. 8. SMU was the last unbeaten team in the country, starting 18-0, winning the Las Vegas Classic title during the season-opening streak. In 2014-15, the Mustangs claimed the American Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships en route to the NCAA Tournament. SMU was the top seed in the 2014 NIT, reaching the title game in the program's most recent trip to Madison Square Garden.



The Mustangs return starters Ben Moore , Sterling Brown and Shake Milton as well as letterwinners Jarrey Foster and Jonathan Wilfong . The Mustangs add a pair that sat out last season in Ben Emelogu II and Semi Ojeleye as well as newcomers Harry Froling , Tom Wilson and Dashawn McDowell . Jimmy Whitt will sit out this season after transferring from Arkansas.



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2016-17 SMU Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule

Fri., Nov. 11 Gardner-Webb~ Moody Coliseum Sun., Nov. 13 Eastern Michigan~ Moody Coliseum Thu., Nov. 17 vs. Pittsburgh@ New York, N.Y. (MSG) Fri., Nov. 18 vs. Michigan/Marquette@ New York, N.Y. (MSG) Tue., Nov. 22 UCSB Moody Coliseum Fri., Nov. 25 at USC Los Angeles, Calif. Wed. Nov. 30 at Boise State Boise, Idaho Fri., Dec. 2 CSU Bakersfield Moody Coliseum Sun., Dec. 4 Delaware State Moody Coliseum Wed., Dec. 7 TCU Moody Coliseum Wed., Dec. 14 McNeese State Moody Coliseum Mon., Dec. 19 Stanford Moody Coliseum ~ 2K Classic (Host Rounds) @ 2K Classic (New York – Madison Square Garden)