Men's Basketball Game Notes in PDF Format
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Nov. 29, 2006

SMU basketball will feature a doubleheader on Sunday as the Mustang women face UTA at 2:00 p.m. followed by the men's team taking on Texas College at 7:00 p.m.  The games mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of Moody Coliseum; a 113-36 win over McMurry on Dec. 3, 1956.

The Ponies have won the first three games of this season-long five-game homestand, knocking off Dayton 53-48, Louisiana-Monroe 99-66, and Paul Quinn 76-54, while the Mustang women are 3-1 this season at Moody Coliseum and sport an all-time Moody Coliseum record of 247-164 (145-55 under head coach Rhonda Rompola).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOODY: This game is a 50th birthday party for Moody Coliseum. It includes - A rendering of the new scoreboard that will be up in late December - A rendering of the new Basketball Center set to open in Fall 2007 - Free birthday cupcakes for fans - Birthday hats and balloons - A Moody Coliseum trivia contest

Since the opening of Moody Coliseum, the men's basketball team has 48 All-Conference First-Team Selections 20 Players Drafted in the NBA 8 Conference Titles (1957, 1958, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1988, 1993) 9 NCAA Tournaments (1956 Final Four, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967 Regional Final, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1993) 6 Conference Players of the Year 2 All-Americans (Jim Krebs 1957, Jon Koncak 1985) 2 NIT Tournaments (1986, 2000) 1 Conference Tournament Championship (1988)

Moody has also been the site of NCAA Tournament games four times (1957, 1962, 1964, 1979)

This is game number 662 at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs are 448-213 (.678) in those games.

THE STORY OF MOODY COLISEUM Moody Coliseum has been the home of SMU basketball since December 3, 1956, when the Mustangs defeated McMurry, 113-36. When the building was opened in 1956, it was known simply as the SMU Coliseum. In 1965, the arena was renamed Moody Coliseum in honor of W.L. Moody, Jr. The Coliseum has undergone several changes to modernize the facility. In 1980-81, the newly remodeled E.O. (Doc) Hayes Memorial Dressing Room was opened. In 1984, a new scoreboard was installed over the center circle and new chairback seats were built at floor level on the north side. In 1985, more chairback seats were added, this time in the west end. The original wood floor of Moody Coliseum was replaced with a new wood surface and new lighting was installed in August of 1986. In 1996, the court was redesigned. The Mustangs will add a new scoreboard in late December and new locker rooms as part of the new Basketball Center that will open next door to Moody Coliseum in the Fall of 2007.

Moody Coliseum was the site of the Southwest Conference Post-Season Classic in 1976 and hosted NCAA Regional tournament games, the World Championship of Tennis Finals, the Virginia Slims of Dallas tennis championship, the Rolex National Indoor Intercollegiate Tennis Championships, the McDonald's High School All-American All-Star Game and the NABC College Basketball All-Star Game during the 1986 Final Four held in Dallas.

The Coliseum is used for a myriad of events, including cheerleader, drill team, and basketball camps throughout the summer. Several concerts and other sporting events have been held at Moody Coliseum in recent years. In the spring of 1992, President George H. Bush addressed SMU's seniors during their graduation ceremony at Moody Coliseum. In 2004, President George W. Bush addressed supporters on the night before he won election for a second term.

The largest crowds ever at Moody Coliseum have been 10,276 vs. Texas A&M and 10,091 vs. Texas, both in 1979. Changes in the seating arrangement have reduced the seating capacity to 8,998.

AN SMU MEN'S WIN MEANS: Mustangs improve to 6-1, best start since going 8-1 to begin 2000-01; would be 4-0 at home for the first time since starting 4-0 at home in 2002-03.