Dec. 28, 2008
UT-SAN ANTONIO Roadrunners (5-4) at SMU Mustangs (3-6) - Mon. Dec. 29 - 7:00 p.m. - Moody Coliseum (8,998) - Dallas, Texas - TV: Metro Sports - Radio: KAAM 770 AM (Rich Phillips, Allen Stone) - Internet: SMUMustangs.com
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
The SMU Mustangs (3-6) host the UT-San Antonio Roadrunners (5-4) at Moody Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 29 at 7 p.m.. The game completes a home-and-home that started with a 62-56 SMU win in San Antonio last season on Dec. 1. This is the first of of four consecutive home games for SMU, including two straight games against Southland Conference teams as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi comes to Dallas on Dec. 31 for a 2 p.m. game. The Mustangs are 3-2 at home this season.
QUICK TAKE:
1. - HAPPY HOLIDAYS
2. - SMU is 25-3 all-time against current members of the Southland Conference including a 19-2 record at home.
3. - Redshirt freshman Robert Nyakundi has started the previous two games, scoring in double-figures both times; a season-best 18 at Texas A&M and then 12 at Northwestern - he is 8-of-10 on 3FG in the two games
4. - Freshman Paul McCoy is averaging a team-high 12.7 points and shooting 53.1% from the field and 52.0% (13-25) from 3-pt range; he is averaging 16.2 points while shooting 70.5% from the field and 62.5% (10-16) from 3-point range at home this season
5. - SMU leads C-USA in 3-point percentage, hitting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc
6. - The Mustangs are averaging 8.1 steals per game, that is 3rd in C-USA and would rank 6th-best in a season at SMU
7. - .Bamba Fall had 9 rebounds at Northwestern, his 4th game with 8 or more boards this season; he had just 12 games with 8-plus rebounds in his first three seasons.
8. - Bamba Fall has 16 blocks in the last five games including 5 at TCU and 5 at Northwestern
9. - Bamba Fall has 202 career blocks, becoming just the second Mustangs with 200 as he recorded 5 swats during the game at Northwestern 12/23 (Jon Koncak 278)
10. - Bamba Fall has played in 82 games at SMU, the only one on the roster above 39 games
11. - SMU had 20 offensive rebounds at Texas A&M. That is the most since also grabbing 20 at Wyoming on Dec. 22, 2005.
Paul McCoy: McCoy ranks among the Conference USA leaders early in his freshman season. He is tied for 16th in scoring (127), 4th in FG pct. (53.1), and tied for 3rd in steals (2.00). Among C-USA freshmen, he is 1st in FG Pct., 2nd in scoring (Tyreke Evans, Memphis, 15.4), tied for 2nd in steals (Evans, 2.50; Desmon Wade, Houston, 2.00), and 2nd in minutes at 33.12 (Wade, 33.38). He took C-USA Rookie of the Week for Nov. 17-23 when he averaged 17.0 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals with just four total turnovers to make the All-Tournament Team of the SMU Tip-Off Classic.
Bamba Fall: Fall is averaging 2.7 blocks per game with a season-high five at TCU and at Northwestern. Through Dec. 21, that ranked 33rd in the NCAA. He now has 202 blocked shots for his career as he chases Jon Koncak's SMU record of 278. In C-USA, he is 2nd in blocks (2.67), 6th in rebounds (7.4), tied for 5th in offensive rebounds (3.00), and 7th in defensive rebounds (4.44).
THE SERIES (UT-San Antonio): The Mustangs and Roadrunners are meeting for the fourth time with SMU leading 2-1 after a 62-56 win in San Antonio on Dec. 1 of last season. The first two meetings were part of a home-and-home that saw SMU win 88-86 in overtime in Dallas on Jan. 9, 1991; then saw UTSA triumph 80-60 at home on Dec. 30, 1991.
LAST SEASON VS. UT-SAN ANTONIO (W, 62-56 at UTSA 12/1/07): SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Mike Walker scored 13 points and Derrick Roberts added 10, including four key free throws in the final seconds, to lead SMU past Texas-San Antonio 62-56 Saturday. The Mustangs (2-4) broke a 45-45 tie with an 11-1 run capped by a Jon Killen 3-pointer that put them ahead 56-46 with 4:13 remaining. The Roadrunners (4-2) scored six quick points to keep it close and trailed 58-56 after Devin Gibson made two free throws with 39 seconds left. UTSA let the clock run down to 16 seconds before fouling Roberts, who made both free throws. After Melvin Smith missed a 3-pointer for the Roadrunners, Roberts made two more free throws for the final margin. The Roadrunners led 31-25 at halftime despite shooting just 29 percent in the first half. SMU made just three of 11 free throws before halftime but hit 12 of 14 in the second half. Travis Gabbidon of UTSA led all scorers with 15 points, and Keith Spencer had a game-high 12 rebounds. Alex Malone had 12 points for SMU.
Matt Doherty vs. UTSA: Matt Doherty is 1-0 against the Roadrunners after a 62-56 win at San Antonio on Dec. 1 last season.
THE COACHES SERIES: Matt Doherty (SMU) and Brooks Thompson (UTSA) are meeting for the season time. The first was last season's matchup in San Antonio, a 62-56 SMU win.
LAST GAME (Dec. 23 at Northwestern): EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- Michael Thompson and Craig Moore each scored 14 points to lead Northwestern to a 66-55 win over SMU on Tuesday night. Bamba Fall led SMU with 14 points on seven-of-11 shooting. He also had game-highs of nine rebounds and five blocks with a career-best three steals. He became the second SMU player to reach 200 career blocks as he upped his total to 202. At SMU, he trails only Jon Koncak's 278 career blocks. John Shurna added 13 points for Northwestern (8-2), which never trailed in the game. The Wildcats led 28-22 at the half, despite shooting 40 percent from the field. SMU forced 18 turnovers by Northwestern, which only averages 11.8 per game. The Mustangs scored 21 points off the miscues. SMU (3-6) also struggled with turnovers, allowing Northwestern to score 22 points off the errors. The Mustangs also got 12 points from Robert Nyakundi, which hit all four of his three-point shots. Alex Malone added nine points in just 10 minutes, all in the second half. The Wildcats pulled away early in the second half and put the game out of reach. Moore's 3-pointer at the 17:15 mark pushed Northwestern's lead to 38-27.
UP NEXT: The Mustangs will play host to a second straight Southland Conference team as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi visits at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The Mustangs' first game of 2009 is against Colorado at Moody Coliseum on Jan. 5 at 7 p.m.
MILESTONE: SMU career blocks - Bamba Fall is 2nd 202 (1st Jon Koncak 278)
STREAKS:
10+points: Robert Nyakundi 2 (18, 12), Bamba Fall (14)
8+ rebounds: Bamba Fall (9)
Dbl-Dbl:
5+ assists:
3+ steals: Bamba Fall (3)
2+ blocks: Bamba Fall 5 (5, 2, 2, 2, 5)
HEAD COACH Matt Doherty...is in his eighth season as a head coach and his third season at SMU. This is his 18th season in collegiate coaching with eight NCAA Tournaments, seven conference titles, a Final Four appearance and the 2001 AP National Coach of the Year award. He also has 22 players that have gone to the NBA. He has a 117-114 record including a 27-43 mark on the Hilltop.
CREATING SOME BUZZ: Head Coach Matt Doherty allowed the team to give him a "buzz cut" with a set of clippers at a No. 2 setting after losing a motivating wager with his players. He told Mouhammad Faye, Bamba Fall, and Alex Malone that if they all received a B or better on their final paper from the Africa trip over the summer, he would let them cut his hair. It was done at the flag pole in the center of campus on the Thursday afternoon (nov. 20) before the home-opener.
TV - METRO SPORTS TEXAS: SMU, CBS College Sports Network, and Metro Sports Texas have reached an agreement to televise 13 remaining SMU men's basketball games this season on Time-Warner Cable in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, and San Antonio markets. The first live telecast is Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. when SMU hosts Texas A&M - International. In addition to four games on CBS College Sports Network, 18 of the remaining 25 regular-season contests will be televised.
INCREASING ATTENDANCE: SMU had the fifth-best percentage increase in average attendance among NCAA Division I teams in 2007-08.
TOTAL Attendance Games Average Increase
2006-07 29,406 16 1,838
2007-08 52,990 18 2,944 60.2%
C-USA
2006-07 18,620 8 2,328
2007-08 29,111 8 3,639 56.3%
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: SMU has five players that have played in international competition. In addition the entire returning roster played three international games during the trip to Senegal and South Africa in the summer of 2008.
Bamba Fall - 2007 Senegalese National Team (competed in Global Games and African Championships)
Mouhammad Faye - 2007 Senegalese National Team (competed in African Championships)
Also played on Senegalese U-18 and U-20 National Teams
Alex Malone - 2007 Team USA (competed in Global Games)
Robert Nyakundi - 2007 Team USA (competed in Global Games)
Tomasz Kwiatkowski - Played for Poland's U-16 and U-18 National Teams while in high school
HONORS:
2008-09
SMU Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team: Paul McCoy
(17.0 pts, 3.3 ast, 3.0 reb, 2.3 stl, 69% FG (20-29), 50% 3FG (4-8)
SMU Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team: Derek Williams
(13.0 pts, 3.0 ast, and 1.3 steals, 14-35 FG (40%)
C-USA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 24): Paul McCoy
(17.0 pts, 3.3 ast, 3.0 reb, 2.3 stl, 69% FG (20-29), 50% 3FG (4-8)
2007-08 (Returnees Only)
SMU Tip-Off Classic All-Tournament Team: Alex Malone (14.5 points, 5.0 rebs)
SMU Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team: Bamba Fall (12.0 pts, 10-14 FG, 6.0 rebs, 2.5 blks)
Most Improved SMU Team GPA - Men's Basketball
(Based on difference in team GPA from Fall 06 to 07 and Spring 06 to Fall 07)
Conference USA All-Freshman - Papa Dia
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: SMU freshman Paul McCoy was named Conference USA Rookie of the Week on Nov. 24 after his performance in the three games of the SMU Tip-Off Classic. McCoy averaged 17.0 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals with just four total turnovers to make the All-Tournament Team of the SMU Tip-Off Classic. For the weekend, he shot 69 percent (20-29) from the field and 4-of-8 from three-point range. He scored team-highs of 18 points against Alabama State and 22 points against Illinois State, hitting 8-of-11 from the field in both contests. This is his first C-USA Rookie of the Week nod.
FAMILIAR FOE: The Mustangs have met seven opponents more than 100 times.
Rice 186 113-73 J14 @ Rice, F21 @ SMU
TCU 184 101-83 N26 @ TCU (L, 62-44)
Baylor 175 100-75
Texas A&M 175 90-86 D17 @ TAMU (L, 66-56)
Texas 174 71-103
Arkansas 153 59-94
Texas Tech 104 47-57
COACHES OF THE YEAR: SMU is one of seven Football Bowl Subdivision universities with a national coach of the year in football and men's basketball. June Jones in 1999 (CNN/Sports Illustrated, American Football Coach/Schutt Sports & The Sporting News), and Matt Doherty in 2001 (Associated Press).
- Florida: Urban Meyer (FB) & Billy Donovan (MBB)
- Florida State: Bobby Bowden (FB) & Leonard Hamilton (MBB)
- Illinois: Ron Zook (FB) & Bruce Weber (MBB)
- Iowa: Kirk Ferentz (FB) & Todd Lickliter (MBB)
- Kansas: Mark Mangino (FB) & Bill Self (MBB)
- Maryland: Ralph Friedgen (FB) & Gary Williams (MBB)
- SMU: June Jones (FB) & Matt Doherty (MBB)
FINAL FOUR SHOWDOWN: The Mustangs made the 1956 NCAA Final Four, losing to Bill Russell's San Francisco squad in the national semifinal. SMU faces five other programs this season that have been to at least one Final Four.
Colorado (1942 semifinal, 1955 third)
Houston (1967 third, 1968 fourth, 1982 semifinal, 1983 runner-up, 1984 runner-up)
Memphis (1973 runner-up, 1985 semifinal, 2008 runner-up)
UTEP (1966 champions)
NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE: The SMU Men's Basketball team has four games on CBS College Sports in 2008-09. Following are the Mustangs' nationally broadcast games under head coach Matt Doherty.
2008-09
Wed., J14, at Rice (CBS C) - 7 p.m.
Sat., J24, East Carolina (CBS C) - 4 p.m.
Wed., F4, Memphis (CBS C) - 8 p.m.
Wed., F18, at Memphis (CBS C) - 7 p.m.
2007-08
Sat., F2, at Tulsa (CSTV) - L 72-60, Jon Killen 13 pts, 5 asts; Alex Malone 14 pts; Papa Dia 9 pts, 7 rebs
Wed., M5, [2] Memphis (CSTV) - L 72-55, Jon Killen 16 pts, 8 ast; Bamba Fall 11 pts, 8 rebs, 4 blks
2006-07
Thu., D21, at TCU (CSTV) - W 64-62 on Dez Willingham 3-pointer at buzzer
Sat, J13, at Houston (CSTV) - L 82-67 as Bamba Fall has first career double-double (12 pts, 10 rebs)
Sat., F3, at Memphis (ESPN) - L 88-52; Ofoegbu has team-high 17 pts, Memphis 15-25 3FG
Wed., F7, Houston (CSTV) - L 64-49; Pearson leads with 13 points and 9 rebounds
Wed., F28, Tulsa (CSTV) - L 67-60; Ofoegbu leads with 29 points, 7 rebounds
Sat., M3, [6] Memphis (CSTV) - L 64-60; SR night Ofoegbu (21pts), Pearson (16pts,9reb), Rackauskas (14pts)
CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE:
Bamba Fall: Oak Hill Academy was ranked No. 1 in the nation by USA Today in 2003-04 and 2004-05
Mouhammad Faye: U.S. Rail club team won the 2005 Senegalese national championship
Tomasz Kwiatkowski: Playing for High School #1 in Wloclawek, Poland, his team won the 2006 state championship and was the state runner-up in 2005
Paul McCoy: Grant HS in Oregon won the 2008 6A (large-class) state title, also part of the 2008 4x400m state championship relay and 2007 4x100m state championship relay team.
Frank Otis: McClymonds HS in California won the 2008 state crown and was the 2007 state runner-up
WORLD-CLASS FACILITY: The new Crum Basketball Center at SMU is a world-class training center. The Dallas Mavericks used the Crum Center for their 2008 training camp and other NBA teams plan to make use of the facility when they are in town to play the Mavericks.
Dallas Mavericks: Sep. 30 - Oct. 6, 2008 (training camp)
Cleveland Cavaliers: Nov. 2, 2008 (played at Dallas Nov. 3)
YOU CAN CALL IT A COMEBACK: The Mustangs have overcome a 13-point deficit four times under Doherty.
13 pts 40-27 at 14:30 2nd half W, 55-53 Tulane 1/24/2007
13 pts 41-28 at 19:18 2nd half W (ot), 69-67 UCF 1/26/2008
13 pts 40-27 at 17:34 2nd half W, 68-53 Rice 2/9/2008
13pts 63-50 at 9:47 2nd half W (2ot), 99-96 UTEP 3/1/2008
WORKING OVERTIME: The Mustangs are 3-0 in overtime under Matt Doherty (he is now 4-4 all-time in OT as a head coach)
Date Opponent Result Start OT Start 2OT
1/6/07 Brown W, 60-56 ot Tied 50-50
1/26/08 UCF W, 69-67 ot Tied 62-62
3/1/08 UTEP W, 99-96 2ot Tied 79-79 Tied 86-86
SUCCESS INDICATORS: The Mustangs record when SMU... (overall under Doherty)
FG% Better 3-1 (23-9) Worse 0-5 (4-34)
Rebounds More 3-1 (22-11) Less 0-5 (5-30) Same 0-0 (0-1)
FT attempts More 2-2 (23-18) Less 1-3 (3-21) Same 0-1 (1-4)
BALANCE: The Mustangs had six double-digit scorers against Texas A&M - International on Dec. 5
12/5 Texas A&M - Int'l 6 W, 92-52 Paul McCoy 15, Bamba Fall, 14, Papa Dia 12, Alex Malone 12,
Justin Haynes 11, Derek Williams 11
ONCE IN A DECADE: The Mustangs had six players score in double-figures against Texas A&M - International on Dec. 5, a 92-52 victory. (Paul McCoy 15, Bamba Fall, 14, Papa Dia 12, Alex Malone 12, Justin Haynes 11, Derek Williams 11) It was the first time that happened since a 110-69 win against Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 20, 1999. (Willie Davis 23, Damon Hancock 20, Jeryl Sasser 17, DeWayne Floyd 17, Quinton Ross 11, Stephen Woods 10)
GETTING A SECOND CHANCE OR 20: The Mustangs had 20 offensive reboundfs in the 66-56 loss at Texas A&M on Dec. 17. It was the first time SMU had that many offensive rebounds since also grabbing 20 at Wyoming on Dec. 22, 2005. Papa Dia had 5 offenive boards and Bamba Fall had 4. They each had a team-high seven rebounds total.
DOUBLE-DOUBLES: Bamba Fall , Papa Dia, and Ryan Harp are the only current Mustangs to record a double-double. Dia got his first in his inaugural game with the Mustangs.
2008-09 Double-Doubles (returnees) Opponent Season Career
Bamba Fall 12 pts, 12 rebs Alabama St 11/22 1st 4th (10 pts, 12 rebs 2nd half)
2007-08 Double-Doubles (returnees) Opponent Season Career
Papa Dia 11 pts, 13 rebs Southern 11/10 1st 1st
Papa Dia 19 pts, 10 rebs Paul Quinn 11/27 2nd 2nd
Bamba Fall 11 pts, 11 rebs Paul Quinn 11/27 1st 2nd
Ryan Harp 10 pts, 10 rebs Paul Quinn 11/27 1st 1st
Bamba Fall 13 pts, 10 rebs Houston 1/16 2nd 3rd
Papa Dia 20 pts, 11 rebs at Rice 3/8 3rd 3rd
2006-07 Double-Doubles (returnees) Opponent Season Career
Bamba Fall 12 pts, 10 rebs at Houston 1/13 1st 1st
SMU SEASON STEALS AVERAGE
1. 9.3 (30 games) 1999-00
2. 8.6 (28 games) 2004-05
3. 8.5 (35 games) 1987-88
4. 8.3 (28 games) 1992-93
5. 8.3 (30 games) 1998-99
--- 8.1 (9 games) 2008-09
6. 7.8 (30 games) 2002-03
7. 7.7 (29 games) 2005-06
8. 7.5 (30 games) 2003-04
9. 7.4 (28 games) 1996-97
10. 7.2 (33 games) 1984-85
TRIPLE THREAT: Under coach Matt Doherty, SMU has proven to be very productive from 3-point range.
SMU Most 3FG in 2-Year Stretch
1. 407 2006-08 215 + 192 (Doherty's first 2 seasons)
2. 392 1997-99 202 + 190
3. 383 1994-96 205 + 178
4. 382 1998-00 190 + 192
--- 243 2007-09 192 + 51 (Doherty's 2nd & 3rd seasons)
SMU Most 3FG in 3-Year Stretch
1. 584 1997-00 202 + 190 + 192
2. 555 1996-99 163 + 202 + 190
3. 549 2005-08 142 + 215 + 192 (Includes Doherty's first 2 seasons)
4. 547 1993-96 164 + 205 + 178
--- 458 2006-09 215 +192 + 51 (Doherty's first 3 seasons)
SMU Best 3FG% in 2-Year Stretch
1 41.67 1986-88 240 - 576
2 41.09 1987-89 249 - 606
3 36.89 1988-90 166 - 450
--- 34.57 2007-09 243 - 703 (Doherty's 2nd & 3rd seasons)
4 34.36 1993-95 369 - 1074
5 34.00 2006-08 407 - 1197 (Doherty's first 2 seasons)
6 33.57 1994-96 383 - 1141
7 33.06 2005-07 357 - 1080 (Includes Doherty's first season)
SMU Best 3FG% in 3-Year Stretch
1 41.55 1986-89 337 - 811
2 38.73 1987-90 318 - 821
3 34.99 1988-91 254 - 726
--- 34.46 2006-09 458 - 1329 (Doherty's first 3 seasons)
4 33.87 1993-96 547 - 1615
5 33.25 2005-08 549 - 1651 (Includes Doherty's first 2 seasons)
6 33.19 2004-07 470 - 1416 (Includes Doherty's first season)
SMU Season 3-Point FG Made (GP)
1. 215 (31) 2006-07 (Doherty's 1st season)
2. 205 (27) 1994-95
3. 202 (28) 1997-98
4. 192 (30) 1999-00
192 (30) 2007-08 (Doherty's 2nd season)
6. 190 (30) 1998-99
7. 187 (30) 2003-04
8. 178 (28) 1995-96
9. 171 (28) 1992-93
10. 167 (30) 2002-03
--- 51 (9) 2008-09 (Doherty's 3rd season)
SMU Season 3-Point FG%
1. .429 1986-87 88-205
2. .413 1988-89 97-235
3. .410 1987-88 152-371
--- .386 2008-09 51-132 (Doherty's 3rd season)
4. .346 1993-94 164-474
5. .344 1997-98 202-588
6. .343 2006-07 215-626 (Doherty's 1st season)
7. .342 1994-95 205-600
8. .337 2000-01 159-472
9. .336 2004-05 113-336
10. .336 2007-08 192-571 (Doherty's 2nd season)
Papa Dia
FIVE-TOOL PLAYER: Papa Dia is the only returning Mustangs to lead the team for at least one game in the categories of in scoring, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks. He led the team in points, rebounds, steals, and blocks in the win against Houston Baptist.
FRESHMAN GLASS: Papa Dia led the Mustangs in rebounding as a freshman. Only four others have led the Mustangs in rebounding during their freshman season.
Ira Terrell 14.1 1972-73 2nd all-time in rebounds 1,077 (NBA 3rd round 1976)
Jon Koncak 5.7 1981-82 1st all-time in rebounds 1,169 (NBA 1st round 1985)
Jeryl Sasser 8.3 1997-98 3rd all-time in rebounds 976 (NBA 1st round 2001)
Patrick Simpson 6.8 2001-02 8th all-time in rebounds 759 (played in China)
Papa Dia 6.5 2007-08
SMU Freshman Rebounding Average (Since 1953-54) (Rebs/GP)
14.1 Ira Terrell, 1972-73 (352/25)
8.3 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (231/28)
8.0 Jeff Swanson, 1974-75 (208/26)
6.8 Patrick Simpson, 2001-02 (191/28)
6.5 Papa Dia, 2007-08 (183/28)
6.5 Joe Swedlund, 1974-75 (168/26)
SMU - Most FT Attempts by a Freshman (Since 1953-54)
170 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (28)
120 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03 (29)
115 Billy Allen, 1978-79 (24)
111 Papa Dia, 2007-08 (28)
Bamba Fall
CAREER IMPROVEMENT: Entering this season, Fall had improved each year in four major categories.
PTS REB FG% FT%
2005-06 5.8 4.1 .485 .609
2006-07 7.1 4.7 .544 .667
2007-08 11.8 5.6 .566 .714
2008-09 8.3 7.4 .484 .565
BLOCK PARTY: In 2007-08, Bamba averaged 2.1 blocks to finish second in Conference USA. In 2006-07, Bamba Fall's 2.48 blocks per game led Conference USA and ranked 19th in the NCAA. His 62 blocks set the SMU sophomore record, passing Jon Koncak's mark of 54 blocks in 1982-83. In 2005-06, Fall set the SMU freshman record with 53 blocks in just 18 games. (Passed the previous record of 43 by Ira Terrell in 1972-73). He also led C-USA with 3.36 per league contest.
Bamba Fall - Blocks GP Tot 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6+
2005-06 Fr. 18 53 15 10 8 3 1
2006-07 So. 25 62 17 11 6 4 2
2007-08 Jr. 30 63 20 10 7 1
2008-09 Sr. 9 24 7 3 3 2
Total 82 202 59 34 24 10 3
C-USA Career Blocks Per Game
Player, School Yrs. G Blk Avg
Moussa Badiane, East Carolina 2002-05 105 314 2.99
Anwar Ferguson, Houston 2002-04 55 160 2.91
Jerome Jordan, Tulsa 2007- 74 194 2.62
Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati 1997-00 116 292 2.52
Bamba Fall, SMU 2005- 82 202 2.46
Faisal Abraham, Marquette 1996-98 61 142 2.33
Gerrick Morris, South Florida 2000-04 114 263 2.31
Carlos Booker, Southern Miss 1999-00 57 131 2.30
Lawrence Nelson, Tulane 1996-98 89 176 1.98
Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati 2002-05 129 252 1.95
C-USA Career Blocks Yrs. G Blk
Moussa Badiane, East Carolina 2002-05 105 314
Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati 1997-00 116 292
Joey Dorsey, Memphis 2004-08 111 264
Gerrick Morris, South Florida 2000-04 114 263
Jason Maxiell, Cincinnati 2002-05 129 252
Kelly Wise, Memphis 1999-02 124 226
Bamba Fall, SMU 2005- 82 202
Jerome Jordan, Tulsa 2007- 74 194
Lawrence Nelson, Tulane 1996-98 89 176
Vandarel Jones, Southern Miss 1998-01 118 175
SMU Career Blocked Shots
1. 278 Jon Koncak - 1981-85
2. 202 Bamba Fall - 2005-09
3. 169 Ira Terrell - 1972-76 (passed by Fall 2/27/08 at ECU)
SMU Career Blocked Shots Average (minimum 35 games)
1. 2.5 Bamba Fall (82 games) - 2005-09
2. 2.3 Reggie Franklin (55 games) - 1977-79
3. 2.3 Jon Koncak (123 games) - 1981-85
4. 2.1 Ira Terrell (80 games) - 1972-76
5. 1.4 Brad Branson (54 games) - 1978-80
6. 1.3 Patrick Simpson (114 games) - 2001-05
SMU Single-Season Blocked Shots (Since 1972-73) (GP)
1. 97 Jon Koncak (Jr.), 1983-84 (33)
2. 91 Jon Koncak (Sr.), 1984-85 (33)
3. 79 Ira Terrell (Sr.), 1975-76 (28)
4. 70 Reggie Franklin (Sr.), 1978-79 (27)
5. 63 Bamba Fall (Jr.), 2007-08 (30)
6. 62 Bamba Fall (So.), 2006-07 (25)
7. 59 Reggie Franklin (Jr.), 1977-78 (28)
8. 54 Jon Koncak (So.), 1982-83 (30)
9. 53 Bamba Fall (Fr.), 2005-06 (18)
--- 24 Bamba Fall (Sr.), 2008-09 (1)
SMU Single-Season Blocked Shots by a Junior (GP)
1. 97 Jon Koncak, 1983-84 (33)
2. 63 Bamba Fall (Jr.), 2007-08 (30)
3. 59 Reggie Franklin, 1977-78 (28)
SMU Single-Season Blocked Shots by a Sophomore (GP)
1. 62 Bamba Fall, 2006-07 (25)
2. 54 Jon Koncak, 1982-83 (30)
3. 47 Ira Terrell, 1973-74 (27)
4. 45 Patrick Simpson, 2002-03 (30)
SMU Single-Season Blocked Shots by a Freshman (GP)
1. 53 Bamba Fall, 2005-06 (18)
2. 43 Ira Terrell, 1972-73 (25)
3. 41 Patrick Simpson, 2001-02 (28)
4. 36 Jon Koncak, 1981-82 (27)
SMU Single-Season Blocked Shots Average (Since 1972-73)
Must Play in 75% of Games (Blocks/Games Played)
Bamba Fall averaged 2.9 as a freshman, but only played in 18 of 29 team games.
1. 2.9 Jon Koncak (Jr.), 1983-84 (97/33)
2. 2.8 Ira Terrell (Sr.), 1975-76 (79/28)
2.8 Jon Koncak (Sr.), 1984-85 (91/33)
--- 2.7 Bamba Fall (Sr.), 2008-09
4. 2.6 Reggie Franklin (Sr.), 1978-79 (70/27)
5. 2.5 Bamba Fall (So.), 2006-07 (62/25)
6. 2.1 Bamba Fall (Jr.), 2007-08 (63/30)
2.1 Reggie Franklin (Jr.), 1977-78 (59/28)
Paul McCoy
SMU Scoring Average By A Freshman (Points/GP)
1. 19.4 Ira Terrell, 1972-73 (484/25)
2. 15.0 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (420/28)
3. 13.9 David Piehler, 1979-80 (390/28)
4. 13.4 Billy Allen, 1978-79 (321/24)
5. 13.1 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03 (380/29)
--- 12.7 Paul McCoy, 2008-09
SMU Points By A Freshman (GP)
1. 484 Ira Terrell, 1972-73 (25)
2. 420 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (28)
3. 390 David Piehler, 1979-80 (28)
4. 380 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03 (29)
--- 114 Paul McCoy, 2008-09
SMU FG Pct. By A Freshman (FGM-FGA)
1. 57.2 Ira Terrell, 1972-73 (219-383)
--- 53.1 Paul McCoy, 2008-09
2. 51.7 David Piehler, 1979-80 (163-315)
3. 51.4 Jeff Swanson, 1974-75 (125-243)
SMU 3FG Pct. (3FGM-3FGA) - Minimum 20 Made
1 53.2 Eric Longino (Sr.), 1988-89 (50-94)
--- 52.0 Paul McCoy (Fr.), 2008-09
2 47.6 Troy Dorner (Sr.), 1993-94 (39-82)
3 47.5 Scott Johnson (Sr.), 1986-87 (44-99)
4 45.7 Lavardicus Atkins (Fr.), 2000-01 (21-46)
5 45.3 Todd Alexander (Jr.), 1987-88 (82-181)
45.3 Ike Ofoegbu (Sr.), 2006-07 (29-64)
7 41.8 Stephen Woods (So.), 1997-98 (74-177)
8 41.7 Carlton McKinney (Sr.), 1987-88 (35-84)
9 40.7 Chad Allen (Jr.), 1992-93 (44-108)
10 40.4 Bryan Hopkins (Jr.), 2003-04 (84-208)
11 40.3 Jon Killen (Sr.), 2007-08 (75-186)
12 40.0 Chad Allen (Fr.), 1990-91 (36-90)
SMU Sseason Steals By A Freshman (GP)
1. 61 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03 (29)
2. 52 Carl Wright, 1982-83 (30)
3. 42 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (28)
4. 40 Stephen Woods, 1996-97 (27)
--- 18 Paul McCoy, 2008-09
SMU Steals Average (Since 1976-77)
1 2.9 Gerald Lewis (Sr.), 1992-93 (79/27)
2 2.4 Bryan Hopkins (Sr.), 2005-06 (52/22)
2.4 Bryan Hopkins (Jr.), 2004-05 (59/25)
4 2.3 Carl Wright (So.), 1983-84 (77/33)
2.3 Carl Wright (Jr.), 1984-85 (76/33)
2.3 Gerald Lewis (Jr.), 1991-92 (63/28)
7 2.2 Willie Davis (Jr.), 1999-00 (67/30)
8 2.1 Bryan Hopkins (Fr.), 2002-03 (61/29)
9 2.0 Jeryl Sasser (So.), 1998-99 (60/30)
2.0 Peter Lodwick (Sr.,) 1976-77 (53/27)
--- 2.0 Paul McCoy (Fr.), 2008-09
11 1.9 Roderick Hampton (Jr.), 1989-90 (53/28)
1.9 Stephen Woods (Jr), 1998-99 (50/27)
13 1.8 Bryan Hopkins (So.), 2003-04 (53/29)
1.8 Jeryl Sasser (Jr.), 1999-00 (54/30)
SMU Steals Average By A Freshman (Since 1976-77)
1. 2.1 Bryan Hopkins, 2002-03 (61/29)
--- 2.0 Paul McCoy (Fr.), 2008-09
2. 1.7 Carl Wright, 1982-83 (52/30)
3. 1.5 Jeryl Sasser, 1997-98 (42/28)
1.5 Stephen Woods, 1996-97 (40/27)
SO CLOSE: The Mustangs have lost seven league games under Doherty by five points or less and all were one-possession games in the final 20 seconds.
2007-08
Marshall 2/13 L, 75-74 Mark Dorris hit 25-foot 3-pointer with at 0.7 seconds
after Derrick Roberts (SMU) had driving layup at 13 secs.
Tulsa 1/19 L, 72-71 Brett McDade hit buzzer-beater for Tulsa at 0.3 seconds
after Derrick Roberts (SMU) hit 2FT with 6.7 seconds left
2006-07
J10 So. Miss L, 57-56 Derrick Roberts potential winner from left elbow at buzzer
J20 UTEP L, 72-67 Donatas Rackasukas had tying 3FG with 17 secs. left
J27 at Tulsa L, 70-66 was 68-66 w/ 6 secs left on Donatas Rackauskas 3FG
F10 Rice L, 63-60 Briwn Epps took tying 3FG from top of key at buzzer
F14 at Marshall L, 52-49 Dez Willingham took tying 3FG from right-wing at horn
M3 [6] Memphis L, 64-61 Ike Ofoegbu took tying 3FG from left corner at buzzer
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