2 – The number of appeals that failed to allow SMU shooting guard Keith Frazier to return to the court after being ruled academically ineligible.
3 – The number of matches that SMU men’s tennis won this past weekend at home in the SMU tennis complex. The Mustangs beat Troy on Saturday 5-2 and in a double header on Sunday, SMU beat Abilene Christian 7-0 and McMurry 6-0. The Mustangs are now 4-0 on the season.
5 – The number of SMU recruits that committed to play football after their official visits last weekend. On Sunday, four players committed within two hours of each other. The first commit was Austin Corbett, a two-star outside linebacker from Plano East High School. Corbett, at 6-foot-4 and 200lbs, had a long list of offers but chose SMU. The second commit was Joshua Williams, the number 12 kicker in the nation from Rowlett, Texas. Third was Kevin Thomas, a three-star wide receiver from DeSoto High School. And the fourth commit on Sunday was Xavier Castille, another three-star wide receiver from Rockwall, Texas with over 15 offers. Chad Morris and the coaching staff weren’t done after those four though. On Monday, 6-foot-1, 194lbs linebacker from Houston, Jordon Williams also committed to SMU.
8 – The number of three-pointers that SMU men’s basketball point guard Nic Moore scored on Saturday against University of Houston to tied the SMU and the AAC record for three-pointers in a game. On Saturday, Nic Moore tied his career high 28 points to beat the Cougars 80-59. For his performance the past two games, Nic Moore was named the AAC Player of the Week.
13 – The place, nationally, that SMU senior sprinter Stephanie Kalu’s 60-meter time ranks. Kalu got second place at the Vanderbilt Invitational in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.33 and she placed third in the 200-meter with a time of 24.21 seconds. Kalu was named AAC Track Athlete of the Week for her performance at the invitational that featured three ranked schools and several SEC programs.
15 – The number of losses the SMU women’s basketball team have recorded so far this season. After a tight 61-57 loss to UCF on Saturday, SMU fell to 4-15 and 0-8 in the AAC. Their loss comes despite good performances from Destynee Hives-McCray and Alicia Froling who each recorded double-doubles against UCF. Froling posted 18 points and Hives-McCray posted 11, each with 11 rebounds.
17 – The number of wins the SMU men’s basketball team will have if they beat USF on Wednesday night. SMU is currently 16-4, 7-1 in the AAC. The Mustangs have won six straight games and they are 4-3 on the road. The match-up is the second with USF this season; SMU beat USF 83-49 at home on Dec. 31.
