2017 – 18 SMU Mustangs men 's basketball team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Mustangs were led by second-year head coach Tim Jankovich and play their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park , Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17 – 16 , 6 – 12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place . In the AAC Tournament , they defeated UConn before losing to Cincinnati in the quarterfinals
AAC Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team