Let’s be honest. The SMU men’s basketball team hasn’t exactly sprinted to the finish line this year. It’s fallen, and fallen fast.
At this point in time last month, SMU was still being floated around as a bubble team. Now, the team stands at 16-15, losers of eight of its last nine. There’s now only one way to get to March Madness: the American Athletic Conference Tournament. To get in, they must win the whole dang thing.
SMU head coach Tim Jankovich is telling his players that they must not look to the past in the next few days.