Southern Methodist Mustangs Basketball Tickets

Note to Bryan Hopkins: Smart move.
Note to SMU: Congratulations.
That's the best way to summarize the post-season developments in Dallas. Hopkins originally announced he would make himself eligible for the NBA Draft following a j unior season in which he averaged 17.9 points, 3.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. But without ever hiring an agent, the 6'0" point guard reconsidered and opted for one more year of college.
Now, the Mustangs just need parts to put around their star.
Even with Hopkins back, SMU still lost three of its best players from what was essentially a six-man rotation. Eric Castro, Patrick Simpson and Justin Isham are all gone. That's 35.4 points per game, not to mention bodi starting front-court players from a three-guard offense.
To fill that gap, SMU needs either Donatas Rackauskas, a 6' 11" center who missed last season with an injury, or Bamba Fall, a 7' 1" incoming freshman, to contribute significant minutes. Both doing so would be ideal because SMU has no returning big man on its roster who played even nine minutes per contest last season. Add that to the fact that the Mustangs aren't great from the perimeter either; they shot just 33.6 percent from 3-point range a year ago.
Finishing in the top of half of the league in their first year in C-USA will be a difficult task for the Ponies.