SMU hires Michigan assistant Toyelle Wilson
Toyelle Wilson was named the new women's coach at SMU on Thursday after two seasons as a Michigan assistant that followed a six-year stint at Baylor.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
0-6, 11th in American
SMU basketball coach Mays out after 5 seasons
SMU athletic director Rick Hart said Monday night that he had decided not to renew women's basketball coach Travis Mays' contract, noting, "The on-court record of our teams did not reach the level of success we hoped for our program."
SMU opts out of remainder of basketball season
SMU said that while the players agreed all possible steps and precautions had been taken to keep them healthy and safe, they decided "that the totality of the circumstances was resulting in an in-season experience that they did not wish to prolong.''
Five SMU athletes test positive in campus return
Five of the 75 SMU athletes who returned to campus this week tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Wednesday. All five were asymptomatic.
Five 2020 women's basketball prospects who rose up the class rankings
UNC commit Deja Kelly and Oregon commit Te-Hina Paopao are two prospects who bolstered their stock during their senior seasons.
Report: SMU players cite past abusive culture
SMU players cited an abusive culture fostered by women's basketball coach Travis Mays during the 2017-18 season, according to a report by the Dallas Morning News, and AD Rick Hart confirmed the coach told players to kill themselves during a practice.
Top-ranked UConn eases past SMU 80-42
Christyn Williams scored 21 points and Megan Walker added 15 as top-ranked UConn eased past SMU 80-42 on Sunday to remain undefeated heading into Thursday’s showdown against No. 6 Baylor.
Samuelson, Collier lead No. 3 UConn women past SMU 79-39
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and Katie Lou Samuelson added 21 to lead No. 3 UConn to a 79-39 rout of SMU, the Huskies' 107th straight victory over an American Athletic Conference opponent.
Samuelson, UConn recover from slow start to rout SMU 80-36
Katie Lou Samuelson scored 23 points and top-ranked UConn wrapped up its fifth consecutive American Athletic Conference regular-season championship, using a 43-0 first-half run to rout SMU 80-36 on Saturday.
UConn smothering SMU (0:20)
Jespersen has 28, No. 22 USF women top SMU 64-54
Maria Jespersen scored 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her 14th double-double and No. 22 South Florida won its sixth straight Wednesday night, defeating SMU 64-54.
No. 22 Texas A&M women cruise past SMU 79-57
Chennedy Carter scored 28 points, Anriel Howard had 15 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 22 Texas A&M cruised to a 79-57 victory over SMU on Thursday night.
Ortiz, Llanusa help No. 21 Oklahoma win hold off SMU 87-75
Gabbi Ortiz scored 20 points, freshman Ana Llanusa hit two key 3-pointers down the stretch and No. 21 Oklahoma held on to defeat SMU 87-75 on Friday night.
2020-21 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 12-2 | - | 19-4 |
| UCF | 12-2 | - | 16-5 |
| Houston | 12-5 | 1.5 | 17-8 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 2 | 18-9 |
| Temple | 11-7 | 3 | 11-11 |
| East Carolina | 6-10 | 7 | 8-14 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 8 | 8-16 |
| Tulsa | 4-13 | 9.5 | 5-14 |
| Wichita State | 2-9 | 8.5 | 6-12 |
| Memphis | 2-11 | 9.5 | 4-15 |
| SMU | 0-2 | 6 | 0-6 |