2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–6 (7–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State112 .846166  .727
No. 6 Houston143 .824284  .875
Memphis114 .733208  .714
SMU74 .636116  .647
Cincinnati86 .5711211  .522
UCF810 .4441112  .478
Tulsa79 .4381112  .478
South Florida410 .286913  .409
Temple410 .286511  .313
Tulane412 .2501013  .435
East Carolina210 .167811  .421
2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs, led by fifth-year head coach Tim Jankovich, played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They finished the season 11–6, 7–4 in AAC play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Cincinnati. They received an invitation to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Boise State.