2021–22 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

2021–22 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–9 (13–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Houston 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
SMU 13 4   .765 24 9   .727
Memphis 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Temple 10 7   .588 17 12   .586
Tulane 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
UCF 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Wichita State 6 9   .400 15 13   .536
Cincinnati 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
East Carolina 6 11   .353 15 15   .500
Tulsa 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
South Florida 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mustangs were led by sixth-year head coach Tim Jankovich and played their home games at Moody Coliseum on their campus in University Park, Texas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–4 in AAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Tulsa in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing to Memphis in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They defeated Nichols in the first round before losing to Washington State in the second round.

On March 22, 2022, head coach Tim Jankovich announced his retirement from coaching. On March 27, the school named Georgia State head coach Rob Lanier the team's new head coach.