Meet the 2024-25 SMU men’s basketball team: Jerrell Colbert
SMU basketball is getting set to open a new era in a new conference, a new head coach and plenty of new players following a disappointing end to last season.
Andy Enfield brought in seven transfers and three true freshmen to join the three returners from last year’s team. The new-look Mustangs open the season on Nov. 4 when Tarleton State comes to Moody Coliseum.
Following an offseason with a conference move, coaching change and roster overhaul there is a lot to catch up on. On The Pony Express will give an inside look at every player before the season begins. The series continues with No. 20, junior forward Jerrell Colbert.
High School Profile
Colbert completed his high school career at Germantown (Tenn.) Houston High where he played for NBA veteran Mike Miller. He was a Memphis Commercial Appeal All-Metro second team pick his senior season, leading those Mustangs to their first-ever state title.
That season, Colbert averaged 9.4 points per game alongside three other Division I players.
How he got here
Out of high school, Colbert committed to LSU and was there for one season before transferring to Kansas State following the departure of Will Wade as LSU’s head coach. After redshirting for a season at K-State, he was a key piece last year.
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Colbert started the final 13 games for the Wildcats last season, including wins against No. 4 Kansas, No. 21 BYU and No. 6 Iowa State and a win against Texas in the first round of the Big 12 tournament.
He comes to the Mustangs with two years of eligibility remaining.
How he fits
Colbert has all the tools to be a defensive presence for the Mustangs. At 6-foot-10, he is a rim defender in the paint with 32 blocks in 31 games last season. He will likely come off the bench behind Keon Ambrose-Hylton or could play alongside him if Coach Enfield wants a bigger lineup on the floor.
In his words
“It’s been going very well actually. It’s a brand new coaching staff and the coaching staff I have right now is amazing. They help me a lot mentally in the game. They’re giving me a lot of confidence that I’ve always had in myself. … Personal goal is for me to be Defensive Player of the Year, average like three or four blocks a game, rebounds, points, anything I can do to help the team, I’m here for it.”
