The SMU mens basketball team took on UCONN at the newly renovated Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014.
SMU freshman guard Keith Frazier (4) and sophomore forward Markus Kennedy (5) celebrate their 74-65 win over UCONN in a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU junior forward Yanick Moreira (35) shakes hands with former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo after the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU sophomore forward Markus Kennedy (5) lays up the ball on a throw in during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU sophomore guard Nic Moore (11) attempts a shot as UCONN junior guard Ryan Boatright (11) defends during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU freshman guard Sterling Brown (3) celebrates scoring a breakaway dunk during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU freshman guard Sterling Brown (3) scores a breakaway dunk during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU freshman forward Ben Moore (34) battles UCONN senior forward Tyler Olander (10) for a rebound during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU junior guard Ryan Manuel (1) attempts a layup as UCONN senior guard Lasan Kromah (20) defends during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU junior forward Yanick Moreira (35) misses a dunk as UCONN senior forwards Tyler Olander (10) and Niels Giffey (5) defend during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU senior guard Nick Russell (12) attempts a layup as UCONN junior forward DeAndre Daniels (2) defends during the second half of a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. SMU won 74-65. Special/Brandon Wade
Former NBA player Dikembe Mutombo high-fives a young fan before the start of a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU freshman guard Sterling Brown (3) is congratulated by teammate senior guard Nick Russell (12) after scoring a three-pointer during a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
UCONN junior guard Ryan Boatright (11) looks to pass as SMU senior guard Nick Russell (12) defends during a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU head coach Larry Brown argues a call during a mens NCAA college basketball game against UCONN at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
UCONN head coach Kevin Ollie calls out a play during a mens NCAA college basketball game against SMU at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU senior guard Nick Russell (12) passes to a teammate as UCONN junior guard Ryan Boatright (11) defends during a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU junior forward Yanick Moreira (35) celebrates scoring against UCONN during a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
SMU junior forward Yanick Moreira (35) attempts a shot as UCONN senior guard Niels Giffey (5) and senior forward Tyler Olander (10) defend during a mens NCAA college basketball game at SMU's Moody Coliseum in Dallas, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2014. Special/Brandon Wade
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Rainey Washington Sr., right, hugs his son Xavier Washington, a Northwestern University football signee, during a National Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Pinice Gilmore give her son, Xavier Washington, a Northwestern University football signee, a hug and kiss during a National Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Cedar Hill senior Xavier Washington, a Northwestern University football signee, smiles as Cedar Hill head football coach Joey McGuire introduces him during a Nation Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Cedar Hill head football coach Joey McGuire, right, looks on as senior and Northwestern State University football signee Korliss Johnson reacts as friends and family cheer during a National Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Cedar Hill senior Jaidron Hurd, a University of Mary Hardin Baylor football signee, gets some help from his mom Lakeye Hurd with adjusting his bow tie as his dad Marshall Hurd, left, looks on during a National Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Cedar HIll senior and University of Oklahoma football signee Marcus Green hugs his mom Chihauna Hunter during a Nation Signing Day Ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
Cedar Hill senior and Oklahoma Baptist University football signee Zach Davis receives a kiss from his grandmother Kathleen Russell during a National Signing Day ceremony at Cedar Hill High School, Wednesday, February 5, 2014. (BRANDON WADE/Special Contributor)
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