Samet Yigitoglu - College Basketball News & Rumors

Bloomington bound Yigitoglu will transfer to Indiana, per Jonathan Givony of ESPN.com.

Impact Yigitoglu spent the past two seasons as a full-time starter at SMU. The 7-foot-2 center averaged 10.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 2025-26, all career highs. He also shot 62.8 percent from the field. The Turkish center will now take his talents to the Big Ten, where he'll have two years of eligibility remaining.

APRIL 14 • ROTOWIRE

Will enter portal Yigitoglu will enter the NCAA's transfer portal, according to Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.

Impact For the recently commenced offseason, Yigitoglu will attract much interest. After all, few centers remain both big and proven like he is. During both of his SMU seasons, the 7-foot-2, 270-pounder logged more than 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.

APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE

Miami (Ohio) makes a March Madness statement with an 89-79 win over SMU in the First Four

Eian Elmer scored 23 points and Miami of Ohio beat SMU 89-79 in the First Four for its first NCAA Tournament victory in 27 years

MARCH 19 • Associated Press

SMU Mustangs and Miami (OH) RedHawks square off in the First 4

The SMU Mustangs and Miami (OH) RedHawks square off in the NCAA Tournament First Four round

MARCH 17 • Associated Press

Conwell scores 16, hits 2 key shots late to rally No. 24 Louisville past SMU 62-58 in ACC tourney

Ryan Conwell hit two key shots in the final 1:17 and finished with 16 points as No. 24 Louisville battled back to beat SMU 62-58 and advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference tourna...

MARCH 11 • Associated Press

Boopie Miller scores 25 and No. 11 seed SMU beats 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-69 in the ACC Tournament

Boopie Miller scored 25 points to lead five starters in double figures, Jaden Toombs and Samet Yigitoglu each had a double-double and No. 11 seed SMU beat 14th-seeded Syracuse 86-6...

MARCH 10 • Associated Press

SMU plays Syracuse in ACC Tournament

The SMU Mustangs play in the ACC Tournament against the Syracuse Orange

MARCH 10 • Associated Press

Wiggins' career-high 31 powers Florida State over SMU, 91-78

Chauncey Wiggins tallied a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Robert McCray V added 17 points, and Florida State cruised by SMU, 91-78 on Saturday

MARCH 7 • Associated Press

SMU plays No. 22 Miami (FL) after Miller's 26-point game

SMU takes on the No. 22 Miami Hurricanes after Kevin Miller scored 26 points in SMU's 95-75 loss to the Stanford Cardinal

MARCH 3 • Associated Press

Stanford hosts SMU following Okorie's 34-point game

Stanford takes on the SMU Mustangs after Ebuka Okorie scored 34 points in Stanford's 75-67 win against the Pittsburgh Panthers

FEBRUARY 27 • Associated Press

Comes close to double-double Yigitoglu accumulated 11 points (5-6 FG, 1-6 FT), eight rebounds, one assist and one steal across 32 minutes during Wednesday's 73-69 loss to California.

Impact Yigitoglu was one of four players who scored in double digits for SMU in this loss, and he also ended just two boards shy of recording what would've been his first double-double since Feb. 10. Yigitoglu has scored in double digits in five of his last six games, averaging 12.0 points and 6.8 boards per game in that stretch.

FEBRUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Pippen scores 24 points, leads Cal past SMU 73-69

California beats SMU 73-69 as Justin Pippen takes over late and closes it out at the line

FEBRUARY 26 • Associated Press

Bell and Cal host SMU

Cal hosts the SMU Mustangs after Chris Bell scored 20 points in Cal's 72-66 victory against the Stanford Cardinal

FEBRUARY 24 • Associated Press

Jermaine O'Neal Jr. scores 16 in SMU's 94-70 win over Boston College

SMU overwhelms Boston College in a 94-70 win

FEBRUARY 21 • Associated Press

Pierre, Miller combine for 42 points to lead SMU over Notre Dame 89-81

Jaron Pierre Jr. scores 22 points as SMU defeats Notre Dame 89-81 on Tuesday night

FEBRUARY 11 • Associated Press

Notre Dame visits Pierre and SMU

SMU plays the Notre Dame Fighting Irish after Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 21 points in SMU's 86-67 victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers

FEBRUARY 9 • Associated Press

Pierre Jr. and Miller combine to score 41 as SMU downs Pittsburgh 86-67

Jaron Pierre Jr. and Boopie Miller combined to score 41 points as SMU rolled 86-67 past Pittsburgh

FEBRUARY 7 • Associated Press

Staple down low Yigitoglu amassed 14 points (7-8 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 0-2 FT), eight rebounds, one block and one steal in 26 minutes during Saturday's 88-74 loss to Louisville.

Impact Yigitoglu is far from SMU's offensive focal point, but an efficient day here allowed him to match his second-best scoring total of the season. He's been a staple for the program in the last two seasons, starting every game at center and averaging in double figures. This year, his minutes and efficiency have both seen a spike, as Yigitoglu is shooting 60.6 percent from the field -- seven points better than his freshman season.

FEBRUARY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Jaron Pierre Jr. scores 28 to help SMU fend off Florida State 83-80

Jaron Pierre Jr. had 28 points to help SMU hold off Florida State 83-80

JANUARY 24 • Associated Press

SMU faces Wake Forest on 3-game road slide

SMU enters a matchup with Wake Forest as losers of three straight road games

JANUARY 19 • Associated Press

Boopie Miller's half-court buzzer-beater sends SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76

Boopie Miller’s half-court heave as time expired pushed SMU past Virginia Tech 77-76 in a thriller Wednesday night

JANUARY 15 • Associated Press

Toombs and SMU host Virginia Tech

SMU hosts the Virginia Tech Hokies after Jaden Toombs scored 23 points in SMU's 82-75 loss to the Duke Blue Devils

JANUARY 13 • Associated Press

SMU takes on Virginia Tech following Toombs' 23-point game

SMU hosts the Virginia Tech Hokies after Jaden Toombs scored 23 points in SMU's 82-75 loss to the Duke Blue Devils

JANUARY 13 • Associated Press

Records double-double Yigitoglu contributed 14 points (6-8 FG, 2-3 FT), 11 rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 32 minutes during Wednesday's 74-70 loss to Clemson.

Impact Even though Yigitoglu has had a lesser role on offense since he shares the frontcourt with Corey Washington, he remains productive and capable of putting up decent numbers on both ends of the court. Yigitoglu has four double-doubles in his last four appearances, so his consistency on both ends of the court is a nice reward for fantasy managers.

JANUARY 9 • ROTOWIRE

Godfrey's 17 points and Clemson's strong defense lead to 74-70 win over No. 24 SMU

RJ Godfrey scored 17 points and Clemson held down No. 24 SMU in a 74-70 victory

JANUARY 8 • Associated Press

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