SMU basketball will have to be bigger than ever to compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC, perennially one of the best conferences in men’s basketball, will not be an easy league to begin dominating.

But with the Mustangs hiring Andy Enfield as the program’s head coach, their recruiting prowess is greater than ever — literally.

According to Eurohopes, 2.18-meter Turkish center Samet Yiğitoğlu is expected to fill the gap in SMU’s latest roster.

Yiğitoğlu has been playing professional basketball in Turkey and the ABA League in Europe since 2020, and has played over 700 minutes.

His real breakthrough came in the FIBA ​​U-20 tournament, where he averaged 13.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks per game.

Yigitoglu will have plenty of challenges adjusting to American college basketball, but he has so much raw talent and surprising mobility for his size that he could be among the top freshmen in the country next year.

Enfield’s starting roster at SMU will be largely complete once Yigitoglu officially signs. Seven members of the 2024-2025 roster will be transfers, including former Oregon guard Kario Oquendo, Long Beach State guard AJ George and Wake Forest guard Boopie Miller.

Yiğitoğlu will be joined in the front court by Kansas State forward Jerrell Colbert, UMass forward Matt Cross, former San Jose State forward Tibet Gorener and UC Santa Barbara center Yohan Traore.

The Mustangs’ 2024-2025 season has not yet been finalized, but SMU is currently set to host Mississippi State on Nov. 22 and participate in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational in Palm Springs, Calif., which will also feature Washington State, Cal Baptist and Fresno State.