New Soccer Coach A Familiar Face

Men’s soccer head coach Tim McClements talks strategy with his players.

SMU’s men’s soccer rankings climbed as high as No. 2 in the nation earlier this fall under new head coach Tim McClements. The Mustangs shut out perennial power Stanford, 2-0 and won the University of Virginia Classic Tournament. McClements took over in the summer the program he served for seven years during two stints as an SMU assistant coach. Before returning to the Hilltop in 2006, he was head coach at Vanderbilt University for four seasons, earning Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors in 2005. McClements coached under former SMU head coach Schellas Hyndman, who left in the spring to coach Major League Soccer team FC Dallas. McClements also has served as head coach at Eastern Illinois and Baker (Kansas) universities, and was instrumental in recruiting top players – Ugo Ihemelu and Duke Hashimoto to SMU and Joe Germanese to Vanderbilt – who played for MLS teams.