Jim Krebs rewrote the Southwest Conference record book on Feb. 6, 1956 by scoring 50 points to power the SMU Mustangs past the Texas Longhorns 109-96.

Elmore “Doc” Hayes was hired in 1947 to breathe new life into the listless basketball program at Southern Methodist University.  The pitiful Ponies had won a grand total of two SWC titles in 28 tries, the last exactly a decade earlier.

The new coach won one more game than he lost in his first eight years, an encouraging step in the right direct...