DALLAS — Men’s college basketball teams are built on the foundation of brotherhood. This year the Mustangs have a brotherhood within the brotherhood. With just one phone call, Michael and Marcus Weathers were reunited for their senior seasons.

What You Need To Know

  • Prior to becoming Mustangs, the twins spent their freshmen seasons at Miami Ohio, then transferred to their respective schools

  • Marcus transferred to Duquesne. Michael transferred to Oklahoma State and then Texas Southern two years later

  • SMU assistant coach John Cooper was the twins’ head coach at Miami Ohio in 2016. He helped orchestrate the reunion in Dallas

  • Marcus is two inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than Michael. They play different positions and have different skill sets on the court

“I made the call just to gage their interests,” SMU assistant coach John Cooper said. “I asked, ‘would you guys be interested in coming to Dallas?’ They said, you know, ‘Uncle Coop we would be.’"

“When we spoke with him it was really an exciting feeling just being able to try and reunite something that happened so long ago,” said SMU guard Michael Weathers.

Five years ago, Michael and Marcus were freshmen at Miami Ohio. Their head coach at the time happened to be John Cooper, who orchestrated the Dallas reunion.

“In my heart and mind, I was jumping up and down with joy,” Michael said.

“I was so happy. I was so excited,” said SMU forward Marcus Weathers. “It had been so long since we had been playing together."

After their first year at Miami Ohio, the twins split up and went their separate ways. Marcus transferred to Duquesne. Michael transferred to Oklahoma State and then Texas Southern two years later. The time apart from one another was not easy.

“It was really hard. I’m not going to lie to you,” Michael said. “It’s a weird feeling not waking up to your twin."

However their time on separate paths allowed each of them to grow individually, both on and off the court. It also made their reunion in Dallas much sweeter.

“I think it was important for us and it was important for our family,” said Marcus. “Our momma always preached for us to stay together. She always said two heads were better than one."

Marcus and Michael are fraternal twins, which means they don’t look exactly alike. But that’s fitting because on the court they don’t exactly play alike either. Marcus is two inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than Michael. When asked who the better shooter is, Michael pointed to Marcus and Marcus pointed to himself. The brothers did admit that Michael was more athletic when driving to the basket. 

They each have different skill sets, but the same goal this final season — get to the NCAA Tournament. It’s something Michael was able to accomplish at Texas Southern last year. Marcus has not had that opportunity yet.

“It’s the last thing on my college basketball bucket list,” Marcus said. “I want to just win and I want to play in the NCAA Tournament just like my big bro.”