One of college basketball's best guards could drag the Mustangs to the promise land for what would be the first time in almost a decade.
The SMU Mustangs have not made the men's March Madness bracket since 2017, and you'd have to go as far back as 1988 to find the program's last win in the national tournament.
But this season, SMU is poised to return to those heights, mostly thanks to the efficient play of senior point guard Boopie Miller.
ESPN recently ranked Miller as the No. 30 player in the country through the midway point of the season.
He is alongside NBA Draft prospects Christian Anderson of Texas Tech and Darius Acuff Jr. from Arkansas as the only players currently averaging 19 points and dishing out six assists per game while knocking down at least 37 percent of their shots from three-point range this season.
When asked about the Ponies chances of making history? Miller was as direct as it gets.
"I want it so bad," he said to FOX 4 in Dallas.
"History about to be broken right now, it's about to happen."
With that in mind, ESPN has the Mustangs as a team "that can win a game" in the platform's six March Madness tiers. SMU sits one tier above the group of potential "cinderellas".
Before the Mustangs find themselves watching Selection Sunday next month, they'll need to complete the gauntlet that is the ACC schedule this season.
Despite being a respectable 15-6 - most recently a loss at No. 20-ranked Louisville, 88-74, on Saturday - SMU sits near the middle of the pack in the conference, meaning it'll need to string together wins in order to safely claim a spot in the conference tournament.
Thankfully, the upcoming slate lightens up for the Mustangs as matchups against lower-ranked teams Pitt, Notre Dame and Syracuse await. First, SMU is tasked with trying to rebound against NC State at Moody Coliseum on Tuesday.
The Wolf Pack are 16-6 overall and a solid 7-2 in conference play. They rank below ACC leaders Duke, Clemson and Virginia and have just one road loss on the year.
Miller officially stamped his and the Mustangs' name into contention this season when he nailed a half-court buzzer beater to beat Virginia Tech on Jan. 14., but there remains a long road ahead in pursuing the ultimate dream.
Head coach Andy Enfield admitted that he didn't know SMU had a basketball team when they last won a round in the Big Dance in 1988. Enfield was a sophomore in college, while Miller wouldn't be born until 2003.
With a strong end-of-season run and berth into the 64-team bracket, SMU could see the history they've been chasing all season once and for all come within reach.