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2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record18–14 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Shawn Forrest
  • Bill Foy
  • Charlie Leonard
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
South Alabama 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Florida Atlantic 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Western Kentucky 7 9   .438 16 19   .457
Troy 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Florida International 5 11   .313 8 21   .276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock 12 4   .750 15 16   .484
Denver 11 5   .688 22 9   .710
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 6   .625 16 16   .500
North Texas 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Arkansas State 6 10   .375 14 20   .412
*Louisiana–Monroe 2 14   .125 3 26   .103
2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament


The 2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by 11th year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Basketball tournament for the third consecutive year before falling to WKU. They did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jacob Holmen Forward 6–8 225 Junior Whitehouse, Texas
2 Brandan Walton Guard 6–2 195 Junior Compton, California
3 Alzee Williams Guard 6–4 175 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
5 Chris Jones Guard 6–2 195 Freshman Garland, Texas
10 Justin Patton Forward 6–7 195 Senior Bossier City, Louisiana
11 Forrest Robinson Forward 6–10 220 Freshman Eastland, Texas
13 Tony Mitchell Forward 6–8 235 Freshman Dallas, Texas
14 Trey Norris Guard 6–0 175 Freshman Grand Prairie, Texas
23 Jordan Williams Guard 6–6 195 Freshman Dallas, Texas
24 Kedrick Hogans Forward 6–9 235 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
25 Niko Stojiljkovic Forward 6–9 215 Junior Paris, France
32 Roger Franklin Guard 6–5 220 Junior Duncanville, Texas
33 Tyler Hall Guard 6–2 175 Senior Pampa, Texas
34 Alonzo Edwards Forward 6–7 230 Senior Houston, Texas

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2011*
7:00 pm
Oklahoma City W 67–54 
The Super Pit (3,843)
Denton, TX
01/18/2012*
12:00 pm
Huston–Tillotson W 98–51 
The Super Pit (3,653)
Denton, TX
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
St. Gregory's W 81–52  1–0
The Super Pit (3,175)
Denton, TX
11/16/2011*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech L 64–69  1–1
United Spirit Arena (8,614)
Lubbock, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
at UT Arlington L 64–97  1–2
Texas Hall (1,388)
Arlington, TX
11/27/2011*
1:30 pm
at No. 24 Mississippi State L 59–82  1–3
Humphrey Coliseum (7,418)
Starkville, MS
11/29/2011*
7:00 pm, Longhorn Network
at Texas L 57–73  1–4
Frank Erwin Center (9,488)
Austin, TX
12/02/2011*
4:00 pm
vs. La Sierra
LMU Centennial Classic
W 92–45  2–4
Gersten Pavilion (360)
Los Angeles, CA
12/03/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Columbia
LMU Centennial Classic
L 57–72  2–5
Gersten Pavilion (2,195)
Los Angeles, CA
12/04/2011*
3:30 pm
at Loyola Marymount
LMU Centennial Classic
W 76–63  3–5
Gersten Pavilion (1,913)
Los Angeles, CA
12/10/2011*
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 53–50  4–5
The Super Pit (3,313)
Denton, TX
12/18/2011*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 69–55  5–5
The Super Pit (3,146)
Denton, TX
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm
Grambling State W 82–40  6–5
The Super Pit (2,732)
Denton, TX
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
LSU L 58–67  6–6
The Super Pit (6,838)
Denton, TX
12/27/2011*
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 78–47  7–6
The Super Pit (2,617)
Denton, TX
12/29/2011
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 66–69  7–7 (0–1)
The Super Pit (2,825)
Denton, TX
12/31/2011
3:00 pm
Troy W 87–65  8–7 (1–1)
The Super Pit (2,747)
Denton, TX
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
at South Alabama W 78–73 OT 9–7 (2–1)
Mitchell Center (1,592)
Mobile, AL
01/07/2012
7:00 pm
at Arkansas State L 72–75  9–8 (2–2)
Convocation Center (2,276)
Jonesboro, AR
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
WKU W 84–67  10–8 (3–2)
The Super Pit (3,941)
Denton, TX
01/14/2012
1:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe W 68–55  11–8 (4–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,166)
Monroe, LA
01/21/2012
7:00 pm
Denver W 75–74 OT 12–8 (5–2)
The Super Pit (4,859)
Denton, TX
01/25/2012
7:15 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 62–64  12–9 (5–3)
Cajundome (3,673)
Lafayette, LA
01/28/2012
12:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
Arkansas State W 76–64  13–9 (6–3)
The Super Pit (3,643)
Denton, TX
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 66–68  13–10 (6–4)
The Super Pit (5,510)
Denton, TX
02/09/2012
6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
at Florida International W 68–61  14–10 (7–4)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (798)
Miami, FL
02/11/2012
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 81–86 2OT 14–11 (7–5)
FAU Arena (1,876)
Boca, Raton
02/16/2012
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe W 86–51  15–11 (8–5)
The Super Pit (3,810)
Denton, TX
02/18/2012
7:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
Louisiana–Lafayette L 53–57  15–12 (8–6)
The Super Pit (6,921)
Denton, TX
02/23/2012
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 75–67 OT 16–12 (9–6)
Jack Stephens Center (3,941)
Little Rock, AR
02/26/2012
2:00 pm
at Denver L 52–64  16–13 (9–7)
Magness Arena (4,453)
Denver, CO
2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
03/04/2012
6:15 pm
vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
Quarterfinals
W 65–62  17–13
Convention Center Court (4,365)
Hot Springs, AR
03/05/2012
6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network
vs. Arkansas State
Semifinals
W 76–72  18–13
Summit Arena (3,708)
Hot Springs, AR
03/06/2012
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. WKU
Championship Game
L 70–74  18–14
Summit Arena (4,216)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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