2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
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Conference USA regular season champions | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 20–11 (14–4 C-USA) |
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Home arena | The Super Pit |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–12, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish as regular season C-USA champions. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, the C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season
[edit]The Mean Green finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky. They were not invited participate in postseason play.
Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ryan Woolridge | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Junior | Mansfield, TX | Transferred to Gonzaga |
Jorden Duffy | 2 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Junior | Salisbury, MD | Graduated |
Mark Tikhonenko | 13 | F | 6'10" | 210 | RS Freshman | Moscow, Russia | Transferred to Sam Houston State |
John Weger | 15 | G | 6'3" | 260 | Freshman | Muenster, TX | Walk-on; transferred to Midwestern State |
Tope Arikawe | 20 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Lagos, Nigeria | Graduated |
Michael Miller | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Michigan City, IN | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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James Reese | 0 | G | 6'4" | 169 | Junior | Eastover, SC | Junior college transferred from Odessa College. |
Javion Hamlet | 3 | G | 6'4" | 191 | RS Junior | Memphis, TN | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College. |
Thomas Bell | 13 | F | 6'6" | 186 | RS Junior | East St. Louis, IL | Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College. |
Deng Geu | 23 | F | 6'8" | 201 | Grad Student | Sioux Falls, SD | Graduate transfer from North Dakota State. |
Recruiting class of 2019
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Jalen Jackson PG |
San Antonio, TX | Karen Wagner High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 7, 2018 | |
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Karston Miller G |
Buford, Georgia | Buford High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2020
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Rubin Jones SG |
Houston, TX | Yates High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 31, 2019 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Oklahoma Christian | W 79–40 | 1–0 |
The Super Pit (2,831) Denton, TX | |||||||
Nov 8, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 25 VCU | L 56–59 | 1–1 |
Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA | |||||||
Nov 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Arkansas | L 73–78 | 1–2 |
Bud Walton Arena (12,001) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
Nov 16, 2019* 3:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan Jamaica Classic campus game |
L 51–56 | 1–3 |
The Super Pit (2,380) Denton, TX | |||||||
Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
North Carolina A&T | W 80–60 | 2–3 |
The Super Pit (2,129) Denton, TX | |||||||
Nov 22, 2019* 3:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Rhode Island Jamaica Classic |
L 47–60 | 2–4 |
Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||
Nov 24, 2019* 5:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. No. 15 Utah State Jamaica Classic |
L 59–68 | 2–5 |
Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||
Dec 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Arlington | W 77–66 | 3–5 |
College Park Center (1,764) Arlington, TX | |||||||
Dec 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Oklahoma | L 80–82 | 3–6 |
The Super Pit (5,637) Denton, TX | |||||||
Dec 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
Little Rock | W 76–53 | 4–6 |
The Super Pit (2,136) Denton, TX | |||||||
Dec 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 13 Dayton | L 58–71 | 4–7 |
UD Arena (13,129) Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 21, 2019* 5:00 pm, CUSA.TV |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 86–53 | 5–7 |
The Super Pit (2,057) Denton, TX | |||||||
Dec 28, 2019* 5:00 pm, CUSA.TV |
Texas Wesleyan | W 102–64 | 6–7 |
The Super Pit (2,035) Denton, TX | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Western Kentucky | L 84–93 | 6–8 (0–1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,716) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
Jan 4, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marshall | W 67–64 | 7–8 (1–1) |
Cam Henderson Center (5,489) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
FIU | W 74–56 | 8–8 (2–1) |
The Super Pit (2,262) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 11, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Atlantic | W 81–58 | 9–8 (3–1) |
The Super Pit (2,035) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | W 72–52 | 10–8 (4–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
Jan 18, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | W 51–50 | 11–8 (5–1) |
Thomas Assembly Center (3,213) Ruston, LA | |||||||
Jan 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rice | W 79–59 | 12–8 (6–1) |
The Super Pit (2,729) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium |
UTSA | W 98–78 | 13–8 (7–1) |
The Super Pit (3,186) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UTEP | W 67–57 | 14–8 (8–1) |
The Super Pit (4,092) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rice | L 75–84 | 14–9 (8–2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,580) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 6, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Middle Tennessee | W 75–70 | 15–9 (9–2) |
Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
Feb 8, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UAB | W 71–64 | 16–9 (10–2) |
Bartow Arena (2,925) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV |
Charlotte | W 81–72 | 17–9 (11–2) |
The Super Pit (4,086) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 15, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Old Dominion | W 64–47 | 18–9 (12–2) |
The Super Pit (5,282) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 22, 2020 1:00 pm, Stadium |
Louisiana Tech | L 71–73 | 18–10 (12–3) |
The Super Pit (4,277) Denton, TX | |||||||
Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium |
at FIU | W 78–59 | 19–10 (13–3) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (644) Miami, FL | |||||||
Mar 1, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
Western Kentucky | W 78–72 OT | 20–10 (14–3) |
The Super Pit (4,471) Denton, TX | |||||||
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Charlotte | L 43–56 | 20–11 (14–4) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,811) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium |
(1) | vs. (9) Florida Atlantic Quarterfinals |
C-USA Tournament Canceled[1] | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ University of North Texas - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule