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2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference USA regular season and West Division champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record25–7 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 26 11   .703
Western Kentucky 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
Florida Atlantic 11 7   .611 19 15   .559
Charlotte 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Old Dominion 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
FIU 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Marshall 4 14   .222 12 21   .364
West
North Texas 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
UAB 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
UTEP 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Rice 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
UTSA 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
Southern Miss 1 17   .056 7 26   .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner


The 2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of Conference USA. They finished the season 25-7, 16-2 in C-USA Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech. As a No. 1 seed who didn’t win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the second round to Virginia.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mean Green finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
James Reese 0 G 6'4" 167 Senior Eastover, SC Graduate transferred to South Carolina
Keith Barnes 2 G 6'4" 200 RS Freshman St. Louis, MO Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Javion Hamlet 3 G 6'4" 193 RS Senior Memphis, TN Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Jalen Jackson 4 G 5'11" 177 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Larry Wise 22 G 6'5" 194 RS Sophomore Waxachacie, TX Transferred to West Texas A&M
Mykell Robinson 23 G 6'7" 205 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Dodge City CC
Zachary Simmons 24 F 6'10" 239 Senior Abilene, TX Graduated
Terence Lewis II 34 F 6'7" 208 RS Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduate transferred to Jackson State

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rasheed Browne 0 G 6'2" 175 Senior Philadelphia, PA Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Tylor Perry 5 G 5'11" 183 Junior Fort Coffee, OK Coffeyville CC
Bryce Zephir 12 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Carson, CA Chipola College
Hameir Wright 44 F 6'9" 220 GS Senior Albany, NY Washington

Recruiting class of 2021

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Scott
SF
Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 22, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A
Chrisdon Morgan
C
DeSoto High School DeSoto, TX 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Matthew Stone
SF
Kingfisher High School DeSoto, TX 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

Roster

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2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rasheed Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Neumann HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Mardrez McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Butler HS
USC Salkehatchie
Augusta, GA
G 2 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
F 4 Thomas Bell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Cahokia HS
Kaskaskia
East St. Louis, IL
G 5 Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Spiro HS
Coffeyville CC
Fort Coffee, OK
F 10 Jahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Pace HS
Arkansas State
St. Thomas, USVI
G 11 JJ Murray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Rowlett HS
Eastfield
Rowlett, TX
G 12 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Santa Monica HS
Chipola College
Carson, CA
G 13 Arsh Mattu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Lewisville HS Lewisville, TX
G 14 Dylan McKeon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sachse HS Garland, TX
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Yates HS Houston, TX
F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Fr Lancaster HS DeSoto, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Kingfisher HS Kingsfisher, OK
F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Scotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, NY
F 44 Hameir Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Sr Albany Academy
Washington
Albany, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
4:00 p.m.
at No. 16 Arkansas
Charity Exhibition
L 60–68 
Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., YouTube
Oklahoma Christian W 84–53  1–0
The Super Pit (3,758)
Denton, TX
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo L 66–69  1–1
The Super Pit (3,058)
Denton, TX
November 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
UT Arlington W 64–36  2–1
The Super Pit (3,211)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2021*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 4 Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals
L 59–71  2–2
HP Field House (3,514)
Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
ESPN Events Invitational Consolation round
L 63–69  2–3
HP Field House (3,859)
Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021*
9:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Drake
ESPN Events Invitational
W 57–54  3–3
HP Field House (3,252)
Kissimmee, FL
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
LSU–Shreveport W 73–35  4–3
The Super Pit (2,740)
Denton, TX
December 11, 2021*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. UMass
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 66–57  5–3
Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Houston State W 65–55  6–3
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 62–52  7–3
Charles Koch Arena (8,277)
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Tulsa
Compete 4 Cause Classic
Canceled Paycom Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+/YouTube
Rice W 75–43  8–3
(1–0)
The Super Pit (2,409)
Denton, TX
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
UAB L 63–69  8–4
(1–1)
The Super Pit (3,207)
Denton, TX
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., YouTube
Middle Tennessee W 70–63  9–4
(2–1)
The Super Pit (3,280)
Denton, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall W 69–65  10–4
(3–1)
Cam Henderson Center (3,818)
Huntington, WV
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Western Kentucky W 65–60  11–4
(4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,012)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Charlotte W 65–51  12–4
(5–1)
The Super Pit (3,759)
Denton, TX
January 22, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion W 69–56  13–4
(6–1)
The Super Pit (3,475)
Denton, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 63–54  14–4
(7–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,205)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Louisiana Tech W 63–62  15–4
(8–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,002)
Ruston, LA
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 69–45  16–4
(9–1)
The Super Pit (4,227)
Denton, TX
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
Rescheduled from February 3
W 66–58  17–4
(10–1)
The Super Pit (3,813)
Denton, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV
at Rice W 67–44  18–4
(11–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,102)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 54–51  19–4
(12–1)
FAU Arena (1,774)
Boca Raton, FL
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB W 58–57  20–4
(13–1)
Bartow Arena (4,721)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss W 85–61  21–4
(14–1)
The Super Pit (4,150)
Denton, TX
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
Louisiana Tech W 56–49  22–4
(15–1)
The Super Pit (8,522)
Denton, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 59–48  23–4
(16–1)
Conovcation Center (864)
San Antonio, TX
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 68–70  23–5
(16–2)
Don Haskins Center (5,521)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2022
5:30 p.m., Stadium
(W1) vs. (W5) Rice
Quarterfinals
W 68–50  24–5
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2022
11:30 a.m., CBSSN
(W1) vs. (W3) Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
L 36–42  24–6
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) Texas State
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket
W 67–63 OT 25–6
The Super Pit (3,386)
Denton, TX
March 20, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) Virginia
Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket
L 69–71 OT 25–7
The Super Pit (4,866)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2021.