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2023–24 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2023–24 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Florida Atlantic 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Charlotte 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
UAB 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Memphis 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
SMU 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
North Texas 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
East Carolina 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Tulsa 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Temple 5 13   .278 16 20   .444
Wichita State 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Rice 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UTSA 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2024 AAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Ross Hodge, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Mean Green finished the 2022–23 season 31–7, 16–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing to UAB. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated Alcorn State, Sam Houston, Oklahoma State, and Wisconsin to advance to the championship game. There they defeated C-USA foe UAB to win the NIT championship.

On March 31, 2023, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to take the head coaching position at Texas Tech.[1] On April 2, the school named associate head coach Ross Hodge the team's new head coach.[2]

The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Rasheed Browne 0 G 6'2" 182 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Bryce Zephir 2 G 6'2" 200 Junior Carson, CA Transferred to Salt Lake CC
Tyree Eady 4 G 6'5" 215 RS Senior Middleton, Wi Graduated
Tylor Perry 5 G 5'11" 182 Senior Fort Coffee, OK Graduate transferred to Kansas State
Kai Huntsberry 10 G 6'3" 215 Senior New Orleans, LA Left the team for personal reasons
Arsh Mattu 13 G 6'3" 192 RS Sophomore Lewisville, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Jayden Martinez 25 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Cibolo, TX Graduated
Abou Ousmane 33 F 6'10" 230 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Xavier

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
John Buggs 0 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Homer, LA UTSA
Jason Edwards 2 G 6'0" RS Sophomore Atlanta, GA Dodge City CC
Rondel Walker 5 G 6'5" 185 Junior Midwest City, OK TCU
Robert Allen 10 F 6'8" 230 GS Senior Orlando, FL Ole Miss
Terrance Dixon 13 F 6'8" 200 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Kilgore College
C. J. Noland 22 G 6'2" 229 Junior Waxahachie, TX Oklahoma

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Cotton
SG
Carrollton, TX Hebron High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 19, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Layne Taylor
PG
Farmington, AR Farmington High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 27, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Layne Taylor
SG
Plano, TX Plano Sr. High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 10, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster

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2023–24 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 John Buggs III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Putnam Science Academy (CT)
UTSA
Homer, LA
G/F 1 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
G 2 Jason Edwards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Parkview HS
Dodge City CC
Atlanta, GA
G 3 Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Alex Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
G 5 Rondel Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Putnam City West HS
TCU
Midwest City, OK
F 10 Robert Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Edgewater HS
Ole Miss
Orlando, FL
F 13 Terrance Dixon Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bella Vista Prep
Kilgore College
Lawrenceville, GA
F 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Lincoln Academy
Dayton
Bamako, Mali
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Yates HS Houston, TX
G 20 Grayson Allo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS So Lancaster HS DeSoto, TX
G 22 C. J. Noland 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Waxahachie HS
Oklahoma
Waxahachie, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kingfisher HS Kingsfisher, OK
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Sam Houston
Charity Exhibition
W 63–53 
 16  Edwards   9  Allen   4  Jones  The Super Pit (5,000)
Denton, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa W 83–77 OT 1–0
 26  Scott   9  Allen   5  Jones  The Super Pit (4,415)
Denton, TX
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Omaha W 75–64  2–0
 18  Tied   8  Allen   8  Jones  The Super Pit (3,533)
Denton, TX
November 16, 2023*
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. St. John's
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 52–53  2–1
 13  Scott   9  Allen   3  Jones  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 17, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. LSU
Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round
L 62–66  2–2
 22  Edwards   9  Allen   3  Jones  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Towson
Charleston Classic 7th Place Game
W 65–39  3–2
 19  Tied   9  Allen   5  Jones  TD Arena 
Charleston, SC
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Angelo State W 79–50  4–2
 14  Scott   7  Sissoko   5  Jones  The Super Pit (2,865)
Denton, TX
December 2, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 79–48  5–2
 15  Jones   11  Allen   3  Tied  The Super Pit (3,065)
Denton, TX
December 5, 2023*
8:00 p.m., MWN
at Boise State L 64–69  5–3
 20  Edwards   9  Allen   3  Noland  ExtraMile Arena (9,865)
Boise, ID
December 10, 2023*
10:30 a.m.
vs. Fordham
NABC Brooklyn Showcase
L 59–60  5–4
 10  Charlton   6  Tied   4  Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
December 17, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Mississippi State L 54–72  5–5
 20  Jones   7  Sissoko   3  Edwards  Cadence Bank Arena (2,662)
Tupelo, MS
December 23, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UT Arlington W 78–52  6–5
 26  Edwards   7  Sissoko   5  Noland  The Super Pit (3,357)
Denton, TX
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
LSU–Shreveport W 80–57  7–5
 16  Jones   10  Allen   5  Scott  The Super Pit (3,091)
Denton, TX
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Wichita State W 74–62  8–5
(1–0)
 18  Scott   11  Sissoko   4  Jones  Charles Koch Arena (5,531)
Wichita, KS
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulane W 70–56  9–5
(2–0)
 37  Edwards   16  Allen   5  Allen  The Super Pit (3,374)
Denton, TX
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
Temple W 69–51  10–5
(3–0)
 16  Edwards   7  Scott   3  Tied  The Super Pit (3,310)
Denton, TX
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina W 60–59  11–5
(4–0)
 20  Edwards   11  Allen   3  Edwards  Williams Arena (4,287)
Greenville, NC
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 44–56  11–6
(4–1)
 13  Scott   10  Allen   2  Noland  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,514)
Charlotte, NC
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
SMU W 68–66  12–6
(5–1)
 22  Edwards   10  Allen   5  Noland  The Super Pit (7,239)
Denton, TX
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 22 Florida Atlantic L 63–66  12–7
(5–2)
 16  Edwards   9  Walker   3  Noland  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
January 31, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
UAB L 79–82 OT 12–8
(5–3)
 31  Edwards   11  Walker   2  Tied  The Super Pit (3,689)
Denton, TX
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Florida L 55–60  12–9
(5–4)
 31  Edwards   10  Walker   5  Scott  The Super Pit (4,316)
Denton, TX
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulsa W 68–55  13–9
(6–4)
 18  Scott   10  Scott   2  Scott  Reynolds Center (4,054)
Tulsa, OK
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU
at SMU L 68–71  13–10
(6–5)
 18  Edwards   7  Scott   3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (5,742)
Dallas, TX
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Memphis W 76–66  14–10
(7–5)
 30  Edwards   9  Walker   5  Walker  The Super Pit (5,689)
Denton, TX
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 62–71  14–11
(7–6)
 29  Edwards   8  Scott   4  Edwards  Bartow Arena (4,785)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPNU
UTSA L 62–64  14–12
(7–7)
 15  Edwards   9  Allen   2  Tied  The Super Pit (5,247)
Denton, TX
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane W 80–76  15–12
(8–7)
 19  Scott   7  Allen   6  Tied  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,409)
New Orleans, LA
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina W 84–69  16–12
(9–7)
 18  Tied   7  Allen   6  Jones  The Super Pit (4,241)
Denton, TX
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 76–80  16–13
(9–8)
 32  Edwards   6  Allen   3  Edwards  The Super Pit (4,551)
Denton, TX
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 71–55  17–13
(10–8)
 21  Edwards   7  Allen   5  Noland  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,937)
Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(7) vs. (10) Tulane
Second Round
W 81–71  18–13
 23  Noland   8  Jones   5  Tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
(7) vs. (2) Florida Atlantic
Quarterfinals
L 71–77  18–14
 26  Edwards   8  Allen   2  Tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NIT
March 19, 2024
6:00 p.m., SECN
at (4) LSU
First Round - Seton Hall Bracket
W 84–77  19–14
 21  Noland   7  Tied   4  Jones  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,210)
Baton Rouge, LA
March 23, 2024
10:30 a.m., ESPN2
at (1) Seton Hall
Second Round - Seton Hall Bracket
L 58–72  19–15
 23  Edwards   7  Noland   5  Scott  Walsh Gymnasium (1,204)
South Orange, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  2. ^ [email protected], Brett Vito Staff Writer. "North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
  3. ^ "UNT to enter The American on July 1, 2023". Charlotte 49ers Athletics. 2022-10-16. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved September 25, 2023.