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2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–11 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Jackson
PG
San Antonio, TX Karen Wagner High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) May 7, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
Karston Miller
G
Buford, Georgia Buford High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2020

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rubin Jones
SG
Houston, TX Yates High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 31, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 0
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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2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 James Reese 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 169 lb (77 kg) Jr AC Flora HS
Odessa College
Eastover,SC
G 1 Umoja Gibson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) RS So University HS Waco,TX
G 2 Roosevelt Smart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Sunrise Christian Academy
New Mexico JC
Chicago, IL
G 3 Javion Hamlet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Whitehaven HS
Northwest Florida State College
Memphis,TN
G 4 Jalen Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Wagner HS San Antonio,TX
G 5 Abdul Mohamed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Bell HS
Gillette College
Ottawa, ON
F 10 Jahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Pace HS
Arkansas State
St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
G 11 J. J. Murray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Rowlett HS
Eastfield College
Rowlett, TX
F 13 Thomas Bell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Jr Cahokia HS
Kaskaskia College
East St. Louis, IL
G 20 Karston Miller Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Buford High School Buford, GA
G 22 Larry Wise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Waxahachie HS Waxahachie, TX
F 23 Deng Geu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Sioux Falls Washington HS
North Dakota State
Sioux Falls, SD
F 24 Zachary Simmons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cedar Hill HS Abilene, TX
F 35 Shakeem Alcindor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Link Year Prep Saint Croix, Virgin Islands
G 55 D. J. Draper (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Sr Birdville HS Beford, TX
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
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.

Source[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ University of North Texas - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule