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2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record31–7 (16–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachRoss Hodge
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Braeuer
  • Achoki Moikobu
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2022–23 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 Conference USA. They finished the season 31–7, going 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]

Previous season

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The Mean Green finished the 2021–22 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mardrez McBride 2 G 6'2" 180 Senior Augusta, GA Graduated transferred to Georgia
Thomas Bell 4 F 6'6" 205 RS Senior East St. Louis, IL Graduated
Jahmiah Simmons 10 F 6'4" 220 RS Senior St. Thomas, USVI Graduated
JJ Murray 11 G 6'1" 179 RS Senior Rowlett, TX Graduated
Dylan McKeon 14 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Garland, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Hameir Wright 44 F 6'8" 208 RS Senior Albany, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyree Eady 4 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Middleton, WI North Dakota State
Kai Huntsberry 10 G 6'3" 216 Senior New Orleans, LA Mary
Moulaye Sissoko 14 C 6'9" 240 RS Sophomore Bamako, Mali Dayton
Jayden Martinez 24 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Cibolo, TX New Hampshire

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Moore
PG
Jacksonville, AR Jacksonville High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 11, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 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) RS Sr Neumann HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
G 2 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS
Chipola College
Carson, CA
G 3 Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Middleton HS
North Dakota State
Middleton, WI
G 5 Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Spiro HS
Coffeyville CC
Fort Coffee, OK
G 10 Kai Huntsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Placer HS
Mary
New Orleans, LA
G 13 Arsh Mattu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Lewisville HS Lewisville, TX
F 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Lincoln Academy
Dayton
Bamako, Mali
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Yates HS Houston, TX
G 20 Grayson Allo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Fr Lancaster HS DeSoto, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Kingfisher HS Kingsfisher, OK
F 25 Jayden Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Steele HS
New Hampshire
Cibolo, TX
F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, 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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Southern Nazarene W 53–47  1–0
The Super Pit (3,573)
Denton, TX
November 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Saint Mary's L 33–63  1–1
University Credit Union Pavilion (2,878)
Moraga, CA
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fresno State W 61–52  2–1
The Super Pit (3,657)
Denton, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
Paul Quinn W 76–46  3–1
The Super Pit (2,514)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. San Jose State
Nassau Championship quarterfinals
W 69–54  4–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (248)
Nassau, BAH
November 26, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Long Beach State
Nassau Championship semifinals
W 68–47  5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (334)
Nassau, BAH
November 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. UNC Wilmington
Nassau Championship final
L 51–55  5–2
Baha Mar Convention Center (414)
Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Omaha W 75–45  6–2
The Super Pit (3,035)
Denton, TX
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 60–57  7–2
College Park Center (1,931)
Arlington, TX
December 10, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Grand Canyon
Jerry Colangelo Classic
W 60–58  8–2
Footprint Center (4,781)
Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UMass
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 62–44  9–2
MassMutual Center (3,426)
Springfield, MA
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 78–54  10–2
(1–0)
Convocation Center (1,120)
San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 46–50  10–3
(1–1)
The Super Pit (3,808)
Denton, TX
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 72–57  11–3
(2–1)
The Super Pit (2,934)
Denton, TX
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky W 70–66  12–3
(3–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,024)
Bowling Green, KY
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee W 56–51  13–3
(4–1)
Murphy Center (3,148)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 67–65  14–3
(5–1)
The Super Pit (3,633)
Denton, TX
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 62–66  14–4
(5–2)
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,060)
Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU W 64–57  15–4
(6–2)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,183)
Miami, FL
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 60–72  15–5
(6–3)
The Super Pit (4,015)
Denton, TX
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB W 63–52  16–5
(7–3)
Bartow Arena (5,109)
Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
UTSA W 63–59  17–5
(8–3)
The Super Pit (3,948)
Denton, TX
January 28, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 52–42  18–5
(9–3)
The Super Pit (4,301)
Denton, TX
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 74–64  19–5
(10–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,246)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 82–79 2OT 20–5
(11–3)
The Super Pit (3,873)
Denton, TX
February 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 67–43  21–5
(12–3)
The Super Pit (4,123)
Denton, TX
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 72–62  22–5
(13–3)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,640)
Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP W 80–72 OT 23–5
(14–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,838)
El Paso, TX
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 49–55  23–6
(14–4)
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015)
Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Middle Tennessee W 64–50  24–6
(15–4)
The Super Pit (4,076)
Denton, TX
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., Stadium
Western Kentucky W 67–33  25–6
(16–4)
The Super Pit (5,002)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals
W 74–46  26–6
Ford Center at The Star (2,765)
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
(2) vs. (3) UAB
Semifinals
L 69–76  26–7
Ford Center at The Star (2,005)
Frisco, TX
NIT
March 15, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) Alcorn State
First Round – Oklahoma State Bracket
W 69–53  27–7
The Super Pit (4,308)
Denton, TX
March 19, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (3) Sam Houston
Second Round – Oklahoma State Bracket
W 75–55  28–7
The Super Pit (3,130)
Denton, TX
March 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) at (1) Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals – Oklahoma State Bracket
W 65–59 OT 29–7
Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,807)
Stillwater, OK
March 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2) vs. (2) Wisconsin
Semifinals
W 56–54  30–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 30, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) UAB
Championship
W 68–61  31–7
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*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. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ bvito@dentonrc.com, Brett Vito Staff Writer. "North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "UNT to enter The American on July 1, 2023". Charlotte 49ers Athletics. October 16, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2022.