| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | North Texas Mean Green |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Record: | 8–22 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Dan O'Dowd |
| Asst Coach3: | David Anwar |
| Stadium: | The Super Pit (Capacity: 10,040) |
The 2016–17 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–22, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
On March 5, 2017, the school fired head coach Tony Benford after five years without a winning season.[1] On March 13, the school hired Arkansas State head coach Grant McCasland to the same role.[2]
The Mean Green finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.
The Mean Grean was picked to finish in 10th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3] Jeremy Combs was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrington Ward | 0 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Norfolk State | ||
| Chris Campbell | 12 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Mike Thomas | 14 | C | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Ineligible for the 2016–17 season | ||
| DeAndre Harris | 15 | G | 6'3" | 191 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Nicholls State | ||
| Eric Katenda | 20 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Todd Eaglin | 30 | G | 5'11" | 180 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woolridge will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | |||
| Kevin Frazier | 4 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Transferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frazier will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Derail Green | 11 | F | 6'7" | 215 | RS Senior | Transferred from Incarnate Word. Will eligible to play since Green graduated from Incarnate Word. | ||
| Shane Temara | 50 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Angelina College. |
|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular seasonSource[4]