| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | North Texas Mean Green |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Record: | 20–18 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach2: | James Miller |
| Asst Coach3: | Jareem Dowling |
| Champion: | CBI champions |
The 2017–18 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first-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 20–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota, Mercer, and Jacksonville State to advance to the best-of-three finals series against San Francisco. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions. They also had the biggest crowd since 2010 at 6,291.
The Mean Green finished the 2016–17 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 as head coach.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Graduate transferred to LSU | |||
| Greg White-Pittman | 2 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Transferred | ||
| Ja'Michael Brown | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to Angelo State | ||
| Keith Frazier | 4 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Graduate transferred to UTEP | ||
| Deckie Johnson | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Derail Green | 11 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Rickey Brice Jr. | 23 | C | 7'1" | 270 | Sophomore | Graduate transferred to Texas A&M–Commerce | ||
| Jacob Gross | 24 | G | 6'4" | 191 | RS Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| J-Mychael Reese | 52 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorden Duffy | 2 | G | 6'0" | RS Sophomore | Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College | |||
| Roosevelt Smart | 3 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from New Mexico JC | ||
| Jahmiah Simmons | 10 | F | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred from Arkansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Simmons will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Tope Arikawe | 20 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Panola College | ||
| Michael Miller | 23 | G | 6'3" | Junior | Junior college transferred from Shawnee CC |
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