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

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Team:North Texas Mean Green
Conference:Conference USA
Record:20–11
Conf Record:14–4
Short Conf:C-USA
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Jareem Dowling
Asst Coach3:Matt Braeuer
Champion:Conference USA regular season champions

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

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 G 6'3" 175 Junior
Jorden Duffy 2 G 6'1" 170 Junior Graduated
Mark Tikhonenko 13 F 6'10" 210 RS Freshman Transferred to Sam Houston State
John Weger 15 G 6'3" 260 Freshman
Tope Arikawe 20 F 6'8" 220 Senior Graduated
Michael Miller 23 G 6'3" 185 Senior Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
James Reese 0 G 6'4" 169 Junior Junior college transferred from Odessa College.
Javion Hamlet3 G 6'4" 191 RS Junior Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College.
Thomas Bell13 F 6'6" 186 RS Junior Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College.
Deng Geu23 F 6'8" 201 Grad Student Graduate transfer from North Dakota State.

Recruiting class of 2019

Recruiting class of 2020

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. https://meangreensports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule University of North Texas - 2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule