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

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:North Texas Mean Green men's
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:31–7
Conf Record:16–4
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Matt Braeuer
Asst Coach2:Achoki Moikobu

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

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

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

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

2022 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-03-31 . Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach . 2023-04-04 . ESPN.com . en.
  2. Web site: bvito@dentonrc.com . Brett Vito Staff Writer . North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach . 2023-04-04 . Denton Record-Chronicle . en.
  3. News: UNT to enter The American on July 1, 2023 . Charlotte 49ers Athletics . 2022-10-16 . 2022-06-15.
  4. News: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. North Texas Athletics. October 16, 2022. en.