2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Prev Year:2022–23
Year:2023–24
Next Year:2024–25
Team:North Texas Mean Green
Conference:American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:AAC
Record:23–9
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Jason Burton
Hc Year:1st
Assoc Coach:Britney Brown
Asst Coach1:Dr. Leah Foster
Asst Coach2:Durmon Jennings
Asst Coach3:Princess Davis
Arena:The Super Pit
Champion:AAC regular season co-champions
Tourney:WBIT
Tourney Result:First Round

The 2023–24 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first-year head coach Jason Burton, played their home games at the UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as first year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the C-USA tournament, they were upset by #10 seed UAB in the first round.[2] This was the Mean Green's final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[3]

On March 20, 2023, it was announced that head coach Jalie Mitchell would be leaving the program after eight seasons at the helm.[4] A week later, on March 27, the school hired Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Jason Burton as the Mean Green's new head coach.[5]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings. Conference USA. December 13, 2023. en.
  2. News: Women's Basketball Falls to UAB in Opening Round of C-USA Tournament. University of North Texas Athletics. December 13, 2023. en.
  3. News: American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members. American Athletic Conference. December 13, 2023. en.
  4. News: Jalie Mitchell out as UNT women's basketball coach. Denton Record-Chronicle. December 13, 2023. en.
  5. News: North Texas hires Jason Burton as women's basketball coach. AP News. December 13, 2023. en.
  6. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule. University of North Texas Athletics. December 13, 2023. en.
  7. News: North Texas Mean Green 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule. ESPN. December 13, 2023. en.
  8. Web site: Montana State 71-58 North Texas (Dec 21, 2023) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.
  9. Web site: Charlotte 74-64 North Texas (Dec 30, 2023) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.
  10. Web site: North Texas 74-63 Temple (Jan 2, 2024) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.
  11. Web site: North Texas 86-52 Florida Atlantic (Jan 7, 2024) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.
  12. Web site: North Texas 72-68 Wichita State (Jan 14, 2024) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.
  13. Web site: North Texas 76-61 SMU (Jan 17, 2024) Final Score . 2024-01-20 . ESPN . en.