2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 (C-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 [ 1] UAB .[ 2] National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated Alcorn State ,[ 3] Sam Houston ,[ 4] Oklahoma State [ 5] Wisconsin to advance to the championship game.[ 6] [ 7]
On March 31, 2023, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to take the head coaching position at Texas Tech .[ 8] Ross Hodge the team's new head coach.[ 9]
The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[ 10]
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 [ 11] Louisiana Tech .[ 12] National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round[ 13] Virginia .[ 14]
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Mardrez McBride
2
G
6' 2"
180
Senior
Augusta, GA Graduated transferred to Georgia
Thomas Bell
4
F
6' 6"
205
RS Senior
East St. Louis, IL Graduated
Jahmiah Simmons
10
F
6' 4"
220
RS Senior
St. Thomas, USVI Graduated
JJ Murray
11
G
6' 1"
179
RS Senior
Rowlett, TX Graduated
Dylan McKeon
14
G
6' 3"
180
Freshman
Garland, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Hameir Wright
44
F
6' 8"
208
RS Senior
Albany, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers
2022 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Christian Moore PG
Jacksonville, AR
Jacksonville High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jul 11, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Roster
2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 0
Rasheed Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg)
RS Sr Neumann HS Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1
Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences
Spring, TX
G 2
Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Santa Monica HS Chipola College
Carson, CA
G 3
Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr Jacksonville HS
Jacksonville, AR
G 4
Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Sr Middleton HS North Dakota State
Middleton, WI
G 5
Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg)
Sr Spiro HSCoffeyville CC
Fort Coffee, OK
G 10
Kai Huntsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Placer HS Mary
New Orleans, LA
G 13
Arsh Mattu (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
RS So Lewisville HS
Lewisville, TX
F 14
Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
RS So Lincoln AcademyDayton
Bamako, Mali
G 15
Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Yates HS
Houston, TX
G 20
Grayson Allo (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr Hebron HS
Carrollton, TX
F 21
Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg)
RS Fr Lancaster HS
DeSoto, TX
G 23
Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So Kingfisher HS
Kingfisher, OK
F 25
Jayden Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
GS Steele HS New Hampshire
Cibolo, TX
F 33
Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr Scotland Performance Institute
Brooklyn, NY
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *7:00 p.m., YouTube
Southern Nazarene W 53–47 1–0
The Super Pit Denton, TX
November 13, 2022 *7:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Saint Mary's
L 33–63 1–1
University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
November 19, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fresno State W 61–52 2–1
The Super Pit (3,657)Denton, TX
November 22, 2022 *7:00 p.m., YouTube
Paul Quinn W 76–46 3–1
The Super Pit (2,514)Denton, TX
November 25, 2022 *4:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. San Jose State Nassau Championship quarterfinalsW 69–54 4–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (248)Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022 *7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. Long Beach State Nassau Championship semifinals W 68–47 5–1
Baha Mar Convention Center (334)Nassau, BAH
November 27, 2022 *7:00 p.m., FloSports
vs. UNC Wilmington Nassau Championship final L 51–55 5–2
Baha Mar Convention Center (414)Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2022 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Omaha W 75–45 6–2
The Super Pit (3,035)Denton, TX
December 6, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UT Arlington
W 60–57 7–2
College Park Center Arlington, TX
December 10, 2022 *4:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo ClassicW 60–58 8–2
Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2022 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UMass Basketball Hall of Fame Classic W 62–44 9–2
MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA
W 78–54 10–2
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 46–50 10–3
The Super Pit (3,808)Denton, TX
December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU W 72–57 11–3
The Super Pit (2,934)Denton, TX
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky
W 70–66 12–3
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee
W 56–51 13–3
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 67–65 14–3
The Super Pit (3,633)Denton, TX
January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic
L 62–66 14–4
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU
W 64–57 15–4
Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice L 60–72 15–5
The Super Pit (4,015)Denton, TX
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB
W 63–52 16–5
Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU
UTSA W 63–59 17–5
The Super Pit (3,948)Denton, TX
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 52–42 18–5
The Super Pit (4,301)Denton, TX
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice
W 74–64 19–5
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB W 82–79 2OT
20–5
The Super Pit (3,873)Denton, TX
February 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 67–43 21–5
The Super Pit (4,123)Denton, TX
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech
W 72–62 22–5
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP
W 80–72 OT
23–5
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte
L 49–55 23–6
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Middle Tennessee W 64–50 24–6
The Super Pit (4,076)Denton, TX
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., Stadium
Western Kentucky W 67–33 25–6
The Super Pit (5,002)Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2)
vs. (10) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals W 74–46 26–6
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN
(2)
vs. (3) UAB Semifinals L 69–76 26–7
Ford Center at The Star (2,005)Frisco, TX
NIT
March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2)
Alcorn State First round – Oklahoma State Bracket W 69–53 27–7
The Super Pit (4,308)Denton, TX
March 19, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2)
(3) Sam Houston Second round – Oklahoma State Bracket W 75–55 28–7
The Super Pit (3,130)Denton, TX
March 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2)
at (1) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals – Oklahoma State Bracket W 65–59 OT
29–7
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
March 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN
(2)
vs. (2) Wisconsin Semifinals W 56–54 30–7
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
March 30, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2)
vs. (4) UAB Championship W 68–61 31–7
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Source:[ 15]
See also
References
^ "Men's Hoops Opens Tournament With Blowout Win" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "UNT Falls to UAB In C-USA Semifinal" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 10, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Men's Basketball Advances To Second Round Of NIT" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Men's Basketball Advances To NIT Quarterfinals" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Men's Basketball Advances to NIT Semifinals" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Men's Hoops Advances To NIT Championship" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 28, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "NIT CHAMPS! Men's Basketball Wins First-Ever NIT Title" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 30, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach" . ESPN.com . Contributed by The Associated Press. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: others (link )^ Vito, Brett (April 2, 2023). "North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach" . Denton Record-Chronicle . Retrieved April 4, 2023 . ^ "UNT to enter The American on July 1, 2023" . University of North Texas Athletics . June 15, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Mean Green Advance To C-USA Semis" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Mean Green Fall 42-36 In C-USA Semis" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 11, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "Mean Green Advance To NIT Second Round" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 15, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "UNT's Season Ends With OT Loss To Virginia" . University of North Texas Athletics . March 20, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024 .^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule" . North Texas Athletics . Retrieved November 3, 2024 .
