North vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West Stephen Howard, Asst. Director Media Relations Office: 940.369.8548 • Cell: 817.793.5199 [email protected] • meangreensports.com 2008-09 Schedule NT looking for four straight at Houston November vs. (3-1, 0-0 Conference USA) 14 Cameron# W 87-66 Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 • 8:00 p.m. CST 17 at Oklahoma State l 88-100 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,500) • Houston, Texas 20 at Sam Houston State W 76-71 TV: None 23 at Indiana State W 80-69 Radio: MGRN - 100.7 KWRD-FM Michael Westbrook (PBP) 26 Jackson State W 84-82 Internet Broadcast & Live Stats: uhcougars.com 29 at Houston 8 p.m. Series: UH leads 29-5 (last met Dec. 23, 2005 - 92-84 UH)

December On Tap 3 sam Houston State 7 p.m. North Texas and Houston have shared three different conference affiliations, although 6 New Mexico State 7 p.m. the squads will be meeting for just the seventh time since 1965. The Cougars lead the 15 houston Baptist 7 p.m. all-time series 29-5. Houston is coming off a 110-57 win over Alcorn State, its highest 18 at Louisiana-Lafayette* 7 p.m. offensive output since the 2005 season opener. After Wednesday’s win over Jackson 22 at New Orleans* 7 p.m. State, the Mean Green has started 4-1 for a third straight season. The game was origi- nally scheduled for 7 p.m., but has been moved to 8 p.m. CST. 29 uT Arlington 7 p.m. 31 middle Tennessee 4 p.m. What To Watch For • Mean Green head coach Johnny Jones reached his 110th win at North Texas with January the victory over Jackson State. The eighth year head coach has led NT to back-to-back 3 at Arkansas 2 p.m. 20-win seasons, and took the Mean Green to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 for the 8 at UALR* 7 p.m. first time in 19 years. • After knocking off Jackson State on Wednesday, the Mean Green has now started 10 arkansas State* 7 p.m. the season 4-1 for a third straight campaign. Before this three-year stretch, North 15 Denver* 7 p.m. Texas had only started 4-1 on only two occasions since 1980. 17 florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. • Josh White’s run of 21 straight made free throws finally came to an end in the sec- 22 at Florida International* 6 p.m. ond half against Jackson State. The sophomore hadn’t missed a since the 29 Troy* 7 p.m. 5:32 mark of the first half in the season opener against Cameron, a span of 178 min- 31 at Western Kentucky* 7 p.m. utes and 55 seconds. As a matter of fact, White has yet to miss a free throw in three road contests this year. •George Odufuwa has been the Mean Green’s muscle in the middle, posting dou- February ble-figure rebounds in each of NT’s last four outings. The sophomore has at least 11 5 at South Alabama* 7 p.m. boards in the last four outings, including 13 double-double performances at 7 Louisiana-Lafayette* 7 p.m. Oklahoma State and Sam Houston State. 12 New Orleans* 7 p.m. • Dominique Johnson has been a dominant and consistent force for North Texas over 14 at Middle Tennessee* 5 p.m. the last three outings. The junior has registered games of 16, 17 and 17 points, and is 19 louisiana-Monroe* 7 p.m. shooting 73.7 percent from the floor in that span. 21 ualr* 7 p.m. 26 at Arkansas State* 7 p.m. North Texas Mean Green Probable Starters Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Pts reb other March G 10 Josh White 5-10 167 so. 15.6 3.8 3.6 a/g 1 at Denver* 7 p.m. G 3 Collin Dennis 6-2 185 sr. 8.8 2.0 2.4 a/g 4 sun Belt Tourney First Round tBA G 5 adam McCoy 6-4 190 sr. 8.2 3.4 52.6 3fg% F 24 Kedrick Hogans 6-7 195 so. 6.4 3.8 61.9 fg% 8-10 Sun Belt Tournament% tBA F 4 George Odufuwa 6-8 240 so. 8.0 10.6 1.4 b/g

# Game at Ken Bahnsen Gym Houston Cougars Probable Starters % Games held in Hot Springs, Ark. Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Pts reb other * Game G 3 Desmond Wade 5-9 155 Fr. 11.0 1.5 6.0 a/g All times Central G 00 Kelvin Lewis 6-4 190 Jr. 16.5 4.5 2.0 s/g G 12 aubrey Coleman 6-4 200 Jr. 16.8 5.5 2.25 s/g F 41 Qa’rraan Calhoun 6-8 215 Jr. 8.8 4.8 1.75 b/g C 50 Marcus Cousin 6-11 250 sr. 14.8 10.0 56.8 fg% North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

Athletic Media Relations Jones Reaches Win 110 Player spotlight Mean Green head coach Johnny Jones George Odufuwa Eric Capper - Asst. AD/Media Relations reached his 110th win at North Texas earns today’s Player 940-565-2476 • [email protected] with the victory over Jackson State. Spotlight for a four- The eighth year head coach has led NT pack of impressive Stephen Howard - Asst. Director (MBB) to back-to-back 20-win seasons, and 940-369-8548 • 817-793-5199 (cell) rebounding perfor- took the Mean Green to the NCAA [email protected] mances. The sopho- Tournament in 2007 for the first time more has hauled in Media Information in 19 years. Only one other coach (Bill 11 or more boards in Blakeley, 1975-1982) reached 110 wins each of the last four Credentials at North Texas quicker than Jones. outings, including 13 Working press credentials can be requested against both Oklahoma State and Indiana by contacting Stephen Howard (940-369- Start Me Up State. Odufuwa leads the Sun Belt Con- 8548). Full-season and single-game passes After knocking off Jackson State on ference with an average of 10.6 rebounds will be mailed whenever possible. If not, Wednesday, the Mean Green has per game after a 12-rebound performance they will be left at the Will Call table located now started the season 4-1 for a third against Jackson State on Wednesday. at Gate C in the Super Pit. straight campaign. Before this three- year stretch, North Texas had only Inside the Game Player Interviews started 4-1 on only two occasions since All interviews with North Texas players • In Houston’s last outing, Marcus Cousin 1980. must be arranged through the Media Rela- scored 17 points and grabbed a game-high 11 tions Office. Please contact Stephen How- rebounds to lead Houston to a 110-57 win over ard. He Finally Missed Alcorn State on Nov. 18. The Cougars hit 50 Josh White’s run of 21 straight made percent of their 74 shots from the field, saw four Johnny Jones Interviews free throws finally came to an end in players reach double digits and had all but two All interviews with North Texas head the second half against Jackson State. players score at least two points. Kelvin Lewis coach Johnny Jones must be arranged The sophomore hadn’t missed a free led all players with 23 points, including four through the Media Relations Office. Please throw since the 5:32 mark of the first treys, while Desmond Wade posted 14 points contact Stephen Howard. half in the season opener against Cam- and fell just one shy of the first double- eron, a span of 178 minutes and 55 sec- double of his young career. Mean Green Media Luncheon onds. As a matter of fact, White has yet • Last time vs. Houston, NT had five players in During the basketball season, North Tex- to miss a free throw in three road con- as will conduct a weekly media luncheon double figures and 34 points from its bench, but tests this year. White is among the Sun every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in the Team was unable to overcome Houston in a 92-84 loss Meeting Room of the North Texas Athletic Belt leaders with an 88.9 percent clip at the Super Pit on Dec. 23, 2005. The Mean Green at 1301 S. Bonnie Brae St. from the stripe after he was 10-of-10 forced 24 Cougar turnovers, but 14 Houston from the stripe at Oklahoma State, and 3-pointers spoiled the day. Houston guard Oliver Post-Game Interviews iced the Sam Houston game with four Lafayette led all scorers with 25, while NT guard The Mean Green locker room is closed after free throws in the final 19 seconds. Kendrick Davis scored a team-hgh 20. home games. Coach Jones and requested • Houston and NT have a lengthy history to- players will be available for interviews in Welcome To George’s Jungle gether. The pair were members of the Lone Star, the media room in the Super Pit after a brief George Odufuwa has been the Mean Gulf Coast and Missouri Valley conferences to- cooling off period. Green’s muscle in the middle, post- gether. Houston holds the edge in the all-time ing double-figure rebounds in each of series 29-5 and has taken the last seven, al- Practice Coverage NT’s last four outings. The sophomore though the squads have only faced off six times North Texas basketball practice is open has at least 11 boards in the last four to the media. Practice times are usually since 1965. NT’s last win over Houston came on outings, including 13 rebound double- scheduled for 3:30-6 p.m. Players and Dec. 9, 1964, 60-48, in Denton. coaches are available for interviews fol- double performances at Oklahoma • NT is coming off an 84-82 win over Jackson lowing each practice, on a prearranged State and Sam Houston State. The State, but in 1990 North Texas toppled the Tigers basis through the athletic media relations Arizona State transfer is averaging 8.0 118-115 in one of the highest scoring games in NT office. points and leads the Sun Belt Confer- history. The Mean Green’s 118 points still ranks ence with 10.6 rebounds, which ties for fourth in school history in single game scoring. Quick Facts 26th in the nation. NT is 9-6 all-time on Nov. 29. Location: Denton, Texas Founded: 1890 Dom-Ination Tale of the Tape Enrollment: 34,268 Dominique Johnson has been a domi- Mean Green Cougars Nickname: Mean Green nant and consistent force for North 83.0...... PPG...... 80.5 Colors: Green and White Texas over the last three outings. The +5.4...... Margin...... +19.7 Home Arena: The Super Pit (10,500) junior has registered games of 16, 17 45.4...... FG%...... 44.5 Affiliation: Division I and 17 points, and is shooting 73.7 39.4...... 3PT%...... 35.7 Conference: Sun Belt 70.8...... FT%...... 69.2 percent from the floor in that span. A Head Coach: Johnny Jones (7th Year) +4.2...... Reb Margin...... +2.3 Record at North Texas: 110-101 threat from anywhere on the court, 14.2...... Asst. Avg...... 13.3 Overall Record: 125-117 Johnson is shooting 66.7 percent from 13.8...... TO Avg...... 9.3 Program All-Time Record: 976-1,138 beyond the arc and 84.2 percent from 4.8...... Steals Avg...... 9.5 the free throw line. 4.6...... Blocks Avg...... 3.8 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

Sun Belt Conference Opponents In Deep Trouble 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. He nailed Once again one of the deepest teams in four free throws in the final 1:11, and was West Division the nation, North Texas’ bench has out- in on the game-clinching defensive play Team Conf. overall scored its counterparts 164-79, average on the baseline. All three games between UALR 0 0 .000 4 0 1.000 of 17 points per game. Nine Mean Green Jackson State & NT have been decided by North Texas 0 0 .000 4 1 .750 players are averaging at least 10 minutes three points or less. In the end, a 36-21 edge Arkansas State 0 0 .000 3 1 .750 per game, and NT is in turn averaging 32.8 in bench scoring and a 40-14 advantage in ULM 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 points per game from its bench. free throws attempted secured the game UL-Lafayette 0 0 .000 1 3 .250 for NT. Denver 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 New Orleans 0 0 .000 0 4 .000 Show Stoppers North Texas picked up a pair of road wins Best In The West East Division at a couple of inhospitable venues last For the first time since joining the league Team Conf. overall week. One of the toughest places to play in 2000, North Texas was picked atop Florida Atlantic 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 in the Missouri Valley Conference, Indi- the West Division in the annual Sun Belt Florida Intl. 0 0 .000 3 3 .500 Middle Tennessee 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 ana State was 12-2 at the Hulman Center Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Coming off its Western Kentucky 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 last year. NT spoiled the Sycamore home second straight 20-win season, the Mean South Alabama 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 opener with an 80-69 win. Before Thurs- Green tied with UALR for the West’s top Troy 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 day night’s 76-71 win at Sam Houston spot with 76 points. The Trojans edged NT State, the last non-conference opponent to 6-4 in first place votes. Today in the sun Belt beat the Bearkats in Bernard Johnson Coli- Nov. 29 seum was Texas A&M in Dec. of 1998. The Eighty Or Bust Arkansas State at Ball State...... 1 p.m. 45-game streak was the second longest in North Texas, which ranked second in the ULM at Louisiana ...... 1 p.m. Troy at Northwestern State...... 4:30 p.m. the nation behind only Duke’s 58-straight Sun Belt with 76.9 points per game in 2007- Denver at Wyoming...... 5 p.m. non-conference home wins. 08, is a stout 57-15 under Johnny Jones FIU at No. 11 UCLA...... 6:30 p.m. when scoring at least 80 points. Loyola Marymount at UALR...... 7 p.m. North Texas’ Last Outing Southern at New Orleans...... 7 p.m. Collin Dennis hit a pair of free throws in White & Dennis Well Decorated North Texas at Houston...... 8 p.m. the final 33 seconds to fend off a feisty Josh White and Collin Dennis were the North Texas SBC Rankings Jackson State squad, 84-82, at the Super Pit toast of the Sun Belt following a stand- (As of Nov. 25, 2008) on Wednesday night. NT led by as many out 2007-08 season. White was named the Stat Nt rank leader as 12 in the first half, but the Tigers rallied league’s Freshman of the Year and Dennis Scoring Off...... 82.8...... 1...... NT (82.8) to make a game out of it down the stretch. the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, and Scoring Def...... 76.5...... 11...... ASU (52.7) Dominique Johnson’s 17 points paced the both earned second team All-SBC honors. Scoring Margin...... +6.2...... 4...... ASU (+12.3) Free Throw Pct...... 69.7...... 5...... DU (75.0) Mean Green, who opens the year at 4-1 for Heading into this year, White earned first FG Pct...... 44.4...... 6...... MTSU (47.8) a third straight season. George Odufuwa team and Dennis earned second team hon- FG Pct. Def...... 40.3...... 3...... ASU (35.4) hauled in a game-high 12 boards, which ors in the annual preseason All-Sun Belt 3-FG Pct...... 39.0...... 1...... NT (39.0) gives him four straight games with double- squads. White and Dennis averaged 13.9 3-FG Pct. Def...... 39.5...... 11...... ASU (21.2) figure rebounds. Dennis was electric in tal- and 13.6 points per game respectively, and Rebound Off...... 43.5...... 2...... USA (45.0) Rebound Def...... 37.5...... 10...... DU (28.0) lying 15 points, a season high for the senior. both finished in the top 10 in school his- Reb. Margin...... +6.0...... 3...... USA (+11.0) He connected on 5-of-9 from the field and tory in 3-point percentage last season. Blocked Shots...... 4.75...... T2...... USA (5.25) Assists...... 13.0...... 4...... MTSU (17.5) Steals...... 5.0...... 9...... UALR (9.0) North Texas Roster TO Margin...... -1.5...... 9...... MTSU (+7.0) A/TO Ratio...... 0.98...... 4...... MTSU (1.46) No Name Pos HT WT Yr Hometown (Last School) Off. Rebounds...... 14.25...... 4...... ULM (16.0) 1 Dominique Johnson G 5-10 150 Jr. Kansas City, MO (Arkansas-Fort Smith) Def. Rebounds...... 29.25...... 2...... USA (30.25) 3 Collin Dennis G 6-2 185 Sr. North Richland Hills, TX (South Florida) 3-FG’s Made...... 7.50...... 2...... Troy (10.0) 4 George Odufuwa F 6-8 240 So. , TX (Arizona State) 5 Adam McCoy G 6-4 190 Sr. Dallas, TX (Mesa CC) Individual SBC Rankings 10 Josh White G 5-10 167 so. Baton Rouge, LA (Christian Life Academy) 11 Antwone Matlock G 6-1 185 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Trinidad State) (As of Nov. 25, 2008) 14 Tristan Thompson G 6-5 185 So. Angleton, TX (Brewster Academy) NT Player stat Number rank 15 Ben Knox C 6-10 215 Fr. Arlington, TX (Grace Prep Academy) White FT% 94.7 3 20 Collin Mangrum G 6-5 195 So. Howe, TX (Howe HS) PPG 17.5 5 21 Harold Stewart F 6-8 185 Sr. Fort Worth, TX (Crowley HS) D-Rebound 4.25 10 24 Kedrick Hogans F 6-7 195 So. New Orleans, LA (Karr HS) 3FGM 2.0 t10 25 Eric Tramiel F 6-7 225 Jr. Shreveport, LA (Paris JC) Odufuwa rebound 9.5 1 34 Justin Howerton C 6-10 240 Sr. Howe, TX (Howe HS) O-Rebound 2.75 6 Nathaniel Ward # G 6-4 187 So. Waco, Texas (Connally HS) 1.50 7 D-Rebound 6.75 1 Cameron Spencer * F 6-8 274 Jr. Orange, TX (Southern Methodist) Tramiel FG% 72.2 3 * Will sit out the 2008-09 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Block 1.75 6 # Eligible for practice only. Johnson FT% 90.5 7 McCoy 3FG% 61.5 3 HEAD COACH: Johnny Jones (8th season) 3FGM 2.0 t10 ASSISTANT COACHES: Shawn Forrest, Bill Foy, Charlie Leonard Hogans o-Rebound 2.50 t9 TRAINER: Brad Anderson Blocks 1.25 10 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

North Texas vs the NCAA Mid-Major Top 25 Downtown Train (Final 2007-08) The Mean Green garnered 10 votes in North Texas shattered just about every Category rank stat leader stat this week’s edition of the Mid-Major Top 3-point record in the book last year, and Scoring 41 76.8 vMI 91.6 25 poll from CollegeInsider.com. North looks poised to do the same in 2008-09. Margin 66 +6.8 Kansas +20.0 Texas appeared in “Others Receiving The Mean Green landed 39.8 percent of its FG% Def 99 42.2 Georgetown 36.3 Votes” for the second time this year. attempts from downtown last year, which 3-FG % 26 39.3 IUPUI 42.6 NT opened the year with 26 votes, but shattered a 15-year old school record and FT % 71 72.3 Cornell 78.8 dropped from the rankings despite a 21- ranked NT 12th in the nation. Josh White Reb. Margin 17 +6.6 N. Carolina +12.0 point win in the season opener against broke the program’s single season 3-point Cameron. percentage mark with a clip of 45.8 per- NT In Top 100 Individual stats cent, and Collin Dennis tied for ninth (Final 2007-08) Deadly From Downtown with 42.1 percent. NT Player stat Number rank One of the all-time great three-point J. White FT % 84.8 57 shooting programs, North Texas has Williams Joins The Staff As Manager Q. Williams rebound 7.9 83 now hit a three-pointer in each game Former NT forward Quincy Williams is dating back to the 1987-88 season - a one of the winningest players in school span of 575 games. history, and now he brings that experi- ence to the managerial staff. Williams is Jones Climbing The Charts only the third Mean Green player ever to North Texas head coach Johnny Jones be a part of four consecutive seasons of is in third place on the all-time wins .500 or better, and the first since the 1950- Sun Belt preseason all- list with 110. Jones entered the 2006-07 54 campaigns (Calvin Axtell and Bervin conference teams season fifth on the career wins list, but Hooper from 1950-54). The Mean Green moved past John Reid and Jimmy Gales. was 53-32 (62.4 percent) with Williams in First Team It was Gales that was on the bench when the starting lineup, and he ended his ca- Carlos Monroe, Florida Atlantic North Texas made its only other NCAA reer ranked second in career blocks, ninth Russell Hicks, Florida International Tournament appearance in 1988, win- in rebounding and 25th in scoring. Desmond Yates, Middle Tennessee ning 84 games in his seven years at the Josh White, North Texas Brandon Davis, South Alabama school. Heart Of Glass In what is becoming an annual occur- Second Team Mean Green 20/20 rence, the Mean Green once again took the Tony Hooper, ULM North Texas finished last season with crown as the Sun Belt’s top rebounding Kevin Kanaskie, Middle Tennessee a 20-11 mark, giving the program back- team in2007-08. For the second straight Collin Dennis, North Texas to-back 20-win seasons for the first time year North Texas finished the regular Domonic Tilford, South Alabama since 1976-77 and 1977-78. NT is one of season tops in the conference in overall Jeremy Evans, Western Kentucky only three teams in the Sun Belt (South rebounding, rebounding margin, as well Third Team Alabama & Western Kentucky) and four as offensive and defensive boards. Steven Moore, UALR in the state of Texas (Texas, Texas A&M Paul Graham III, Florida Atlantic and Sam Houston State) to win at least NT in the SBC Rebounding Ranks Chris Gradnigo, Louisiana-Lafayette 20 games in each of the last two years. Year Reb Margin Off. Def. Kyndall Dykes, New Orleans The Mean Green had won a total of 20 2007-08 1 1 1 1 A.J. Slaughter, Western Kentucky games in the four years prior to Johnny 2006-07 1 1 1 1 Jones arrival at North Texas. 2005-06 4 1 2 5 2004-05 1 5 2 2 2003-04 3 1 2 1 Sun Belt Preseason Coaches’ Poll Mean Green Radio & TV East Division Every North Texas game will be carried on the Mean Green 1. Middle Tennessee...... 76 (11) Radio Network. NT graduate and 1310 The Ticket (KTCK-AM) The 2. South Alabama...... 60 (2) personality George Dunham will handle the play-by-play du- 3. Western Kentucky...... 52 ties, with Deputy Athletic Director Hank Dickenson providing 4. Florida Atlantic...... 8 MGRN analysis. All MGRN broadcasts can be heard in Denton on 88.1 5. Florida International...... 33 Mean Green 6. Troy...... 14 KNTU-FM, in the DFW area on 100.7 KWRD-FM and in Tyler/ Longview on 100.7 KPXI-FM. Radio Network West Division 1. UALR...... 76 (6) Each week you can watch the Mean Green Insider on Fox 1. North Texas...... 76 (4) College Sports Central, NTTV and on-demand at Mean- 3. Louisiana-Lafayette...... 75 (3) GreenSports.com. The 30-minute show will feature North 4. Arkansas State...... 43 Texas head coach Johnny Jones along with special features 5. ULM...... 39 on Mean Green players. The Mean Green Insider can be 6. Denver...... 35 seen Fox College Sports Central on Fridays at 6 p.m., on 7. New Orleans...... 20 NTTV, channel 22 in Denton every Wednesday. North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

North Texas’ Record When Forrest Among The Trees 91st Season Overall...... 4-1 North Texas’ newest coach, Shawn For- North Texas is playing its 91st season Home...... 2-0 rest, comes to Denton with a decade of of basketball, compiling an all-time Road ...... 2-1 Neutral...... 0-0 experience at the Division I level, in- record of 976-1,138. North Texas State Leading at half...... 4-0 cluding the past six years at Arkansas Normal College, as the school was Trailing at half...... 0-1 State. In his six seasons with the Red known in 1917, played its first basket- Tied at half...... 0-0 Overtime...... 0-0 Wolves, Forrest was heavily involved ball game on January 17 in a 25-23 loss Last minute lead change...... 1-0 in recruiting and academics. at home to SMU. Since then, North One-point games...... 0-0 Texas has hauled in 16 conference titles Outshoots Opponent...... 4-0 Packing The Pit (14 regular season and two tournament Outshot by Opponent...... 0-1 More rebounds...... 2-1 With an average of 3,187 last season, championships) and three postseason Less Rebounds...... 2-0 North Texas finished the regular sea- appearances. More offensive boards...... 1-1 son with its best attendance season Less offensive boards...... 3-0 since the 1988-89 campaign (3,406). More turnovers...... 4-1 Less turnovers...... 0-0 The Mean Green closed the slate with Player(s) foul out...... 1-1 a crowd of 5,237 for Arkansas State, Opponent(s) foul out...... 1-1 and the Oklahoma State crowd of 6,793 Has technical foul...... 0-0 Opponent technical foul...... 0-0 ranked as the eighth best in school his- Scores: tory, and the most in the Super Pit since 59 and under...... 0-0 1980. 60-69 ...... 0-0 70-79 ...... 1-0 80-89 ...... 3-1 90-99 ...... 0-0 Starting Lineups & Records 100+ ...... 0-0 Game 1 2 3 4 5 Result Opponent Scores: Cameron...... Johnson...... White...... Thompson...... Odufuwa...... Howerton...... W 87-66 59 and under...... 0-0 Oklahoma State...... Johnson...... White...... Thompson...... Odufuwa...... Howerton...... L 88-100 60-69 ...... 2-0 Sam Houston State...... White...... Dennis...... McCoy...... Hogans...... Odufuwa...... W 76-71 70-79 ...... 1-0 Indiana State...... White...... Dennis...... McCoy...... Hogans...... Odufuwa...... W 80-69 80-89 ...... 1-0 Jackson State...... White...... Dennis...... McCoy...... Hogans...... Odufuwa...... W 84-82 90-99 ...... 0-0 Houston...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 100+ ...... 0-1 Sam Houston State...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Shoots: New Mexico State...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Under 35%...... 0-1 Houston Baptist...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 35-39%...... 0-0 Louisiana-Lafayette...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 40-44%...... 1-0 New Orleans...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 45-49%...... 1-0 UT Arlington...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 50%+ ...... 2-0 Middle Tennessee...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Opponent Shoots: Arkansas...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Under 35%...... 1-0 UALR...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 35-39%...... 1-0 Arkansas State...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 40-44%...... 1-1 Denver...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 45-49%...... 1-0 Florida Atlantic...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 50%+ ...... 0-0 Florida International.... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Free Throws: Troy...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Under 60%...... 1-0 Western Kentucky...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 60-69%...... 1-0 South Alabama...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 70-79%...... 1-1 Louisiana-Lafayette...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 80+% ...... 1-0 New Orleans...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Opponent Free Throws: Middle Tennessee...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Under 60%...... 1-0 ULM...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 60-69%...... 0-0 UALR...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 70-79%...... 1-0 Arkansas State...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - 80+% ...... 2-1 Denver...... -...... -...... -...... -...... -...... - Attempts: Under 50 FGA...... 2-0 50-59 FGA...... 0-0 60-69 FGA...... 2-0 Mean Green Milestone Games 70+ FGA...... 0-1 Double Figure Points 20-Point Games Double Figure Rebounds Season Streaks White...... 4 White...... 1 Odufuwa...... 4 Longest Win Streak...... 3 Johnson...... 3 Hogans...... 1 Longest Losing Streak...... 1 Dennis...... 2 Current Streak...... W 3 McCoy...... 2 Three Or More Blocks Last 10...... 4-1 Odufuwa...... 2 Odufuwa...... 2 Five Or More Assists Largest Lead...... 26 vs. Cameron Largest Deficit...... 20 vs. Oklahoma State Thompson...... 2 Hogans...... 1 Johnson...... 1 Largest Unanswered Streak...... 13-0 Howerton...... 1 Tramiel...... 1 White...... 1 vs. Cameron Tramiel...... 1 Opp. Largest Unanswered Streak...... 8-0 at Oklahoma State Five Or More Steals vs. Jackson State Double-Doubles Odufuwa...... 2 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

The Last Time A Mean Green Player ... North Texas Records Watch

Had 30 or more points Three Point Percentage/Season 34 - Collin Dennis vs. Troy, 2/16/08 1...... 53.8...... Dominique Johnson.... 2008-09 Had 15 or more rebounds 2...... 52.6...... Adam McCoy...... 2008-09 15 - Quincy Williams vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 2/28/08 3...... 45.3...... George King...... 1995-96 Had 10 or more assists 4...... 44.7...... Josh White...... 2007-08 13 - Terence White vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi, 2/02/00 5...... 44.4...... Brandon Gilbert...... 1999-00 Had 5 or more blocks ...... 44.4...... George King...... 1993-94 5 - Jeffrey Simpson vs. UALR, 3/03/06 7...... 44.0...... Collin Dennis...... 2007-08 Had 5 or more steals 8...... 43.8...... Dez Willingham...... 2007-08 5 - Rich Young vs. Rice, 11/18/06 9...... 43.4...... Jerome Rogers...... 2001-02 Made 90% or more FGA (min 5 att) 10...... 42.7...... Isaac Hines...... 2005-06 1.000 - Adam McCoy vs. Arkansas State (8-8), 3/05/08 11...... 42.3...... Eric Jackson...... 1992-93 Made 80% or more FGA (min 5 att) 12...... 42.1...... Charles Washington...... 1997-98 .800 - Tristan Thompson vs. Jackson State (4-5), 11/26/08 Made 70% or more FGA (min 5 att) .780 - Dominique Johnson vs. Sam Houston (7-9), 11/20/08 Field Goal Percentage/Season .750 - George Odufuwa vs. Sam Houston (6-8), 11/20/08) 1...... 77.8...... Eric Tramiel...... 2008-09 Made 100% FTA (min 5 att) 2...... 62.8...... Lowell Myrie...... 1990-91 1.000 - Dominique Johnson (9-9) vs. Indiana State, 11/23/08 3...... 62.2...... Will Smith...... 2003-04 1.000 - Eric Tramiel (6-6) vs. Eric Tramiel, 11/23/08 4...... 61.9...... Kedrick Hogans...... 2008-09 Made 90% or more FTA (min 5 att) 5...... 61.8...... John Horrocks...... 1982-83 .900 - Josh White vs. New Mexico State (9-10), 12/1/07 6...... 61.4...... Justin Barnett...... 2004-05 Made 8 or more 3PT’s 7...... 60.6...... Keenan DeBose...... 1985-86 8 - Joe Ervin vs. Arkansas, 12/30/98 8...... 59.6...... Terry Bailey...... 1975-76 Had a double-double (pts/rbs) 9...... 59.5...... Shawnson Johnson...... 2003-04 George Odufuwa vs. Sam Houston (15 pts / 11 reb), 11/20/08 10...... 59.0...... Will Smith...... 2002-03 Had a double-double (pts/asst) 11...... 57.6...... Quincy Williams...... 2006-07 Terence White vs. Texas A&M-CC (15 pts /13 asst), 12/2/00 12...... 56.9...... Jeffrey Simpson...... 2004-05 Had a triple-double (pts/rbs/asst) Jesse Ratliff vs. Sam Houston St. (20pts/16reb/10asst), 2/18/93 Three Point Percentage Team/Season The Last Time A Mean Green Team ... 1...... 39.8...... 2007-08 2...... 39.5...... 1992-93 Scored 100 or more points 3...... 39.4...... 1989-90 105 - vs. Hartford, 12/8/07 ...... 39.4...... 2008-09 Allowed 100 or more points 4...... 39.1...... 1988-89 100 - vs. Oklahoma State, 11/17/08 5...... 38.9...... 1986-87 Scored 50 or fewer points 47 - vs. Sam Houston State, 11/23/96 Held an opponent under 50 points 40 - vs. ULM, 2/20/08 Won an overtime game 77-71 - vs. UL-Monroe, 3/04/07 Had 50 or more rebounds 57 - vs. Oklahoma State, 11/17/08 Had 20 or more assists 21 - vs. Troy, 2/01/07 Had 10 or more steals 10 - vs. Middle Tennessee, 1/27/08 Had 5 or more blocks 8 - vs. Sam Houston, 11/20/08 Five or more players in double-figures 5 - vs. ULM, 1/07/08 Made 60% or higher FGs .633 - vs. Southern (31-49), 12/17/07 Made 50% or higher 3pt FGs .667 - vs. Arkansas State (8-12), 3/05/08 Made 90% or higher FTs .909 - vs. South Alabama (20-22), 2/26/05 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

Johnny Jones head coach

Age: 47 Alma Mater: Louisiana State (‘85) Record: 110-101 (8th Season) Overall Record: 125-117 (8th season) Previous Job: Alabama Asst. Coach (2000-01) Playing Experience: LSU (1980-84) Hometown: DeRidder, Louisiana DeRidder High School (1976-80)

Jones Coaching Experience Year school Position 2001-Cur. North Texas head Coach 2000-01 alabama asst. Coach 1999-00 Memphis Interim Head Coach 1997-99 Memphis assoc. Head Coach 1994-97 lsu assoc. Head Coach 1984-94 lsu asst. Coach 1987-88 lsu admin. Asst.

Jones Year-by-Year Year overall Conf. finish 2001-02 15-14 8-7 4th-West 2002-03 7-21 2-13 6th-West 2003-04 13-15 8-7 3rd West 2004-05 14-14 6-9 t4th-West 2005-06 14-14 6-9 t4th-West 2006-07 23-11 10-8 3rd West* 2007-08 20-11 10-8 3rd West 2008-09 4-1 0-0 Totals 110-101 50-61 * Sun Belt Tournament Champion

North Texas Career Coaching Wins Coach Wins seasons Pete Shands...... 217...... 22 Bill Blakeley...... 134...... 8 Johnny Jones...... 110...... 8th Jimmy Gales...... 84...... 7

• April 16, 2001 - Jones named 16th head coach • Feb. 26, 2003 - Jones picks up his 50th career March 16, 2007 - North Texas plays in its first NCAA in North Texas history, taking over for Vic Trilli who victory with an 84-81 overtime victory over 2004 Tournament game since 1988, falling to Memphis compiled a 20-87 record in four years. Sun Belt Conference Tournament runner-up New 73-58 in the opening round. • Nov. 16, 2001 - Jones won his first game as head Orleans. Nov. 11, 2007 - In front of the largest Super Pit crowd coach at North Texas, defeating Southwest Missouri • Nov. 9, 2005 - Jones and his staff signed four since 1980 (6,793), Jones and the Mean Green State 79-77 at the Super Pit. players on the first day of the early signing period knocked off Oklahoma State 82-73. • March 1, 2002 - Jones and the Mean Green defeat- and, including Arizona State transfer Keith Wooden, Dec. 1, 2007 - Down 21 points at New Mexico State ed Florida International in the Sun Belt Conference had the 29th ranked class in the nation for the early with 14:20 remaining, Jones and the Mean Green Tournament. The game marked NT’s first ever victory signing period according to Hoop Scoop. engineer the biggest comeback in school history. NT in the SBC Tournament and its first in any conference • Nov. 18, 2005 - Jones won his 50th game at North beat the Aggies 75-72 in regulation. tournament since the 1995-96 season. Texas with the victory over Hardin-Simmons in the Feb. 2, 2008 - Jones records his 100th win at North • March 2, 2002 - North Texas ended the season with season opener. Texas with a 60-57 victory over Florida International. a 15-14 record to give the Mean Green its first win- • Nov. 12, 2006 - In what is being referred to as Only Bill Blakeley reached the milestone faster at ning season in six years. NT posted the nation’s third his signature win, Jones’ Mean Green toppled NIT NT. best one season improvement in winning percentage participant Charlotte 90-72 on the road. Feb. 20, 2008 - North Texas records one of the most for 2000-01 to 2001-02. Dec. 19, 2006 - Jones leads the Mean Green to lopsided road victories in school history in a 72-40 • Dec. 7, 2002 - Jones led the Mean Green to a another program first - its first win over Western drubbing of Louisiana at Monroe. It is the largest victory over Winthrop at the Brother’s Air and Heat Kentucky in eight tries. margin of defeat in Fant-Ewing Coliseum history, Championship game, giving North Texas its first reg- Feb. 15, 2007 - Jones scores his 80th victory at North and the least amount of points by an NT opponent ular-season tournament title in more than 20 years. Texas, passing John Reid for fourth all-time. since 1994. • Dec. 6, 2003 - North Texas picked up its biggest March 6, 2007 - Jones gives NT its first-ever Sun March 5, 2008 - A win over Arkansas State in the Sun margin of victory in school history in a 109-49 win Belt Conference title with an 83-75 win over Arkan- Belt Conference opening round secures a second over Hardin-Simmons. sas State. straight 20-win season for the Mean Green. North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 1 Dominique johnson

5-10 • 150 • Jr. • G • TR • Kansas City, Mo. (Arkansas-Fort Smith)

Averaging 16.7 ppg on 73.7% shooting over last three Career Highs games ... 9-of-9 free throw performance versus Indi- Points: 17, last vs. JSU (11/26/08) ana State ... Poured in 9 points and 5 assists in first NT FG Made: 7 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) outing ... Was named to the second-team All-Bi-State 3-FG Made: 3 vs. JSU (11/26/08) Conference for Arkansas-Fort Smith last season ... A FT Made: 9 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) scoring and passing threat, Johnson tallied 9.4 points Assists: 5 vs. Cameron (11/14/08) and 5.1 assists per game ... Johnson knocked down 39.4 percent of his 3-point attempts and 45.5 percent over- Rebounds: 4 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) all ... Powered the Lions to a 28-4North record Texas in 2007-08 Individual ... Game-by-GameSteals: 2 vs. (as Cameron of Nov (11/14/08) 27, 2008) Was a 73.9 percent free throw shooter and added 3.4 Blocks:All games - rebounds and 1.0 steals per game for the Lions. Minutes: 29 vs. OSU (11/17/08) #01 Johnson, Dominique

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 * 27 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.0 20520 2 9 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 * 29 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 7-8 . 8 7 5 1 1 2 2.5 1 0 3 1 0 0 7 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 24 7-9 . 7 7 8 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 3.0 20230 116 at Indiana State 11-23-08 20 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-2 1.000 9-9 1.000 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 20 4-5 . 8 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 0 1 1 2.0 10010 017 Totals 2 120 17-30 . 5 6 7 7-13 . 5 3 8 25-29 . 8 6 2 2 8 10 2.0 6 0 12 7 0 5 66

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Minutes/game: 24.0 Assists/game: 2.4 Points/game: 13.2 Turnovers/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 56.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.7 3FG Pct: 53.8 Steals/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 86.2 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 3 collin dennis

6-2 • 185 • Sr. • G • 1L • North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland HS)

Breakout game vs. Jackson State featured 15 points on Career Highs 5-of-9 shooting ... Preseason Second-Team All-Sun Belt Points: 34 vs Troy (2/16/08) Conference ... Named the Sun Belt Conference New- FG Made: 12 vs Troy (2/16/08) comer of the Year, making him just the third player in 3-FG Made: 6 vs ASU (2/23/08) school history to earn such an award ... Was selected FT Made: 12 vs ASU (1/10/08) to the second-team all-conference as well ... Ranked Assists: 5 vs Troy (1/3/08) second on the team with 13.6 points per game aver- age, falling just six points shy of the 400-point plateau Rebounds: 7 vs ASU (1/10/08) which only 36 players in school history haveNorth reached Texas Individual ... Steals: Game-by-Game 3, (as last of vs Nov FIU 27, (2/2/08) 2008) Earned two Sun Belt Player of the Week awards ... Fin- Blocks: All games 2 vs ULM (1/7/08) ished the season with a 42.1 three-point percentage. Minutes: 36 vs UNO (3/1/08) #03 Dennis, Collin

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 11 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 20310 2 7 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 21 2-11 . 1 8 2 1-4 . 2 5 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 3 4 2.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 * 27 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.3 20310 0 3 at Indiana State 11-23-08 * 25 2-10 . 2 0 0 2-7 . 2 8 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 2.3 5 1 3 2 0 2 9 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 * 21 5-9 . 5 5 6 1-3 . 3 3 3 4-6 . 6 6 7 0 1 1 2.0 40220 015 Totals 3 105 12-42 . 2 8 6 7-20 . 3 5 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 1 9 10 2.0 16 1 12 7 0 4 44

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Minutes/game: 21.0 Assists/game: 2.4 Points/game: 8.8 Turnovers/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 28.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.7 3FG Pct: 35.0 Steals/game: 0.8 FT Pct: 72.2 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 4 George Odufuwa

6-8 • 240 • So. • F • TR • Dallas, Texas (Arizona State)

Riding streak of four-straight double-digit rebound Career Highs performances ... Posted back-to-back double-doubles Points: 15 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) against Oklahoma State and Sam Houston ... Sent back FG Made: 6 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) 3 shots in the season opening win over Cameron and 3-FG Made: - versus the Bearkats ... Shot 50.0 percent from the floor FT Made: 3, last vs. JSU (11/26/08) in 13 appearances for the Arizona State as a freshman Assists: 4 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) ... Averaged 4.8 minutes per game, tallying 10 rebounds on the year ... Scored in five games against some of the Rebounds: 13 vs. OSU (11/17/08) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) country’s top competition, including Washington State, Steals: 1, last vs. JSU (11/26/08) California, Stanford and Minnesota ... Had three blocks Blocks: All games 4 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) and a pair of steals despite limited action. Minutes: 33 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) #04 Odufuwa, George

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 * 24 3-6 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 4.0 20143 0 6 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 * 24 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 7 6 13 8.5 3 0 0 3 0 1 10 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 * 32 6-8 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0 11 11 9.3 30433 015 at Indiana State 11-23-08 * 32 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 6 7 13 10.3 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 * 29 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 2 10 12 10.6 30111 1 5 Totals 5 141 16-33 . 4 8 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-15 . 5 3 3 15 38 53 10.6 15 0 7 13 7 3 40

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 10.6 Minutes/game: 28.2 Assists/game: 1.4 Points/game: 8.0 Turnovers/game: 2.6 FG Pct: 48.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 FT Pct: 53.3 Steals/game: 0.6 Blocks/game: 1.4 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 5 Adam McCoy

6-4 • 190 • Sr. • G • 1L • Dallas, Texas (Mesa CC)

Ranks among the Sun Belt’s best with 52.6 three-point Career Highs percentage ... Career high 26 minutes versus Jackson Points: 21 vs ASU (3/5/08) State ... Earned his first career start in Sam Houston win FG Made: 8 vs ASU (3/5/08) ... Came into his own toward the end of the 2007-08 sea- 3-FG Made: 5 vs ASU (3/5/08) son, posting a game-high 21 points in the regular-sea- FT Made: 3 vs ULL (2/28/08) son finale win over Arkansas State ... His 8-of-8 shoot- Assists: 4, last vs. SHSU (11/20/08) ing performance against the Indians was the best by a North Texas player since David Miller’s 10-of-10 outing Rebounds: 6, last vs. JSU (11/26/08) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) versus Sam Houston in 1995 ... Unstoppable over the Steals: 3 vs Cameron (11/10/07) All games last four games of the season, McCoy shot 48.1 percent Blocks: 1, last vs Southern (12/17/08) from the floor, including 47.1 percent from downtown. Minutes: 26 vs. JSU (11/26/08) #05 McCoy, Adam

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 15 4-7 . 5 7 1 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.0 20030 011 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 12 3-5 . 6 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 4 5 4.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 * 8 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 20400 0 3 at Indiana State 11-23-08 * 15 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 2.8 1 0 2 1 0 0 6 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 * 26 4-12 . 3 3 3 2-5 . 4 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 3 6 3.4 10040 012 Totals 3 76 14-33 . 4 2 4 10-19 . 5 2 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 12 17 3.4 7 0 6 8 0 1 41

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 3.4 Minutes/game: 15.2 Assists/game: 1.2 Points/game: 8.2 Turnovers/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 42.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 3FG Pct: 52.6 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 75.0 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 10 Josh White

5-10 • 167 • So. • G • 1L • Baton Rouge, La. (Christian Life Academy)

Streak of 21 straight free throws ended vs. Jackson Career Highs State, spanning nearly 4 games ... Ranks among Sun Points: 28 vs Texas (12/5/07) Belt’s top 10 in FT%, PPG and 3-FGM ... Averaging FG Made: 8, last vs Texas (12/5/07) 25.3 ppg vs. three career Big XII opponents ... Leads 3-FG Made: 6 vs Texas (12/5/07) the Mean Green with an average of 15.6 points per FT Made: 11 vs Arkansas State (2/23/08) game ... Averaging 3.6 assists per game ... Named to Assists: 7 vs. JSU (11/26/08) the Freshman Mid-Major All-America team by Col- legeInsider.com, as well as CollegeHoops.net Second Rebounds: 8 vs Okla. State (11/17/08) Team Mid-Major All-Freshman squadNorth ... Selected Texas Individualthe Steals: Game-by-Game 3 (asvs Okla. of Nov State 27, (11/14/07)2008) Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year ... Also Blocks:All games - earned second-team All-Sun Belt honors. Minutes: 39, last vs Denver (2/14/08) #10 White, Josh

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 * 31 5-8 . 6 2 5 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 10300 012 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 * 38 6-20 . 3 0 0 1-6 . 1 6 7 10-10 1.000 2 6 8 4.5 0 0 3 1 0 2 23 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 * 34 5-11 . 4 5 5 2-4 . 5 0 0 7-7 1.000 0 3 3 4.0 30350 219 at Indiana State 11-23-08 * 37 6-14 . 4 2 9 4-8 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 4.3 0 0 2 1 0 0 16 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 * 38 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-2 . 0 0 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 3.8 20710 1 8 Totals 5 178 23-56 . 4 1 1 8-23 . 3 4 8 24-27 . 8 8 9 2 17 19 3.8 6 0 18 8 0 5 78

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Minutes/game: 35.6 Assists/game: 3.6 Points/game: 15.6 Turnovers/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 41.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3 3FG Pct: 34.8 Steals/game: 1.0 FT Pct: 88.9 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 11 Antwone Matlock

6-1 • 185 • Jr. • G • TR • Dallas, Texas (Trinidad State)

Saw first action in a Mean Green uniform versus Career Highs Cameron, landing a layup on 1-of-2 shooting ... Points: 2 vs. Cameron (11/14/08) Joins the Mean Green as a walk-on after a stand- FG Made: 1 vs. Cameron (11/14/08) out career at Carrollton Ranchview and a two-year 3-FG Made: - stint at Trinidad State in Colorado ... Was named FT Made: - all-district, all-region and all-state at Ranchview Assists: - after leading his squad to the 2006 state title game ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude, and was named Rebounds: - North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) to the academic honor roll ... Son of Deana Lane ... Steals: - All games Born Sept. 27, 1987 in Hubbard, Texas. Blocks: - Minutes: 2 vs. Cameron (11/14/08) #11 Matlock, Antwone

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 10000 0 2 Totals 0 2 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 2.0 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 50.0 3FG Pct: 0.0 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 14 Tristan Thompson

6-5 • 185 • So. • G • 1L • Angleton, Texas (Brewster Academy)

Started season opener vs. Cameron and notched Career Highs a team-high 13 points ... Averaged 6.4 points per Points: 18 vs Hartford (12/8/07) game as a freshman, which ranks third among all FG Made: 6 vs Cameron (11/10/07) returners ... North Texas was 7-5 in games started 3-FG Made: 2, last vs WKU (3/9/08) by Thompson, including the season opener and the FT Made: 8 vs Hartford (12/8/07) win over Oklahoma State ... Reached double-figures Assists: 4 vs Troy (1/3/08) seven times ... Posted a season-best 18 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the win over Hartford ... Tallied Rebounds: 8, last vs NMSU (12/1/07) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) back-to-back double-digit outings against Florida Steals: 3 vs Centenary (12/20/07) All games International and Western Kentucky where he was a Blocks: 1 vs USA (1/31/08) combined 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. Minutes: 31 vs UTA (11/21/07) #14 Thompson, Tristan

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 * 24 5-12 . 4 1 7 0-3 . 0 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 2 4 6 6.0 20310 113 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 * 19 2-9 . 2 2 2 1-4 . 2 5 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 2 5 7 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 25 2-6 . 3 3 3 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 0 2 2 5.0 10110 0 7 at Indiana State 11-23-08 23 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 5 5 5.0 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 15 3-5 . 6 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 0 1 1 4.2 20110 011 Totals 2 106 14-40 . 3 5 0 3-14 . 2 1 4 13-21 . 6 1 9 4 17 21 4.2 6 0 6 6 0 1 44

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 4.2 Minutes/game: 21.2 Assists/game: 1.2 Points/game: 8.8 Turnovers/game: 1.2 FG Pct: 35.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 3FG Pct: 21.4 Steals/game: 0.2 FT Pct: 61.9 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 15 Ben Knox

6-10 • 210 • Fr. • C • HS • Arlington, Texas (Grace Prep Academy)

Expected to redshirt the 2008-09 season ... Was a TAPPS Career Highs Second-Team All-State selection as a senior ... Guided Points: - Grace Prep to the TAPPS state title game in each of the FG Made: - last two seasons ... Ranked as the No. 62 recruit in the 3-FG Made: - state by TexasHoops.com ... Listed as No. 354 among the FT Made: - top 1,000 players in the country by HoopScoopOnline. Assists: - com ... Averaged 10 points, nine rebounds and three blocks per game in 2007-08 ... Had the Lions ranked fifth Rebounds: - in state among private schools after shooting 60 percent Steals: - from the floor and averaging 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks Blocks: - per game as a junior. Minutes: - North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 20 Collin Mangrum

6-4 • 185 • So. • G • 1L • Howe, Texas (Howe HS)

Sat out 2007-08 season to recover from injuries ... In Career Highs 2006-07, Mangrum was a key contributor to the pro- Points: 9 vs Jarvis Christian (12/22/06) gram’s first-ever Sun Belt Championship ... Led the FG Made: 2, last vs Jarvis (12/22/06) team with an 83.3 free throw percentage (10-12) ... 3-FG Made: 2 vs Nebraska (11/29/06) Earned time in 21 games, including four with dou- FT Made: 4, last vs Jarvis (12/22/06) ble-digit minutes ... Logged five key minutes in SBC Assists: 1, last vs Troy (2/1/07) Tourney semifinal win over MTSU, posting a and a rebound ... Posted first pair of three pointers Rebounds: 4 vs Jarvis Christian (12/22/06) along with three rebounds against Big XII opponent Steals: 2 vs Cameron (11/10/06) Nebraska ... Break out game vs. Jarvis featured nine Blocks: 1, last vs FIU (2/18/07) points and four rebounds in 23 minutes. Minutes: 23 vs Jarvis Christian (12/22/06) North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 21 Harold Stewart

6-8 • 195 • Sr. • F • 3L • Fort Worth, Texas (Crowley HS)

One of the program’s all-time best shot block- Career Highs ers, Stewart already ranks seventh in school his- Points: 16, last vs ULM (3/4/07) tory with 58 career blocks ... Ranked third on the FG Made: 6, last vs ULM (3/4/07) team, and second among returning players, with 3-FG Made: - 17 blocks last year ... With 3.4 rebounds per game, FT Made: 7, last vs ASU (3/5/08) will be the highest returning rebounder on the Assists: 2 vs ULM (2/10/07) team ... Once again played his best in the postsea- son, tallying a season-high nine points on 7-of-8 Rebounds: 11, last vs ULM (3/4/07) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) shooting from the free throw line in the Sun Belt Steals: 4 vs Denver (1/16/06) Tournament opening round game versus Arkansas Blocks: All games 3, last vs Denver (2/15/07) State ... Played in a career-high 31 games. Minutes: 34 vs Tulsa (11/21/06) #21 Stewart, Harold

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 10 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 2.0 00110 0 4 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 8 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 4 2 6 4.0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 15 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 1 3 3.7 30011 0 4 at Indiana State 11-23-08 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 13 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 2.6 00121 0 3 Totals 0 53 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 9 4 13 2.6 10 0 3 5 2 0 14

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 2.6 Minutes/game: 10.6 Assists/game: 0.6 Points/game: 2.8 Turnovers/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 44.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 FT Pct: 66.7 Blocks/game: 0.4 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 24 Kedrick hogans

6-7 • 195 • So. • F • 1L • New Orleans, La. (Karr HS)

Has 25 career blocks in 36 games, including a career-best Career Highs 4 block outing vs OSU ... Career-high 10 boards against Points: 9 vs TAMUI (12/28/07) Indiana State ... Set himself apart as a top notch shot FG Made: 4, last vs Troy (1/3/08) blocker, ranking second on the team with 19 blocks - tops 3-FG Made: - among all returners for the 2008-09 season ... Posted five FT Made: 2, last vs. JSU (11/26/08) multi-block games, including three in the win at Arkan- Assists: 1, last vs ASU (2/23/08) sas State ... Accurate from the low post, Hogans was one of three players on the squad with a 50 percent or better Rebounds: 10 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) shooting percentage ... Went 33-of-63 (52.4 percent) from Steals: 1, last vs WKU (3/10/08) All games the floor for the season ... Played in every game for the Blocks: 4 vs. OSU (11/17/08) Mean Green, earning a start at Florida Atlantic. Minutes: 24 vs FAU (1/19/08) #24 Hogans, Kedrick

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 18 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 4.0 30001 0 4 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 19 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 3 1 4 4.0 5 1 0 0 4 0 8 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 * 10 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 2.7 30000 0 3 at Indiana State 11-23-08 * 21 4-5 . 8 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 3 4 7 3.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 * 20 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 3 1 4 3.8 30101 0 8 Totals 3 88 13-21 . 6 1 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-12 . 5 0 0 11 8 19 3.8 15 1 2 0 6 0 32

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Minutes/game: 17.6 Assists/game: 0.4 Points/game: 6.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 FG Pct: 61.9 Blocks/game: 1.2 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 50.0 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 25 Eric Tramiel

6-7 • 225 • Jr. • F • TR • Shreveport, La. (Paris JC)

Exploded for 17 points in just 17 minutes vs. Indiana Career Highs State, with career highs in nearly every category ... Points: 17 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) Bullied Sam Houston with 4 blocks in 17 minutes ... FG Made: 5 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) Tallied 9 points on 4-of-5 shooting in North Texas de- 3-FG Made: 1, last vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) but ... Named First-Team NJCAA All-American after FT Made: 6 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) a standout season at Paris ... Selected the Most Valu- Assists: 1, last vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) able Player for the Region XIV regular season and tournament ... Led Paris to the NJCAA National Tour- Rebounds: 6 vs. Indiana St. (11/23/08) nament, where he was named to the ANorthll-Tournament Texas Individual SGame-by-Gameteals: 1, (as last of vs. Nov Indiana 27, 2008) St. (11/23/08) First Team ... Participated in the NJCAA Division-I Blocks: All games 4 vs. SHSU (11/20/08) All-Star Game in Scottsdale, Ariz. Minutes: 18, last vs. OSU (11/17/08) #25 Tramiel, Eric

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 18 4-5 . 8 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 3.0 20020 1 9 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 18 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 1 4 5 4.0 4 0 1 2 1 0 7 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 17 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 3 2 3 5 4.3 10104 0 6 at Indiana State 11-23-08 18 4-6 . 6 6 7 1-1 1.000 6-6 1.000 3 0 3 4.0 1 0 2 2 2 1 15 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 16 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 2 2 3.6 20011 0 5 Totals 0 87 14-18 . 7 7 8 2-3 . 6 6 7 12-20 . 6 0 0 8 10 18 3.6 10 0 4 7 8 2 42

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 3.6 Minutes/game: 17.4 Assists/game: 0.8 Points/game: 8.4 Turnovers/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 77.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 3FG Pct: 66.7 Steals/game: 0.4 FT Pct: 60.0 Blocks/game: 1.6 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West 34 Justin Howerton

6-10 • 240 • Sr. • C • 3L • Howe, Texas (Howe HS)

Started the season opener, and just missed his first Career Highs career double-double with 10 points and 8 rebounds Points: 13 vs Angelo St (12/19/05) ... In 2007-08, he posted a 55.3 field goal percentage on FG Made: 6 vs Angelo St (12/19/05) 21-of-38 shooting, highest among all returners for the 3-FG Made: - 2008-09 season ... Improved handwork led to How- FT Made: 6 vs Hardin Simmons (11/18/05) erton nearly doubling his career steals, posting nine Assists: 3, last vs Cameron (11/10/07) as a junior ... Had his finest game in the clutch, pour- ing in 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting against Western Rebounds: 13 vs TAMUI (12/28/07) North Texas Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 27, 2008) Kentucky in the Sun Belt Tournament quarterfinals Steals: 2, last vs USA (1/31/08) All games ... Over the last four games of the year, was 10-of-15 Blocks: 2, last vs UNO (2/8/07) (66.7 percent) from the floor. Minutes: 27 vs MTSU (1/27/08) #34 Howerton, Justin

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date st min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a to blk stl pts Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 * 20 4-5 . 8 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 5 8 8.0 40130 110 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 * 12 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 5.5 4 0 0 2 0 1 2 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 8 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.0 30010 1 0 at Indiana State 11-23-08 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.6 00020 0 0 Totals 2 44 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 5 8 13 2.6 11 0 1 8 0 3 12

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 2.6 Minutes/game: 8.8 Assists/game: 0.2 Points/game: 2.4 Turnovers/game: 1.6 FG Pct: 57.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 FT Pct: 66.7 Steals/game: 0.6 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West

2007-08 Season Stats NorthTeam/ TexasInd Combinedividual Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2008) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 Johnson, Dominique 5-2 120 24.0 17-30 . 5 6 7 7-13 . 5 3 8 25-29 . 8 6 2 2 8 10 2.0 6 0 12 7 0 5 66 13.2 03 Dennis, Collin 5-3 105 21.0 12-42 . 2 8 6 7-20 . 3 5 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 1 9 10 2.0 16 1 12 7 0 4 44 8.8 04 Odufuwa, George 5-5 141 28.2 16-33 . 4 8 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-15 . 5 3 3 15 38 53 10.6 15 0 7 13 7 3 40 8.0 05 McCoy, Adam 5-3 76 15.2 14-33 . 4 2 4 10-19 . 5 2 6 3-4 . 7 5 0 5 12 17 3.4 7 0 6 8 0 1 41 8.2 10 White, Josh 5-5 178 35.6 23-56 . 4 1 1 8-23 . 3 4 8 24-27 . 8 8 9 2 17 19 3.8 6 0 18 8 0 5 78 15.6 11 Matlock, Antwone 1-0 2 2.0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 14 Thompson, Tristan 5-2 106 21.2 14-40 . 3 5 0 3-14 . 2 1 4 13-21 . 6 1 9 4 17 21 4.2 6 0 6 6 0 1 44 8.8 21 Stewart, Harold 5-0 53 10.6 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-9 . 6 6 7 9 4 13 2.6 10 0 3 5 2 0 14 2.8 24 Hogans, Kedrick 5-3 88 17.6 13-21 . 6 1 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 6-12 . 5 0 0 11 8 19 3.8 15 1 2 0 6 0 32 6.4 25 Tramiel, Eric 5-0 87 17.4 14-18 . 7 7 8 2-3 . 6 6 7 12-20 . 6 0 0 8 10 18 3.6 10 0 4 7 8 2 42 8.4 34 Howerton, Justin 5-2 44 8.8 4-7 . 5 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-6 . 6 6 7 5 8 13 2.6 11 0 1 8 0 3 12 2.4 Total...... 5 1000 132-291 . 4 5 4 37-94 . 3 9 4 114-161 . 7 0 8 66 143 209 41.8 103 2 71 69 23 24 415 83.0 Opponents...... 5 1000 135-323 . 4 1 8 34-92 . 3 7 0 84-114 . 7 3 7 67 121 188 37.6 121 - 80 64 18 35 388 77.6

TEAM STATISTICS NT OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 415 388 11-14-08 CAMERON W 66-87 1792 Points per game 83.0 77.6 11-17-08 at Oklahoma State L 88-100 9681 Scoring margin +5.4 - 11-20-08 at Sam Houston State W 76-71 1571 11-23-08 at Indiana State W 80-69 3320 FIELD GOALS-ATT 132-291 135-323 11-26-08 JACKSON STATE W 82-84 2768 Field goal pct . 4 5 4 . 4 1 8 3 POINT FG-ATT 37-94 34-92 * - Conference game 3-point FG pct . 3 9 4 . 3 7 0 3-pt FG made per game 7.4 6.8 FREE THROWS-ATT 114-161 84-114 Free throw pct . 7 0 8 . 7 3 7 F-Throws made per game 22.8 16.8 REBOUNDS 209 188 Rebounds per game 41.8 37.6 Rebounding margin +4.2 - ASSISTS 71 80 Assists per game 14.2 16.0 TURNOVERS 69 64 Turnovers per game 13.8 12.8 Turnover margin -1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 1.3 STEALS 24 35 Steals per game 4.8 7.0 BLOCKS 23 18 Blocks per game 4.6 3.6 ATTENDANCE 4560 14572 Home games-Avg/Game 2-2280 3-4857 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals North Texas 200 215 415 Opponents 195 193 388 North TExas vs. HoustoNorthn Texas Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov4-1 27,Ov 2008)erall, 0-0 Sun Belt West All games 2007-08 Season Stats Team Game-By-Game TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CAMERON 11-14-08 87-66 W 35-63 . 5 5 6 8-17 . 4 7 1 9-17 . 5 2 9 13 29 42 42.0 21 17 17 4 7 87 87.0 at Oklahoma State 11-17-08 88-100 L 24-72 . 3 3 3 5-22 . 2 2 7 35-50 . 7 0 0 24 33 57 49.5 24 9 11 5 5 88 87.5 at Sam Houston State 11-20-08 76-71 W 25-48 . 5 2 1 6-13 . 4 6 2 20-29 . 6 9 0 6 27 33 44.0 23 18 15 8 4 76 83.7 at Indiana State 11-23-08 80-69 W 24-59 . 4 0 7 11-26 . 4 2 3 21-25 . 8 4 0 14 30 44 44.0 17 14 11 2 6 80 82.8 JACKSON STATE 11-26-08 84-82 W 24-49 . 4 9 0 7-16 . 4 3 8 29-40 . 7 2 5 9 24 33 41.8 18 13 15 4 2 84 83.0 North Texas 415 132-291 . 4 5 4 37-94 . 3 9 4 114-161 . 7 0 8 66 143 209 41.8 103 71 69 23 24 415 83.0 Opponents 388 135-323 . 4 1 8 34-92 . 3 7 0 84-114 . 7 3 7 67 121 188 37.6 121 80 64 18 35 388 77.6

Games played: 5 Rebounds/game: 41.8 Points/game: 83.0 Assists/game: 14.2 FG Pct: 45.4 Turnovers/game: 13.8 3FG Pct: 39.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 FT Pct: 70.8 Steals/game: 4.8 Blocks/game: 4.6 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West Game 1 • Cameron 66 at North Texas 87 The Snake Pit • Denton, Texas • 11/14/08

North Texas (1-0) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. DENTON, Texas – North Texas outscored the Cameron 34 Howerton, Justin...... c...... 4.... 5...... 0.....0...... 2.... 4...... 3.....5.....8...... 4...... 10..... 1...... 3...... 0...... 1.... 20 Aggies 43-27 in the second half to help pull away for 01 Johnson, Dominique. g...... 3.... 5...... 1.....1...... 2.... 2...... 0.....3.....3...... 2...... 9...... 5...... 2...... 0...... 2.... 27 a 87-66 victory in the season opener in front of 1,792 04 Odufuwa, George...... g...... 3.... 6...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....4.....4...... 2...... 6...... 1...... 4...... 3...... 0.... 24 boisterous fans at the Snake Pit. 10 White, Josh...... g...... 5.... 8...... 1.....3...... 1.... 2...... 0.....1.....1...... 1...... 12..... 3...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 31 14 Thompson, Tristan.... g...... 5.... 12...... 0.....3...... 3.... 7...... 2.....4.....6...... 2...... 13..... 3...... 1...... 0...... 1.... 24 North Texas (1-0) had four players in double-digits, 03 Dennis, Collin...... 2.... 6...... 2.....4...... 1.... 2...... 0.....1.....1...... 2...... 7...... 3...... 1...... 0...... 2.... 11 led by a team-high 13 points from sophomore Tristan 05 McCoy, Adam...... 4.... 7...... 3.....4...... 0.... 0...... 1.....2.....3...... 2...... 11..... 0...... 3...... 0...... 0.... 15 Thompson. Sophomore point guard Josh White had 11 Matlock, Antwone...... 1.... 2...... 0.....1...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 1...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 2 21 Stewart, Harold...... 2.... 5...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 2.....0.....2...... 0...... 4...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 10 12 points, seven of which came in the first half. Adam 24 Hogans, Kedrick...... 2.... 2...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 2.....2.....4...... 3...... 4...... 0...... 0...... 1...... 0.... 18 McCoy and Justin Howerton scored 11 and 10 points 25 Tramiel, Eric...... 4.... 5...... 1.....1...... 0.... 0...... 2.....1.....3...... 2...... 9...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 1.... 18 respectively. TEAM...... 1.....6.....7...... Overall the Mean Green shot 55 percent from the Totals...... 35.. 63...... 8.....17...... 9.... 17...... 13... 29...42..... 21....87..... 17....17.... 4...... 7.... 199 field, including 8-of-17 from three-point territory (47 percent) as they improved to 5-0 all-time against the Cameron (0-0) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. Aggies and 49-42 all-time in season openers. Cameron 05 ALLEN, Chad...... f...... 4.... 8...... 2.....3...... 0.... 0...... 1.....1.....2...... 0...... 10..... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 27 13 GLASGOW, Kallan.. f...... 5.... 12...... 0.....0...... 3.... 4...... 5.....5.....10..... 2...... 13..... 3...... 2...... 0...... 3.... 32 (0-0) had four players in double-figures, led by Dylan 30 BURKE,Jamaar...... f...... 1.... 3...... 0.....0...... 0.... 2...... 2.....5.....7...... 2...... 2...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 30 Gilliam’s 16 points. 01 MORGAN, Greg...... g...... 1.... 9...... 0.....2...... 1.... 2...... 1.....2.....3...... 2...... 3...... 1...... 4...... 0...... 0.... 18 Both teams shot the ball extremely well in the game’s 03 SMITH, Dave...... g...... 6.... 13...... 2.....7...... 1.... 1...... 1.....0.....1...... 3...... 15..... 2...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 26 02 GILLIAM, Dylan...... 3.... 9...... 3.....4...... 7.... 8...... 0.....1.....1...... 0...... 16..... 1...... 2...... 0...... 2.... 31 first 20 minutes. North Texas shot an outrageous 62 22 LOVETT, Roosevelt...... 2.... 7...... 0.....1...... 0.... 0...... 2.....2.....4...... 1...... 4...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 20 percent from the field and connected on 4-of-8 from 25 WELCH, Terrance...... 0.... 2...... 0.....0...... 3.... 4...... 1.....1.....2...... 4...... 3...... 0...... 3...... 1...... 0.... 16 three-point territory. However, Cameron refused to go TEAM...... 2.....4.....6...... away and shot 51 percent in the first half and was led Totals...... 22.. 63...... 7.....17...... 15.. 21...... 15... 21...36..... 14....66..... 8...... 16.... 1...... 5.... 200 by Kallan Glasgow’s 10 points. North Texas opened the second half with an 8-0 run 1st 2nd Tot FG% 3FG% FT% FBR Paint P-TO 2nd Bnch and never looked back. Their lead grew as big as 26 North Texas...... 44...... 43...... 87...... 55.6...... 47.1...... 52.9...... 9...... 20...... 8...... 8...... 20 Cameron...... 39...... 27...... 66...... 34.9...... 41.2...... 71.4...... 2...... 2...... 0...... 4...... 10 points when White in a three pointer in transition to Officials: Art Brown, Dennis Howard, David Stevens give the Mean Green an 81-55 advantage with 5:32 left Attendance: 1,792 in the second half.

Game 2 • North Texas 88 at Oklahoma State 100 Gallagher-Iba arena • Stillwater, okla. • 11/17/08

North Texas (1-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. STILLWATER, Okla. – Josh White has proved his met- 04 Odufuwa, George...... f...... 5.... 10...... 0.....0...... 0.... 1...... 7.....6.....13..... 3...... 10..... 0...... 3...... 0...... 1.... 24 tle against some of the Big XII’s best, but the sopho- 34 Howerton, Justin...... c...... 0.... 1...... 0.....0...... 2.... 2...... 2.....1.....3...... 4...... 2...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 1.... 12 more’s 23 points weren’t enough in an 100-88 loss at 01 Johnson, Dominique. g...... 0.... 6...... 0.....3...... 7.... 8...... 1.....1.....2...... 1...... 7...... 3...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 29 Oklahoma State. 10 White, Josh...... g...... 6.... 20...... 1.....6...... 10.. 10...... 2.....6.....8...... 0...... 23..... 3...... 1...... 0...... 2.... 38 14 Thompson, Tristan.... g...... 2.... 9...... 1.....4...... 4.... 6...... 2.....5.....7...... 0...... 9...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 19 The Mean Green couldn’t contain a potent OSU attack led 03 Dennis, Collin...... 2.... 11...... 1.....4...... 5.... 6...... 1.....3.....4...... 3...... 10..... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 21 by James Anderson’s 28 point outing. The sophomore had 05 McCoy, Adam...... 3.... 5...... 2.....3...... 1.... 2...... 1.....4.....5...... 1...... 9...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 1.... 12 18 of those points in the second half as the Cowboys con- 21 Stewart, Harold...... 1.... 2...... 0.....0...... 1.... 4...... 4.....2.....6...... 3...... 3...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 8 24 Hogans, Kedrick...... 3.... 5...... 0.....1...... 2.... 5...... 3.....1.....4...... 5...... 8...... 0...... 0...... 4...... 0.... 19 nected on 13-of-30 from beyond the arc in the contest. An- 25 Tramiel, Eric...... 2.... 3...... 0.....1...... 3.... 6...... 1.....4.....5...... 4...... 7...... 1...... 2...... 1...... 0.... 18 derson led four OSU players in double-figures, avenging TEAM...... last year’s 82-73 loss in Denton. Totals...... 24.. 72...... 5.....22...... 35.. 50...... 24... 33...57..... 24....88..... 9...... 11.... 5...... 5.... 200 The reigning Sun Belt Freshman of the Year, White hasn’t Oklahoma State (2-0) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. backed down against some of the nation’s toughest oppo- 21 Thomas, Ibrahima..... c...... 2.... 4...... 0.....1...... 0.... 1...... 0.....2.....2...... 5...... 4...... 2...... 0...... 1...... 0.... 12 nents. In his career he’s shined versus three Big XII teams; 00 Eaton, Byron...... g...... 2.... 8...... 0.....1...... 2.... 2...... 0.....3.....3...... 5...... 6...... 4...... 2...... 0...... 5.... 19 23 versus the Cowboys on Monday, and 25 and 28 versus 01 Harris, Terrel...... g...... 7.... 15...... 2.....6...... 5.... 6...... 2.....7.....9...... 3...... 21..... 4...... 1...... 0...... 2.... 39 OSU and Texas as a freshman. 02 Muonelo, Obi...... g...... 3.... 10...... 2.....5...... 6.... 7...... 0.....9.....9...... 3...... 14..... 1...... 2...... 1...... 0.... 32 23 Anderson, James...... g...... 8.... 14...... 3.....7...... 9.... 9...... 4.....4.....8...... 4...... 28..... 2...... 1...... 1...... 1.... 34 NT had its opportunities with 72 shots, but only 33.3 per- 04 Brown, Anthony...... 1.... 4...... 0.....0...... 1.... 2...... 3.....2.....5...... 5...... 3...... 2...... 1...... 1...... 1.... 16 cent scored. George Odufuwa and Collin Dennis both 12 Page, Keiton...... 6.... 10...... 5.....8...... 3.... 4...... 1.....0.....1...... 4...... 20..... 3...... 2...... 0...... 1.... 31 reached double figures, with Odufuwa scoring his first 15 Sidorakis, Nick...... 1.... 2...... 1.....2...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 0...... 3...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 3 33 Moses, Marshall...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....1.....1...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 2 double-double with a game-high 13 boards and 10 points. 44 Kirkland, Malcoln...... 0.... 2...... 0.....0...... 1.... 2...... 0.....1.....1...... 3...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 12 Unfortunately OSU’s Keiton Page came alive. The national TEAM...... 2.....2.....4...... record holder for career high school 3-point shooting, Page Totals...... 30.. 69...... 13...30...... 27.. 33...... 12... 31...43..... 34....100... 18....10.... 4...... 10.. 200 drilled four 3-pointers in a six minute span blast the Cow- boy lead to 36-25. His flurry inspired a 15-3 run, and helped 1st 2nd Tot FG% 3FG% FT% FBR Paint P-TO 2nd Bnch OSU nail 7-of-14 from downtown in the half. North Texas...... 44...... 44...... 88...... 33.3...... 22.7...... 70.0...... 6...... 28...... 13...... 33...... 37 Oklahoma State....51...... 49..... 100...... 43.5...... 43.3...... 81.8...... 17...... 26...... 18...... 13...... 27 Kedrick Hogans added four blocks and the Mean Green Officials: Mark Whitehead, Kelly Self, Terry Oglesby out-rebounded the Cowboys 57-43, including a 24-12 edge Attendance: 9,681 on the offensive glass. North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West Game 3 • North Texas 76 at Sam Houston State 71 Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum • Huntsville, Texas • 11/20/08

North Texas (2-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Thanks in part to double-digit 03 Dennis, Collin...... *...... 1.... 6...... 1.....2...... 0.... 0...... 0.....2.....2...... 2...... 3...... 3...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 27 scoring performances from Josh White (19 points), 04 Odufuwa, George...... *...... 6.... 8...... 0.....0...... 3.... 5...... 0.....11...11..... 3...... 15..... 4...... 3...... 3...... 0.... 32 George Odufawa (15 points) and Dominique Johnson 05 McCoy, Adam...... *...... 1.... 3...... 1.....2...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 2...... 3...... 4...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 8 (16 points) the Mean Green put an end to Sam Houston 10 White, Josh...... *...... 5.... 11...... 2.....4...... 7.... 7...... 0.....3.....3...... 3...... 19..... 3...... 5...... 0...... 2.... 34 24 Hogans, Kedrick...... *...... 1.... 2...... 0.....0...... 1.... 2...... 0.....0.....0...... 3...... 3...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 10 State’s 45-game non-conference home winning streak 01 Johnson, Dominique...... 7.... 9...... 1.....3...... 1.... 2...... 1.....3.....4...... 2...... 16..... 2...... 3...... 0...... 1.... 24 with a 76-71 victory in Huntsville. 14 Thompson, Tristan...... 2.... 6...... 1.....2...... 2.... 3...... 0.....2.....2...... 1...... 7...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 25 The win streak for Sam Houston State was the second 21 Stewart, Harold...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 4.... 4...... 2.....1.....3...... 3...... 4...... 0...... 1...... 1...... 0.... 15 25 Tramiel, Eric...... 2.... 2...... 0.....0...... 2.... 6...... 2.....3.....5...... 1...... 6...... 1...... 0...... 4...... 0.... 17 longest in the nation behind only Duke’s at 58. 34 Howerton, Justin...... 0.... 1...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....1.....1...... 3...... 0...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 1.... 8 White, who played with a sprained left thumb, scored TEAM...... 1.....1.....2...... 14 second half points and made clutch free throws Totals...... 25.. 48...... 6.....13...... 20.. 29...... 6.....27...33..... 23....76..... 18....15.... 8...... 4.... 200 down the stretch to help seal the win for the Mean Green. Along with Odufuwa’s season high in points he Sam Houston State (1-2) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. 01 Mitchell, Ashton...... *...... 3.... 10...... 0.....2...... 2.... 4...... 0.....2.....2...... 5...... 8...... 6...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 24 also had 11 rebounds for his second straight double- 04 Ramirez, DeLuis...... *...... 4.... 8...... 0.....0...... 1.... 2...... 4.....3.....7...... 3...... 9...... 3...... 4...... 0...... 0.... 31 double. 10 Allmond, Corey...... *...... 6.... 11...... 3.....5...... 0.... 0...... 1.....1.....2...... 3...... 15..... 4...... 1...... 0...... 2.... 35 After a back and forth second half the Mean Green 15 Brown, Preston...... *...... 4.... 9...... 1.....2...... 2.... 5...... 3.....1.....4...... 5...... 11..... 0...... 1...... 1...... 0.... 17 broke open a 65-all tie with six straight points to take a 42 Falkner, Barkley...... *...... 6.... 9...... 0.....0...... 1.... 5...... 4.....5.....9...... 3...... 13..... 0...... 2...... 1...... 2.... 31 05 Murray, Drae...... 0.... 3...... 0.....2...... 2.... 2...... 0.....0.....0...... 1...... 2...... 4...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 15 71-65 advantage with 2:32 left in the game and never let 21 Pevehouse, Lance...... 0.... 3...... 0.....2...... 6.... 8...... 0.....3.....3...... 1...... 6...... 3...... 3...... 0...... 1.... 24 go of that lead. 24 Zulu, Arthur...... 1.... 1...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 1...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 3 Corey Allmond gave the Bearkats a 41-36 advantage out 25 Bootle, Antuan...... 2.... 3...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....4.....4...... 1...... 4...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 11 32 Thompson, Kendrell...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....1.....1...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 3 of halftime, and led SHSU with 15 points off the bench, 44 Kvedys, Domas...... 0.... 2...... 0.....0...... 1.... 3...... 0.....1.....1...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 1...... 0.... 6 including 3–of-5 from three point land. Team...... 2.....2.....4...... North Texas’ defense was on full display with four Totals...... 26.. 59...... 4.....13...... 15.. 29...... 14... 23...37..... 24....71..... 21....14.... 3...... 5.... 200 blocks from Eric Tramiel and three from Odufuwa. Dominque Johnson, a junior transfer, came off the 1st 2nd Tot FG% 3FG% FT% FBR Paint P-TO 2nd Bnch bench to score 10 points in the game’s first 14 minutes North Texas...... 36...... 40...... 76...... 52.1...... 46.2...... 69.0...... 6...... 28...... 16...... 12...... 33 Sam Houston St.34...... 37...... 71...... 44.1...... 30.8...... 51.7...... 6...... 32...... 17...... 15...... 15 and Odufuwa also scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting Officials: Brent Meaux, Rick Hall, Warren Evans from the field. Attendance: 1,571

Game 4 • North Texas 80 at Indiana state 69 Hulman Center • Terre Haute, Ind. • 11/23/08

North Texas (3-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – It takes fundamental basketball to 04 Odufuwa, George...... f...... 1.... 3...... 0.....0...... 2.... 4...... 4.....6.....10..... 4...... 4...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 33 win in the Hoosier state, and that’s exactly what won the 24 Hogans, Kedrick...... f...... 3.... 4...... 0.....0...... 1.... 3...... 5.....5.....10..... 2...... 7...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 23 game for North Texas in an 80-69 victory at Indiana State. 03 Dennis, Collin...... g...... 2.... 10...... 2.....8...... 3.... 4...... 0.....1.....1...... 5...... 9...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 2.... 21 The Mean Green (3-1) took advantage of a late switch to 05 McCoy, Adam...... g...... 2.... 5...... 2.....4...... 0.... 0...... 0.....2.....2...... 1...... 6...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 20 10 White, Josh...... g...... 6.... 15...... 4.....6...... 0.... 0...... 1.....7.....8...... 0...... 16..... 1...... 3...... 0...... 0.... 34 man-to-man defense by the Sycamores (0-2) and belted 01 Johnson, Dominique...... 3.... 6...... 2.....3...... 9.... 9...... 0.....0.....0...... 0...... 17..... 1...... 0...... 0...... 1.... 25 out a 10-0 run with just four minutes remaining. Thir- 14 Thompson, Tristan...... 2.... 8...... 0.....3...... 0.... 0...... 0.....3.....3...... 2...... 4...... 1...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 20 teen made free throws in the final 2:06 iced the game for 21 Stewart, Harold...... 0.... 1...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 4...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 6 25 Tramiel, Eric...... 5.... 8...... 1.....1...... 6.... 6...... 4.....2.....6...... 1...... 17..... 1...... 2...... 2...... 1.... 17 North Texas. 34 Howerton, Justin...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 1 Dominique Johnson and Eric Tramiel led the team with TEAM...... 2.....2...... 17 points apiece, but Josh White was the catalyst with 16. Totals...... 24.. 60...... 11...25...... 21.. 26...... 14... 28...42..... 19....80..... 8...... 10.... 2...... 4.... 200 White went 4-of-6 from the 3-point arc, and posted another eight rebound performance in the win. The sophomore Indiana State (0-2) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. 05 CRAWFORD, Josh... f...... 7.... 10...... 2.....3...... 0.... 0...... 0.....6.....6...... 3...... 16..... 0...... 2...... 2...... 0.... 32 pushed the tempo late in the game to open up an insur- 44 TUNNELL, Jay...... f...... 1.... 7...... 1.....4...... 4.... 4...... 2.....3.....5...... 4...... 7...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 26 mountable 14-point lead. 03 REED, Rashad...... g...... 4.... 16...... 2.....4...... 1.... 2...... 0.....2.....2...... 2...... 11..... 5...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 39 As a team, North Texas was dynamite from downtown, 32 CARTER, Aaron...... g...... 4.... 15...... 1.....4...... 3.... 3...... 4.....5.....9...... 2...... 12..... 1...... 3...... 0...... 0.... 34 making the Sycamores pay for their zone defensive scheme. 34 RICHARD, Carl...... g...... 5.... 7...... 0.....0...... 7.... 8...... 2.....2.....4...... 2...... 17..... 1...... 0...... 0...... 2.... 31 02 BARLOW, Keenan...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 4 NT landed 11-of-25 from deep, and had its finest outing 10 CUTTER, Tyler...... 0.... 2...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 3...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 9 from the free-throw line at 21-of-26 shooting. 21 MARTIN, Isiah...... 2.... 3...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 1.....5.....6...... 3...... 4...... 0...... 1...... 1...... 0.... 16 The Sycamores gave the Mean Green trouble in the paint in 24 PRINTY, Jordan...... 1.... 2...... 0.....1...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 1...... 2...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 9 TEAM...... 1.....1.....2...... a fast-paced opening half. Josh Crawford lit NT up for 13 Totals...... 24.. 62...... 6.....16...... 15.. 17...... 10... 24...34..... 20....69..... 10....7...... 3...... 2.... 200 points on five turn-and-shoot hook shots in a first half that featured just 11 total fouls between both squads. Neither team reached the bonus in the opening frame that saw NT take a 33-31 lead into the break. 1st 2nd Tot FG% 3FG% FT% FBR Paint P-TO 2nd Bnch Crawford was a handful in the lane with 16 points on North Texas...... 33...... 47...... 80...... 40.0...... 44.0...... 80.8...... 0...... 20...... 5...... 20...... 38 Indiana State...... 31...... 38...... 69...... 38.7...... 37.5...... 88.2...... 4...... 24...... 9...... 11...... 6 the day, while Carl Richard led the ISU backcourt with Officials: John Higgins, Gerry Pollard, Rick Hartzell 17 points. Attendance: 3,320 North TExas vs. Houston 4-1 Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt West Game 5 • Jackson State 82 at North Texas 84 The Super Pit • Denton, Texas • 11/26/08

North Texas (4-1) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. DENTON, Texas – Collin Dennis hit a pair of free throws in 04 Odufuwa, George...... f...... 1.... 5...... 0.....0...... 3.... 6...... 2.....10...12..... 3...... 5...... 1...... 1...... 1...... 1.... 29 the final 33 seconds to fend off a feisty Jackson State squad, 24 Hogans, Kedrick...... f...... 3.... 7...... 0.....0...... 2.... 2...... 3.....1.....4...... 3...... 8...... 1...... 0...... 1...... 0.... 20 84-82, at the Super Pit on Wednesday night. 03 Dennis, Collin...... g...... 5.... 9...... 1.....3...... 4.... 6...... 0.....1.....1...... 4...... 15..... 2...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 21 The Mean Green led by as many as 12 in the first half, but 05 McCoy, Adam...... g...... 4.... 12...... 2.....5...... 2.... 2...... 3.....3.....6...... 1...... 12..... 0...... 4...... 0...... 0.... 26 10 White, Josh...... g...... 1.... 3...... 0.....2...... 6.... 8...... 0.....2.....2...... 2...... 8...... 7...... 1...... 0...... 1.... 38 the Tigers rallied to make a game out of it down the stretch. 01 Johnson, Dominique...... 4.... 5...... 3.....4...... 6.... 8...... 0.....1.....1...... 1...... 17..... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 20 Dominique Johnson’s 17 points paced the Mean Green, 14 Thompson, Tristan...... 3.... 5...... 1.....2...... 4.... 5...... 0.....1.....1...... 2...... 11..... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 15 who opens the year at 4-1 for a third straight season. 21 Stewart, Harold...... 1.... 1...... 0.....0...... 1.... 1...... 1.....0.....1...... 0...... 3...... 1...... 2...... 1...... 0.... 13 25 Tramiel, Eric...... 2.... 2...... 0.....0...... 1.... 2...... 0.....2.....2...... 2...... 5...... 0...... 1...... 1...... 0.... 16 Several players stepped up to make big plays against the 34 Howerton, Justin...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 2 preseason Southwestern Conference favorites. George TEAM...... 3.....3...... Odufuwa hauled in a game-high 12 boards, which gives Totals...... 24.. 49...... 7.....16...... 29.. 40...... 9.....24...33..... 18....84..... 13....15.... 4...... 2.... 201 him four straight games with double-figure rebounds. The sophomore leads the Sun Belt Conference with a 10.6 re- Jackson State (0-4) FG-A 3G-A FT-A O D T PF Pts A TO B S Min. 32 MAXEY,Grant...... f...... 6.... 12...... 1.....3...... 0.... 0...... 1.....7.....8...... 2...... 13..... 2...... 1...... 3...... 1.... 34 bound per game average. 44 CALDWELL,Jeremy.c...... 5.... 10...... 0.....0...... 8.... 9...... 6.....4.....10..... 4...... 18..... 1...... 2...... 0...... 0.... 24 Dennis was electric in tallying 15 points, a season high 03 MELVIN,Rod...... g...... 5.... 8...... 0.....1...... 0.... 0...... 0.....3.....3...... 3...... 10..... 5...... 3...... 0...... 0.... 33 for the senior. He connected on 5-of-9 from the field 12 GRIFFIN,Darrion...... g...... 6.... 14...... 1.....2...... 3.... 3...... 4.....2.....6...... 4...... 16..... 3...... 3...... 0...... 3.... 31 and 4-of-6 from the charity stripe. He nailed four free 33 JOHNSON,Garrison. g...... 2.... 4...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....1.....1...... 3...... 4...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 13 01 BURK,Cason...... 1.... 1...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 1.....1.....2...... 4...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 2.... 13 throws in the final 1:11, and was in on the game-clinch- 10 HUGGINS,Daniel...... 0.... 1...... 0.....1...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.... 4 ing defensive play on the baseline. Dennis forced an 13 MARTINEZ,Kay...... 1.... 4...... 1.....2...... 0.... 0...... 0.....2.....2...... 1...... 3...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 1.... 8 awkward shot and came away with the rebound before 21 WILLIAMS,Phillip...... 3.... 5...... 1.....2...... 0.... 0...... 1.....0.....1...... 1...... 7...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 1.... 14 23 DIXON,De’Suan...... 4.... 11...... 0.....1...... 1.... 2...... 2.....1.....3...... 4...... 9...... 3...... 3...... 0...... 0.... 23 being fouled on a break away. 45 HYCHE,Chris...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0...... 0.... 0...... 0.....0.....0...... 2...... 0...... 0...... 1...... 0...... 0.... 3 Josh White missed his first free throw since the sea- TEAM...... 1.....1...... son opener against Cameron, snapping a streak of 21 Totals...... 33.. 70...... 4.....12...... 12.. 14...... 15... 22...37..... 29....82..... 17....14.... 3...... 8.... 200 straight makes. All three games against Jackson State & NT have been 1st 2nd Tot FG% 3FG% FT% FBR Paint P-TO 2nd Bnch decided by three points or less. In the end, a 36-21 edge North Texas...... 43...... 41...... 84...... 49.0...... 43.8...... 72.5...... 5...... 22...... 11...... 8...... 36 Jackson State...... 40...... 42...... 82...... 47.1...... 33.3...... 85.7...... 12...... 44...... 14...... 14...... 21 in bench scoring and a 40-14 advantage in free throws at- Officials: Curtis Shaw, KC Ely, Rick Fields tempted secured the game for NT. Attendance: 2,768