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NORTH TEXAS BASKETBALL (19-11, 11-7 SBC) MEANGREENSPORTS.COM NORTH TEXAS Stephen Howard, Asst. Director Media Relations Offi ce: 940.369.8548 • Cell: 817.793.5199 BASKETBALL [email protected] • meangreensports.com 2008-09 SCHEDULE MEAN GREEN CRUISES INTO SUN BELT TOURNEY NOVEMBER Hot Springs, Ark. • Summit Arena (6,000) 14 Cameron# W 87-66 March 8-10, 2009 17 at Oklahoma State L 88-100 20 at Sam Houston State W 76-71 Radio: MGRN - 88.1 KNTU-FM, 100.7 KWRD-FM Hank Dickenson (PBP), Steven Bartolo a (Analyst) 23 at Indiana State W 80-69 26 Jackson State W 84-82 TV: Semifi nals - ESPN Regional (ESPN Full-Court Package) 29 at Houston L 51-84 Finals - ESPN2 DECEMBER 3 Sam Houston State W 68-66 On Tap 6 New Mexico State W 85-83 A er knocking off Florida Atlantic in fi rst round action on Wednesday, 79-73, North 15 Houston Baptist W 88-76 Texas takes one of the nation’s most potent off enses to Hot Springs, Ark., for the remainder of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Mean Green snagged the 18 at Louisiana-Lafaye e* W 78-64 tourney’s fourth seed, its highest since entering the league in 2000-01, and will take 22 at New Orleans* L 65-71 on No. 5 Middle Tennessee out of the gates. The Mean Green and the Blue Raiders 29 UT Arlington L 75-80 split a pair of meetings in 2008-09, including an 89-78 NT victory in Murfreesboro, 31 Middle Tennessee L 80-89 (OT) Tenn., on Valentines Day. Hank Dickenson and Steven Bartolo a will carry every North Texas game at the Sun Belt Tourney on the Mean Green Radio Network. JANUARY 3 at Arkansas (Alltel Arena) L 75-86 Mean Green Players To Watch 8 at UALR* L 77-78 (OT) • Adam McCoy was named the Sun Belt Player of the Week last week a er scorch- 10 Arkansas State* W 86-83 (3OT) ing his way to a 27.5 ppg average. Unstoppable of late, McCoy is averaging 20.2 15 Denver* W 69-62 points per game on 57.4 percent shooting over his last six outings. 17 Florida Atlantic* W 69-60 • Eric Tramiel was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team last week. 22 at Florida International* W 80-75 He one of just two players in the league to average over 12.0 points per game and 29 Troy* L 69-77 have at least 20 assists and 20 blocks. The former First-Team NJCAA All-American 31 at Western Kentucky* L 67-71 is shooting 58.4 percent from the fl oor in 2008-09, which ranks ninth in North Texas history. FEBRUARY 5 at South Alabama* L 65-68 • Josh White hasn’t missed a free throw since Jan. 10, and leads the nation with 7 Louisiana-LafayeĴ e* W 92-74 a free throw mark of 92.5 percent. If White can keep this up for the remainder 12 New Orleans* W 79-69 of the year, he would be just the second NT player to lead the NCAA in a major 14 at Middle Tennessee* W 89-78 statistical category. 19 Louisiana-Monroe* W 95-80 21 UALR* L 54-58 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN probable starters 26 at Arkansas State* W 91-82 Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Pts Pts, Reb, Other G 1 Dominique Johnson 5-10 150 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. 10.7, 3.0, 3.8 a/g MARCH G 10 Josh White 5-10 167 So. Baton Rouge, La. 10.8, 2.8, 92.5 % 1 at Denver* W 73-59 G 14 Tristan Thompson 6-5 185 So. Angleton, Texas 11.4, 2.4, 39.8 3fg% 4 No. 13 Florida Atlantic@ W 79-73 F 25 Eric Tramiel 6-7 225 Jr. Shreveport, La. 12.5, 6.8, 58.4 fg% 8 No. 5 Middle Tennessee% 3 p.m. F 4 George Odufwa 6-8 240 So. Dallas 6.2, 6.8, 1.0 a/g 9 Sun Belt Tourney Semifi nals% 6:30 p.m. 10 Sun Belt Tourney Finals% 9 p.m. NORTH TEXAS off the bench Pos No Name Ht Wt Yr Pts Pts, Reb, Other G 3 Collin Dennis 6-2 185 Sr. N.R.H., Texas 7.8, 2.2, 1.7 a/g # Game at Ken Bahnsen Gym G 5 Adam McCoy 6-4 190 Sr. Dallas 8.8, 1.7, 42.7 3fg% @ Sun Belt Tournament First Round - Super Pit G 11 Antwone Matlock 6-1 185 Jr. Dallas 0.4, 0.4, 2.4 m/g % Sun Belt Tournament - Hot Springs, Ark. G 20 Collin Mangrum 6-5 195 So. Howe, Texas 2.4, 1.3, 8.0 m/g * Sun Belt Conference Game F 21 Harold Stewart 6-8 185 Sr. Ft. Worth ,Texas 2.4, 2.8, 0.4 a/g All times Central F 24 Kedrick Hogans 6-7 195 So. New Orleans 4.7, 3.2, 55.4 fg% C 34 Justin Howerton 6-10 240 Sr. Howe, Texas 1.8, 1.9, 54.5 fg% NORTH TEXAS BASKETBALL (19-11, 11-7 SBC) MEANGREENSPORTS.COM ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS One Away From 20-20-20 “BULLET” POINTS With the fi rst round win over Florida • North Texas has held at least a 14 point Eric Capper - Asst. AD/Media Relations Atlantic, North Texas recorded its 19th lead in seven of its last eight games, and has 940-565-2476 • [email protected] victory of the season, which is one shy of held seven of its last eight opponents under giving the program three straight seasons 30 points in the fi rst half. The Mean Green Stephen Howard - Asst. Director (MBB) of 20-wins or be er. In Mean Green histo- 940-369-8548 • 817-793-5199 (cell) has won seven of its last eight games. ry, only the 1975-78 Bill Blakeley coached [email protected] • Eric Tramiel set personal-bests with a 13- squads can match that feat. As a ma er of-14 performance from the free throw line Media Information of fact, NT would be one of only three against Florida Atlantic. Tramiel leads NT teams in the state of Texas (Texas A&M & with 177 free throw a empts in 2008-09. Credentials Texas), and just two in the Sun Belt (West- • North Texas has now averaged over Working press credentials can be requested ern Kentucky) to post 20-wins or more in 3,000 fans per game at the Super Pit in by contacting Stephen Howard (940-369- each of their last three campaigns. back-to-back seasons for the fi rst time 8548). Full-season and single-game passes since 1976-78. will be mailed whenever possible. If not, Tramiel Earns All-Sun Belt Honors they will be le at the Will Call table located Arguably the league’s most versatile INSIDE THE TOURNAMENT at Gate C in the Super Pit. player, Eric Tramiel was named to the • North Texas has a 7-7 record in the Sun All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team last Belt Conference Tournament since joining Player Interviews week. He is the Sun Belt’s only newcomer All interviews with North Texas players the league in 2000-01, including a tourna- – and one of just two players overall – to must be arranged through the Media Rela- ment title in 2007. Since the league switched tions Offi ce. Please contact Stephen How- average over 12.0 points per game and to the current fi rst-round host site format ard. have at least 20 assists and 20 blocks. The in 2007, the Mean Green is the only team in former First-Team NJCAA All-American the conference to host a game in each of the Johnny Jones Interviews is shooting 58.4 percent from the fl oor in three seasons, and has posted a 6-1 record All interviews with North Texas head 2008-09, which leads all SBC newcomers since the switch. coach Johnny Jones must be arranged and ranks ninth in North Texas history. • The Mean Green is just 23 months re- through the Media Relations Offi ce. Please Tramiel snagged his fourth double-dou- moved from its last Sun Belt Conference contact Stephen Howard. ble of the year at Denver, and racked up championship and NCAA Tournament his fourth 20-point game of the year on trip. The Mean Green became the fi rst No. Mean Green Media Luncheon Wednesday against FAU. During the basketball season, North Tex- 5 seed to win the Sun Belt title since UAB as will conduct a weekly media luncheon in 1984 with an 83-75 win over Arkansas NCAA’s HoĴ est Player? every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. in the Team State in the Cajundome. Calvin Watson was Meeting Room of the North Texas Athletic Arguably the ho est player in the coun- named the SBC Tournament MVP and Ben Center at 1301 S. Bonnie Brae St. try right now, Adam McCoy, was named Bell was named to the all-tournament team. the Sun Belt Player of the Week a er NT earned a No. 15 seed the NCAA Tourna- Post-Game Interviews scorching his way to a 27.5 ppg average ment, but fell to No. 2 Memphis, 73-58, in The Mean Green locker room is closed a er in his last two outings. The Dallas native the opening round. home games.