2020 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONS 2020-21 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP OVERALL: 4-4 | H: 4-0 | A: 0-4 | N: 0-0 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER TIME(ct) TV RESULT Head Coach: Grant McCasland (Baylor, ‘99) 26 MVSU 7:00pm YouTube Live W, 116-62 Record at North Texas: 65-45 (4th Season) C-USA Record: 30-24 (4th Season) 28 at Arkansas 5:00pm SECN+ L, 69-54 Overall Record: 85-57 (5th Season) vs DECEMBER TIME(ct) TV RESULT 1 TAMU-Commerce 7:00pm C-USA.tv Postponed UTSA ROADRUNNERS (4-5, 0-2 C-USA) Head Coach: Steve Henson (Kansas State, ‘90) 4 at Mississippi St. 7:00pm SECN+ L, 69-63 Record at UTSA: 68-73 (5th Season) 11 at No. 11 WVU 2:00pm BIG 12 Now ESPN+ L, 62-50 C-USA Record: 37-37 (5th Season) 15 UAPB 7:00pm YouTube W, 81-56 Overall Record: 68-73 (5th Season) 17 Houston Baptist 7:00pm YouTube W, 85-55 19 at LSU TBA SECN+ Postponed #GMG STORYLINES BROADCAST INFO 22 LSU Alexandria 1:00pm YouTube W, 110-78 DATE: Fri./Sat. Jan. 8/9 2021 | 6 pm/ 3 pm CT • North Texas snapped a three-game win- JANUARY TIME(ct) TV RESULT ning streak last Saturday with a 57-49 loss LOCATION: Convocation Center (San Antonio) TV: ESPNU 1 UAB* 7:00pm ESPN+ Postponed at Loyola Chicago. UNT did hold Loyola to a season-low 57 points even though the Ram- TALENT: Lowell Galindo, Lance Blanks 2 UAB* 4:00pm ESPN+ Postponed blers shot 44 percent from the field. Loyola, RADIO: Mean Green Learfield IMG College 2 at Loyola Chicago 6:30pm ESPN+ L, 57-49 who is ranked 47th in the nation by KenPom TALENT: Dave Barnett, Hank Dickenson 8 at UTSA* 6:00pm ESPNU was averaging 80.6 points per game prior to STATS: MeanGreenStats.com | StatBroadcast playing UNT. 9 at UTSA* 4:00pm ESPN+ SERIES RECORD: North Texas 16, UTSA 12 SERIES NOTE: UNT has won 5 of the last 6 15 UTEP* 7:00pm Stadium • In nine road conference games last year, North Texas went 6-3 and averaged 68.4 meetings against UTSA. The only loss came 16 UTEP* 3:00pm Stadium points per game and held those opponents on 1/12/19, 76-74, (the last time UNT played at 22 at ODU* 6:00pm ESPN+ to an average of 65.8 points per game. Javi- UTSA) when Jhivvan Jackson made a contro- 23 at ODU* 6:00pm ESPN+ on Hamlet averaged a team-high 15 points versial game-winning jumper with 3 seconds and 5.2 assists per game (2.4 A/TO) in those 28 at Rice* 7:00pm ESPN+ contests. The most points they scored on left to end an 8-game winning streak for UNT. 30 Rice* 4:00pm ESPN+ the road last season was 84 in its 93-84 loss at WKU on 1/2/20. FEBRUARY TIME(ct) TV RESULT A WIN WOULD 5 Louisiana Tech* 7:00pm Stadium • In UNT and UTSA’s only meeting last sea- • Improve North Texas’ record to 5-4 and be its 6 Louisiana Tech* 1:00pm Stadium son, the Mean Green struggled to contain Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace as they first road win of the season. 12 at USM* 7:00pm ESPN+ combined to score 61 points. However, the 13 at USM* 4:00pm ESPN+ eight other UTSA players who played com- • Improve Grant McCasland’s record versus UTSA to 4-1. 19 WKU* 7:00pm CBS SN FB bined to score just 17 points. Half of them didn’t score at all as UNT won 98-78. 20 WKU* 4:00pm CBS SN FB • Improve UNT’s all-time record at UTSA to 7-8. 26 at Marshall* 6:00pm ESPNU • The 98 points North Texas scored last sea- son versus UTSA were the most points the • Be the third time fourth-year UNT head coach 27 at Marshall* 1:00pm Stadium Mean Green have ever scored against the Grant McCasland started Conference USA play MARCH TIME(ct) TV RESULT Roadrunners and the third-most points UNT with a win. 5 Open has scored against an active C=US 6 Open • Over the last three years North Texas has • Be the third time UNT won its first road con- C-USA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Frisco) ference game under fourth-year head coach Grant McCasland. 10 First Round TBD TBD 11 Quarterfinals TBD TBD RECORD WATCH 12 Semifinals TBD TBD .• Redshirt senior Javion Hamlet enters Friday’s 13 Championship TBD TBD game 6 assists away from his 200th in his career. * C-USA Games All games can be heard on KNTU 88.1FM, KHYI 95.3FM, TuneIN app • Senior Zachary Simmons has started 50 C-USA regular season games and made 36 straight C-USA regular season starts. His 50 C-USA starts are the most in program history and two more @MEANGREENMBB @MEANGREENMBB @MEANGREENMBB than the next most (48 by Roosevelt Smart 2017- 20). Simmons’ 36 straight C-USA starts are tied for second-most in program history with J-Mychal Reese (2015-17). Ryan Woolridge (2017-19) 41 straight C-USA starts is the program record. • Senior Zachary Simmons enters Friday’s game having played in 109 career games. He’s missed just one in his career (2/22/18 at FIU). If he plays Friday it’ll be the 83rd straight game he’s played, moving him into 10th-place for most consecutive games played in program history. Tristan Thomp- > Javion Hamlet was named the 2020 Conference USA Male Athlete of the Year, MBB Player of the Year son’s (2007-11) 115 straight is the program record. #BELIEVESERVECOMPETE and MBB Newcomer of the Year. BY THE NUMBERS 79.9 49.5 40.0 34.5 14.8 2.6 7.1 63.5 41.6 33.8 1.1 SCORING FG% 3FG% AST-TO POINTS FG% 3FG% REBS ASTS BLKS STLS DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE RATIO 80.4 43.3 29.0 42.4 15.4 3.7 6.3 78.6 43.2 36.0 1.1 UNT 2018 CBI Champions | 2020 C-USA Champions | NCAA Tournaments 1988, 2007, 2010 TV/RADIO ROSTER NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN ABOUT NORTH TEXAS LOCATION ...................................................................................... Denton, TX ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................35,373 FOUNDED .....................................................................................................1890 NICKNAME .................................................................................... Mean Green SCHOOL COLORS ..............................................................Green and White FACILITY ......................................................................................The Super Pit CAPACITY .................................................................................................10,500 AFFILIATION ....................................................................................NCAA D1 1 | Mardrez McBride 2 | Keith Barnes 0 | James Reese CONFERENCE G | Sr. | 6’4”| 167 G | Jr. | 6’2”| 178 G | R-Fr. | 6’4”| 200 .......................................................................Conference USA Eastover, SC Augusta, GA St. Louis, Mo ATHLETIC DIRECTOR .............................................................. Wren Baker PRESIDENT .......................................................................Dr. Neal J Smatresk TEAM 2020-21 RECORD .......................................................................................... 4-4 2020-21 C-USA RECORD ............................................................................ 0-0 2019-20 RECORD ...................................................................................... 20-11 2019-20 C-USA RECORD .......................................................................... 14-4 LETTER WINNERS R/L ............................................................................ 7/4 NEWCOMERS ...................................................................................................6 HISTORY FIRST SEASON ............................................................................1916-17 (4-6) 4 | Jalen Jackson 10 | Jahmiah Simmons 3 | Javion Hamlet SEASONS ......................................................................................................... 102 G | R-Sr. | 6’4”| 193 G | So. | 5’11”| 177 F | R-Sr. | 6’4”| 220 Memphis, TN San Antonio, TX St. Thomas, USVI FIRST SEASON AS D1 ....................................................... 1957-58 (3-18) TOTAL SEASONS AS D1 ....................................................................... 63 ALL-TIME RECORD .......................................1,190-1,332-1 (2523 Games) LAST NCAA TOURNAMENT................................................................. 2010 BEST SINGLE SEASON ...................................................‘75-’76 (22-4, .846) MOST CONSECUTIVE WINS .................................................... 14 (‘77-’78) C-USA RECORD (8yrs) ............................................................................53-71 COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (MBB) ...................................................Luke Della E-MAIL .................................................................................. [email protected] OFFICE PHONE ...........................................................................940-369-7980 CELL PHONE ................................................................................510-725-2130 11 | JJ Murray 13 | Thomas Bell 15 | Rubin Jones TWITTER ...........................................................................................@LukeDella G | R-Sr. | 6’1”| 179 F | Sr. | 6’6”| 200 G | Fr. | 6’5”| 184 ATHLETIC WEBSITE ............................................... MeanGreenSports.com Rowlett, TX East St. Louis, IL Houston, TX COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF HEAD COACH ...............................................Grant McCasland (4th Season) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ...............................Ross Hodge (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACH ................................... Jareem Dowling (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACH ........................................Matt Braeuer (3rd Season) Dir. of Basketball Strategy & Ops ............... Nelson Haggerty (2nd Season) DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING, ANALYTICS ........Louie Al-Hafidh (1st Season) STRENGTH COACH ......................................Andrew