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2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record12–20 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
(Capacity: 10,040)
Seasons
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UAB 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Marshall 12 6   .667 17 16   .515
Louisiana Tech 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 25 13   .658
UTEP 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Western Kentucky 8 10   .444 18 16   .529
North Texas 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Rice 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
FIU 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 5 13   .278 8 25   .242
Southern Miss* 5 13   .278 8 21   .276
UTSA 3 15   .167 5 27   .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.[1]

Previous season

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The Mean Green finished the 2014–15 season 14–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4 way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Rice.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice Aniefiok 1 G/F 6'5" 212 RS Junior Lagos, Nigeria Left the team for personal reasons
Muhammed Ahmed 20 F 6'7" 215 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to Bridgeport
T. J. Taylor 21 G 6'3" 215 RS Senior Denison, TX Graduated
Grey Wesley 22 F 6'7" 190 RS Freshman Arlington, TX Left the team for personal reasons
Jordan Williams 23 G 6'6" 202 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Armani Flannigan 25 F 6'8" 200 Senior Rockford, IL Graduated
Colin Voss 33 F 6'7" 240 RS Senior Grand Rapids, MI Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Deckie Johnson 10 G 6'3" 180 Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transferred from Angelina College
Michael Thomas 14 C 6'11" 225 Junior Ville Platte, LA Junior college from Kilgore College
Eric Katenda 20 F 6'9" 230 Senior Paris, France Transferred from Notre Dame. Will be eligible to play immediately since Katenda graduated from Notre Dame.

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rickey Brice
C
Dallas, TX Pantego Christian Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Oct 28, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Allante Holston
SF
Washington, D.C. West Oaks Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 60
Ja'Michael Brown
PG
San Antonio, TX Pro-Vision Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Carrington Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr San Jacinto College Philadelphia, PA
G 2 Greg White-Pittman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Ja'Michael Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Pro-Vision Academy Raceland, LA
G 5 Allante Holston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Clinton Christian School Capitol Heights, MD
G 10 Deckie Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Angelina College Memphis, TN
F 11 Jeremy Combs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Carter HS Dallas, TX
G 12 Chris Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Jacksonville College Houston, TX
C 14 Mike Thomas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Kilgore College Ville Platte, LA
G 15 DeAndre Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Tyler JC Milwaukee, WI
F 20 Eric Katenda 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Notre Dame Paris, France
F 22 Khalil Fuller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 266 lb (121 kg) Fr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA
C 23 Rickey Brice, Jr. 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 278 lb (126 kg) Fr Pantego Christian HS Arlington, TX
G 24 Jacob Gross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS So Sachse HS Sachse, TX
G 30 Todd Eaglin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Tyler JC The Woodlands, TX
G 52 J-Mychal Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Texas A&M Bryan, TX
G 55 D. J. Draper 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Birdville HS Beford, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:30 pm
Jarvis Christian W 112–82  1–0
UNT Coliseum (2,230)
Denton, TX
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm
Texas College W 110–61  2–0
UNT Coliseum (1,276)
Denton, TX
November 23, 2015*
7:30 pm
Idaho
Mean Green Showcase
L 63–65  2–1
UNT Coliseum (1,756)
Denton, TX
November 24, 2015*
7:30 pm
Samford
Mean Green Showcase
L 72–74  2–2
UNT Coliseum (1,646)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2015*
4:30 pm
Troy
Mean Green Showcase
L 74–86  2–3
UNT Coliseum (1,626)
Denton, TX
November 30, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 70–93  2–4
McLeod Center (4,849)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2015*
7:00 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 67–90  2–5
College Park Center (6,107)
Arlington, TX
December 5, 2015*
5:00 pm
Southern Illinois L 63–95  2–6
UNT Coliseum (2,475)
Denton, TX
December 12, 2015*
7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois L 66–74  2–7
SIU Arena (4,839)
Carbondale, IL
December 14, 2015*
7:00 pm, ASN
Nicholls State W 78–60  3–7
UNT Coliseum (1,282)
Denton, TX
December 17, 2015*
11:30 am
Mississippi Valley State W 87–74  4–7
UNT Coliseum (2,180)
Denton, TX
December 21, 2015*
8:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton L 82–105  4–8
CenturyLink Center (17,518)
Omaha, NE
December 29, 2015*
8:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 69–64  5–8
UNT Coliseum (1,906)
Denton, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at UTSA W 70–66  6–8
(1–0)
Convocation Center (829)
San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2016
4:00 pm, ASN
at UTEP L 75–84  6–9
(1–1)
Don Haskins Center (6,585)
El Paso, TX
January 9, 2016
1:00 pm, ASN
Rice W 85–74  7–9
(2–1)
UNT Coliseum (1,886)
Denton, TX
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm
Marshall L 78–97  7–10
(2–2)
UNT Coliseum (1,585)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2016
7:00 pm
WKU L 76–81  7–11
(2–3)
UNT Coliseum (1,903)
Denton, TX
January 21, 2016
6:30 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 64–86  7–12
(2–4)
Murphy Center (3,826)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2016
7:00 pm
at UAB L 57–78  7–13
(2–5)
Bartow Arena (6,835)
Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2016
7:00 pm
at Rice L 87–95  7–14
(2–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,515)
Houston, TX
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 70–53  8–14
(3–6)
UNT Coliseum (1,607)
Denton, TX
February 6, 2016
3:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 80–69  9–14
(4–6)
UNT Coliseum (4,610)
Denton, TX
February 11, 2016
6:00 pm, ASN
at Old Dominion L 47–67  9–15
(4–7)
Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,250)
Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2016
3:00 pm, ASN
at Charlotte L 79–103  9–16
(4–8)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,444)
Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm
FIU W 77–75  10–16
(5–8)
UNT Coliseum (2,156)
Denton, TX
February 20, 2016
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 70–62  11–16
(6–8)
UNT Coliseum (1,466)
Denton, TX
February 25, 2016
6:30 pm, ASN
at Louisiana Tech L 62–73  11–17
(6–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,092)
Ruston, LA
February 27, 2016
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 70–81  11–18
(6–10)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,693)
Hattiesburg, MS
March 3, 2016
7:00 pm
Old Dominion L 70–76  11–19
(6–11)
UNT Coliseum (1,878)
Denton, TX
March 5, 2016
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 80–77  12–19
(7–11)
UNT Coliseum (2,156)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2016
12:00 pm, ASN
(9) vs. (8) WKU
Second round
L 76–84  12–20
Legacy Arena (3,888)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 North Texas Mean Green Roster and States". SR CBB. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

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