2013–14 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2013–14 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by second year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 16–16, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Tulane.[1]

2013–14 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record16–16 (6–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Super Pit
(Capacity: 10,040)
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500 17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313 17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Vertrail Vaughns Guard 6–2 184 RS Senior Mesquite, Texas
1 Maurice Aniefiok Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria
2 Brandan Walton Guard 6–2 195 RS Senior Compton, California
3 Alzee Williams Guard 6–4 175 RS Senior Dallas, Texas
4 Armani Flannigan Forward 6–8 200 Junior Rockford, Illinois
5 Chris Jones Guard 6–2 200 Junior Garland, Texas
10 Austin Mitchell Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Plano, Texas
21 T.J. Taylor Guard 6–3 215 RS Junior Denison, Texas
22 Greg Wesley Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Arlington, Texas
23 Jordan Williams Guard 6–6 195 Junior Dallas, Texas
24 Kelvin Gaines Forward/Center 6–10 227 RS Junior Ocala, Florida
33 Colin Voss Forward 6–7 240 RS Junior Grand Rapids, Michigan
44 Keith Coleman Forward 6–10 250 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2013*
7:00 pm
Oklahoma City W 78–70 
The Super Pit (2,135)
Denton, TX
11/04/2013*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Oklahoma State W 97–65 
The Super Pit (1,665)
Denton, TX
Regular season
11/08/2013*
5:00 pm
Northwood W 72–67  1–0
The Super Pit (2,236)
Denton, OK
11/11/2013*
7:00 pm, SSTV
at Oklahoma
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 82–95  1–1
Lloyd Noble Center (9,288)
Norman, OK
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
Nicholls State W 92–78  2–1
The Super Pit (2,146)
Denton, TX
11/21/2013*
4:00 pm
vs. Columbia
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 66–70  2–2
Chiles Center (N/A)
Portland, OR
11/21/2013*
9:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 76–87  2–3
Chiles Center (1,444)
Portland, OR
11/21/2013*
9:00 pm
at Portland
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 77–72 OT 3–3
Chiles Center (1,668)
Portland, OR
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 84–67  4–3
The Super Pit (N/A)
Denton, TX
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 75–61  5–3
The Super Pit (1,861)
Denton, TX
12/03/2013*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 67–97  5–4
Marriott Center (13,908)
Provo, UT
12/15/2013*
1:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 53–87  5–5
The Super Pit (1,238)
Denton, TX
12/17/2013*
11:30 am, TWCS
Central Arkansas W 64–55  6–5
The Super Pit (3,664)
Denton, TX
12/21/2013*
3:00 pm
Wayland Baptist W 81–77  7–5
The Super Pit (881)
Denton, TX
12/31/2013*
4:30 pm, FSSW
at Texas A&M W 61–41  8–5
Reed Arena (4,654)
College Station, TX
01/04/2014*
2:00 pm
UC Riverside W 76–72  9–5
The Super Pit (1,872)
Denton, TX
01/09/2014
7:00 pm
Southern Miss L 64–74  9–6 (0–1)
The Super Pit (2,337)
Denton, TX
01/11/2014
1:00 pm, CSS
Tulane L 62–73  9–7 (0–2)
The Super Pit (1,969)
Denton, TX
01/16/2014
6:00 pm, TWCS
at Marshall W 80–65  10–7 (1–2)
Cam Henderson Center (4,586)
Huntington, WV
01/18/2014
6:00 pm, TWCS
at Charlotte L 74–76  10–8 (1–3)
Halton Arena (5,780)
Charlotte, NC
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
UAB W 76–65  11–8 (2–3)
The Super Pit (3,659)
Denton, TX
01/25/2014
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 63–70  11–9 (2–4)
The Super Pit (4,429)
Denton, TX
02/01/2014
3:00 pm
at Tulsa L 63–94  11–10 (2–5)
Reynolds Center (4,425)
Tulsa, OK
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
at Rice L 70–75  11–11 (2–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX
02/08/2014
6:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 75–90  11–12 (2–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (5,123)
Ruston, LA
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
Old Dominion L 62–72  11–13 (2–8)
The Super Pit (2,335)
Denton, TX
02/15/2014
7:00 pm
East Carolina W 53–51  12–13 (3–8)
The Super Pit (5,352)
Denton, TX
02/20/2014
6:00 pm
at Florida International W 65–63  13–13 (4–8)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (924)
Miami, FL
02/22/2014
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 78–76  14–13 (5–8)
FAU Arena (N/A)
Boca Raton, FL
02/27/2014
6:00 pm
at UTSA W 71–62  15–13 (6–8)
Convocation Center (878)
San Antonio, TX
03/02/2014
2:00 pm, TWCS
UTEP L 54–74  15–14 (6–9)
The Super Pit (N/A)
Denton, TX
03/06/2014
7:00 pm
Tulsa L 68–79  15–15 (6–10)
The Super Pit (1,841)
Denton, TX
2014 Conference USA tournament
03/11/2014
4:30 pm
vs. Rice
First round
W 63–62 OT 16–15
Don Haskins Center (4,226)
El Paso, TX
03/12/2014
1:00 pm
vs. Tulane
Second round
L 61–66  16–16
Don Haskins Center (3,916)
El Paso, TX
*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. ^ "Tulane comes back to beat North Texas 66-61". USA Today. March 12, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2024.