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2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 31–7, going 16–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament[1] before losing to UAB.[2] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated Alcorn State,[3] Sam Houston,[4] Oklahoma State[5] and Wisconsin to advance to the championship game.[6] There they defeated C-USA foe UAB to win the NIT championship.[7]

2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
NIT champions
ConferenceConference USA
Record31–7 (16–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Associate head coachRoss Hodge
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Braeuer
  • Achoki Moikobu
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic † 18 – 2   .900 35 – 4   .897
North Texas 16 – 4   .800 31 – 7   .816
UAB 14 – 6   .700 29 – 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 – 9   .550 19 – 14   .576
Charlotte 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Rice 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
FIU 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 – 12   .400 17 – 16   .515
UTEP 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 – 13   .350 15 – 18   .455
UTSA 4 – 16   .200 10 – 22   .313
† 2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On March 31, 2023, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to take the head coaching position at Texas Tech.[8] On April 2, the school named associate head coach Ross Hodge the team's new head coach.[9]

The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[10]

Previous season

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The Mean Green finished the 2021–22 season 25–7, 16–2 in C-USA play, to finish as regular-season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament[11] before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech.[12] As a No. 1 seed who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round[13] before losing in the second round to Virginia.[14]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mardrez McBride 2 G 6' 2" 180 Senior Augusta, GA Graduated transferred to Georgia
Thomas Bell 4 F 6' 6" 205 RS Senior East St. Louis, IL Graduated
Jahmiah Simmons 10 F 6' 4" 220 RS Senior St. Thomas, USVI Graduated
JJ Murray 11 G 6' 1" 179 RS Senior Rowlett, TX Graduated
Dylan McKeon 14 G 6' 3" 180 Freshman Garland, TX Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Hameir Wright 44 F 6' 8" 208 RS Senior Albany, NY Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tyree Eady 4 G 6' 5" 210 RS Senior Middleton, WI North Dakota State
Kai Huntsberry 10 G 6' 3" 216 Senior New Orleans, LA Mary
Moulaye Sissoko 14 C 6' 9" 240 RS Sophomore Bamako, Mali Dayton
Jayden Martinez 24 F 6' 7" 215 GS Senior Cibolo, TX New Hampshire

2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Moore
PG 		Jacksonville, AR Jacksonville High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jul 11, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

Roster

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2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rasheed Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Neumann HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 		Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
G 2 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS
Chipola College 		Carson, CA
G 3 Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR
G 4 Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Middleton HS
North Dakota State 		Middleton, WI
G 5 Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Spiro HS
Coffeyville CC 		Fort Coffee, OK
G 10 Kai Huntsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Placer HS
Mary 		New Orleans, LA
G 13 Arsh Mattu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Lewisville HS Lewisville, TX
F 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Lincoln Academy
Dayton 		Bamako, Mali
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Yates HS Houston, TX
G 20 Grayson Allo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Fr Lancaster HS DeSoto, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Kingfisher HS Kingfisher, OK
F 25 Jayden Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Steele HS
New Hampshire 		Cibolo, TX
F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YouTube 		Southern Nazarene W 53–47  1–0
 The Super Pit (3,573)
Denton, TX
November 13, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Saint Mary's L 33–63  1–1
 University Credit Union Pavilion (2,878)
Moraga, CA
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Fresno State W 61–52  2–1
 The Super Pit (3,657)
Denton, TX
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., YouTube 		Paul Quinn W 76–46  3–1
 The Super Pit (2,514)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2022*
4:30 p.m., FloSports 		vs. San Jose State
Nassau Championship quarterfinals 		W 69–54  4–1
 Baha Mar Convention Center (248)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Long Beach State
Nassau Championship semifinals 		W 68–47  5–1
 Baha Mar Convention Center (334)
Nassau, BAH
November 27, 2022*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. UNC Wilmington
Nassau Championship final 		L 51–55  5–2
 Baha Mar Convention Center (414)
Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2022*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Omaha W 75–45  6–2
 The Super Pit (3,035)
Denton, TX
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 60–57  7–2
 College Park Center (1,931)
Arlington, TX
December 10, 2022*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Grand Canyon
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		W 60–58  8–2
 Footprint Center (4,781)
Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. UMass
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic 		W 62–44  9–2
 MassMutual Center (3,426)
Springfield, MA
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA W 78–54  10–2
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (1,120)
San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Florida Atlantic L 46–50  10–3
(1–1) 		The Super Pit (3,808)
Denton, TX
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU W 72–57  11–3
(2–1) 		The Super Pit (2,934)
Denton, TX
January 5, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Western Kentucky W 70–66  12–3
(3–1) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (3,024)
Bowling Green, KY
January 7, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee W 56–51  13–3
(4–1) 		Murphy Center (3,148)
Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Tech W 67–65  14–3
(5–1) 		The Super Pit (3,633)
Denton, TX
January 14, 2023
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Florida Atlantic L 62–66  14–4
(5–2) 		Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,060)
Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU W 64–57  15–4
(6–2) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,183)
Miami, FL
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Rice L 60–72  15–5
(6–3) 		The Super Pit (4,015)
Denton, TX
January 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., Stadium 		at UAB W 63–52  16–5
(7–3) 		Bartow Arena (5,109)
Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UTSA W 63–59  17–5
(8–3) 		The Super Pit (3,948)
Denton, TX
January 28, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 52–42  18–5
(9–3) 		The Super Pit (4,301)
Denton, TX
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 74–64  19–5
(10–3) 		Tudor Fieldhouse (2,246)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UAB W 82–79 2OT 20–5
(11–3) 		The Super Pit (3,873)
Denton, TX
February 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 67–43  21–5
(12–3) 		The Super Pit (4,123)
Denton, TX
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech W 72–62  22–5
(13–3) 		Thomas Assembly Center (2,640)
Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 80–72 OT 23–5
(14–3) 		Don Haskins Center (4,838)
El Paso, TX
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Charlotte L 49–55  23–6
(14–4) 		Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015)
Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Middle Tennessee W 64–50  24–6
(15–4) 		The Super Pit (4,076)
Denton, TX
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., Stadium 		Western Kentucky W 67–33  25–6
(16–4) 		The Super Pit (5,002)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (10) Louisiana Tech
Quarterfinals 		W 74–46  26–6
 Ford Center at The Star (2,765)
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(2) vs. (3) UAB
Semifinals 		L 69–76  26–7
 Ford Center at The Star (2,005)
Frisco, TX
NIT
March 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) Alcorn State
First round – Oklahoma State Bracket 		W 69–53  27–7
 The Super Pit (4,308)
Denton, TX
March 19, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(2) (3) Sam Houston
Second round – Oklahoma State Bracket 		W 75–55  28–7
 The Super Pit (3,130)
Denton, TX
March 21, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) at (1) Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals – Oklahoma State Bracket 		W 65–59 OT 29–7
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,807)
Stillwater, OK
March 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		(2) vs. (2) Wisconsin
Semifinals 		W 56–54  30–7
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 30, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(2) vs. (4) UAB
Championship 		W 68–61  31–7
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[15]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hoops Opens Tournament With Blowout Win". University of North Texas Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "UNT Falls to UAB In C-USA Semifinal". University of North Texas Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances To Second Round Of NIT". University of North Texas Athletics. March 15, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances To NIT Quarterfinals". University of North Texas Athletics. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Advances to NIT Semifinals". University of North Texas Athletics. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Hoops Advances To NIT Championship". University of North Texas Athletics. March 28, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "NIT CHAMPS! Men's Basketball Wins First-Ever NIT Title". University of North Texas Athletics. March 30, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech hires UNT's McCasland as new coach". ESPN.com. Contributed by The Associated Press. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Vito, Brett (April 2, 2023). "North Texas officially names Ross Hodge its men's basketball coach". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ^ "UNT to enter The American on July 1, 2023". University of North Texas Athletics. June 15, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mean Green Advance To C-USA Semis". University of North Texas Athletics. March 10, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Mean Green Fall 42-36 In C-USA Semis". University of North Texas Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Mean Green Advance To NIT Second Round". University of North Texas Athletics. March 15, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "UNT's Season Ends With OT Loss To Virginia". University of North Texas Athletics. March 20, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  15. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
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