2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference USA regular-season champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	20–11 (14–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Grant McCasland (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ross Hodge; Jareem Dowling; Matt Braeuer; Nelson Haggerty;
Home arena	The Super Pit

2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
Western Kentucky	13	–	5	.722	20	–	10	.667
Louisiana Tech	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Charlotte	10	–	8	.556	16	–	13	.552
FIU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
UAB	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Old Dominion	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
UTSA	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
UTEP	8	–	10	.444	17	–	15	.531
Rice	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Southern Miss	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Middle Tennessee	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

Note: The 2020 C-USA tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 20–12, 14–4 in C-USA play, to finish as C-USA regular-season champions. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, the C-USA tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 8–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky.^[1] They were not invited participate in postseason play.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ryan Woolridge	0	G	6' 3"	175	Junior	Mansfield, TX	Transferred to Gonzaga
Jorden Duffy	2	G	6' 1"	170	Junior	Salisbury, MD	Graduated
Mark Tikhonenko	13	F	6' 10"	210	RS Freshman	Moscow, Russia	Transferred to Sam Houston State
John Weger	15	G	6' 3"	260	Freshman	Muenster, TX	Walk-on; transferred to Midwestern State
Tope Arikawe	20	F	6' 8"	220	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Michael Miller	23	G	6' 3"	185	Senior	Michigan City, IN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
James Reese	0	G	6' 4"	169	Junior	Eastover, SC	Junior college transferred from Odessa College
Javion Hamlet	3	G	6' 4"	191	RS Junior	Memphis, TN	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Thomas Bell	13	F	6' 6"	186	RS Junior	East St. Louis, IL	Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College
Deng Geu	23	F	6' 8"	201	Graduate student	Sioux Falls, SD	Graduate transfer from North Dakota State

Recruiting class of 2019

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Jackson PG	San Antonio, TX	Karen Wagner High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	May 7, 2018
Jalen Jackson PG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (0)
Karston Miller G	Buford, Georgia	Buford High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Karston Miller G	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

Recruiting class of 2020

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rubin Jones SG	Houston, TX	Yates High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 31, 2019
Rubin Jones SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

Roster

2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	James Reese	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Jr	AC Flora HS Odessa College	Eastover, SC
G	1	Umoja Gibson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	RS So	University HS	Waco, TX
G	2	Roosevelt Smart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Sunrise Christian Academy New Mexico JC	Chicago, IL
G	3	Javion Hamlet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Whitehaven HS Northwest Florida State College	Memphis, TN
G	4	Jalen Jackson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Wagner HS	San Antonio, TX
G	5	Abdul Mohamed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Bell HS Gillette College	Ottawa, ON
F	10	Jahmiah Simmons	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Pace HS Arkansas State	St. Thomas, USVI
G	11	J. J. Murray (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Rowlett HS Eastfield College	Rowlett, TX
F	13	Thomas Bell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cahokia HS Kaskaskia College	East St. Louis, IL
G	20	Karston Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Buford High School	Buford, GA
G	22	Larry Wise	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Waxahachie HS	Waxahachie, TX
F	23	Deng Geu	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Sioux Falls Washington HS North Dakota State	Sioux Falls, SD
F	24	Zachary Simmons	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Cedar Hill HS	Abilene, TX
F	35	Shakeem Alcindor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	So	Link Year Prep	St. Croix, USVI
G	55	D. J. Draper (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	RS Sr	Birdville HS	Bedford, TX

Head coach

Grant McCasland (Baylor)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 8, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		Oklahoma Christian	W 79–40	1–0	The Super Pit (2,831) Denton, TX
November 8, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 25 VCU	L 56–59	1–1	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
November 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Arkansas	L 73–78	1–2	Bud Walton Arena (12,001) Fayetteville, AR
November 16, 2019* 3:00 p.m.		Eastern Michigan Jamaica Classic campus game	L 51–56	1–3	The Super Pit (2,380) Denton, TX
November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		North Carolina A&T	W 80–60	2–3	The Super Pit (2,129) Denton, TX
November 22, 2019* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Rhode Island Jamaica Classic	L 47–60	2–4	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2019* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. No. 15 Utah State Jamaica Classic	L 59–68	2–5	Montego Bay Convention Centre Montego Bay, Jamaica
December 2, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 77–66	3–5	College Park Center (1,764) Arlington, TX
December 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Oklahoma	L 80–82	3–6	The Super Pit (5,637) Denton, TX
December 7, 2019* 5:00 p.m., CUSA.tv		Little Rock	W 76–53	4–6	The Super Pit (2,136) Denton, TX
December 17, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 13 Dayton	L 58–71	4–7	UD Arena (13,129) Dayton, OH
December 21, 2019* 5:00 p.m., CUSA.TV		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 86–53	5–7	The Super Pit (2,057) Denton, TX
December 28, 2019* 5:00 p.m., CUSA.TV		Texas Wesleyan	W 102–64	6–7	The Super Pit (2,035) Denton, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 2, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Western Kentucky	L 84–93	6–8 (0–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,716) Bowling Green, KY
January 4, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	W 67–64	7–8 (1–1)	Cam Henderson Center (5,489) Huntington, WV
January 9, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 74–56	8–8 (2–1)	The Super Pit (2,262) Denton, TX
January 11, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	W 81–58	9–8 (3–1)	The Super Pit (2,035) Denton, TX
January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 72–52	10–8 (4–1)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
January 18, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 51–50	11–8 (5–1)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,213) Ruston, LA
January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	W 79–59	12–8 (6–1)	The Super Pit (2,729) Denton, TX
January 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., Stadium		UTSA	W 98–78	13–8 (7–1)	The Super Pit (3,186) Denton, TX
January 25, 2020 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 67–57	14–8 (8–1)	The Super Pit (4,092) Denton, TX
February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	L 75–84	14–9 (8–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,580) Houston, TX
February 6, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	W 75–70	15–9 (9–2)	Murphy Center (3,209) Murfreesboro, TN
February 8, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UAB	W 71–64	16–9 (10–2)	Bartow Arena (2,925) Birmingham, AL
February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., CUSA.TV		Charlotte	W 81–72	17–9 (11–2)	The Super Pit (4,086) Denton, TX
February 15, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Old Dominion	W 64–47	18–9 (12–2)	The Super Pit (5,282) Denton, TX
February 22, 2020 1:00 p.m., Stadium		Louisiana Tech	L 71–73	18–10 (12–3)	The Super Pit (4,277) Denton, TX
February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., Stadium		at FIU	W 78–59	19–10 (13–3)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (644) Miami, FL
March 1, 2020 1:00 p.m., CBSSN		Western Kentucky	W 78–72 ^OT	20–10 (14–3)	The Super Pit (4,471) Denton, TX
March 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Charlotte	L 43–56	20–11 (14–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (2,811) Charlotte, NC
Conference USA tournament
March 12, 2020 6:00 p.m., Stadium	(1)	vs. (9) Florida Atlantic Quarterfinals	C-USA tournament canceled^[2]		Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[3]

References

^ "Mean Green's Season Comes To An End". University of North Texas Athletics. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[1] "Mean Green's Season Comes To An End". University of North Texas Athletics. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

[2] "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Texas Athletics. Retrieved March 8, 2025.

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