2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2012–13 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 first year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the First Round of the Sun Belt Tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012–13 record12–20 (7–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee191 .950  286  .824
South Alabama146 .700  1713  .567
FIU119 .550  1814  .563
WKU1010 .500  2016  .556
Florida Atlantic911 .450  1418  .438
Troy614 .300  1221  .364
West
Arkansas State128 .600  1912  .613
Arkansas–Little Rock119 .550  1715  .531
Louisiana–Lafayette812 .400  1320  .394
North Texas713 .350  1220  .375
Louisiana–Monroe317 .150  423  .148
2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Mean Green's final season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will join Conference USA.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jacob Holmen Forward 6–8 225 Senior Whitehouse, Texas
2 Brandan Walton Guard 6–2 205 Senior Compton, California
3 Alzee Williams Guard 6–4 180 Junior Dallas, Texas
4 P.J. Hardwick Guard 5–10 170 Freshman Miami, Florida
5 Chris Jones Guard 6–2 202 Sophomore Garland, Texas
11 Justin Patton Forward 6–7 200 Senior Bossier City, Louisiana
13 Tony Mitchell Forward 6–8 235 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
21 T.J. Taylor Guard 6–3 220 Sophomore Denison, Texas
22 Clarke Overlander Guard 6–5 210 Freshman Argyle, Texas
23 Jordan Williams Guard 6–6 195 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
25 Niko Stojiljkovic Forward 6–9 215 Senior Paris, France
32 Roger Franklin Guard 6–5 220 Senior Duncanville, Texas
44 Keith Coleman Forward 6–10 245 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012*
7:00 pm
East Central W 90–49 
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm
at No. 16 Creighton L 51–71  0–1
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139)
Omaha, NE
11/12/2012*
9:30 pm
vs. Alabama–Huntsville
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 75–78  0–2
Bramlage Coliseum (12,068)
Manhattan, KS
11/13/2012*
7:00 pm
vs. Lamar
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 74–59  1–2
Bramlage Coliseum (12,006)
Manhattan, KS
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
Cameron W 78–49  2–2
The Super Pit (2,673)
Denton, TX
11/19/2012*
3:30 pm
vs. IUPUI
NIT Season Tip-Off
W 80–66  3–2
John Paul Jones Arena (1,444)
Charlottesville, VA
11/20/2012*
6:00 pm
at Virginia
NIT Season Tip-Off
L 64–80  3–3
John Paul Jones Arena (1,745)
Charlottesville, VA
11/28/2012*
7:00 pm, TXA 21
Texas–Arlington L 59–72  3–4
The Super Pit (4,832)
Denton, TX
12/01/2012
7:00 pm
Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–80  3–5 (0–1)
The Super Pit (3,631)
Denton, TX
12/05/2012*
7:00 pm, FSMW
at Saint Louis L 63–67  3–6
Chaifetz Arena (4,817)
St. Louis, MO
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm
Jackson State W 83–65  4–6
The Super Pit (2,872)
Denton, TX
12/16/2012*
1:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 45–40  5–6
The Super Pit (2,645)
Denton, TX
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm
Lehigh L 75–90  5–7
The Super Pit (4,955)
Denton, TX
12/29/2012
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at WKU L 64–70  5–8 (0–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,776)
Bowling Green, KY
12/31/2012
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Middle Tennessee L 57–75  5–9 (0–3)
Murphy Center (3,872)
Murfreesboro, TN
01/03/2013
7:00 pm
Troy W 76–59  6–9 (1–3)
The Super Pit (2,338)
Denton, TX
01/05/2013
7:30 pm
Louisiana–Monroe L 68–81  6–10 (1–4)
The Super Pit (3,361)
Denton, TX
01/10/2013
7:00 pm
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 53–67  6–11 (1–5)
Jack Stephens Center (3,288)
Little Rock, AR
01/12/2013
7:15 pm
South Alabama W 66–56  7–11 (2–5)
The Super Pit (3,642)
Denton, TX
01/17/2013
6:50 pm
at FIU L 64–70  7–12 (2–6)
U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109)
Miami, FL
01/19/2013
6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic W 61–59 OT 8–12 (3–6)
FAU Arena (1,797)
Boca Raton, FL
01/24/2013
7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 64–72  8–13 (3–7)
The Super Pit (3,423)
Denton, TX
01/26/2013
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Little Rock L 57–62  8–14 (3–8)
The Super Pit (3,997)
Denton, TX
01/31/2013
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 74–105  8–15 (3–9)
Cajundome (2,294)
Lafayette, LA
02/02/2013
7:05 pm
at Arkansas State L 66–75 OT 8–16 (3–10)
Convocation Center (3,786)
Jonesboro, AR
02/07/2013
7:00 pm, TXA 21
WKU L 59–70  8–17 (3–11)
The Super Pit (3,528)
Denton, TX
02/09/2013
7:00 pm
FIU W 77–67  9–17 (4–11)
The Super Pit (5,497)
Denton, TX
02/14/2013
7:30 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 73–85  9–18 (4–12)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (904)
Monroe, LA
02/16/2013
7:30 pm, Sun Belt Network/ESPN3
at Troy W 63–61  10–18 (5–12)
Sartain Hall (1,954)
Troy, AL
02/21/2013
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 66–57 OT 11–18 (6–12)
The Super Pit (2,532)
Denton, TX
02/23/2013
7:00 pm
at South Alabama L 57–69  11–19 (6–13)
Mitchell Center (4,001)
Mobile, AL
02/28/2013
7:00 pm
Arkansas State W 74–50  12–19 (7–13)
The Super Pit (2,851)
Denton, TX
2013 Sun Belt Tournament
03/08/2013
6:30 pm
vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
First Round
L 55–74  12–20
Convention Center Court (N/A)
Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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