2016–17 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fifth-year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 8–22, 2–16 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

2016–17 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2016–17 record8–22 (2–16 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Super Pit
(Capacity: 10,040)
2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee171 .944  315  .861
Louisiana Tech144 .778  2310  .697
Old Dominion126 .667  1912  .613
UTEP126 .667  1517  .469
Rice117 .611  2312  .657
Marshall108 .556  2015  .571
UAB99 .500  1716  .515
Western Kentucky99 .500  1517  .469
UTSA810 .444  1419  .424
Charlotte711 .389  1317  .433
Florida Atlantic612 .333  1020  .333
Southern Miss612 .333  922  .290
FIU315 .167  724  .226
North Texas216 .111  822  .267
2017 C-USA Tournament winner

On March 5, 2017, the school fired head coach Tony Benford after five years without a winning season.[1] On March 13, the school hired Arkansas State head coach Grant McCasland to the same role.[2]

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason

The Mean Grean was picked to finish in 10th place in the preseason Conference USA poll.[3] Jeremy Combs was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.[3]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Carrington Ward0G6'2"180RS JuniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduate transferred to Norfolk State
Chris Campbell12G6'3"180SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Mike Thomas14C6'11"225JuniorVille Platte, INIneligible for the 2016–17 season
DeAndre Harris15G6'3"191RS JuniorMilwaukee, WIGraduate transferred to Nicholls State
Eric Katenda20F6'9"240SeniorParis, FranceGraduated
Todd Eaglin30G5'11"180SeniorThe Woodlands, TXGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ryan Woolridge0G6'3"170SophomoreMansfield, TXTransferred from San Diego. Under NCAA transfer rules, Woolridge will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Kevin Frazier4G6'5"190SeniorDallas, TXTransferred from SMU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Frazier will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Derail Green11F6'7"215RS SeniorHouston, TXTransferred from Incarnate Word. Will eligible to play since Green graduated from Incarnate Word.
Shane Temara50F6'9"235JuniorSyracuse, NYJunior college transferred from Angelina College.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Lawson
SF
Bryan, TX Bryan High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Oct 4, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.

    Roster

    2016–17 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Ryan Woolridge (I)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLake Ridge HS
    San Diego
    Mansfield, TX
    F 1 Jeremy Combs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCarter HS Dallas, TX
    G 2 Greg White-Pittman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrHoly Cross HS New Orleans, LA
    G 3 Ja'Michael Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoPro-Vision Academy Raceland, LA
    G 4 Keith Frazier (I)  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrKimball HS
    SMU
    Dallas, TX
    G 5 Allante Holston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoClinton Christian School Capitol Heights, MD
    G 10 Deckie Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSouthwind HS
    Angelina College
    Memphis, TN
    F 11 Derail Green 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrKlein Forest
    Incarnate Word
    Houston, TX
    G 12 A. J. Lawson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBryan HS Bryan, TX
    F 14 Bryce Jackson (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrFossil Ridge HS
    New Orleans
    Keller, TX
    F 22 Khalil Fuller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoRancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA
    C 23 Rickey Brice, Jr. 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)270 lb (122 kg) SoPantego Christian HS Arlington, TX
    G 24 Jacob Gross (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)191 lb (87 kg) RS JrSachse HS Sachse, TX
    F 50 Shane Temara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrWest Genesee HS
    Angelina College
    Syracuse, NY
    G 52 J-Mychal Reese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrBryan HS
    Texas A&M
    Bryan, TX
    G 55 D. J. Draper (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)155 lb (70 kg) RS FrBirdville HS Beford, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 11, 2016*
    7:00 pm, AFN
    Sul Ross State W 85–77  1–0
    The Super Pit (1,226)
    Denton, TX
    November 15, 2016*
    6:30 pm, FSSW+
    at Texas Tech L 43–70  1–1
    United Supermarkets Arena (9,534)
    Luboock, TX
    November 20, 2016*
    1:00 pm, AFN
    Drexel
    Scarlet Knight Showcase
    L 62–83  1–2
    The Super Pit (1,457)
    Denton, TX
    November 23, 2016*
    6:30 pm, BTN+
    at Rutgers
    Scarlet Knight Showcase
    L 53–66  1–3
    Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,351)
    Piscataway, NJ
    November 25, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Niagara
    Scarlet Knight Showcase
    W 80–71  2–3
    The Super Pit (1,411)
    Denton, TX
    November 27, 2016*
    1:00 pm
    Hartford
    Scarlet Knight Showcase
    W 81–78  3–3
    The Super Pit (1,566)
    Denton, TX
    November 30, 2016*
    11:30 am
    Texas College W 73–45  4–3
    The Super Pit (2,006)
    Denton, TX
    December 3, 2016*
    2:00 pm
    Texas–Arlington L 61–77  4–4
    The Super Pit (2,386)
    Denton, TX
    December 8, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Delaware State W 73–40  5–4
    The Super Pit (1,707)
    Denton, TX
    December 17, 2016*
    6:30 pm
    at Sam Houston State W 71–65  5–5
    Bernard Johnson Coliseum (763)
    Huntsville, TX
    December 20, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    Southeastern Louisiana W 71–65  6–5
    The Super Pit (1,707)
    Denton, TX
    December 22, 2016*
    7:00 pm
    San Diego L 68–69  6–6
    The Super Pit (2,717)
    Denton, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    December 31, 2016
    11:00 am
    at Charlotte L 76–101  6–7
    (0–1)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,792)
    Charlotte, NC
    January 2, 2017
    4:00 pm
    at Old Dominion L 48–55  6–8
    (0–2)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,123)
    Norfolk, VA
    January 5, 2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UAB L 52–54  6–9
    (0–3)
    The Super Pit (1,603)
    Denton, TX
    January 7, 2017
    2:00 pm
    Middle Tennessee L 68–79  6–10
    (0–4)
    The Super Pit (2,263)
    Denton, TX
    January 14, 2017
    2:00 pm
    at Rice L 79–101  6–11
    (0–5)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,749)
    Houston, TX
    January 19, 2017
    7:00 pm
    at Southern Miss L 65–75  6–12
    (0–6)
    Reed Green Coliseum (2,285)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    January 21, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at Louisiana Tech L 57–81  6–13
    (0–7)
    Thomas Assembly Center (3,066)
    Ruston, LA
    January 26, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte L 81–82  6–14
    (0–8)
    The Super Pit (2,006)
    Denton, TX
    January 28, 2017
    2:00 pm
    Old Dominion L 67–73  6–15
    (0–9)
    The Super Pit (1,647)
    Denton, TX
    February 4, 2017
    2:00 pm
    Rice L 80–95  6–16
    (0–10)
    The Super Pit (2,154)
    Denton, TX
    February 9, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at Florida Atlantic W 70–64  7–16
    (1–10)
    FAU Arena (1,330)
    Boca Raton, FL
    February 11, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at FIU L 71–90  7–17
    (1–11)
    FIU Arena (877)
    Miami, FL
    February 16, 2017
    7:00 pm, beIN
    UTEP L 71–77 OT 7–18
    (1–12)
    The Super Pit (2,672)
    Denton, TX
    February 18, 2017
    2:00 pm
    UTSA W 83–73  8–18
    (2–12)
    The Super Pit (3,384)
    Denton, TX
    February 23, 2017
    7:00 pm
    Louisiana Tech L 67–85  8–19
    (2–13)
    The Super Pit (2,217)
    Denton, TX
    February 25, 2017
    2:00 pm
    Southern Miss L 53–76  8–20
    (2–14)
    The Super Pit (3,360)
    Denton, TX
    March 2, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at WKU L 63–74  8–21
    (2–15)
    E. A. Diddle Arena (3,676)
    Bowling Green, KY
    March 4, 2017
    6:00 pm
    at Marshall L 104–106  8–22
    (2–16)
    Cam Henderson Center (6,017)
    Huntington, WV
    *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Source[4]

    See also

    References

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