Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2018–19 |
Team: | North Texas Mean Green |
Conference: | Conference USA |
Record: | 21–12 |
Conf Record: | 8–10 |
Short Conf: | C-USA |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Jareem Dowling |
Asst Coach3: | Matt Braeuer |
Champion: | Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic Champions |
The 2018–19 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by second-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA.
The Mean Green finished the 2017–18 season 20–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota, Mercer, and Jacksonville State to advance to the best-of-three finals series against San Francisco. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions. They also had the biggest crowd since 2010 at 6,291.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. J. Lawson | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred to McNeese State | ||
Allante Holston | 5 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Indiana State | ||
Bryce Jackson | 14 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
Khalil Fuller | 22 | F | 6'8" | 260 | RS Sophomore | Graduate transferred to Cal State San Marcos | ||
Shane Temara | 50 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdul Mohamed | 5 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Gillette College | ||
J.J. Murray | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Eastfield College. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
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