2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
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ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record14–17 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Super Pit
(Capacity: 10,040)
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771
UTEP 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
WKU 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
UAB † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 19 – 17   .528
FIU 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485
UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
North Texas 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Rice 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Marshall 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to Rice.

Previous season[]

The Mean Green the season 16–16, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulane.

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Vertrail Vaughns 0 G 6'2" 184 RS Senior Mesquite, TX Graduated
Brandan Walton 2 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Compton, CA Graduated
Alzee Williams 3 G 6'4" 175 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Chris Jones 5 G 6'2" 200 Junior Garland, TX Transferred to Angelo State
Austin Mitchell 10 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Plano, TX Injured[1]
Kelvin Gaines 24 F/C 6'10" 227 RS Junior Ocala, FL Graduated
Keith Coleman 44 F 6'10" 250 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to LSU–Shreveport

Incoming Transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Carrington Ward 0 G 6'3" 175 Junior Philadelphia, PA Junior college transfer from San Jacinto College
DeAndre Harris 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Junior college transfer from Tyler Junior College
J-Mychal Reese 4 G 6'1" 187 Junior Bryan, TX Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reese will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Muhammed Ahmed 20 F 6'7" 210 Junior Bronx, NY Junior college transfer from Gillette College

Recruiting class of 2014[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Combs
SF 		Dallas, TX Carter High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 23, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg White-Pittman
SG 		New Orleans, LA Holy Cross High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

Recruiting class of 2015[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ja'Michael Brown
PG 		San Antonio, TX Pro-Vision Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

Roster[]

2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Carrington Ward 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Jacinto College Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Maurice Aniefiok 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Mississippi Lagos, Nigeria
G 2 Greg White-Pittman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 DeAndre Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Tyler JC Milwaukee, WI
G 4 J-Mychal Reese Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Texas A&M Bryan, TX
G 5 Todd Eaglin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tyler JC The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Chris Campbell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jacksonville College Houston, TX
F 11 Jeremy Combs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Carter HS Dallas, TX
F 20 Muhammed Ahmed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gillette College Bronx, NY
G 21 T. J. Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Marquette Denison, TX
F 22 Greg Wesley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Seguin HS Arlington, TX
G 23 Jordan Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Kimball HS Dallas, TX
F 25 Armani Flannigan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Wyoming Rockford, IL
F 33 Colin Voss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Northern Oklahoma Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule[]

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm 		Oklahoma City W 106–100 OT –
 The Super Pit (1,306)
Denton, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm 		Arkansas–Monticello W 84–62  1–0
 The Super Pit (1,442)
Denton, TX
11/17/2014*
7:30 pm 		Nicholls State W 71–57  2–0
 The Super Pit (1,367)
Denton, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		Delaware State W 62–55  3–0
 The Super Pit (1,491)
Denton, TX
11/23/2014*
5:00 pm 		Iona L 58–78  3–1
 The Super Pit (2,278)
Denton, TX
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 67–52  4–1
 The Super Pit (1,418)
Denton, TX
11/28/2014*
8:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 25 Arkansas L 73–89  4–2
 Bud Walton Arena (14,885)
Fayetteville, AR
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, FSOK/FCS 		at Oklahoma State L 61–87  4–3
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086)
Stillwater, OK
12/14/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 48–59  4–4
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (582)
Nacogdoches, TX
12/17/2014*
11:30 am 		Langston W 78–65  5–4
 The Super Pit (2,778)
Denton, TX
12/21/2014*
1:00 pm, FSN 		Creighton W 62–58  6–4
 The Super Pit (4,227)
Denton, TX
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M L 67–70  6–5
 The Super Pit (2,117)
Denton, TX
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm, TTSN 		at Texas Tech L 45–60  6–6
 United Supermarkets Arena (6,033)
Lubbock, TX
01/02/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		UTEP L 71–85  6–7 (0–1)
 The Super Pit (2,785)
Denton, TX
01/04/2015
2:00 pm, FSN 		UTSA L 61–71  6–8 (0–2)
 The Super Pit (1,628)
Denton, TX
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, ASN 		at Rice W 66–63  7–8 (1–2)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,230)
Houston, TX
01/15/2015
6:00 pm 		at Charlotte L 57–73  7–9 (1–3)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (3,694)
Charlotte, NC
01/17/2015
6:00 pm 		at Old Dominion L 50–61  7–10 (1–4)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
Norfolk, VA
01/22/2015
7:00 pm 		Louisiana Tech W 73–66  8–10 (2–4)
 The Super Pit (3,293)
Denton, TX
01/24/2015
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 71–75 OT 8–11 (2–5)
 The Super Pit (3,759)
Denton, TX
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		Rice W 75–65  9–11 (3–5)
 The Super Pit (4,212)
Denton, TX
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		at WKU L 59–65  9–12 (3–6)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,862)
Bowling Green, KY
02/07/2015
6:00 pm 		at Marshall L 73–80  9–13 (3–7)
 Cam Henderson Center (5,276)
Huntington, WV
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		UAB W 67–64  10–13 (4–7)
 The Super Pit (2,611)
Denton, TX
02/14/2015
7:00 pm, ASN 		Middle Tennessee W 57–56  11–13 (5–7)
 The Super Pit (1,946)
Denton, TX
02/19/2015
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 79–72  12–13 (6–7)
 FAU Arena (1,108)
Boca Raton, FL
02/21/2015
5:00 pm 		at FIU W 70–56  13–13 (7–7)
 U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,408)
Miami, FL
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		Charlotte W 81–65  14–13 (8–7)
 The Super Pit (4,122)
Denton, TX
02/28/2015
4:30 pm, ASN 		Old Dominion L 57–70  14–14 (8–8)
 The Super Pit (2,833)
Denton, TX
03/05/2015
8:00 pm 		at UTEP L 60–83  14–15 (8–9)
 Don Haskins Center (7,651)
El Paso, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm 		at UTSA L 68–69  14–16 (8–10)
 Convocation Center (1,245)
San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015
8:30 pm, ASN 		vs. Rice
First round 		L 54–82  14–17
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex 
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "UNT notebook: Overlander out with possible knee injury". DRC Sports. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
  2. ^ "MEANGREENSPORTS.COM - University of North Texas Official Athletic Site University of North Texas Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.meangreensports.com.
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