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2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record18–10 (9–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of Conference USA.[1] In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round for the school’s first ever NCAA tournament victory, before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish to win the regular season championship. Before postseason play could begin, the C-USA tournament and other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 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) 167 lb (76 kg) Sr AC Flora HS
Odessa College
Eastover, SC
G 1 Mardrez McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jr Butler HS
USC Salkehatchie
Augusta, GA
G 2 Keith Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Faith Family Academy St. Louis, MO
G 3 Javion Hamlet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Whitehaven HS
NW Florida State
Memphis,TN
G 4 Jalen Jackson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Wagner HS San Antonio,TX
F 10 Jahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Pace HS
Arkansas State
St. Thomas, USVI
G 11 JJ Murray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Rowlett HS
Eastfield
Rowlett, TX
F 13 Thomas Bell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Cahokia HS
Kaskaskia
East St. Louis, IL
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Yates HS Houston, TX
G 22 Larry Wise 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS So Waxahachie HS Waxahachie, TX
G 23 Mykell Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Houston, TX
F 24 Zachary Simmons 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Sr Cedar Hill HS Abilene, TX
F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Scotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, NY
F 34 Terence Lewis II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Combine Academy HS
New Mexico JC
Upper Marlboro, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 2020*
7:00 p.m., YouTube Live
Mississippi Valley State W 116–62  1–0
UNT Coliseum (1,206)
Denton, TX
November 28, 2020*
5:00 p.m., SECN+
vs. Arkansas L 54–69  1–1
Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., Youtube Live
Texas A&M–Commerce Canceled [a][2] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
December 4, 2020*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Mississippi State L 63–69  1–2
Humphrey Coliseum (1,877)
Starkville, MS
December 11, 2020*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 11 West Virginia L 50–62  1–3
WVU Coliseum (291)
Morgantown, WV
December 15, 2020*
7:00 p.m., YouTube Live
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 81–56  2–3
UNT Coliseum (1,211)
Denton, TX
December 17, 2020*
7:00 p.m., YouTube Live
Houston Baptist W 85–55  3–3
UNT Coliseum (1,251)
Denton, TX
December 19, 2020*
11:00 a.m., SECN+
at LSU Postponed [b][3] Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 2020*
1:00 p.m., YouTube Live
LSU–Alexandria W 110–78  4–3
UNT Coliseum (1,203)
Denton, TX
January 2, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola–Chicago L 49–57  4–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB Postponed [b][4] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 2, 2021
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB Postponed [b][4] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 8, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UTSA W 77–70  5–4
(1–0)
Convocation Center (388)
San Antonio, TX
January 9, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at UTSA L 69–77  5–5
(1–1)
Convocation Center (389)
San Antonio, TX
January 15, 2021
7:00 p.m., Stadium
UTEP W 63–33  6–5
(2–1)
UNT Coliseum (1,369)
Denton, TX
January 16, 2021
3:00 p.m., Stadium
UTEP W 74–65  7–5
(3–1)
UNT Coliseum (1,416)
Denton, TX
January 22, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion Postponed [b][5] Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Old Dominion Postponed [b][5] Chartway Arena 
Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rice W 79–74  8–5
(4–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 31, 2021
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 79–53  9–5
(5–1)
UNT Coliseum (1,303)
Denton, TX
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., Stadium
Louisiana Tech L 63–68  9–6
(5–2)
UNT Coliseum (1,535)
Denton, TX
February 6, 2021
1:00 p.m., Stadium
Louisiana Tech W 57–55  10–6
(6–2)
UNT Coliseum (1,532)
Denton, TX
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 65–49  11–6
(7–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 13, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Southern Miss W 68–56  12–6
(8–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200)
Hattiesburg, MS
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m., CBSSN on Facebook
Western Kentucky Postponed [c][6] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
February 21, 2021
1:00 p.m., CBSSN on Facebook
Western Kentucky Postponed [c][6] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
February 26, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Marshall W 77–65  13–6
(9–2)
Cam Henderson Center (1,055)
Huntington, WV
February 27, 2021
1:00 p.m., Stadium
at Marshall L 72–73  13–7
(9–3)
Cam Henderson Center (1,228)
Huntington, WV
March 5, 2021[7]
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 51–65  13–8
(9–4)
UNT Coliseum (1,359)
Denton, TX
March 6, 2021[7]
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 61–65  13–9
(9–5)
UNT Coliseum (1,450)
Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2021
9:00 p.m., Stadium
(W3) vs. (E6) Middle Tennessee
Second Round
W 76–56  14–9
Ford Center at The Star (856)
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2021
9:00 p.m., Stadium
(W3) vs. (E2) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
W 61–55  15–9
Ford Center at The Star (1,137)
Frisco, TX
March 12, 2021
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
(W3) vs. (W1) Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
W 54–48  16–9
Ford Center at The Star (789)
Frisco, TX
March 13, 2021
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
(W3) vs. (E1) Western Kentucky
Championship
W 61–57 OT 17–9
Ford Center at The Star (903)
Frisco, TX
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
7:25 pm, TNT
(13 S) vs. (4 S) No. 20 Purdue
First Round
W 78–69 OT 18–9
Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
March 21, 2021
7:45 pm, TNT
(13 S) vs. (5 S) No. 18 Villanova
Second Round
L 61–84  18–10
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b c d e Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  3. ^ a b Game was postponed due to weather concerns.

References

  1. ^ "C-USA Announces Basketball Schedules". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Vito, Brett (November 30, 2020). "North Texas' game against Texas A&M-Commerce canceled". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Grimillion, Nick (December 17, 2020). "LSU men's basketball game vs North Texas postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". WAFB. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Vito, Brett (December 30, 2020). "North Texas' C-USA opening series against UAB in men's basketball postponed". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UNT Men's, Women's Basketball Games vs Old Dominion Postponed Due to COVID-19". KXAS-TV. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Vito, Brett (February 18, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Men's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.