2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
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C-USA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
Record | 18–10 (9–5 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | UNT Coliseum |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "C-USA Announces Basketball Schedules". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Vito, Brett (November 30, 2020). "North Texas' game against Texas A&M-Commerce canceled". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Grimillion, Nick (December 17, 2020). "LSU men's basketball game vs North Texas postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". WAFB. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Vito, Brett (February 18, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Men's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.