2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	12–20 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach	Tony Benford (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Evans; David Anwar; Scott Monarch;
Home arena	UNT Coliseum; (Capacity: 10,040)
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2016–17 →

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Middle Tennessee †	13	–	5	.722	25	–	10	.714
Marshall	12	–	6	.667	17	–	16	.515
Louisiana Tech	12	–	6	.667	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	25	–	13	.658
UTEP	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	9	–	9	.500	14	–	19	.424
Western Kentucky	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
North Texas	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Rice	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
FIU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Florida Atlantic	5	–	13	.278	8	–	25	.242
Southern Miss*	5	–	13	.278	8	–	21	.276
UTSA	3	–	15	.167	5	–	27	.156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fourth-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 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.^[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Mean Green finished the 2014–15 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.

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Maurice Aniefiok	1	G/F	6'5"	212	RS Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Left the team due to personal reasons
Muhammed Ahmed	20	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Bronx, NY	Transferred to Bridgeport
T. J. Taylor	21	G	6'3"	215	RS Senior	Denison, TX	Graduated
Grey Wesley	22	F	6'7"	190	RS Freshman	Arlington, TX	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jordan Williams	23	G	6'6"	202	Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Armani Flannigan	25	F	6'8"	200	Senior	Rockford, IL	Graduated
Colin Voss	33	F	6'7"	240	RS Senior	Grand Rapids, MI	Graduated

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Deckie Johnson	10	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Memphis, TN	Junior college transferred from Angelina College
Michael Thomas	14	C	6'11"	225	Junior	Ville Platte, LA	Junior college from Kilgore College
Eric Katenda	20	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Paris, France	Transferred from Notre Dame. Will be eligible to play immediately since Katenda graduated from Notre Dame.

Recruiting class of 2015[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rickey Brice C	Dallas, TX	Pantego Christian Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Oct 28, 2014
Rickey Brice C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Allante Holston SF	Washington, D.C.	West Oaks Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Allante Holston SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Ja'Michael Brown PG	San Antonio, TX	Pro-Vision Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
Ja'Michael Brown PG	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 21, 2015.

Roster[edit]

2015–16 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)	RS Jr	San Jacinto College	Philadelphia, PA
G	2	Greg White-Pittman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Holy Cross HS	New Orleans, LA
G	3	Ja'Michael Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Pro-Vision Academy	Raceland, LA
G	5	Allante Holston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Clinton Christian School	Capitol Heights, MD
G	10	Deckie Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Angelina College	Memphis, TN
F	11	Jeremy Combs	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Carter HS	Dallas, TX
G	12	Chris Campbell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Jacksonville College	Houston, TX
C	14	Mike Thomas	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Kilgore College	Ville Platte, LA
G	15	DeAndre Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Tyler JC	Milwaukee, WI
F	20	Eric Katenda	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Notre Dame	Paris, France
F	22	Khalil Fuller	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	266 lb (121 kg)	Fr	Rancho Verde HS	Moreno Valley, CA
C	23	Rickey Brice, Jr.	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	278 lb (126 kg)	Fr	Pantego Christian HS	Arlington, TX
G	24	Jacob Gross	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	RS So	Sachse HS	Sachse, TX
G	30	Todd Eaglin	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Tyler JC	The Woodlands, TX
G	52	J-Mychal Reese	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Jr	Texas A&M	Bryan, TX
G	55	D. J. Draper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Birdville HS	Beford, TX

Head coach

Tony Benford (New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Evans (New Mexico State)
David Anwar (Fitchburg State)
Scott Monarch (Mississippi Valley State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015* 7:30 pm		Jarvis Christian	W 112–82	1–0	UNT Coliseum (2,230) Denton, TX
November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm		Texas College	W 110–61	2–0	UNT Coliseum (1,276) Denton, TX
November 23, 2015* 7:30 pm		Idaho Mean Green Showcase	L 63–65	2–1	UNT Coliseum (1,756) Denton, TX
November 24, 2015* 7:30 pm		Samford Mean Green Showcase	L 72–74	2–2	UNT Coliseum (1,646) Denton, TX
November 25, 2015* 4:30 pm		Troy Mean Green Showcase	L 74–86	2–3	UNT Coliseum (1,626) Denton, TX
November 30, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	L 70–93	2–4	McLeod Center (4,849) Cedar Falls, IA
December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm		at Texas–Arlington	L 67–90	2–5	College Park Center (6,107) Arlington, TX
December 5, 2015* 5:00 pm		Southern Illinois	L 63–95	2–6	UNT Coliseum (2,475) Denton, TX
December 12, 2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3		at Southern Illinois	L 66–74	2–7	SIU Arena (4,839) Carbondale, IL
December 14, 2015* 7:00 pm, ASN		Nicholls State	W 78–60	3–7	UNT Coliseum (1,282) Denton, TX
December 17, 2015* 11:30 am		Mississippi Valley State	W 87–74	4–7	UNT Coliseum (2,180) Denton, TX
December 21, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton	L 82–105	4–8	CenturyLink Center (17,518) Omaha, NE
December 29, 2015* 8:00 pm		Sam Houston State	W 69–64	5–8	UNT Coliseum (1,906) Denton, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at UTSA	W 70–66	6–8 (1–0)	Convocation Center (829) San Antonio, TX
January 3, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN		at UTEP	L 75–84	6–9 (1–1)	Don Haskins Center (6,585) El Paso, TX
January 9, 2016 1:00 pm, ASN		Rice	W 85–74	7–9 (2–1)	UNT Coliseum (1,886) Denton, TX
January 14, 2016 7:00 pm		Marshall	L 78–97	7–10 (2–2)	UNT Coliseum (1,585) Denton, TX
January 16, 2016 7:00 pm		WKU	L 76–81	7–11 (2–3)	UNT Coliseum (1,903) Denton, TX
January 21, 2016 6:30 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 64–86	7–12 (2–4)	Murphy Center (3,826) Murfreesboro, TN
January 23, 2016 7:00 pm		at UAB	L 57–78	7–13 (2–5)	Bartow Arena (6,835) Birmingham, AL
January 30, 2016 7:00 pm		at Rice	L 87–95	7–14 (2–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,515) Houston, TX
February 4, 2016 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 70–53	8–14 (3–6)	UNT Coliseum (1,607) Denton, TX
February 6, 2016 3:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 80–69	9–14 (4–6)	UNT Coliseum (4,610) Denton, TX
February 11, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN		at Old Dominion	L 47–67	9–15 (4–7)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,250) Norfolk, VA
February 13, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN		at Charlotte	L 79–103	9–16 (4–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (4,444) Charlotte, NC
February 18, 2016 7:00 pm		FIU	W 77–75	10–16 (5–8)	UNT Coliseum (2,156) Denton, TX
February 20, 2016 7:00 pm		Florida Atlantic	W 70–62	11–16 (6–8)	UNT Coliseum (1,466) Denton, TX
February 25, 2016 6:30 pm, ASN		at Louisiana Tech	L 62–73	11–17 (6–9)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,092) Ruston, LA
February 27, 2016 7:00 pm		at Southern Miss	L 70–81	11–18 (6–10)	Reed Green Coliseum (3,693) Hattiesburg, MS
March 3, 2016 7:00 pm		Old Dominion	L 70–76	11–19 (6–11)	UNT Coliseum (1,878) Denton, TX
March 5, 2016 7:00 pm		Charlotte	W 80–77	12–19 (7–11)	UNT Coliseum (2,156) Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2016 12:00 pm, ASN	(9)	vs. (8) WKU Second round	L 76–84	12–20	Legacy Arena (3,888) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References[edit]

^ "2015-16 North Texas Mean Green Roster and States". SR CBB. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

The bubble bowl

[SR-1] "2015-16 North Texas Mean Green Roster and States". SR CBB. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

[2] "2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster". Mean Green Sports. Retrieved July 19, 2019.

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