2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West
2007–08 record	20-11 (10-8 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (7th year)
Home arena	Super Pit

The 2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represents the University of North Texas in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team is led by head coach Johnny Jones. In 2006–07, North Texas set a new school-record with 23 wins, also the Mean Green won its first Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for only the second time to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mean Green play their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.

Preseason

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kedrick Hogans PF	New Orleans, LA	Edna Karr	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Kedrick Hogans PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Adam McCoy SG	Mesa, AZ	Mesa Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Adam McCoy SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Ryan McCoy PG	Midland, Texas	Midland College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
Ryan McCoy PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tristan Thompson SG	Wolfeboro, NH	Brewster Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Tristan Thompson SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Josh White PG	Baton Rouge, LA	Christian Life Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)
Josh White PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-01-08.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 10, 2007 7:00 PM	Panhandle State*	W 108-71	0-0	Super Pit (N/A) Denton, TX
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2007 7:30 PM	Cameron*	W 106-53	1–0	Super Pit (3,136) Denton, TX
Nov. 14, 2007 7:00 PM	Oklahoma State*	W 82-73	2–0	Super Pit (6,793) Denton, TX
Nov. 17, 2007 2:00 PM	Indiana State*	W 78-69	3-0	Super Pit (2,531) Denton, TX
Nov. 21, 2007 7:00 PM	at UT-Arlington*	L 72-64	3–1	Texas Hall (1,289) Arlington, TX
Nov. 30, 2007 7:30 PM	vs. Western New Mexico* Lou Henson Classic	W 84-82	4-1	Pan American Center (382) Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 1, 2007 9:30 PM	at New Mexico State* Lou Henson Classic	W 75-72	5–1	Pan American Center (2,626) Las Cruces, NM
Dec. 5, 2007 8:00 PM	at No. 5 Texas*	L 88-72	5–2	Frank Erwin Center (10,913) Austin, TX
Dec. 8, 2007 2:00 PM	Hartford*	W 105-97	6-2	Super Pit (2,157) Denton, TX
Dec. 17, 2007 7:00 PM	Southern University*	W 79-58	7–2	Super Pit (2,218) Denton, TX
Dec. 20, 2007 7:00 PM	Centenary*	W 67-54	8-2	Super Pit (1,826) Denton, TX
Dec. 22, 2007 5:00 PM	at Denver	L 63-59	8-3 (0-1)	Magness Arena (1,196) Denver, CO
Dec. 28, 2007 2:00 PM	Texas A&M International*	W 97-70	9-3 (0-1)	Super Pit (2,231) Denton, TX
Jan. 3, 2008 7:30 PM	at Troy	L 91-88	9-4 (0-2)	Trojan Arena (1,936) Troy, AL
Jan. 7, 2008 7:00 PM	Louisiana-Monroe	W 78-57	10-4 (1-2)	Super Pit (1,667) Denton, TX
Jan. 10, 2008 7:05 PM	at Arkansas State	W 74-63	11-4 (2-2)	Convocation Center (3,097) Jonesboro, AR
Jan. 12, 2008 7:00 PM	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 72-65	12-4 (3-2)	Super Pit (3,453) Denton, TX
Jan. 17, 2008 7:00 PM	New Orleans	L 83-61	12-5 (3-3)	Super Pit (3,410) Denton, TX
Jan. 17, 2008 6:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	L 86-81	12-6 (3-4)	FAU Arena (768) Boca Raton, FL
Jan. 27, 2008 2:00 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 69-60	12-7 (3-5)	Murphy Center (2,852) Murfreesboro, TN
Jan. 31, 2008 7:00 PM	South Alabama	W 70-68	13-7 (4-5)	Super Pit (3,218) Denton, TX
Feb. 2, 2008 7:00 PM	Florida International	W 60-57	14-7 (5-5)	Super Pit (3,122) Denton, TX
Feb. 7, 2008 7:00 PM	Western Kentucky	L 94-84	14-8 (5-6)	Super Pit (3,246) Denton, TX
Feb. 9, 2008 7:00 PM	at Arkansas-Little Rock	L 84-82	14-9 (5-7)	Jack Stephens Center (4,834) Little Rock, AR
Feb. 14, 2008 7:00 PM	Denver	W 62-48	15-9 (6-7)	Super Pit (2,318) Denton, TX
Feb. 16, 2008 7:00 PM	Troy	W 90-64	16-9 (7-7)	Super Pit (2,834) Denton, TX
Feb. 20, 2008 7:30 PM	at Louisiana-Monroe	W 72-40	17-9 (8-7)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (1,147) Monroe, LA
Feb. 23, 2008 7:00 PM	Arkansas State	W 82-77	18-9 (9-7)	Super Pit (5,237) Denton, TX
Feb. 28, 2008 7:05 PM	at Louisiana-Lafayette	L 63-58	18-10 (9-8)	Cajundome (3,684) Lafayette, LA
Mar. 1, 2008 7:00 PM	at New Orleans	W 79-77	19-10 (10-8)	Human Performance Center (1,022) New Orleans, LA
2008 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar. 5, 2008 7:00 PM	Arkansas State	W 85-63	20-10 (10-8)	Super Pit (4,631) Denton, TX
Mar. 8, 2008 9:15 PM	vs. Western Kentucky	L 84-70	20-11 (10-8)	Mitchell Center (4,734) Mobile, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

Venues	Ken Bahnsen Gym (1950–1973) UNT Coliseum (1973–present)

People	Head coaches

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