North Texas Mean Green basketball
North Texas Mean Green basketball history
University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
UNT Coliseum, aka The Super Pit
American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)
Current head coach: Ross Hodge (2023-)
- Asst: Johnny Estelle (2023-)
- Asst: Phil Forte (2023-)
- Asst: Jase Herl (2023-)
- Asst: Mike Randle (2023-)
- Asst/DBO: Andre Shaw (2021-)
- Asst: Mike Randle (2023-)
- Scouting: Louie Al-Hafidh (2020-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1988, 2007, 2010, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 1-4
- NIT Championships: 1 (2023)
- NIT Appearances: 3 (2022, 2023, 2024)
- NIT Overall Record: 7-2
- CBI Championships: 1 (2018)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2018)
- CBI Overall Record: 5-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1938, 1943)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 3-2
Conference Titles (TIAA, Lone Star, Gulf Coast, Missouri Valley, Southland, Big West, Sun Belt, Conference USA, AAC):
- AAC Regular Season Championships: 0
- Conference USA Regular Season Championships: 2 (2020, 2022)
- Sun Belt Regular Season Championships: 1 (2010)
- Southland Regular Season Championships: 2 (1988, 1989)
- Gulf Coast (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1954)
- Lone Star (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1938, 1942, 1943, 1948)
- TIAA (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1922, 1923, 1926, 1927)
- AAC Tournament Championships: 0
- Conference USA Tournament Championships: 1 (2021)
- Sun Belt Tournament Championships: 2 (2007, 2010)
- Southland Tournament Championships: 1 (1988)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- AAC Player of the Year: 0
- Conference USA Player of the Year: 2 (last = Tylor Perry, 2023)
- Southland Player of the Year: 2 (last = Deon Hunter, 1989)
North Texas head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Ross Hodge | 2023-Pres | 19-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grant McCasland | 2017-23 | 135-65 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Tony Benford | 2012-17 | 62-95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Jones | 2001-2012 | 190-146 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Vic Trilli | 1997-2001 | 20-87 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tim Jankovich | 1993-97 | 53-57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Gales | 1986-93 | 84-118 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Tommy Newman | 1983-86 | 24-60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Blakeley | 1975-83 | 134-85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gene Robbins | 1971-75 | 36-67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Miller | 1970-71 | 10-15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Spika | 1965-70 | 58-69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Charles Johnson | 1959-65 | 36-114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Shands | 1935-59 | 224-257 | 8^ | 2^ | 0 |
Jack Sisco | 1933-35 | 15-27 | 0 | – | – |
Terence Myracle | 1929-33 | 38-36 | 0 | – | – |
John B. Reid | 1924-29 | 79-31 | 2^ | – | – |
James W. St. Clair | 1914-20, 1921-24 | 61-21 | 2^ | – | – |
Theron J. Fouts | 1920-21 | 5-3 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the North Texas program was at the NAIA level; UNT moved up to Division I prior to the 1957-58 season
OTHER NAMES: North Texas State (prior to 1989)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.