North Texas Mean Green basketball history
University of North Texas (Denton, TX)
UNT Coliseum, aka The Super Pit
Conference USA (C-USA)
Current head coach: Ross Hodge (2023-)
- Asst: Phil Forte (2023-)
- Asst: Johnny Estelle (2023-)
- Asst: Jase Herl (2023-)
- Asst: Mike Randle (2023-)
- Asst/DBO: Andre Shaw (2021-)
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: 2 (2022, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 6-1
- 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):
- 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)
- 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
- 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 | 0-0 | 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.