North Texas Mean Green basketball

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):

Award Winners:




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.