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):

Award Winners:




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.