2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference USA regular season and West Division champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record25–7 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ross Hodge
  • Jareem Dowling
  • Matt Braeuer
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Middle Tennessee135 .7222611  .703
Western Kentucky117 .6111913  .594
Florida Atlantic117 .6111915  .559
Charlotte108 .5561714  .548
Old Dominion810 .4441319  .406
FIU513 .2781517  .469
Marshall414 .2221221  .364
West
North Texas162 .889257  .781
UAB144 .778278  .771
Louisiana Tech126 .6672410  .706
UTEP117 .6112014  .588
Rice711 .3891617  .485
UTSA315 .1671022  .313
Southern Miss117 .056726  .212
2022 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of Conference USA. They finished the season 25-7, 16-2 in C-USA Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech. As a No. 1 seed who didn’t win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the second round to Virginia.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mean Green finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
James Reese0G6'4"167SeniorEastover, SCGraduate transferred to South Carolina
Keith Barnes2G6'4"200RS FreshmanSt. Louis, MOWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Javion Hamlet3G6'4"193RS SeniorMemphis, TNGraduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft
Jalen Jackson4G5'11"177SophomoreSan Antonio, TXTransferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Larry Wise22G6'5"194RS SophomoreWaxachacie, TXTransferred to West Texas A&M
Mykell Robinson23G6'7"205FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Dodge City CC
Zachary Simmons24F6'10"239SeniorAbilene, TXGraduated
Terence Lewis II34F6'7"208RS JuniorUpper Marloboro, MDGraduate transferred to Jackson State

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Rasheed Browne0G6'2"175SeniorPhiladelphia, PATexas A&M–Corpus Christi
Tylor Perry5G5'11"183JuniorFort Coffee, OKCoffeyville CC
Bryce Zephir12G6'4"190SophomoreCarson, CAChipola College
Hameir Wright44F6'9"220GS SeniorAlbany, NYWashington

Recruiting class of 2021

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Scott
SF
Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 22, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Chrisdon Morgan
C
DeSoto High School DeSoto, TX 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 25, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Matthew Stone
SF
Kingfisher High School DeSoto, TX 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 15, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Rasheed Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) SrNeumann HS
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Mardrez McBride 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrButler HS
USC Salkehatchie
Augusta, GA
G 2 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrLegacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX
F 4 Thomas Bell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrCahokia HS
Kaskaskia
East St. Louis, IL
G 5 Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrSpiro HS
Coffeyville CC
Fort Coffee, OK
F 10 Jahmiah Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrPace HS
Arkansas State
St. Thomas, USVI
G 11 JJ Murray (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)179 lb (81 kg) RS SrRowlett HS
Eastfield
Rowlett, TX
G 12 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSanta Monica HS
Chipola College
Carson, CA
G 13 Arsh Mattu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrLewisville HS Lewisville, TX
G 14 Dylan McKeon (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrSachse HS Garland, TX
G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoYates HS Houston, TX
F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)243 lb (110 kg) FrLancaster HS DeSoto, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrKingfisher HS Kingsfisher, OK
F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoScotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, NY
F 44 Hameir Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS SrAlbany Academy
Washington
Albany, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
4:00 p.m.
at No. 16 Arkansas
Charity Exhibition
L 60–68 
Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:30 p.m., YouTube
Oklahoma Christian W 84–53  1–0
The Super Pit (3,758)
Denton, TX
November 15, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo L 66–69  1–1
The Super Pit (3,058)
Denton, TX
November 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., YouTube
UT Arlington W 64–36  2–1
The Super Pit (3,211)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2021*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 4 Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinals
L 59–71  2–2
HP Field House (3,514)
Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2021*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
ESPN Events Invitational Consolation round
L 63–69  2–3
HP Field House (3,859)
Kissimmee, FL
November 28, 2021*
9:30 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Drake
ESPN Events Invitational
W 57–54  3–3
HP Field House (3,252)
Kissimmee, FL
December 4, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
LSU–Shreveport W 73–35  4–3
The Super Pit (2,740)
Denton, TX
December 11, 2021*
3:30 p.m., FloSports
vs. UMass
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 66–57  5–3
Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Houston State W 65–55  6–3
The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wichita State W 62–52  7–3
Charles Koch Arena (8,277)
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2021*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Tulsa
Compete 4 Cause Classic
Canceled Paycom Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+/YouTube
Rice W 75–43  8–3
(1–0)
The Super Pit (2,409)
Denton, TX
January 6, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
UAB L 63–69  8–4
(1–1)
The Super Pit (3,207)
Denton, TX
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., YouTube
Middle Tennessee W 70–63  9–4
(2–1)
The Super Pit (3,280)
Denton, TX
January 13, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall W 69–65  10–4
(3–1)
Cam Henderson Center (3,818)
Huntington, WV
January 15, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Western Kentucky W 65–60  11–4
(4–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,012)
Bowling Green, KY
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Charlotte W 65–51  12–4
(5–1)
The Super Pit (3,759)
Denton, TX
January 22, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Old Dominion W 69–56  13–4
(6–1)
The Super Pit (3,475)
Denton, TX
January 27, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 63–54  14–4
(7–1)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,205)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 29, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at Louisiana Tech W 63–62  15–4
(8–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,002)
Ruston, LA
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 69–45  16–4
(9–1)
The Super Pit (4,227)
Denton, TX
February 7, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP
Rescheduled from February 3
W 66–58  17–4
(10–1)
The Super Pit (3,813)
Denton, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., CUSA.TV
at Rice W 67–44  18–4
(11–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,102)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 54–51  19–4
(12–1)
FAU Arena (1,774)
Boca Raton, FL
February 19, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
at UAB W 58–57  20–4
(13–1)
Bartow Arena (4,721)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss W 85–61  21–4
(14–1)
The Super Pit (4,150)
Denton, TX
February 26, 2022
3:00 p.m., Stadium
Louisiana Tech W 56–49  22–4
(15–1)
The Super Pit (8,522)
Denton, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 59–48  23–4
(16–1)
Conovcation Center (864)
San Antonio, TX
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 68–70  23–5
(16–2)
Don Haskins Center (5,521)
El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 10, 2022
5:30 p.m., Stadium
(W1) vs. (W5) Rice
Quarterfinals
W 68–50  24–5
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 11, 2022
11:30 a.m., CBSSN
(W1) vs. (W3) Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
L 36–42  24–6
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
NIT tournament
March 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) Texas State
First Round – Oklahoma Bracket
W 67–63 OT 25–6
The Super Pit (3,386)
Denton, TX
March 20, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) Virginia
Second Round – Oklahoma Bracket
L 69–71 OT 25–7
The Super Pit (4,866)
Denton, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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