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31% from the field 0% from three 50% on free throws There’s where the game is being lost. We couldn’t hit water if we fell out of a boat.

The AD markets home games?

I get having high standards and all... but honestly, I think we're already there. Over the past 7 regular seasons, we've won: '18-19: 21 games '19-20: 20 games '20-21: 17 games (5 games cancelled due to Covid) '21-22: 24 games '22-23: 26 games '23-24: 18 games (Mac->Hodge transition) '24-25: 23 games During that same stretch, we've won the CBI Championship, the NIT Championship, and a NCAA Tourney game during post season play. Basketball people recognize us as a very good team.

This team was picked to finish 7th and lost 5 really good players in the portal. Coming into the season, if someone would have predicted that we would go 23-7 and finish 2nd in the conference, we would have said they were crazy. This team has flaws but has earned the right to keep playing regardless of the outcome in Ft. Worth. I feel like we have a good chance to win the AAC tournament but will still be proud of a great season and won't be mad about an NIT bid. Continue to build the brand name. Get to Dickies Arena Friday and GMG!

The referees were god awful this game, but at the end of the night I can't blame them for the L. Despite the ref show, we had PLENTY of opportunities to take control of the game. We missed 13 damn free throws. So many missed layups.

FT shooting gonna lose this.

I'm not sure I agree. Our OOC was pretty solid this season. Our home schedule was pretty crap might be a valid gripe. Either way, we had teams on our schedule that are in the wheelhouse of who we need to be scheduling and beating. Good to very good mid-major programs, with a couple of P5 programs mixed in. If we go 2-1 against the trio of Utah St, McNeese and High Point we are in the discussion for an at large bid. Instead we went 0-3. The scheduling is not the problem, imo, unless you want to say we need to get more of those games at home instead of at neutral site tournaments.

Really? And I haven't even been here that long!

If we hit free throws at a decent rate this would be a 1 point game right now

So now we held them to 6 in the 3rd quarter. Great comeback attempt. Just need to do it again the final 10 minutes!

Where did she come from out of nowhere? She had one hell of a game yesterday in a big moment for the program. ECU expected to win that game and yet she put the team on her shoulders when we needed her most.

She is very calm . I love that ✝️ tattoo.

The Big Dance

I think you're getting our ex-coaches confused.

I don't think anyone WANTS the NIT per se. The only debate was if it'd be better to be one and done in the NCAAs vs a deep run to the semis of the NIT and/or win it. Having experienced both situations as a fan, I know which I preferred (NIT title). Since I don't know the future, anyone with a brain would rather take a chance at the NCAA Tournament because a Sweet 16 type of run (which given our defensive style of play would frustrate many/most schools and is a possibility) would be the biggest thing to happen to our athletic program since the Don January Golf National Championships. We can totally win the AAC this weekend. Should we do so, we're exactly the kind of squad your average 5 seed doesn't want to see.

She played really well for about a ten minute spurt that kept us in the game.

Time to sell your Tennessee stock.

I hope he doesn't forget to take his receipts with him.

Our 17-7 Mean Green need to get back on track.....they play Tarleton State (14-10) tonight. Game is on ESPN+ Go Mean Green!!!

Certainly helps! However, Montana for instance, has a better record than us, but I don't really see them bantered about. I actually think it's more about THIS PARTICULAR STAT than anything else. Notice another team that is constantly showing up on the same lists is just above us, and several other teams on these lists are also in the top 10. Teams that play like we do give other teams fits. Basketball people know who we are, and know how dangerous we can be.

I've seen multiple articles posted here and on various social medias that have NT listed as a possible "March Madness Cinderella" team like the one below. If these folks don't know about us... why/how are we showing up on these lists? https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6180736/2025/03/06/march-madness-2025-ncaa-tournament-potential-cinderella-teams/

My game thoughts: NT unparalleled at turnovers If NT practices free throws, they need to stop Can't make directly under the basket buckets As usual, horrible AAC refereeing, have they any standards Enjoy whatever lower tier tournament NT gets in How is NT going to replace Lamkin, NT would be definitely in the last tier of conference without her Premium gas, looks like this team ran on kerosine in this game

But the university’s leadership has to want that builder and grower.

Our inability to hit free throws is ridiculous. Their PG does the same thing every time down the court, drives to the right and we give her the baseline. Force her to her left. We are terrible playing for last shots and the end of quarters. I would rather see us just run our normal offense. Love our grit and never say die attitude.

Anyone know why the game hasn’t started?

Temple slept on Temple.

Posting this since I didn't see it mentioned anywhere on this forum. A fellow college basketball fan I know told me he heard a story on KERA 90.1 on Friday about UNT men's and women's basketball. I looked it up, and it was a short interview with Brett Vito. Not often that you hear about our basketball teams on KERA radio. Nice publicity! https://www.keranews.org/sports/2025-03-07/unt-built-what-might-be-the-best-overall-basketball-program-in-the-aac-heres-how

Those current fees are to run a budget with the program as-is. Nothing towards the future, new buildings, more outreach and advertising, or Master Plan. It's just on auto-pilot. An AD satisfied with the status quo of current attendance and donors is an AD just overseeing, not building a program. We need a builder and a grower of the fanbase.

Thank you Mr. Kuehne!

Mr. Kuehne has been invaluable to our basketball program. Good man.

Could I just say I am happy with just the fact we are having this conversation 🙃

I see it the exact same way. CMJ was just saying that if you could see the future, and NT was guaranteed to either be a 1-&-done in the NCAA's OR win the NIT, he would choose the NIT route (as would I). But, since there's no way to see the future, he (and I, and everyone else) would rather get the NCAA Tournament bid & see what happens. The discussion morphed some when Matt from A700 said he'd rather take a CBI bid instead of a NIT bid (in the event we don't get into the NCAAT. I don't think anyone here is hoping we DON'T make the NCAAT because it might be too difficult to win, and would rather play the NIT because it would be a little easier.

I would love to play a team like that in the postseason, especially at home, if they accept the bid. Last year 15 P6's declined the invite.

The MeanGreen Collective and their donors have made a big impact for UNT basketball. Thanks go out to all of them.

Great article. Thanks to Mr. Kuehne and all of the others that have supported basketball so much!

That's how he started at OU before getting the promotion. Best wishes to him.

Between the people that vote NO when it comes to the NIT, and another group of people that think losing to High Point, Utah State, and McNeese State is pathetic....I think there is some overlap. Probably a lot.

The CBC is a Fox Sports tournament focused on conferences for which they have TV rights: Big 10, Big 12, Big East. Their selection process will feature at large teams, but I'd be floored if we received an invitation. The tournament isn't geared toward us. We would get a NIT invitation and at least one game at the Super Pit based on the more mid-major friendly selection criteria this year and the number of SEC teams who will qualify for the NCAAT alone. Not to pile on to @Matt from A700 because he's an awesome fan, but the idea of declining a NIT invitation to participate in the CBI --- a pay-for-play tournament with absolutely no prestige --- is wild. It ain't gonna happen. However, I agree with @Matt from A700 and others who have stated that the way for us to grow our fan base and the respect of a broad audience is through the big dance. Gotta consistently get there and win. Diehards and hoop heads know we have a really good program, but the little brother tournaments don't move the needle. Wouldn't it be awesome if the men's and women's teams made it to the big dance this year? Fingers and toes crossed.

The NIT isn't anything close to being the HOD Bowl. I don't think people realize how tough it even is to get into the NIT. There are over 350 D1 schools. You basically have to be in the top quarter to make it into either tournmnent. There are like 40 Bowl games...over 60% the schools that play DI football make one. Making the NIT is like...making the Gator Bowl or something. If somehow we ended up in the Gator Bowl that'd be the biggest deal the football team had ever accomplished.

No kidding. God forbid we qualify for the NCAAT three years in a row and they grow tired of that.

When did we get so high and mighty that an NIT bid is beneath us? Post season basketball builds the brand name and culture. It helps in recruiting players in the portal. Guys want to come play in a winning program.

this team could win it all or lose the first game, who knows which team will show up from game to game. If offense gets going it will be good run, offense goes cold, team will be sitting at homes watching the NCAA and NIT

Looks like he's now with Tennessee. His X feed is all about the Vols.

I ….i…..wow.

I thought it was no sleep till Brooklyn?

Or Rice after what they did last year!

But yet they don't. I have heard only one (1) ESPN broadcaster this season (paid basketball people) make reference to our NIT Championship. Some said we participated in it last year, but no other comments on winning the Whole Tournament only one and a half seasons ago.

Those programs like A$M are on automatic as far as a fan base. Not much for an AD to do except rake in the cash. For our level program we have better facilities, location, and resources, plus more students, than many of our peer FBS programs. But as fans we know we should be getting better attendance and support= more donations. This requires effort and research on the reasons and solutions from the AD. We haven't seen much in that regard.