A return to the former rowdy home of North Texas basketball, the Snake Pit, now known as the Ken Bahnsen Center, and matchups against ten 20-win teams highlight the 2008-09 Mean Green men’s basketball schedule. Coming off back-to-back 20-win seasons, this year’s slate could be head coach Johnny Jones’ toughest yet. The Mean Green faces off against five teams that played in the postseason last year and play seven games against squads that finished inside the RPI top 100. "We are very excited about our upcoming season," Jones said. "We have a demanding and challenging schedule, but one that our fans will enjoy and one that our players and staff embrace. Opening the season at the Snake Pit will give our die hard fans a look back at the history of this program. We look forward to the challenges that this schedule presents." Known then as the Snake Pit, the Ken Bahnsen Center was the home of North Texas basketball from 1950-73 and was the site of numerous milestones and remarkable moments. Those 23 seasons saw four Gulf Coast Conference championships and some of the nation’s premier athletes in the talent-laden Missouri Valley Conference. One of the game’s greatest players, Oscar Robertson, scored his career-high of 62 points for Cincinnati in the Snake Pit on Feb. 22, 1960, which still ranks 13th in NCAA history in single-game scoring. Basketball will return to the Ken Bahnsen Center with the Mean Green season opener against Cameron in a throw-back era game on Nov. 14.