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This team look dangerously good!

DENTON – The UNT men’s basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with an 80-63 home win over Evansville Tuesday night. The Mean Green (1-0) led by as many as 29 points early in the second half and newcomers Jasper Floyd, Johnathan Massie and Atin Wright combined for 57 of North Texas’ 80 total points. “I thought in the first half we played as close to perfect basketball as possible,” Massie said. “But give a lot of credit to Evansville. They kept fighting and they are a really good team.” The Mean Green scored 42 points in the first half, which tied their first half point high from all of last year. On the defensive end UNT played its signature clamp down defense to get a big double digit early lead. Evansville shot just 27 percent from the floor and 15 percent from deep in the first half as they trailed by 25 at the break. In the second half, the Purple Aces’ star freshman Gabriel Pozzato exploded for 20 of his 28 points and brought his team back from the once 29-point deficit to 12 points late in the game. “The game opened up a little and they started hitting shots and the rhythm we had early the game went away but they’re a solid team,” Floyd said. “We were probably a little fatigued too but overall I thought it was a great game and I’m proud of our fight.” Floyd finished with 23 points, just one point shy of his single game career high. Massie had 18 points to go along with a team-high eight rebounds. Wright hit four 3-pointers, all in the first half, and finished with 16 points. Six newcomers in total played for North Texas and they combined for 71 of its 80 points. Returner Moulaye Sissoko started and had six points, four rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals in 24 minutes of action Tuesday was North Texas’ 12th straight season opening victory. They’ll aim for a 2-0 start on Thursday when they host Wayland Baptist at the Super Pit as part of a double header with the women’s basketball team. The women’s game starts at 5:30 and the men’s game will be right after. For more information on UNT Basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can purchase tickets at www.meangreentickets.com or visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Yes I plan on going as well. If you make it post your thoughts and I will do the same.

DENTON, Texas – UNT women’s basketball senior Tommisha Lampkin has been named to the 2024-25 Preseason Watchlist for the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Friday. Lampkin is one of 20 players on the list that annually recognizes the top centers in Division I women’s basketball. In January, the list will be cut down to 10 and eventually to five in March before a winner is announced. Throughout the season, the list will be fluid and players will have the ability to play themselves on or off the list until the five finalists are selected. Lampkin enters the 2024-25 season as the American Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year after earning First Team All-AAC honors a season ago. She averaged a career high 15.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while leading North Texas to its first conference title since 1986. Lampkin led the American in double doubles and field goal percentage, which was also a career high and ranked No. 7 in the country at 61.6%. The senior from Mansfield, Texas, will have an opportunity to approach program records in multiple statistical categories during her final season of eligibility. Already planted in the top 10 in career field goal percentage, rebounds, blocks and double doubles, she also ranks No. 16 in scoring after surpassing 1,000 career points in the final game of the 2024 season. North Texas officially opens its season on Monday, Nov. 4, when it hosts Alcorn State at 6 p.m. CT in The Super Pit. Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award Preseason Watchlist Maria Gakdeng, North Carolina Rayah Marshall, USC Alexis Markowski, Nebraska Anastasiia Boldyreva, Middle Tennessee Ayoka Lee, Kansas State Lauren Betts, UCLA Raegan Beers, Oklahoma Taylor Jones, Texas Lauren Ware, Texas A&M Audi Crooks, Iowa State Liz Scott, Oklahoma Sedona Prince, TCU Katelyn Young, Murray State Aaronette Vonleh, Baylor Sakima Walker, South Carolina Allyson Fertig, Wyoming Kennedi Jackson, Boston College Nyla Harris, Louisville Tommisha Lampkin, UNT Brooklyn Meyer, South Dakota State

This is starting to look like the Texas Tech game. 😳👀

Very disappointed in him even mentioning this right now in the middle of the damn season.

It’s official

Damn. That is alot.

Aztec coming in with receipts

I think keeping it between 2 touchdowns seems reasonable

Sad but true

Frel like our defense really let the program down. Huge opportunity lost 4 ever again,,,

Damn offense looks spectacular! Sheffield is awesome! Defense sucks donkey bawls!