meangreenfaninno

great victory!

Sort of hoping we will get more of the Denton citizens to step it up and make the drive to Fort Worth to support the school and the players.

I did as well but Fort Worth is a fun trip as well indeed.

That is a huge upset!

Agree 100%

DENTON, Texas — The UNT women’s basketball team will kick off its postseason run against East Carolina Monday night in the quarterfinals at the American Athletic Conference Championship. The second-seeded Mean Green and No. 7 Pirates will meet for the second time this season with tip-off set for 6 p.m. CT at Dickies Arena. The teams have met twice in the last two seasons with both contests going into multiple overtimes and resulting in UNT victories. North Texas won in Denton, 93-91, in four overtimes on Feb. 27, 2024, in what was the longest game in program history. This season, the Mean Green took a return trip to Greenville where they used a second-half comeback to send the game into overtime. Jaaucklyn Moore’s game-tying 3-pointer in the first overtime eventually led to a 73-71 victory after Jaelyn Talley made a go-ahead layup in double overtime. The Mean Green will look to avenge last season’s early exit at the conference tournament when they fell to Rice, 61-59, in the quarterfinals. For the second straight year, UNT enters as the No. 2 seed following a 23-7 regular season. This year’s team put together a 15-3 mark in league play, marking the most conference wins in program history. East Carolina will play for a second straight day after defeating No. 10 Memphis, 64-45, Sunday afternoon. First Team All-AAC selection Amiya Joyner led the Pirates with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Monday’s game will be streamed on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Varsity Network App with Zac Babb on the call. WHAT 2 WATCH 4 • UNT will begin its postseason against East Carolina on Monday night in the quarterfinals of the AAC Championship. • UNT's 23 wins this season is tied for the most in program history with last season's squad. • North Texas earned the No. 2 seed and a double bye to the quarterfinals at the AAC Tournament for a second consecutive season. • Tommisha Lampkin, Desiree Wooten and Aniyah Johnson represented UNT on the conference's postseason awards. POSTSEASON AWARDS • Tommisha Lampkin became the first UNT player to earn First Team all-conference honors since Terriell Bradley in 2017-18. • Lampkin was a unanimous selection to the All-AAC First Team by the league's coaches after leading the conference in double doubles, rebounding and FG%. She was the lone player in the conference to average a double double on the season. • Desiree Wooten earned the first all-conference honors of her career being named to the All-AAC Second Team and the All-AAC Defensive Team. The sophomore guard averaged 11.3 points per game, while ranking No. 3 in The American with 50 steals. • Aniyah Johnson joined Wooten on the league's All-Defensive Team in her senior year. She collected 176 rebounds on the season and was fourth in the AAC with 24 blocks during conference play. A WIN WOULD... • Make UNT 24-7 on the year, setting a program record for wins in a season • Advance the Mean Green to the semifinals of the AAC Championship

DENTON – Atin Wtight scored an American Athletic Conference singe game season high 42 points Thursday night as the UNT men’s basketball team defeated Charlotte 75-64 in its home closer. Its seventh win in a row. With the win, the Mean Green (23-6, 14-3) clinched the No. 2 seed in the upcoming American tournament. Their 23 wins are tied for the second-most single season wins in program history. Wright’s 42 points were one shy of the American record of 43 set by Memphis’ Jeremiah Martin versus Tulane on Feb. 20, 2019. The 42 points only ties Wright’s single game career high. The Hawthorne, California, native scored 42 points as a junior at Cal State Northridge in a game at UC Davis on Feb. 15, 2023. His eight made 3-pointers on the night surpassed his previous career high of seven. “[Atin’s performance] was one of the most special individual performances that the league has ever seen,” UNT head coach Ross Hodge said. “It wasn’t like he got 42 points in a blowout, either — every single basket he made, we needed.” Wright scored 13 points in the first half as the 49ers (10-20, 3-14) went shot-for-shot with North Texas. The game was tied at 33 at halftime. North Texas took control of the contest with a 10-point run starting with a Wright jumper at the 14:19 mark of the second half and ending with a Moulaye Sissoko layup with 12:18 to go. After the run, the Mean Green led 53-43. Brenen Lorient scored 12 points and was UNT’s second leading scorer on the night. Also with the win, Hodge is just two wins shy of capturing the most wins by a second-year Mean Green head coach. UNT closes out their regular season in Philadelphia, Pa. versus Temple at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday. They will begin the conference tournament on March 14 in the quarterfinal round. 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.

Looks like a nice crowd on TV

Solid and positive points found here. Get sick of the doom and gloom sometimes around here.

Jason Burton gathered up his players for a chat on a weekday morning this spring as practice ended at the Super Pit. The topic was far from standard, at least if one judges by the history of the North Texas women’s basketball program. Burton, UNTs second-year coach, wanted to talk about the challenges of handling success and the keys to sustaining it. The Mean Green’s players stood in a circle and listened intently as Burton expounded on the values of getting enough sleep and eating right as they closed in on winning 20 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history. Longtime booster Ernie Kuehne and a host of other supporters formed the Mean Green Collective shortly after UNT won the NIT in 2023 specifically to support UNT’s basketball programs. Kuehne anticipates the group will cross the $500,000 mark in funds distributed to players the last two years by the end of this season. “The support we get here from the fans and the university helps,” Rondel Walker, a guard on UNT’s men’s team said. “It takes the stress away off the court and lets us just be hoopers.” read more: https://dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/mean_green/unt-built-what-might-be-the-best-overall-basketball-program-in-the-aac-heres-how/article_394b8926-f986-11ef-8e0e-efa5ff28898f.html

Dusty would like a word with you.

Stone was a long time ago and those days are over. Heck the high school players we sign now can't even get off the bench and they were heralded players coming out!

Yes absolutely this times 100. We should not accept that we must keep old facilities in place because it's the way UNT has always done things.

Mean Green Score Season High in 97-57 Win Over Memphis Desiree Wooten scored a career-high 25 points in the win DENTON, Texas — An offensive explosion in the second half led the UNT women’s basketball team to a 97-57 rout of Memphis inside The Super Pit on Wednesday night. The win marked the 13th victory at home this season, which sets a program record for most home wins in a single season. The Mean Green trailed at half, 36-34, but scored 63 points in the second half to run away with the win. UNT’s second half total matched the second-most points scored in a half for the program since the 1992-93 season. “Our young women responded at halftime being down to a good Memphis team,” head coach Jason Burton said. “We played lights out in the second half with our attention to detail on defense and where we took our shots in one of the most efficient quarters of the season. To score 32 points and do it on 70% shooting is incredible.” The second half began with a 19-2 run for North Texas as it took its first lead of the game on the second possession of the half. From there, the Mean Green poured it on, shooting 70% from the field to outscore the Tigers, 32-6, in the quarter. The fourth quarter was much of the same as UNT had 31 points en route to scoring the most points against a conference opponent since 2016 when North Texas also tallied 97 against in a triple overtime game versus Rice. The 40-point margin of victory is the largest win over a conference foe in the Burton era. Desiree Wooten led North Texas with 25 points, marking a career high for the sophomore guard. Tommisha Lampkin added 22 points on a night that she surpassed 1,400 career points to move past Amber Jackson into sixth place on the program’s all-time scoring list. Lampkin also grabbed 15 rebounds for her 12th double double of the season. In total, the Mean Green had 10 different players score in the game. Behind Lampkin and a 12-point performance from Shadasia Brackens, UNT outscored Memphis 66-16 in the paint. With the win, UNT improved to 18-7 on the year and 10-3 in AAC play. The Mean Green will travel to take on Tulsa Saturday with tip-off set for 2 p.m. CT from the Reynolds Center.

I agree with @UNTLifer on this.

I think the greeks are doing spring rush right now for what it is worth.

Very disappointing showing again but we still landed a W. Also good seeing UAB losing tonight to ECU. We are now tied I believe.

HOUSTON – The UNT men’s basketball team beat Rice on the road Tuesday night 67-61 to move into second place of the American Athletic Conference standings. With the win, second year Mean Green head coach Ross Hodge picked up his 19th league win. It’s the most conference wins in a North Texas head coach’s first two seasons, surpassing Tim Jankovich who was hired in 1993. Tuesday, UNT (18-6, 9-3) was led in scoring by Atin Wright who finished with a game-high 20 points, his fifth 20-point game of the season. But it was late buckets and stops by Johnathan Massie to hold off the Owls (12-13, 3-9) Tuesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse. “We have the utmost respect for (Rice) coach Lanier and his staff and we knew it wasn’t going to be easy in their building, but our guys responded so well when they went on that late run,” Hodge said. “I’m so proud of this group.” Tuesday was a wire-to-wire win for the Mean Green but Rice never trailed by more than 11 and tied the game at 61 with 1:15 to go. With 23 seconds left Massie went to line, having missed his last six free throw attempts, but the senior sank both shots to give UNT a two-possession lead. UNT finished the game against the Owls with a season-high 17 assists. The second-most assists the Mean Green have had a game in the Hodge era. Up next for North Texas is an eight-day break before hosting Tulsa Wednesday night at the Super Pit. 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.

Agreed probably should have specified basketball and you may have let me have a pass.

Disappointing start and hate to see it with UAB losing tonight to ECU.