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The North Texas Mean Green basketball team didn’t have a good year or a good conference tournament, and there is no reason to re-hash that story over and over again. But the momentum has continued to go downward ever since the season ended. Players are leaving left and right from the Mean Green team that had so much promise before last season. It started with losing in the conference tournament and immediately losing four senior players who contributed at UNT during their careers. Roger Franklin was the heart and soul of the Mean Green team and was the most consistent player all year. Niko Stojiljkovic finished his career with underwhelming numbers but he was a fan favorite that brought an inside outside presence that was a boost off the bench. Jacob Holmen was the only senior to leave that played four years at North Texas and brought versatility and production whether he started or came off the bench. Finally, Justin Patton leaves after just one season at UNT. He brought good defense and production off the bench and scored a career high 16 points, showing he could score with the best of them. If you only lost those guys then you would have been losing a lot of leadership and production from your team, but then there were more. Read more: http://sportdfw.com/2013/04/10/the-state-of-mean-green-basketball-pj-hardwick-to-transfer/

Well folks, the Mean Green season is over… The North Texas men’s basketball lost in their first round match-up against Louisiana-Lafayette 74-55 to end their season on Friday night. The team traveled to Hot Springs Arkansas looking to continue the momentum that they had started to gain by winning four out of their last six regular season games and getting point guard Chris Jones back but that just wasn’t in the cards. The Ragin’ Cajuns had beaten North Texas 5 out of the last 6 meetings including two during this regular season, and Friday night showed that they still had their number. read more: http://sportdfw.com/2013/03/09/unt-basketball-thats-all-she-wrote/

Denton, TX – Last week the University of North Texas Mean Green football team opened their season up in Baton Rouge against the #3 ranked LSU Tigers. The 41-14 final score in favor of LSU was not indicative of the hard-fought game the Mean Green played (particularly on defense), but it also wasn’t surprising given the difference in expectations for the teams. The Mean Green came into the game against Texas Southern looking to exact revenge on some Tigers and earn their first win in a home opener since 2006. Luckily for the raucous crowd at Apogee Stadium, that’s exactly what they did. The first thing that stood out about the 34-7 shellacking the Mean Green laid down was that the defense came here to play and shut down the Texas Southern Tigers. UNT’s defense allowed just 16 yards of total offense in the first half with most of that coming on a 9 yard catch late in the second. For most of the first half ,the Tigers were hovering in the -5 to -10 yard range for total offense and had only 3 first downs to UNT’s 12. Texas Southern wanted to pass the ball, but didn’t have the time or open receivers to do so, as they averaged only 4 yards per catch in the game. The Mean Green defense sacked the Tigers QBs 4 times and held their ball carriers to 1.2 yards per rush. Linebacker Aaron Bellazin and safety Marcus Trice were two of the many instrumental players on defense, with each making plays big plays when they were needed the most. Trice, a transfer from the University of Oklahoma, was playing in his first game in 20 months. He had 4 tackles, a pick and was consistently causing the Tigers trouble all over the field. When I asked Marcus Trice about being out for such a long time and how he’s adjusting to game action he said: “ I feel like I’ve adjusted well, the speed of the game is really fast. The coaches simplified things and gave us the ability to use our athleticism to make plays and slow the game down”. Read more: http://sportdfw.com/2012/09/09/north-texas-mean-green-crushes-texas-southern-37-7/