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New UNT women’s basketball coach Mike Petersen has finalized his coaching staff. I spoke with him for a few minutes this afternoon about the new lineup and the final addition — former Cisco College head coach Cayla Petree. Petree played at Cisco and then at Texas Tech. She spent five seasons as the head coach at Cisco, which is not a traditional power Region V. Petree led Cisco to the semifinals of the regional tournament last year and the quarterfinals the year before. Cisco lost to Midland, one of the top teams in the region, each time. That performance caught the attention of Petersen. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/06/petersen-finalizes-womens-basketball-staff.html/

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DENTON, Texas- The North Texas athletics department will begin a four-city tour to help celebrate the historical announcement that the Mean Green will compete as a member of Conference USA in all sports beginning in 2013. This event will be held in conjunction with the previously-scheduled Coaches Caravan which was already scheduled to make stops in Dallas, Plano and Ft. Worth in addition to the kickoff event in Denton Tuesday, May 8. In addition to the Conference USA news, this will be the first time that fans, alumni and the general public will have a chance to meet the newest members of the Mean Green head coaching family. New men's basketball coach Tony Benford has been in Denton for less than two weeks and is already making news. New head women's basketball coach Mike Petersen came to North Texas after a successful career as the head coach at Wake Forrest. In addition to head football coach Dan McCarney, all three will be at each tour stop to socialize with guests. Each tour stop will feature family-friendly activities with special guests including Scrappy, and members of the cheer and dance teams. The events are FREE and open to the public. Food and non-alcoholic drinks will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.The tour schedule is listed below. To RSVP for each event, please contact Jessica Hulsebosch at (940) 369-7284 or e-mail at Jessica.Hulsebosch@unt.edu May 8th 6-8 PM Denton Apogee Stadium/Club Level 1251 S. Bonnie Brae St. Denton, TX 76207 May 10th 6-8 PM Dallas Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre 5410 LBJ Freeway Dallas, TX 75240 May 15th 6-8 PM Plano Park Place Lexus Plano 1025 Preston Road Plano, Texas 75093 May 16th 6-8 PM Fort Worth River Ranch Stockyards 500 NE 23rd Street Fort Worth, TX 76164 Read more: http://www.meangreen...623grk.facebook