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Breaking: Former Flower Mound Marcus Guard Phil Forte Joining North Texas Staff

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Andrew Grand Master

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Yes yes we have seen the Denton record chronicle. Exciting. Maybe he will get Marcus Smart to visit in the summer and keep our defensive presence. 

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SUMG Grand Master

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According to our pal NT03......Phil was the one recruiting Oklahoma guard CJ Noland to St. Louis.....CJ committed there. 

Might he flip?????

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5 minutes ago, Jdawg48 said:

Okay this is hot. First hire of the Boss Hodge era. Is this a solid hire? Just curious

If he is half as good a shooting coach as he was as a shooter, Stone is about to level up.

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Did any of the previous staff stay? Grant hired Moikobu and Braeuer. They announced he has also hired the Basket Ball S&C coach, Andrew Wright

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Seems like a great hire.  I remember him as a hard-nosed, get-after-it kind of player.  Nobody was going to outwork him.  And yes, lights out shooter.

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2 hours ago, Matt from A700 said:

This guy graduated high school only two years before me. Does this finally make me old??

No, because this guy graduated two years before  after me.  I am old:

old man GIF

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20 hours ago, BleedingGreen said:

Is he retaining Coach Shaw? I think that would be wise .

I’m trying to figure that out. I’ve been told in the next week or so we see the next 2 assistants hired with Forte being last night.

Like I’ve said before, I think Shaw deserves it.

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On 4/11/2023 at 9:13 PM, MeanGreen13 said:

If he is half as good a shooting coach as he was as a shooter, Stone is about to level up.

So from zero to one?

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southsideguy Grand Master

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have we hired any other coaches yet?

Ask a simple question and get an eyeball.  I dont know mind the eyeballs but am curious to why someone does it?  

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Oklahoma State, Marcus High School Legend Joins UNT Coaching Staff

DENTON — First year UNT men’s basketball head coach Ross Hodge on Monday announced the hiring of Phil Forte to his staff as an assistant coach for the 2023 National Invitation Tournament champion Mean Green.
 
Forte, a Flower Mound, Texas, native and one of Oklahoma State’s all-time greats, joins North Texas after two seasons at Saint Louis as an assistant coach where he helped lead the Billikens to back-to-back 20-win seasons and a combined 44-24 record. SLU reached the semifinals of the 2022 A-10 Tournament and earned an NIT bid that year as well. Saint Louis’ 23 wins that year is tied for its most single-season win total since 2013-14.
 
“We are very excited to add Phil to our staff,” Hodge said. “He is a rising star in this profession and is very well respected among everyone. He has a tremendous ability to connect with student-athletes and will pour his heart into helping them achieve their goals.”
 
Prior to his two seasons at SLU, Forte was an assistant coach at Sam Houston under Jason Hooten. The Bearkats went 37-22 in Forte’s two seasons there.
 
Forte has helped five different players to eight all-conference honors, including 2021 Southland Conference Player of the Year Zach Nutall at Sam Houston and back-to-back A-10 First Team All-Conference honoree Yuri Collins at Saint Louis.
 
Forte played his college ball at Oklahoma State from 2012-17. He is one of the Cowboys’ most accomplished guards in program history. He led OSU to four NCAA Tournament appearances. He made an OSU record 329 3-pointers and scored 1,792 career points, which ranked six in school history at the time of his graduation.
 
Forte graduated from nearby Marcus High School in Flower Mound in 2012 and was a two-time state champ. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2012 Texas Class 5A State Tournament after scoring a game-high 24 points in the championship game. He was first-team All-State that year as well.
 
“Winning has followed him wherever he has been,” Hodge added. “We are excited to be adding him to our basketball program.”
 
Phil Forte Coaching History

2023-present: North Texas, Assistant Coach

2021-23: Saint Louis, Assistant Coach
2019-21: Sam Houston, Assistant Coach
2017-19: Saint Louis, Graduate Assistant
2013-17: Oklahoma State, Student-Athlete

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