UNT MEN’S BASKETBALL: American Athletic Conference Announces League Schedule

[Coach Andy Mac]

DENTON – The UNT men’s basketball team’s 2024-25 American Athletic Conference schedule was announced by the league Thursday.

 

The Mean Green, who are entering year two under head coach Ross Hodge and coming off a 19-win season, will play an 18-game league schedule beginning Dec. 31 at home versus UAB and concluding on March 9 at Temple.

 

UNT’s nine home conference games are against: UAB (Dec. 31), Rice (Jan. 8), Temple (Jan. 22), Florida Atlantic (Jan. 26), UTSA (Feb. 1), Tulane (Feb. 8), Tulsa (Feb. 19), Wichita State (March 3) and Charlotte (March 6).

 

The Shockers are making their first trip to the Super Pit since Feb. 22, 1975. The same season the Super Pit first opened. Last season UNT beat WSU in Wichita, Kansas, 74-62. It was the two schools only meeting a year ago.

 

Tulsa is making its first trip to the Super Pit since March 6, 2014, when the Mean Green and Golden Hurricane were both in Conference USA. In their only meeting last season, North Texas defeated Tulsa 68-55 at the Golden Hurricane’s Reynolds Center.

 

North Texas won’t have a homestand during conference that is longer than two consecutive games and will only play back-to-back home games a total of two times.

 

The Mean Green’s nine conference road games are against: Memphis (Jan. 5), East Carolina (Jan. 14), UTSA (Jan. 18), Wichita State (Jan. 29), UAB (Feb. 3), Rice (Feb. 11), South Florida (Feb. 23), Florida Atlantic (Feb. 27) and Temple (March 9).

 

UNT makes its return this coming season to Minges Coliseum at East Carolina nearly a year to the day when they beat the Pirates on a miracle last second full-court pass and game-winning shot by then senior Robert Allen.

 

The Mean Green are making their first-ever trip to USF and the Yuengling Center on Feb. 23. It’s the start of a two-game Florida road trip for North Texas that spans over five days.

 

UNT’s regular season finale at Temple will be their first trip to the Owls. They beat Temple last season in their only meeting, 69-51, in Denton.

 

The 2025 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship begins March 12 and runs through March 16 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth.

 

Mean Green 2024-25 AAC Schedule

Dec. 31 vs. UAB (The Super Pit)

Jan. 5 at Memphis (Memphis TN)

Jan. 8 vs. Rice (The Super Pit)

Jan. 14 at East Carolina (Greenville, NC)

Jan. 18 at UTSA (San Antonio, TX)

Jan. 22 vs. Temple (The Super Pit)

Jan. 26 vs. Florida Atlantic (The Super Pit)

Jan. 29 at Wichita State (Wichita, KS)

Feb. 1 vs. UTSA (The Super Pit)

Feb. 3 at UAB (Birmingham, AL)

Feb. 8 vs. Tulane (The Super Pit)

Feb. 11 at Rice (Houston, TX)

Feb. 19 vs. Tulsa (The Super Pit)

Feb. 23 at South Florida (Tampa, FL)

Feb. 27 at Florida Atlantic (Boca Raton, FL)

March 3 vs. Wichita State (The Super Pit)

March 6 vs. Charlotte (The Super Pit)

March 9 at Temple (Philadelphia, PA)

 

For more information on UNT Men’s Basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

 

[Shark84]

Wish we were playing Memphis later in the year when the new guys have had a chance to figure out their roles, but I guess it will give us an early idea of how good a team we can be?