DMN Jone pleased with Williams, Simpson

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Jones pleased with Williams, Simpson

11:46 PM CST on Monday, December 27, 2004

From Staff Reports

DENTON – Men's basketball coach Johnny Jones said Monday that he has been pleased with the progress of freshman forward Quincy Williams and junior center Jeffrey Simpson over the last two weeks.

Williams, who has started the last two games, scored a career-high 14 points and Simpson added a career-high 10 points in the Mean Green's win over Southeast Missouri State on Wednesday. Both players have taken on a larger role in UNT's last two games while filling in for junior center Justin Barnett, who suffered a hand injury on Dec. 16 and is expected to miss six to eight weeks.

Brett Vito

Men's basketball team looks to build on start

DENTON – The men's basketball team (6-3) is off to its best start since the 1980-81 season and will play against host Chattanooga on Wednesday in the Dr Pepper Classic. UNT last started 7-3 in the 1977-78 season.

Brett Vito

Briefly ...

Senior guard Leonard Hopkins enters Wednesday's game against Chattanooga needing 13 points to become the 16th player in UNT history to score 1,000 points.