2024–25 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2024–25 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record9–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Estelle
  • Phil Forte
  • Jase Herl
  • Andre Shaw
  • Mike Randle
Home arenaThe Super Pit
Seasons
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
North Texas 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Wichita State 0 – 0   – 9 – 3   .750
Rice 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
East Carolina 0 – 0   – 8 – 5   .615
Temple 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Charlotte 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
UTSA 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Florida Atlantic 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
UAB 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
South Florida 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Tulane 0 – 0   – 6 – 7   .462
Tulsa 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
† 2025 AAC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represents the University of North Texas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Ross Hodge, and play their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as second-year members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2023–24 season 19–15, 10–8 in AAC play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Tulane in the first round of the AAC tournament[1] before losing to Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals.[2] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament. They defeated LSU in the first round[3] before losing in the second round to Seton Hall.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
John Buggs III 0 G 6' 2" 185 Redshirt Junior Homer, LA Transferred to East Tennessee State
Aaron Scott 1 G/F 6' 7" 200 Junior Spring, TX Transferred to St. John's
Jason Edwards 2 G 6' 1" 180 Redshirt Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Vanderbilt[5]
Christian Moore 3 G 5'11" 170 Sophomore Jacksonville, AR Transferred to Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Robert Allen 10 F 6' 8" 230 GS Senior Orlando, FL Graduated
Terrance Dixon Jr. 13 F 6' 8" 200 Sophomore Lawrenceville, GA Transferred to Lamar
Robin Jones 15 G 6' 5" 190 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Michigan[6]
Chris Morgan 21 F 6' 8" 243 Redshirt Sophomore DeSoto, TX Transferred to Monmouth
C. J. Noland 22 G 6' 3" 215 Junior Waxahachie, TX Transferred to New Mexico[7]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Latrell Jossell 1 G 6' 1" 185 Senior Chicago, IL Stephen F. Austin
Johnathan Massie 2 G 6' 6" 188 Senior Houston, TX Longwood
Jasper Floyd 3 G 6' 3" 195 Senior Tampa, FL Fairfield
Brenen Lorient 6 F 6' 9" 200 Junior Ocala, FL Florida Atlantic
Grant Newell 8 F 6' 8" 220 Junior Chicago, IL California
Atin Wright 10 G 6' 1" 185 Senior Hawthorne, CA Drake
Brock Vice 11 C 6' 10" 238 Redshirt Freshman Memphis, TN Creighton

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyran Mason
SG 		Plano, TX Plano Sr. High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 10, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Baron Smith
C 		Fort Worth, TX Haltom High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 6, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeAndre Thomas
PF 		Allen, TX Allen High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 8, 2024 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2024–25 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyran Mason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Plano Sr. HS Vichy France
G 1 Latrell Jossell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Keller Central HS
Stephen F. Austin 		Chicago, IL
G 2 Johnathan Massie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences
Longwood 		Houston, TX
G 3 Jasper Floyd 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wharton HS
Fairfield 		Tampa, FL
G 4 Alex Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
G 5 Rondel Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Putnam City West HS
TCU 		Midwest City, OK
F 6 Brenen Lorient 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Forest HS
Florida Atlantic 		Ocala, FL
F 7 Baron Smith Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Haltom City HS Haltom City, TX
F 8 Grant Newell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr IMG Academy (FL)
California 		Chicago, IL
G 10 Atin Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fairmount Prep
Drake 		Hawthorne, CA
C 11 Brock Vice 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Fr Houston HS
Creighton 		Memphis, TN
G 13 Ma'Syn Howell (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Inglewood, CA
F 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Lincoln Academy
Dayton 		Bamako, Mali
G 20 Grayson Allo (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX
G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kingfisher HS Kingfisher, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Evansville W 80–63  1–0
  23 – Floyd   8 – Massie   5 – Floyd  The Super Pit (3,451)
Denton, TX
November 7, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wayland Baptist W 80–38  2–0
  16 – Wright   10 – Walker   5 – Floyd  The Super Pit (3,235)
Denton, TX
November 13, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Minnesota W 54–51  3–0
  14 – Walker   6 – Tied   5 – Floyd  Williams Arena (7,743)
Minneapolis, MN
November 18, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at McNeese L 61–68  3–1
  12 – Lorient   8 – Massie   5 – Floyd  The Legacy Center (3,537)
Lake Charles, LA
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Texas Wesleyan W 73–66  4–1
  19 – Wright   4 – Tied   5 – Floyd  The Super Pit (2,690)
Denton, TX
November 25, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oregon State W 58–55  5–1
  15 – Jossell   7 – Walker   3 – Tied  The Super Pit (3,292)
Denton, TX
November 28, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Northern Iowa
NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals 		W 68–48  6–1
  18 – Wright   7 – Newell   3 – Tied  State Farm Field House (1,233)
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Utah State
NIT Season Tip-Off championships 		L 57–61  6–2
  17 – Wright   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  State Farm Field House (1,154)
Bay Lake, FL
December 6, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at High Point L 71–76  6–3
  21 – Jossell   5 – Lorient   3 – Floyd  Qubein Center (3,978)
High Point, NC
December 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 83–42  7–3
  16 – Lorient   6 – Tied   5 – Tied  The Super Pit (2,568)
Denton, TX
December 20, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Appalachian State W 68–64  8–3
  17 – Lorient   10 – Sissoko   5 – Floyd  The Super Pit (2,666)
Denton, TX
December 22, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Houston Christian W 62–46  9–3
  14 – Massie   10 – Sissoko   2 – Tied  The Super Pit (2,727)
Denton, TX
AAC regular season
December 31, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UAB       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
January 5, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 		at Memphis       FedExForum 
Memphis, TN
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Rice       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
January 14, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at East Carolina       Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA       Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
January 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Temple       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
January 26, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Florida Atlantic       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wichita State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 1, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
February 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at UAB       Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
February 11, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Rice       Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 19, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
February 23, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPNU 		at South Florida       Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
February 27, 2025
TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU 		at Florida Atlantic       Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena 
Boca Raton, FL
March 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Wichita State       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
March 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU 		Charlotte       The Super Pit 
Denton, TX
March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Temple       Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA 		vs.        Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "UNT Advances To Quarterfinals Behind Noland's Career Game". University of North Texas Athletics. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  2. ^ "Mean Green Fall To FAU In AAC Quarterfinals". University of North Texas Athletics. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  3. ^ "Men's Hoops Advances To NIT Second Round With Win At LSU". University of North Texas Athletics. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball's Season Ends In NIT Second Round". University of North Texas Athletics. 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
  5. ^ Gerson, Aria (April 21, 2024). "Vanderbilt basketball lands transfer commitment from North Texas guard Jason Edwards". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Hawkins, James (April 19, 2024). "North Texas transfer Rubin Jones commits to Michigan basketball". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Jenkins, Brandon (April 21, 2024). "North Texas transfer CJ Noland has committed to New Mexico". 247Sports. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Texas Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2024.