| 2006-07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball | |||
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| Sun Belt Tournament Champion | |||
| 1st Round NCAA vs Memphis, L, 73-58 | |||
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference West | ||
| 2006-07 record | 23-11 (10-8 Sun Belt) | ||
| Head coach | Johnny Jones | ||
| Home arena | Super Pit | ||
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The 2006–07 North Texas men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones. In addition to setting a new school-record with 23 wins, the Mean Green won its first Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for only the second time to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Andrew Reinking | 25 | G | 6-4 | 205 | Fr. | Austin, Texas |
| Ben Bell | 1 | G | 6-3 | 170 | Jr. | Irving, Texas |
| Calvin Watson | 33 | G | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Chris Higgs | 14 | G | 6-1 | 180 | So. | Sanger, Texas |
| Collin Dennis* | 3 | G | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | North Richland Hills, Texas |
| Collin Mangrum | 20 | G | 6-4 | 185 | Fr. | Howe, Texas |
| Harold Edwards | 15 | F | 6-6 | 215 | So. | Mobile, Alabama |
| Harold Stewart | 21 | F | 6-8 | 195 | So. | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jared Ruffin | 10 | G | 6-0 | 175 | Sr. | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jonathan Jackson | 23 | F/C | 6-8 | 240 | Jr. | Portland, Oregon |
| Justin Howerton | 34 | C | 6-10 | 240 | So. | Howe, Texas |
| Keith Wooden | 2 | F | 6-9 | 249 | Jr. | Lawrence, Kansas |
| Kendrick Davis | 12 | G | 6-4 | 195 | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Michael Sturns | 11 | G | 6-4 | 190 | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Quincy Williams | 32 | F | 6-8 | 230 | Jr. | Forest Park, Oklahoma |
| Rich Young | 13 | G/F | 6-5 | 205 | Sr. | Farrell, Pennsylvania |
| Roderick Flemings* | 24 | G/F | 6-7 | 215 | So. | DeSoto, Texas |
*Not eligible to compete in a game until the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transferring rules
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov. 7, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Texas College | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 92-71 | N/A | 0-0 | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov. 10, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Cameron* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 92-71 | 1,047 | 1–0 | |||||
| Nov. 12, 2006 | 12:00 PM | at Charlotte* | Dale F. Halton Arena • Charlotte, NC | W 90-72 | 5,129 | 2–0 | |||||
| Nov. 15, 2006 | 7:00 PM | UT-Arlington* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | L 83-81 | 1,824 | 2–1 | |||||
| Nov. 18, 2006 | 7:05 PM | at Rice* | Autry Court • Houston, TX | W 71-69 | 1,496 | 3–1 | |||||
| Nov. 21, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Tulsa* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 65-63 | 1,947 | 4-1 | |||||
| Nov. 25, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Texas State* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 95-77 | 1,795 | 5–1 | |||||
| Nov. 29, 2006 | 7:00 PM | at Nebraska* | Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE | L 76-57 | 9,787 | 5–2 | |||||
| Dec. 6, 2006 | 7:00 PM | at Stephen F. Austin* | William R. Johnson Coliseum • Nacogdoches, TX | W 76-70 | 1,638 | 6-2 | |||||
| Dec. 9, 2006 | 2:00 PM | at Nicholls State* | Stopher Gym • Thibodaux, LA | W 74-71 | 224 | 7–2 | |||||
| Dec. 16, 2006 | 2:00 PM | at New Orleans | Human Performance Center • New Orleans, LA | L 97-93 2OT | 458 | 7-3 | |||||
| Dec. 19, 2006 | 7:00 PM | at Western Kentucky | E. A. Diddle Arena • Bowling Green, KY | W 86-85 | N/A | 8-3 | |||||
| Dec. 22, 2006 | 2:00 PM | Jarvis Christian* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 94-70 | 941 | 9-3 | |||||
| Dec. 28, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Belhaven* | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 93-66 | 1,227 | 10-3 | |||||
| Dec. 30, 2006 | 7:00 PM | Denver | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 91-79 | 1,880 | 11-3 | |||||
| Jan. 6, 2007 | 7:30 PM | at Arkansas-Little Rock | Jack Stephens Center • Little Rock, AR | L 86-75 | 3,312 | 11–4 | |||||
| Jan. 6, 2007 | 3:05 PM | at Arkansas State | Convocation Center • Jonesboro, AR | L 84-60 | 2,961 | 11-5 | |||||
| Jan. 11, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Louisiana-Lafayette | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 73-72 OT | 2,387 | 12-5 | |||||
| Jan. 18, 2007 | 6:30 PM | at Florida International | Pharmed Arena • Miami, FL | L 67-66 | 644 | 12–6 | |||||
| Jan. 20, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Florida Atlantic | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 76-59 | 3,264 | 13–6 | |||||
| Jan. 25, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Middle Tennessee | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 66-53 | 1,323 | 14-6 | |||||
| Jan. 28, 2007 | 1:30 PM | South Alabama | Mitchell Center • Mobile, AL | L 90-89 | 2,325 | 14-7 | |||||
| Feb. 1, 2007 | 7:00 | Troy | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 98-57 | 1,384 | 15-7 | |||||
| Feb. 3, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Western Kentucky | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 74-70 | 3,521 | 16-7 | |||||
| Feb. 8, 2007 | 7:00 PM | New Orleans | Super Pit • Denton, TX | L 64-62 | 2,461 | 16-8 | |||||
| Feb. 10, 2007 | 2:30 PM | at Louisiana-Monroe | Fant-Ewing Coliseum • Monroe, LA | L 66-62 | 2,758 | 16-9 | |||||
| Feb. 15, 2007 | 8:00 PM | at Denver | Magness Arena • Denver, CO | W 78-65 | 1,024 | 17-9 | |||||
| Feb. 17, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Arkansas-Little Rock | Super Pit • Denton, TX | W 74-69 | 3,112 | 18-9 | |||||
| Feb. 22, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Arkansas State | Super Pit • Denton, TX | L 74-71 | 2,174 | 18-10 | |||||
| Feb. 24, 2007 | 7:05 PM | at Louisiana-Lafayette | Cajundome • Lafayette, LA | W 72-70 | 2,931 | 19-10 | |||||
| 2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| Feb. 28, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Louisiana-Lafayette | Super Pit • Denton, TX (First Round) |
W 93-78 | 2,778 | 20-10 | |||||
| Mar. 4, 2007 | 3:00 PM | vs. Louisiana-Monroe | Cajundome • Lafayette, LA (Quarterfinal) |
W 77-71 | N/A | 21-10 | |||||
| Mar. 5, 2007 | 6:30 PM | vs. Middle Tennessee | Cajundome • Lafayette, LA (Semifinal) |
W 59-52 | N/A | 22-10 | |||||
| Mar. 6, 2007 | 8:00 PM | vs. Arkansas State | Cajundome • Lafayette, LA (Championship) |
ESPN2 | W 83-75 | 409 | 23-10 | ||||
| 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar. 16, 2007 | 11:30 AM | vs. #5 Memphis | New Orleans Arena • New Orleans, LA (First Round) |
CBS | L 73-58 | N/A | 23-11 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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