2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2007-08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference West
2007-08 record 20-11 (10-8 Sun Belt)
Head coach Johnny Jones
Home arena Super Pit
Seasons
« 2006-07 2008-09 »

The 2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represents the University of North Texas in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team is led by head coach Johnny Jones. In 2006–07, North Texas set a new school-record with 23 wins, also 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 play their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.

Preseason

Recruiting

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kedrick Hogans
PF
New Orleans, LA Edna Karr 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A
Adam McCoy
SG
Mesa, AZ Mesa Community College 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A
Ryan McCoy
PG
Midland, Texas Midland College 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Scout:N/A   Rivals:
Tristan Thompson
SG
Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Scout:N/A   Rivals:
Josh White
PG
Baton Rouge, LA Christian Life Academy 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 167 lb (76 kg)  
Scout:N/A   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
Nov. 10, 2007 7:00 PM Panhandle State* Super PitDenton, TX W 108-71  N/A 0-0
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2007 7:30 PM Cameron* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 106-53  3,136 1–0
Nov. 14, 2007 7:00 PM Oklahoma State* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 82-73  6,793 2–0
Nov. 17, 2007 2:00 PM Indiana State* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 78-69  2,531 3-0
Nov. 21, 2007 7:00 PM at UT-Arlington* Texas HallArlington, TX L 72-64  1,289 3–1
Nov. 30, 2007 7:30 PM vs. Western New Mexico* Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM
(Lou Henson Classic)
W 84-82  382 4-1
Dec. 1, 2007 9:30 PM at New Mexico State* Pan American Center • Las Cruces, NM
(Lou Henson Classic)
W 75-72  2,626 5–1
Dec. 5, 2007 8:00 PM at #5 Texas* Frank Erwin CenterAustin, TX L 88-72  10,913 5–2
Dec. 8, 2007 2:00 PM Hartford* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 105-97  2,157 6-2
Dec. 17, 2007 7:00 PM Southern University* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 79-58  2,218 7–2
Dec. 20, 2007 7:00 PM Centenary* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 67-54  1,826 8-2
Dec. 22, 2007 5:00 PM at Denver Magness ArenaDenver, CO L 63-59  1,196 8-3 (0-1)
Dec. 28, 2007 2:00 PM Texas A&M International* Super Pit • Denton, TX W 97-70  2,231 9-3 (0-1)
Jan. 3, 2008 7:30 PM at Troy Trojan ArenaTroy, AL L 91-88  1,936 9-4 (0-2)
Jan. 7, 2008 7:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe Super Pit • Denton, TX W 78-57  1,667 10-4 (1-2)
Jan. 10, 2008 7:05 PM at Arkansas State Convocation CenterJonesboro, AR W 74-63  3,097 11-4 (2-2)
Jan. 12, 2008 7:00 PM Louisiana-Lafayette Super Pit • Denton, TX W 72-65  3,453 12-4 (3-2)
Jan. 17, 2008 7:00 PM New Orleans Super Pit • Denton, TX L 83-61  3,410 12-5 (3-3)
Jan. 17, 2008 6:00 PM at Florida Atlantic FAU ArenaBoca Raton, FL L 86-81  768 12-6 (3-4)
Jan. 27, 2008 2:00 PM at Middle Tennessee Murphy CenterMurfreesboro, TN L 69-60  2,852 12-7 (3-5)
Jan. 31, 2008 7:00 PM South Alabama Super Pit • Denton, TX W 70-68  3,218 13-7 (4-5)
Feb. 2, 2008 7:00 PM Florida International Super Pit • Denton, TX W 60-57  3,122 14-7 (5-5)
Feb. 7, 2008 7:00 PM Western Kentucky Super Pit • Denton, TX L 94-84  3,246 14-8 (5-6)
Feb. 9, 2008 7:00 PM at Arkansas-Little Rock Jack Stephens CenterLittle Rock, AR L 84-82  4,834 14-9 (5-7)
Feb. 14, 2008 7:00 PM Denver Super Pit • Denton, TX W 62-48  2,318 15-9 (6-7)
Feb. 16, 2008 7:00 PM Troy Super Pit • Denton, TX W 90-64  2,834 16-9 (7-7)
Feb. 20, 2008 7:30 PM at Louisiana-Monroe Fant-Ewing ColiseumMonroe, LA W 72-40  1,147 17-9 (8-7)
Feb. 23, 2008 7:00 PM Arkansas State Super Pit • Denton, TX W 82-77  5,237 18-9 (9-7)
Feb. 28, 2008 7:05 PM at Louisiana-Lafayette CajundomeLafayette, LA L 63-58  3,684 18-10 (9-8)
Mar. 1, 2008 7:00 PM at New Orleans Human Performance CenterNew Orleans, LA W 79-77  1,022 19-10 (10-8)
2008 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar. 5, 2008 7:00 PM Arkansas State Super Pit • Denton, TX W 85-63  4,631 20-10 (10-8)
Mar. 8, 2008 9:15 PM vs. Western Kentucky Mitchell CenterMobile, AL L 84-70  4,734 20-11 (10-8)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time.