| 2007-08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball | |||
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| Conference | Sun Belt Conference West | ||
| 2007-08 record | 20-11 (10-8 Sun Belt) | ||
| Head coach | Johnny Jones | ||
| Home arena | Super Pit | ||
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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.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Kedrick Hogans PF |
New Orleans, LA | Edna Karr | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||
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| Adam McCoy SG |
Mesa, AZ | Mesa Community College | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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| Ryan McCoy PG |
Midland, Texas | Midland College | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||
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| Tristan Thompson SG |
Wolfeboro, NH | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
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| Josh White PG |
Baton Rouge, LA | Christian Life Academy | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | 167 lb (76 kg) | ||
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| 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:
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| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| Nov. 10, 2007 | 7:00 PM | Panhandle State* | Super Pit • Denton, 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 Hall • Arlington, TX | L 72-64 | 1,289 | 3–1 | |||||
| Nov. 30, 2007 | 7:30 PM | vs. Western New Mexico* | Pan American Center • Las 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 Center • Austin, 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 Arena • Denver, 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 Arena • Troy, 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 Center • Jonesboro, 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 Arena • Boca Raton, FL | L 86-81 | 768 | 12-6 (3-4) | |||||
| Jan. 27, 2008 | 2:00 PM | at Middle Tennessee | Murphy Center • Murfreesboro, 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 Center • Little 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 Coliseum • Monroe, 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 | Cajundome • Lafayette, LA | L 63-58 | 3,684 | 18-10 (9-8) | |||||
| Mar. 1, 2008 | 7:00 PM | at New Orleans | Human Performance Center • New 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 Center • Mobile, AL | L 84-70 | 4,734 | 20-11 (10-8) | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
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