2006–07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2006-07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

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 (6th year)
Home arena	Super Pit

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.

Roster

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov. 7, 2006	Texas College	W 92-71	0-0	Super Pit (N/A)
Regular season
Nov. 10, 2006	Cameron*	W 92-71	1–0	Super Pit (1,047)
Nov. 12, 2006	at Charlotte*	W 90-72	2–0	Dale F. Halton Arena (5,129)
Nov. 15, 2006	UT-Arlington*	L 83-81	2–1	Super Pit (1,824)
Nov. 18, 2006	at Rice*	W 71-69	3–1	Autry Court (1,496)
Nov. 21, 2006	Tulsa*	W 65-63	4-1	Super Pit (1,947)
Nov. 25, 2006	Texas State*	W 95-77	5–1	Super Pit (1,795)
Nov. 29, 2006	at Nebraska*	L 76-57	5–2	Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,787)
Dec. 6, 2006	at Stephen F. Austin*	W 76-70	6-2	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,638)
Dec. 9, 2006	at Nicholls State*	W 74-71	7–2	Stopher Gym (224)
Dec. 16, 2006	at New Orleans	L 97-93 ^2OT	7-3	Human Performance Center (458)
Dec. 19, 2006	at Western Kentucky	W 86-85	8-3	E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Dec. 22, 2006	Jarvis Christian*	W 94-70	9-3	Super Pit (941)
Dec. 28, 2006	Belhaven*	W 93-66	10-3	Super Pit (1,227)
Dec. 30, 2006	Denver	W 91-79	11-3	Super Pit (1,880)
Jan. 6, 2007	at Arkansas-Little Rock	L 86-75	11–4	Jack Stephens Center (3,312)
Jan. 6, 2007	at Arkansas State	L 84-60	11-5	Convocation Center (2,961)
Jan. 11, 2007	Louisiana-Lafayette	W 73-72 ^OT	12-5	Super Pit (2,387)
Jan. 18, 2007	at Florida International	L 67-66	12–6	Pharmed Arena (644)
Jan. 20, 2007	Florida Atlantic	W 76-59	13–6	Super Pit (3,264)
Jan. 25, 2007	Middle Tennessee	W 66-53	14-6	Super Pit (1,323)
Jan. 28, 2007	South Alabama	L 90-89	14-7	Mitchell Center (2,325)
Feb. 1, 2007	Troy	W 98-57	15-7	Super Pit (1,384)
Feb. 3, 2007	Western Kentucky	W 74-70	16-7	Super Pit (3,521)
Feb. 8, 2007	New Orleans	L 64-62	16-8	Super Pit (2,461)
Feb. 10, 2007	at Louisiana-Monroe	L 66-62	16-9	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,758)
Feb. 15, 2007	at Denver	W 78-65	17-9	Magness Arena (1,024)
Feb. 17, 2007	Arkansas-Little Rock	W 74-69	18-9	Super Pit (3,112)
Feb. 22, 2007	Arkansas State	L 74-71	18-10	Super Pit (2,174)
Feb. 24, 2007	at Louisiana-Lafayette	W 72-70	19-10	Cajundome (2,931)
2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
Feb. 28, 2007	Louisiana-Lafayette (First Round)	W 93-78	20-10	Super Pit (2,778)
Mar. 4, 2007	vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Quarterfinal)	W 77-71	21-10	Cajundome (N/A)
Mar. 5, 2007	vs. Middle Tennessee (Semifinal)	W 59-52	22-10	Cajundome (N/A)
Mar. 6, 2007	vs. Arkansas State (Championship)	W 83-75	23-10	Cajundome (409)
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
Mar. 16, 2007	vs. #5 Memphis (First Round)	L 73-58	23-11	New Orleans Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

Venues	Ken Bahnsen Gym (1950–1973) UNT Coliseum (1973–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15