2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

Conference	Sun Belt Conference West Division
2011–12 record	18–14 (9–7 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (11th year)
Assistant coach	Shawn Forrest
Assistant coach	Bill Foy
Assistant coach	Charlie Leonard
Home arena	UNT Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	14	–	2	.875	27	–	7	.794
South Alabama	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Florida Atlantic	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
WKU†	7	–	9	.438	16	–	19	.457
Troy	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Florida International	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
West
Arkansas–Little Rock	12	–	4	.750	15	–	16	.484
Denver	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
North Texas	9	–	7	.563	18	–	14	.563
Arkansas State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
*Louisiana–Monroe	2	–	14	.125	3	–	26	.103

† 2012 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 21, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

The 2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by 11th year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Basketball Tournament for the third consecutive year before falling to WKU. They did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Jacob Holman	Forward	6–8	225	Junior	Whitehouse, Texas
2	Brandan Walton	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Compton, California
3	Alzee Williams	Guard	6–4	175	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
5	Chris Jones	Guard	6–2	195	Freshman	Garland, Texas
10	Justin Patton	Forward	6–7	195	Senior	Bossier City, Louisiana
11	Forrest Robinson	Forward	6–10	220	Freshman	Eastland, Texas
13	Tony Mitchell	Forward	6–8	235	Freshman	Dallas, Texas
14	Trey Norris	Guard	6–0	175	Freshman	Grand Prairie, Texas
23	Jordan Williams	Guard	6–6	195	Freshman	Dallas, Texas
24	Kedrick Hogans	Forward	6–9	235	Senior	New Orleans, Louisiana
25	Niko Stojiljkovic	Forward	6–9	215	Junior	Paris, France
32	Roger Franklin	Guard	6–5	220	Junior	Duncanville, Texas
33	Tyler Hall	Guard	6–2	175	Senior	Pampa, Texas
34	Alonzo Edwards	Forward	6–7	230	Senior	Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/09/2011*	Oklahoma City	W 67–54		The Super Pit (3,843)
01/18/2012*	Huston–Tillotson	W 98–51		The Super Pit (3,653)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	St. Gregory's	W 81–52	1–0	The Super Pit (3,175)
11/16/2011*	at Texas Tech	L 64–69	1–1	United Spirit Arena (8,614)
11/22/2011*	at UT Arlington	L 64–97	1–2	Texas Hall (1,388)
11/27/2011*	at #24 Mississippi State	L 59–82	1–3	Humphrey Coliseum (7,418)
11/29/2011*	at Texas	L 57–73	1–4	Frank Erwin Center (9,488)
12/02/2011*	vs. La Sierra (LMU Centennial Classic)	W 92–45	2–4	Gersten Pavilion (360)
12/03/2011*	vs. Columbia (LMU Centennial Classic)	L 57–72	2–5	Gersten Pavilion (2,195)
12/04/2011*	at Loyola Marymount (LMU Centennial Classic)	W 76–63	3–5	Gersten Pavilion (1,913)
12/10/2011*	Sam Houston State	W 53–50	4–5	The Super Pit (3,313)
12/18/2011*	Jackson State	W 69–55	5–5	The Super Pit (3,146)
12/20/2011*	Grambling State	W 82–40	6–5	The Super Pit (2,732)
12/22/2011*	LSU	L 58–67	6–6	The Super Pit (6,838)
12/27/2011*	New Orleans	W 78–47	7–6	The Super Pit (2,617)
12/29/2011	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 66–69	7–7 (0–1)	The Super Pit (2,825)
12/31/2011	Troy	W 87–65	8–7 (1–1)	The Super Pit (2,747)
01/05/2012	at South Alabama	W 78–73 ^OT	9–7 (2–1)	Mitchell Center (1,592)
01/07/2012	at Arkansas State	L 72–75	9–8 (2–2)	Convocation Center (2,276)
01/12/2012	WKU	W 84–67	10–8 (3–2)	The Super Pit (3,941)
01/14/2012	at Louisiana–Monroe	W 68–55	11–8 (4–2)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,166)
01/21/2012	Denver	W 75–74 ^OT	12–8 (5–2)	The Super Pit (4,859)
01/25/2012	at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 62–64	12–9 (5–3)	Cajundome (3,673)
01/28/2012	Arkansas State	W 76–64	13–9 (6–3)	The Super Pit (3,643)
02/02/2012	Middle Tennessee	L 66–68	13–10 (6–4)	The Super Pit (5,510)
02/09/2012	at Florida International	W 68–61	14–10 (7–4)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (798)
02/11/2012	at Florida Atlantic	L 81–86 ^2OT	14–11 (7–5)	FAU Arena (1,876)
02/16/2012	Louisiana–Monroe	W 86–51	15–11 (8–5)	The Super Pit (3,810)
02/18/2012	Louisiana–Lafayette	L 53–57	15–12 (8–6)	The Super Pit (6,921)
02/23/2012	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 75–67 ^OT	16–12 (9–6)	Jack Stephens Center (3,941)
02/26/2012	at Denver	L 52–64	16–13 (9–7)	Magness Arena (4,453)
2012 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/04/2012	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette (Quarterfinals)	W 65–62	17–13	Convention Center Court (4,365)
03/05/2012	vs. Arkansas State (Semifinals)	W 76–72	18–13	Summit Arena (3,708)
03/06/2012	vs. WKU (Championship Game)	L 70–74	18–14	Summit Arena (4,216)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

North Texas Mean Green men's basketball

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

People	Head coaches

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