2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 14–17 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach Tony Benford (3rd year)
Assistant coach Rob Evans
Assistant coach David Anwar
Assistant coach Scott Monarch
Home arena The Super Pit
(Capacity: 10,040)
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 3   .833     27 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 5   .722     27 8   .771
UTEP 13 5   .722     22 11   .667
WKU 12 6   .667     20 12   .625
UAB 12 6   .667     20 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 9   .500     19 17   .528
FIU 8 10   .444     16 17   .485
UTSA 8 10   .444     14 16   .467
North Texas 8 10   .444     14 17   .452
Rice 8 10   .444     12 20   .375
Charlotte 7 11   .389     14 18   .438
Marshall 7 11   .389     11 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 14   .222     9 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 16   .111     9 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of Conference USA.

Previous Season

The Mean Green the season 16–16, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Tulane.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Vertrail Vaughns 0 G 6'2" 184 RS Senior Mesquite, TX Graduated
Brandan Walton 2 G 6'2" 195 RS Senior Compton, CA Graduated
Alzee Williams 3 G 6'4" 175 RS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated
Chris Jones 5 G 6'2" 200 Junior Garland, TX Transferred to Angelo State
Austin Mitchell 10 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Plano, TX Injured[1]
Kelvin Gaines 24 F/C 6'10" 227 RS Junior Ocala, FL Graduated
Keith Coleman 44 F 6'10" 250 Junior Philadelphia, PA Transferred to LSU–Shreveport

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Carrington Ward 0 G 6'3" 175 Junior Philadelphia, PA Junior college transfer from San Jacinto College
DeAndre Harris 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Milwaukee, WI Junior college transfer from Tyler Junior College
J-Mychal Reese 4 G 6'1" 187 Junior Bryan, TX Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reese will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Muhammed Ahmed 20 F 6'7" 210 Junior Bronx, NY Junior college transfer from Gillette College

Recruiting class of 2014

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeremy Combs
SF
Dallas, TX Carter High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 23, 2013 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Greg White-Pittman
SG
New Orleans, LA Holy Cross High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 10, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruiting class of 2015

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ja'Michael Brown
PG
San Antonio, TX Pro-Vision Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 13, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Ward, CarringtonCarrington Ward style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Jacinto College Philadelphia, PA
G/F 1 Aniefiok, MauriceMaurice Aniefiok style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 212 lb (96 kg) RS Jr Mississippi Lagos, Nigeria
G 2 White-Pittman, GregGreg White-Pittman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Holy Cross HS New Orleans, LA
G 3 Harris, DeAndreDeAndre Harris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Tyler JC Milwaukee, WI
G 4 Reese, J-MychalJ-Mychal Reese  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 173 lb (78 kg) Jr Texas A&M Bryan, TX
G 5 Eaglin, ToddTodd Eaglin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tyler JC The Woodlands, TX
G 10 Campbell, ChrisChris Campbell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Jacksonville College Houston, TX
F 11 Combs, JeremyJeremy Combs style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Carter HS Dallas, TX
F 20 Ahmed, MuhammedMuhammed Ahmed style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Gillette College Bronx, NY
G 21 Taylor, T. J.T. J. Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Marquette Denison, TX
F 22 Wesley, GregGreg Wesley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Seguin HS Arlington, TX
G 23 Williams, JordanJordan Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Kimball HS Dallas, TX
F 25 Flannigan, ArmaniArmani Flannigan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Wyoming Rockford, IL
F 33 Voss, ColinColin Voss style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Northern Oklahoma Grand Rapids, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/10/2014* Oklahoma City W 106–100 OT The Super Pit (1,306)
Regular season
11/14/2014* Arkansas–Monticello W 84–62  1–0 The Super Pit (1,442)
11/17/2014* Nicholls State W 71–57  2–0 The Super Pit (1,367)
11/19/2014* Delaware State W 62–55  3–0 The Super Pit (1,491)
11/23/2014* Iona L 58–78  3–1 The Super Pit (2,278)
11/26/2014* Mississippi Valley State W 67–52  4–1 The Super Pit (1,418)
11/28/2014* at #25 Arkansas L 73–89  4–2 Bud Walton Arena (14,885)
12/03/2014* at Oklahoma State L 61–87  4–3 Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086)
12/14/2014* at Stephen F. Austin L 48–59  4–4 William R. Johnson Coliseum (582)
12/17/2014* Langston W 78–65  5–4 The Super Pit (2,778)
12/21/2014* Creighton W 62–58  6–4 The Super Pit (4,227)
12/23/2014* Prairie View A&M L 67–70  6–5 The Super Pit (2,117)
12/29/2014* at Texas Tech L 45–60  6–6 United Supermarkets Arena (6,033)
01/02/2015 UTEP L 71–85  6–7 (0–1) The Super Pit (2,785)
01/04/2015 UTSA L 61–71  6–8 (0–2) The Super Pit (1,628)
01/10/2015 at Rice W 66–63  7–8 (1–2) Tudor Fieldhouse (1,230)
01/15/2015 at Charlotte L 57–73  7–9 (1–3) Dale F. Halton Arena (3,694)
01/17/2015 at Old Dominion L 50–61  7–10 (1–4) Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472)
01/22/2015 Louisiana Tech W 73–66  8–10 (2–4) The Super Pit (3,293)
01/24/2015 Southern Miss L 71–75 OT 8–11 (2–5) The Super Pit (3,759)
01/31/2015 Rice W 75–65  9–11 (3–5) The Super Pit (4,212)
02/05/2015 at WKU L 59–65  9–12 (3–6) E. A. Diddle Arena (3,862)
02/07/2015 at Marshall L 73–80  9–13 (3–7) Cam Henderson Center (5,276)
02/12/2015 UAB W 67–64  10–13 (4–7) The Super Pit (2,611)
02/14/2015 Middle Tennessee W 57–56  11–13 (5–7) The Super Pit (1,946)
02/19/2015 at Florida Atlantic W 79–72  12–13 (6–7) FAU Arena (1,108)
02/21/2015 at FIU W 70–56  13–13 (7–7) U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,408)
02/26/2015 Charlotte W 81–65  14–13 (8–7) The Super Pit (4,122)
02/28/2015 Old Dominion L 57–70  14–14 (8–8) The Super Pit (2,833)
03/05/2015 at UTEP L 60–83  14–15 (8–9) Don Haskins Center (7,651)
03/07/2015 at UTSA L 68–69  14–16 (8–10) Convocation Center (1,245)
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. Rice
(First round)
L 54–82  14–17 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
*Non-conference game. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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