# 2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represented the University of North Texas in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. In 2009–10, North Texas set a new school-record with 24 wins, and the Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference tournament title to advance to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the West region, UNT lost to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh in the Round of 64.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2009* | | Cameron | W 80–62 | 1–0 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Nov 18, 2009* | | at Texas–Arlington | W 101–99 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0 | Texas Hall Arlington, Texas |
| Nov 21, 2009* | | at Oklahoma State | L 68–82 | 2–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 24, 2009* | | Jackson State | W 68–58 | 3–1 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Nov 28, 2009* | | at Boise State | L 73–79 | 3–2 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Dec 2, 2009* | | Southwestern | W 91–62 | 4–2 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 5, 2009* | | at Rice | W 64–62 | 5–2 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 7, 2009* | | at Texas A&M | L 65–75 | 5–3 | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Dec 13, 2009 | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 79–62 | 6–3 (1–0) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 20, 2009 | | Florida International | L 70–80 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 (1–1) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 22, 2009* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 71–61 | 7–4 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 28, 2009* | | Texas Southern | W 71–69 | 8–4 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 31, 2009 | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 83–78 | 9–4 (2–1) | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan 2, 2010 | | at Arkansas State | L 56–71 | 9–5 (2–2) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan 7, 2010 5:05 p.m. | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 72–74 | 9–6 (2–3) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 2010 | | New Orleans | W 71–57 | 10–6 (3–3) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Jan 14, 2010 | | at Troy | W 75–72 | 11–6 (4–3) | Trojan Arena Troy, Alabama |
| Jan 16, 2010 | | Arkansas State | L 70–83 | 11–7 (4–4) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Jan 21, 2010 | | South Alabama | W 86–78 | 12–7 (5–4) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Jan 28, 2010 | | at Western Kentucky | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 13–7 (6–4) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 30, 2010 | | at Middle Tennessee | L 64–69 | 13–8 (6–5) | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Feb 4, 2010 | | Florida Atlantic | W 86–69 | 14–8 (7–5) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Feb 6, 2010 | | at Florida International | W 68–66 | 15–8 (8–5) | U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida |
| Feb 11, 2010 | | at New Orleans | W 68–46 | 16–8 (9–5) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 2010 | | Denver | W 64–59 | 17–8 (10–5) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Feb 15, 2010* | | at Houston Baptist | W 107–87 | 18–8 | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 2010 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 83–65 | 19–8 (11–5) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Feb 25, 2010 7:00 p.m. | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 65–57 | 20–8 (12–5) | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Feb 27, 2010 | | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 74–71 | 21–8 (13–5) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2010* | | vs. Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals | W 69–66 | 22–8 | Summit Arena Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Mar 8, 2010* | | vs. Denver Semifinals | W 63–56 | 23–8 | Summit Arena Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Mar 9, 2010* | | vs. Troy Championship Game | W 66–63 | 24–8 | Summit Arena Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 2010* CBS | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Kansas State Second Round | L 62–82 | 24–9 | Ford Center (13,382) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||