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

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. They finished the season 14–17, 8–10 in C-USA play in a 4-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Rice.

## 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 |
| 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2014* 7:00 pm | Oklahoma City | W 106–100 $^{OT}$ | – | The Super Pit (1,306) Denton, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm | Arkansas–Monticello | W 84–62 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (1,442) Denton, TX |
| 11/17/2014* 7:30 pm | Nicholls State | W 71–57 | 2–0 | The Super Pit (1,367) Denton, TX |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Delaware State | W 62–55 | 3–0 | The Super Pit (1,491) Denton, TX |
| 11/23/2014* 5:00 pm | Iona | L 58–78 | 3–1 | The Super Pit (2,278) Denton, TX |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 67–52 | 4–1 | The Super Pit (1,418) Denton, TX |
| 11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN | at No. 25 Arkansas | L 73–89 | 4–2 | Bud Walton Arena (14,885) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, FSOK/FCS | at Oklahoma State | L 61–87 | 4–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/14/2014* 3:00 pm | at Stephen F. Austin | L 48–59 | 4–4 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (582) Nacogdoches, TX |
| 12/17/2014* 11:30 am | Langston | W 78–65 | 5–4 | The Super Pit (2,778) Denton, TX |
| 12/21/2014* 1:00 pm, FSN | Creighton | W 62–58 | 6–4 | The Super Pit (4,227) Denton, TX |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm | Prairie View A&M | L 67–70 | 6–5 | The Super Pit (2,117) Denton, TX |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, TTSN | at Texas Tech | L 45–60 | 6–6 | United Supermarkets Arena (6,033) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | UTEP | L 71–85 | 6–7 (0–1) | The Super Pit (2,785) Denton, TX |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm, FSN | UTSA | L 61–71 | 6–8 (0–2) | The Super Pit (1,628) Denton, TX |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ASN | at Rice | W 66–63 | 7–8 (1–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,230) Houston, TX |
| 01/15/2015 6:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 57–73 | 7–9 (1–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (3,694) Charlotte, NC |
| 01/17/2015 6:00 pm | at Old Dominion | L 50–61 | 7–10 (1–4) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | W 73–66 | 8–10 (2–4) | The Super Pit (3,293) Denton, TX |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 71–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (2–5) | The Super Pit (3,759) Denton, TX |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Rice | W 75–65 | 9–11 (3–5) | The Super Pit (4,212) Denton, TX |
| 02/05/2015 7:00 pm | at WKU | L 59–65 | 9–12 (3–6) | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,862) Bowling Green, KY |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Marshall | L 73–80 | 9–13 (3–7) | Cam Henderson Center (5,276) Huntington, WV |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm | UAB | W 67–64 | 10–13 (4–7) | The Super Pit (2,611) Denton, TX |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ASN | Middle Tennessee | W 57–56 | 11–13 (5–7) | The Super Pit (1,946) Denton, TX |
| 02/19/2015 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 79–72 | 12–13 (6–7) | FAU Arena (1,108) Boca Raton, FL |
| 02/21/2015 5:00 pm | at FIU | W 70–56 | 13–13 (7–7) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,408) Miami, FL |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm | Charlotte | W 81–65 | 14–13 (8–7) | The Super Pit (4,122) Denton, TX |
| 02/28/2015 4:30 pm, ASN | Old Dominion | L 57–70 | 14–14 (8–8) | The Super Pit (2,833) Denton, TX |
| 03/05/2015 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 60–83 | 14–15 (8–9) | Don Haskins Center (7,651) El Paso, TX |
| 03/07/2015 2:00 pm | at UTSA | L 68–69 | 14–16 (8–10) | Convocation Center (1,245) San Antonio, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2015 8:30 pm, ASN | vs. Rice First round | L 54–82 | 14–17 | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||