# 2018–19 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by second-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA.

## Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2017–18 season 20–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota, Mercer, and Jacksonville State to advance to the best-of-three finals series against San Francisco. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions. They also had the biggest crowd since 2010 at 6,291.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| A. J. Lawson | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Bryan, TX | Transferred to McNeese State |
| Allante Holston | 5 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Capitol Heights, MD | Graduate transferred to Indiana State |
| Bryce Jackson | 14 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Keller, TX | Walk-on; graduated |
| Khalil Fuller | 22 | F | 6'8" | 260 | RS Sophomore | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduate transferred to Cal State San Marcos |
| Shane Temara | 50 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Syracuse, NY | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Abdul Mohamed | 5 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Ottawa, ON | Junior college transferred from Gillette College |
| J.J. Murray | 11 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Rowlett, TX | Junior college transferred from Eastfield College. Will join the team as a walk-on. |

## Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Larry Wise SG | Waxahachie, TX | Waxahachie High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 8, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Shakeem Alcindor SF | Saint Croix, Virgin Islands | Link Year Preparatory School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jul 11, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jalen Jackson PG | San Antonio, TX | Karen Wagner High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 7, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Angelo State | W 89–55 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (1,205) Denton, TX |
| Nov 9, 2018* 9:30 pm | | vs. Humboldt State Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic | W 93–48 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 10, 2018* 9:30 pm | | vs. Portland Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic | W 78–73 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 11, 2018* 11:00 pm, BigWest TV | | at Hawaii Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic | W 68–51 | 4–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,037) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | Texas A&M–Commerce | W 102–53 | 5–0 | The Super Pit (2,530) Denton, TX |
| Nov 17, 2018* 5:00 pm | | UMES Wolfpack Classic | W 68–34 | 6–0 | The Super Pit (2,226) Denton, TX |
| Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Maine Wolfpack Classic | W 74–63 $^{OT}$ | 7–0 | The Super Pit (2,358) Denton, TX |
| Nov 24, 2018* 4:00 pm | | Saint Peter's Wolfpack Classic | W 75–66 | 8–0 | The Super Pit (2,031) Denton, TX |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 57–73 | 8–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,553) Norman, OK |
| Dec 5, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Indiana State | W 80–69 | 9–1 | Hulman Center (3,113) Terre Haute, IN |
| Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm | | UT Arlington | W 63–61 | 10–1 | The Super Pit (4,275) Denton, TX |
| Dec 18, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at New Mexico | W 74–65 | 11–1 | Dreamstyle Arena (9,994) Albuquerque, NM |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 77–66 | 12–1 | The Super Pit (2,351) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rice | W 103–87 | 13–1 (1–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,735) Houston, TX |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Louisiana Tech | W 63-59 | 14–1 (2–0) | The Super Pit (4,238) Denton, TX |
| Jan 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 65–62 | 15–1 (3–0) | The Super Pit (3,267) Denton, TX |
| Jan 10, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTEP | W 58–51 | 16–1 (4–0) | Don Haskins Center (4,451) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 12, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UTSA | L 74–76 | 16–2 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,192) San Antonio, TX |
| Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rice | W 76–75 | 17–2 (5–1) | The Super Pit (3,728) Denton, TX |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN | | UAB | L 49–52 | 17–3 (5–2) | The Super Pit (4,368) Denton, TX |
| Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Middle Tennessee | W 70–53 | 18–3 (6–2) | The Super Pit (3,418) Denton, TX |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm, Stadium | | at Old Dominion | L 61–72 | 18–4 (6–3) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (921) Norfolk, VA |
| Feb 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charlotte | W 73–66 | 19–4 (7–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena (1,510) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, beIN | | Marshall | W 78–51 | 20–4 (8–3) | The Super Pit (4,646) Denton, TX |
| Feb 9, 2019 5:00 pm, Facebook | | Western Kentucky | L 59–62 | 20–5 (8–4) | The Super Pit (2,111) Denton, TX |
| Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Atlantic | L 47–57 | 20–6 (8–5) | FAU Arena (853) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 16, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at FIU | L 59–69 | 20–7 (8–6) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,389) Miami, FL |
| Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Louisiana Tech | L 53–66 | 20–8 (8–7) | Thomas Assembly Center (1,147) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | L 54–60 | 20–9 (8–8) | The Super Pit (3,044) Denton, TX |
| Mar 3, 2019 3:00 pm | | Marshall | L 82–85 | 20–10 (8–9) | The Super Pit (3,108) Denton, TX |
| Mar 9, 2019 6:00 pm | | FIU | L 58–73 | 20–11 (8–10) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2019 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (7) FIU First Round | W 71–57 | 21–11 | Ford Center at The Star (2,704) Frisco, TX |
| Mar 13, 2019 8:30 pm | (10) | vs. (2) Western Kentucky Quarterfinals | L 51–67 | 21–12 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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