# 2006–07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2006–07 North Texas men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones. In addition to setting a new school-record with 23 wins, the Mean Green won its first Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for only the second time to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Memphis. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Andrew Reinking | 25 | G | 6-4 | 205 | Fr. | Austin, Texas |
| Ben Bell | 1 | G | 6-3 | 170 | Jr. | Irving, Texas |
| Calvin Watson | 33 | G | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Chris Higgs | 14 | G | 6-1 | 180 | So. | Sanger, Texas |
| Collin Dennis* | 3 | G | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | North Richland Hills, Texas |
| Chris Wiggins | 20 | F | 6-7 | 200 | Fr. | Oceanside, California |
| Harold Edwards | 15 | F | 6-6 | 215 | So. | Mobile, Alabama |
| Harold Stewart | 21 | F | 6-8 | 195 | So. | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jared Ruffin | 10 | G | 6-0 | 175 | Sr. | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jonathan Jackson | 23 | F/C | 6-8 | 240 | Jr. | Portland, Oregon |
| Justin Howerton | 34 | C | 6-10 | 240 | So. | Howe, Texas |
| Keith Wooden | 2 | F | 6-9 | 249 | Jr. | Lawrence, Kansas |
| Kendrick Davis | 12 | G | 6-4 | 195 | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Michael Sturns | 11 | G | 6-4 | 190 | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Quincy Williams | 32 | F | 6-8 | 230 | Jr. | Forest Park, Oklahoma |
| Rich Young | 13 | G/F | 6-5 | 205 | Sr. | Farrell, Pennsylvania |
| Roderick Flemings* | 24 | G/F | 6-7 | 215 | So. | DeSoto, Texas |
*Not eligible to compete in a game until the 2007–08 season due to NCAA transferring rules

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 7, 2006 7:00 pm | | Texas College | W 92-71 | 0-0 | Super Pit (N/A) Denton, Texas |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2006 7:00 pm | | Cameron* | W 92-71 | 1–0 | Super Pit (1,047) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 12, 2006 12:00 pm | | at Charlotte* | W 90-72 | 2–0 | Dale F. Halton Arena (5,129) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Nov. 15, 2006 7:00 pm | | UT-Arlington* | L 81-83 | 2–1 | Super Pit (1,824) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 18, 2006 7:05 pm | | at Rice* | W 71-69 | 3–1 | Autry Court (1,496) Houston, Texas |
| Nov. 21, 2006 7:00 pm | | Tulsa* | W 65-63 | 4-1 | Super Pit (1,947) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 25, 2006 7:00 pm | | Texas State* | W 95-77 | 5–1 | Super Pit (1,795) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 29, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Nebraska* | L 57-76 | 5–2 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,787) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec. 6, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Stephen F. Austin* | W 76-70 | 6-2 | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,638) Nacogdoches, Texas |
| Dec. 9, 2006 2:00 pm | | at Nicholls State* | W 74-71 | 7–2 | Stopher Gym (224) Thibodaux, Louisiana |
| Dec. 16, 2006 2:00 pm | | at New Orleans | L 93-97 $^{2OT}$ | 7-3 | Human Performance Center (458) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec. 19, 2006 7:00 pm | | at Western Kentucky | W 86-85 | 8-3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec. 22, 2006 2:00 pm | | Jarvis Christian* | W 94-70 | 9-3 | Super Pit (941) Denton, Texas |
| Dec. 28, 2006 7:00 pm | | Belhaven* | W 93-66 | 10-3 | Super Pit (1,227) Denton, Texas |
| Dec. 30, 2006 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 91-79 | 11-3 | Super Pit (1,880) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 6, 2007 7:30 pm | | at Arkansas-Little Rock | L 75-86 | 11–4 | Jack Stephens Center (3,312) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Jan. 6, 2007 3:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | L 60-84 | 11-5 | Convocation Center (2,961) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan. 11, 2007 7:00 pm | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 73-72 $^{OT}$ | 12-5 | Super Pit (2,387) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 18, 2007 6:30 pm | | at Florida International | L 66-67 | 12–6 | Pharmed Arena (644) Miami, Florida |
| Jan. 20, 2007 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 76-59 | 13–6 | Super Pit (3,264) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 25, 2007 7:00 pm | | Middle Tennessee | W 66-53 | 14-6 | Super Pit (1,323) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 28, 2007 1:30 pm | | South Alabama | L 89-90 | 14-7 | Mitchell Center (2,325) Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb. 1, 2007 7:00 | | Troy | W 98-57 | 15-7 | Super Pit (1,384) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 3, 2007 7:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | W 74-70 | 16-7 | Super Pit (3,521) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 8, 2007 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | L 62-64 | 16-8 | Super Pit (2,461) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 10, 2007 2:30 pm | | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 62-66 | 16-9 | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,758) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb. 15, 2007 8:00 pm | | at Denver | W 78-65 | 17-9 | Magness Arena (1,024) Denver, Colorado |
| Feb. 17, 2007 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 74-69 | 18-9 | Super Pit (3,112) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 22, 2007 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | L 71-74 | 18-10 | Super Pit (2,174) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 24, 2007 7:05 pm | | at Louisiana–Lafayette | W 72-70 | 19-10 | Cajundome (2,931) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 2007 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Feb. 28, 2007 7:00 pm | (5) | (12) Louisiana–Lafayette First Round | W 93-78 | 20-10 | Super Pit (2,778) Denton, Texas |
| Mar. 4, 2007 3:00 pm | (5) | vs. (4) Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinal | W 77-71 | 21-10 | Cajundome (N/A) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Mar. 5, 2007 6:30 pm | (5) | vs. (9) Middle Tennessee Semifinal | W 59-52 | 22-10 | Cajundome (N/A) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Mar. 6, 2007 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (2) Arkansas State Championship | W 83-75 | 23-10 | Cajundome (409) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16, 2007 11:30 am, CBS | (15 S) | vs. (2 S) No. 5 Memphis First Round | L 58-73 | 23-11 | New Orleans Arena (13,393) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. ||||||