# 2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.
This was the Mean Green's final season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will join Conference USA.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jacob Holmen | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Whitehouse, Texas |
| 2 | Brandan Walton | Guard | 6–2 | 205 | Senior | Compton, California |
| 3 | Alzee Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Dallas, Texas |
| 4 | P.J. Hardwick | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| 5 | Chris Jones | Guard | 6–2 | 202 | Sophomore | Garland, Texas |
| 11 | Justin Patton | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Senior | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 13 | Tony Mitchell | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 21 | T.J. Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 220 | Sophomore | Denison, Texas |
| 22 | Clarke Overlander | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Freshman | Argyle, Texas |
| 23 | Jordan Williams | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 25 | Niko Stojiljkovic | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Senior | Paris, France |
| 32 | Roger Franklin | Guard | 6–5 | 220 | Senior | Duncanville, Texas |
| 44 | Keith Coleman | Forward | 6–10 | 245 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | East Central | W 90–49 | | The Super Pit Denton, TX |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Creighton | L 51–71 | 0–1 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139) Omaha, NE |
| 11/12/2012* 9:30 pm | vs. Alabama–Huntsville NIT Season Tip-Off | L 75–78 | 0–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,068) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Lamar NIT Season Tip-Off | W 74–59 | 1–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,006) Manhattan, KS |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Cameron | W 78–49 | 2–2 | The Super Pit (2,673) Denton, TX |
| 11/19/2012* 3:30 pm | vs. IUPUI NIT Season Tip-Off | W 80–66 | 3–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,444) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/20/2012* 6:00 pm | at Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off | L 64–80 | 3–3 | John Paul Jones Arena (1,745) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, TXA 21 | Texas–Arlington | L 59–72 | 3–4 | The Super Pit (4,832) Denton, TX |
| 12/01/2012 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 76–80 | 3–5 (0–1) | The Super Pit (3,631) Denton, TX |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, FSMW | at Saint Louis | L 63–67 | 3–6 | Chaifetz Arena (4,817) St. Louis, MO |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 83–65 | 4–6 | The Super Pit (2,872) Denton, TX |
| 12/16/2012* 1:00 pm | Southeastern Louisiana | W 45–40 | 5–6 | The Super Pit (2,645) Denton, TX |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | L 75–90 | 5–7 | The Super Pit (4,955) Denton, TX |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | L 64–70 | 5–8 (0–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,776) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Middle Tennessee | L 57–75 | 5–9 (0–3) | Murphy Center (3,872) Murfreesboro, TN |
| 01/03/2013 7:00 pm | Troy | W 76–59 | 6–9 (1–3) | The Super Pit (2,338) Denton, TX |
| 01/05/2013 7:30 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | L 68–81 | 6–10 (1–4) | The Super Pit (3,361) Denton, TX |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | L 53–67 | 6–11 (1–5) | Jack Stephens Center (3,288) Little Rock, AR |
| 01/12/2013 7:15 pm | South Alabama | W 66–56 | 7–11 (2–5) | The Super Pit (3,642) Denton, TX |
| 01/17/2013 6:50 pm | at FIU | L 64–70 | 7–12 (2–6) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109) Miami, FL |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 8–12 (3–6) | FAU Arena (1,797) Boca Raton, FL |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 64–72 | 8–13 (3–7) | The Super Pit (3,423) Denton, TX |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 57–62 | 8–14 (3–8) | The Super Pit (3,997) Denton, TX |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 74–105 | 8–15 (3–9) | Cajundome (2,294) Lafayette, LA |
| 02/02/2013 7:05 pm | at Arkansas State | L 66–75 $^{OT}$ | 8–16 (3–10) | Convocation Center (3,786) Jonesboro, AR |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm, TXA 21 | WKU | L 59–70 | 8–17 (3–11) | The Super Pit (3,528) Denton, TX |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | FIU | W 77–67 | 9–17 (4–11) | The Super Pit (5,497) Denton, TX |
| 02/14/2013 7:30 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | L 73–85 | 9–18 (4–12) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (904) Monroe, LA |
| 02/16/2013 7:30 pm, Sun Belt Network/ESPN3 | at Troy | W 63–61 | 10–18 (5–12) | Sartain Hall (1,954) Troy, AL |
| 02/21/2013 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 66–57 $^{OT}$ | 11–18 (6–12) | The Super Pit (2,532) Denton, TX |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 57–69 | 11–19 (6–13) | Mitchell Center (4,001) Mobile, AL |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | Arkansas State | W 74–50 | 12–19 (7–13) | The Super Pit (2,851) Denton, TX |
| 2013 Sun Belt tournament |||||
| 03/08/2013 6:30 pm | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette First Round | L 55–74 | 12–20 | Convention Center Court (N/A) Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||