# 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2015–16 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by fourth-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 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to WKU.

## Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2014–15 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Maurice Aniefiok | 1 | G/F | 6'5" | 212 | RS Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Muhammed Ahmed | 20 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Junior | Bronx, NY | Transferred to Bridgeport |
| T. J. Taylor | 21 | G | 6'3" | 215 | RS Senior | Denison, TX | Graduated |
| Grey Wesley | 22 | F | 6'7" | 190 | RS Freshman | Arlington, TX | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Jordan Williams | 23 | G | 6'6" | 202 | Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Armani Flannigan | 25 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Senior | Rockford, IL | Graduated |
| Colin Voss | 33 | F | 6'7" | 240 | RS Senior | Grand Rapids, MI | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Deckie Johnson | 10 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Memphis, TN | Junior college transferred from Angelina College |
| Michael Thomas | 14 | C | 6'11" | 225 | Junior | Ville Platte, LA | Junior college from Kilgore College |
| Eric Katenda | 20 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Paris, France | Transferred from Notre Dame. Will be eligible to play immediately since Katenda graduated from Notre Dame. |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rickey Brice C | Dallas, TX | Pantego Christian Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Allante Holston SF | Washington, D.C. | West Oaks Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| 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 August 21, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:30 pm | | Jarvis Christian | W 112–82 | 1–0 | UNT Coliseum (2,230) Denton, TX |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Texas College | W 110–61 | 2–0 | UNT Coliseum (1,276) Denton, TX |
| November 23, 2015* 7:30 pm | | Idaho Mean Green Showcase | L 63–65 | 2–1 | UNT Coliseum (1,756) Denton, TX |
| November 24, 2015* 7:30 pm | | Samford Mean Green Showcase | L 72–74 | 2–2 | UNT Coliseum (1,646) Denton, TX |
| November 25, 2015* 4:30 pm | | Troy Mean Green Showcase | L 74–86 | 2–3 | UNT Coliseum (1,626) Denton, TX |
| November 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa | L 70–93 | 2–4 | McLeod Center (4,849) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Texas–Arlington | L 67–90 | 2–5 | College Park Center (6,107) Arlington, TX |
| December 5, 2015* 5:00 pm | | Southern Illinois | L 63–95 | 2–6 | UNT Coliseum (2,475) Denton, TX |
| December 12, 2015* 7:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Southern Illinois | L 66–74 | 2–7 | SIU Arena (4,839) Carbondale, IL |
| December 14, 2015* 7:00 pm, ASN | | Nicholls State | W 78–60 | 3–7 | UNT Coliseum (1,282) Denton, TX |
| December 17, 2015* 11:30 am | | Mississippi Valley State | W 87–74 | 4–7 | UNT Coliseum (2,180) Denton, TX |
| December 21, 2015* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton | L 82–105 | 4–8 | CenturyLink Center (17,518) Omaha, NE |
| December 29, 2015* 8:00 pm | | Sam Houston State | W 69–64 | 5–8 | UNT Coliseum (1,906) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA regular season ||||||
| January 1, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at UTSA | W 70–66 | 6–8 (1–0) | Convocation Center (829) San Antonio, TX |
| January 3, 2016 4:00 pm, ASN | | at UTEP | L 75–84 | 6–9 (1–1) | Don Haskins Center (6,585) El Paso, TX |
| January 9, 2016 1:00 pm, ASN | | Rice | W 85–74 | 7–9 (2–1) | UNT Coliseum (1,886) Denton, TX |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | | Marshall | L 78–97 | 7–10 (2–2) | UNT Coliseum (1,585) Denton, TX |
| January 16, 2016 7:00 pm | | WKU | L 76–81 | 7–11 (2–3) | UNT Coliseum (1,903) Denton, TX |
| January 21, 2016 6:30 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 64–86 | 7–12 (2–4) | Murphy Center (3,826) Murfreesboro, TN |
| January 23, 2016 7:00 pm | | at UAB | L 57–78 | 7–13 (2–5) | Bartow Arena (6,835) Birmingham, AL |
| January 30, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Rice | L 87–95 | 7–14 (2–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,515) Houston, TX |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | | Southern Miss | W 70–53 | 8–14 (3–6) | UNT Coliseum (1,607) Denton, TX |
| February 6, 2016 3:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 80–69 | 9–14 (4–6) | UNT Coliseum (4,610) Denton, TX |
| February 11, 2016 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Old Dominion | L 47–67 | 9–15 (4–7) | Ted Constant Convocation Center (6,250) Norfolk, VA |
| February 13, 2016 3:00 pm, ASN | | at Charlotte | L 79–103 | 9–16 (4–8) | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,444) Charlotte, NC |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | FIU | W 77–75 | 10–16 (5–8) | UNT Coliseum (2,156) Denton, TX |
| February 20, 2016 7:00 pm | | Florida Atlantic | W 70–62 | 11–16 (6–8) | UNT Coliseum (1,466) Denton, TX |
| February 25, 2016 6:30 pm, ASN | | at Louisiana Tech | L 62–73 | 11–17 (6–9) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,092) Ruston, LA |
| February 27, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | L 70–81 | 11–18 (6–10) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,693) Hattiesburg, MS |
| March 3, 2016 7:00 pm | | Old Dominion | L 70–76 | 11–19 (6–11) | UNT Coliseum (1,878) Denton, TX |
| March 5, 2016 7:00 pm | | Charlotte | W 80–77 | 12–19 (7–11) | UNT Coliseum (2,156) Denton, TX |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2016 12:00 pm, ASN | (9) | vs. (8) WKU Second round | L 76–84 | 12–20 | Legacy Arena (3,888) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||