# 2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2011–12 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by 11th year head coach Johnny Jones, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and are members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 9–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the championship game of the Sun Belt Basketball tournament for the third consecutive year before falling to WKU. They did not accept an invitation to a post season tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jacob Holmen | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Whitehouse, Texas |
| 2 | Brandan Walton | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Junior | Compton, California |
| 3 | Alzee Williams | Guard | 6–4 | 175 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas |
| 5 | Chris Jones | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | Garland, Texas |
| 10 | Justin Patton | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Senior | Bossier City, Louisiana |
| 11 | Forrest Robinson | Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Freshman | Eastland, Texas |
| 13 | Tony Mitchell | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 14 | Trey Norris | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| 23 | Jordan Williams | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas |
| 24 | Kedrick Hogans | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 25 | Niko Stojiljkovic | Forward | 6–9 | 215 | Junior | Paris, France |
| 32 | Roger Franklin | Guard | 6–5 | 220 | Junior | Duncanville, Texas |
| 33 | Tyler Hall | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Pampa, Texas |
| 34 | Alonzo Edwards | Forward | 6–7 | 230 | Senior | Houston, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2011* 7:00 pm | Oklahoma City | W 67–54 | | The Super Pit (3,843) Denton, TX |
| 01/18/2012* 12:00 pm | Huston–Tillotson | W 98–51 | | The Super Pit (3,653) Denton, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm | St. Gregory's | W 81–52 | 1–0 | The Super Pit (3,175) Denton, TX |
| 11/16/2011* 7:00 pm, FSSW | at Texas Tech | L 64–69 | 1–1 | United Spirit Arena (8,614) Lubbock, TX |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm | at UT Arlington | L 64–97 | 1–2 | Texas Hall (1,388) Arlington, TX |
| 11/27/2011* 1:30 pm | at No. 24 Mississippi State | L 59–82 | 1–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (7,418) Starkville, MS |
| 11/29/2011* 7:00 pm, Longhorn Network | at Texas | L 57–73 | 1–4 | Frank Erwin Center (9,488) Austin, TX |
| 12/02/2011* 4:00 pm | vs. La Sierra LMU Centennial Classic | W 92–45 | 2–4 | Gersten Pavilion (360) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/03/2011* 7:00 pm | vs. Columbia LMU Centennial Classic | L 57–72 | 2–5 | Gersten Pavilion (2,195) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/04/2011* 3:30 pm | at Loyola Marymount LMU Centennial Classic | W 76–63 | 3–5 | Gersten Pavilion (1,913) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/10/2011* 7:00 pm | Sam Houston State | W 53–50 | 4–5 | The Super Pit (3,313) Denton, TX |
| 12/18/2011* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 69–55 | 5–5 | The Super Pit (3,146) Denton, TX |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm | Grambling State | W 82–40 | 6–5 | The Super Pit (2,732) Denton, TX |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | LSU | L 58–67 | 6–6 | The Super Pit (6,838) Denton, TX |
| 12/27/2011* 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 78–47 | 7–6 | The Super Pit (2,617) Denton, TX |
| 12/29/2011 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Little Rock | L 66–69 | 7–7 (0–1) | The Super Pit (2,825) Denton, TX |
| 12/31/2011 3:00 pm | Troy | W 87–65 | 8–7 (1–1) | The Super Pit (2,747) Denton, TX |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | at South Alabama | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (2–1) | Mitchell Center (1,592) Mobile, AL |
| 01/07/2012 7:00 pm | at Arkansas State | L 72–75 | 9–8 (2–2) | Convocation Center (2,276) Jonesboro, AR |
| 01/12/2012 7:00 pm | WKU | W 84–67 | 10–8 (3–2) | The Super Pit (3,941) Denton, TX |
| 01/14/2012 1:00 pm | at Louisiana–Monroe | W 68–55 | 11–8 (4–2) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,166) Monroe, LA |
| 01/21/2012 7:00 pm | Denver | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–8 (5–2) | The Super Pit (4,859) Denton, TX |
| 01/25/2012 7:15 pm | at Louisiana–Lafayette | L 62–64 | 12–9 (5–3) | Cajundome (3,673) Lafayette, LA |
| 01/28/2012 12:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | Arkansas State | W 76–64 | 13–9 (6–3) | The Super Pit (3,643) Denton, TX |
| 02/02/2012 7:00 pm | Middle Tennessee | L 66–68 | 13–10 (6–4) | The Super Pit (5,510) Denton, TX |
| 02/09/2012 6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | at Florida International | W 68–61 | 14–10 (7–4) | U.S. Century Bank Arena (798) Miami, FL |
| 02/11/2012 6:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 81–86 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (7–5) | FAU Arena (1,876) Boca, Raton |
| 02/16/2012 7:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe | W 86–51 | 15–11 (8–5) | The Super Pit (3,810) Denton, TX |
| 02/18/2012 7:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | Louisiana–Lafayette | L 53–57 | 15–12 (8–6) | The Super Pit (6,921) Denton, TX |
| 02/23/2012 7:00 pm | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 75–67 $^{OT}$ | 16–12 (9–6) | Jack Stephens Center (3,941) Little Rock, AR |
| 02/26/2012 2:00 pm | at Denver | L 52–64 | 16–13 (9–7) | Magness Arena (4,453) Denver, CO |
| 2012 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2012 6:15 pm | vs. Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals | W 65–62 | 17–13 | Convention Center Court (4,365) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/05/2012 6:00 pm, Sun Belt Network | vs. Arkansas State Semifinals | W 76–72 | 18–13 | Summit Arena (3,708) Hot Springs, AR |
| 03/06/2012 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. WKU Championship Game | L 70–74 | 18–14 | Summit Arena (4,216) Hot Springs, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||