# 2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represents the University of North Texas in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The team is led by head coach Johnny Jones. In 2006–07, North Texas set a new school-record with 23 wins, also 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. The Mean Green play their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas.

## Preseason
### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kedrick Hogans PF | New Orleans, Louisiana | Edna Karr | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Adam McCoy SG | Mesa, Arizona | Mesa Community College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Ryan McCoy PG | Midland, Texas | Midland College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Tristan Thompson SG | Wolfeboro, New Hampshire | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Josh White PG | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Christian Life Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 167 lb (76 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 8, 2008. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Panhandle State | W 108–71 | 0–0 | Super Pit (N/A) Denton, Texas |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 10, 2007* 7:30 pm | | Cameron | W 106–53 | 1–0 | Super Pit (3,136) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 14, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Oklahoma State | W 82–73 | 2–0 | Super Pit (6,793) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 17, 2007* 2:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 78–69 | 3–0 | Super Pit (2,531) Denton, Texas |
| Nov. 21, 2007* 7:00 pm | | at UT-Arlington | L 64–72 | 3–1 | Texas Hall (1,289) Arlington, Texas |
| Nov. 30, 2007* 7:30 pm | | vs. Western New Mexico Lou Henson Classic | W 84–82 | 4–1 | Pan American Center (382) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec. 1, 2007* 9:30 pm | | at New Mexico State Lou Henson Classic | W 75–72 | 5–1 | Pan American Center (2,626) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec. 5, 2007* 8:00 pm | | at No. 5 Texas | L 72–88 | 5–2 | Frank Erwin Center (10,913) Austin, Texas |
| Dec. 8, 2007* 2:00 pm | | Hartford | W 105–97 | 6–2 | Super Pit (2,157) Denton, Texas |
| Dec. 17, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Southern University | W 79–58 | 7–2 | Super Pit (2,218) Denton, Texas |
| Dec. 20, 2007* 7:00 pm | | Centenary | W 67–54 | 8–2 | Super Pit (1,826) Denton, Texas |
| Dec. 22, 2007 5:00 pm | | at Denver | L 59–63 | 8–3 (0–1) | Magness Arena (1,196) Denver, Colorado |
| Dec. 28, 2007* 2:00 pm | | Texas A&M International | W 97–70 | 9–3 | Super Pit (2,231) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 3, 2008 7:30 pm | | at Troy | L 88–91 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 (0–2) | Trojan Arena (1,936) Troy, Alabama |
| Jan. 7, 2008 7:00 pm | | Louisiana-Monroe | W 78–57 | 10–4 (1–2) | Super Pit (1,667) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 10, 2008 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas State | W 74–63 | 11–4 (2–2) | Convocation Center (3,097) Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Jan. 12, 2008 7:00 pm | | Louisiana-Lafayette | W 72–65 | 12–4 (3–2) | Super Pit (3,453) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 17, 2008 7:00 pm | | New Orleans | L 61–83 | 12–5 (3–3) | Super Pit (3,410) Denton, Texas |
| Jan. 17, 2008 6:00 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | L 81–86 | 12–6 (3–4) | FAU Arena (768) Boca Raton, Florida |
| Jan. 27, 2008 2:00 pm | | at Middle Tennessee | L 60–69 | 12–7 (3–5) | Murphy Center (2,852) Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan. 31, 2008 7:00 pm | | South Alabama | W 70–68 | 13–7 (4–5) | Super Pit (3,218) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 2, 2008 7:00 pm | | Florida International | W 60–57 | 14–7 (5–5) | Super Pit (3,122) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 7, 2008 7:00 pm | | Western Kentucky | L 84–94 | 14–8 (5–6) | Super Pit (3,246) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 9, 2008 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas-Little Rock | L 82–84 | 14–9 (5–7) | Jack Stephens Center (4,834) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb. 14, 2008 7:00 pm | | Denver | W 62–48 | 15–9 (6–7) | Super Pit (2,318) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 16, 2008 7:00 pm | | Troy | W 90–64 | 16–9 (7–7) | Super Pit (2,834) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 20, 2008 7:30 pm | | at Louisiana-Monroe | W 72–40 | 17–9 (8–7) | Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,147) Monroe, Louisiana |
| Feb. 23, 2008 7:00 pm | | Arkansas State | W 82–77 | 18–9 (9–7) | Super Pit (5,237) Denton, Texas |
| Feb. 28, 2008 7:05 pm | | at Louisiana-Lafayette | L 58–63 | 18–10 (9–8) | Cajundome (3,684) Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Mar. 1, 2008 7:00 pm | | at New Orleans | W 79–77 | 19–10 (10–8) | Human Performance Center (1,022) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 2008 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar. 5, 2008* 7:00 pm | (6) | (11) Arkansas State First Round | W 85–63 | 20–10 | Super Pit (4,631) Denton, Texas |
| Mar. 8, 2008* 9:15 pm | (6) | vs. (3) Western Kentucky Second Round | L 70–84 | 20–11 | Mitchell Center (4,734) Mobile, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||