2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
Record	14–17 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach	Tony Benford (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Rob Evans; David Anwar; Scott Monarch;
Home arena	The Super Pit; (Capacity: 10,040)
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisiana Tech	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Old Dominion	13	–	5	.722	27	–	8	.771
UTEP	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
WKU	12	–	6	.667	20	–	12	.625
UAB †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	16	.556
Middle Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	19	–	17	.528
FIU	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
North Texas	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
Rice	8	–	10	.444	12	–	20	.375
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Marshall	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Southern Miss*	4	–	14	.222	9	–	20	.310
Florida Atlantic	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban

† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third 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 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.

Previous season

The Mean Green the season 16–16, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish 11th place. They advanced to the second round of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Tulane.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Vertrail Vaughns	0	G	6'2"	184	RS Senior	Mesquite, TX	Graduated
Brandan Walton	2	G	6'2"	195	RS Senior	Compton, CA	Graduated
Alzee Williams	3	G	6'4"	175	RS Senior	Dallas, TX	Graduated
Chris Jones	5	G	6'2"	200	Junior	Garland, TX	Transferred to Angelo State
Austin Mitchell	10	G	6'1"	180	Sophomore	Plano, TX	Injured^[1]
Kelvin Gaines	24	F/C	6'10"	227	RS Junior	Ocala, FL	Graduated
Keith Coleman	44	F	6'10"	250	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to LSU–Shreveport

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Carrington Ward	0	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Junior college transfer from San Jacinto College
DeAndre Harris	3	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Milwaukee, WI	Junior college transfer from Tyler Junior College
J-Mychal Reese	4	G	6'1"	187	Junior	Bryan, TX	Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Reese will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Muhammed Ahmed	20	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Bronx, NY	Junior college transfer from Gillette College

Recruiting class of 2014

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeremy Combs SF	Dallas, TX	Carter High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 23, 2013
Jeremy Combs SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Greg White-Pittman SG	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 10, 2014
Greg White-Pittman SG	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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014.

Recruiting class of 2015

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ja'Michael Brown PG	San Antonio, TX	Pro-Vision Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 13, 2014
Ja'Michael Brown PG	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 September 17, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Carrington Ward	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	San Jacinto College	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	1	Maurice Aniefiok	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Jr	Mississippi	Lagos, Nigeria
G	2	Greg White-Pittman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Holy Cross HS	New Orleans, LA
G	3	DeAndre Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Tyler JC	Milwaukee, WI
G	4	J-Mychal Reese	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Texas A&M	Bryan, TX
G	5	Todd Eaglin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Tyler JC	The Woodlands, TX
G	10	Chris Campbell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Jacksonville College	Houston, TX
F	11	Jeremy Combs	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Carter HS	Dallas, TX
F	20	Muhammed Ahmed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Gillette College	Bronx, NY
G	21	T. J. Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Marquette	Denison, TX
F	22	Greg Wesley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Seguin HS	Arlington, TX
G	23	Jordan Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Sr	Kimball HS	Dallas, TX
F	25	Armani Flannigan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Central Wyoming	Rockford, IL
F	33	Colin Voss	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Northern Oklahoma	Grand Rapids, MI

Head coach

Tony Benford (New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Rob Evans (New Mexico State)
David Anwar (Fitchburg State)
Scott Monarch (Mississippi Valley State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014* 7:00 pm	Oklahoma City	W 106–100 ^OT	–	The Super Pit (1,306) Denton, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014* 5:00 pm	Arkansas–Monticello	W 84–62	1–0	The Super Pit (1,442) Denton, TX
11/17/2014* 7:30 pm	Nicholls State	W 71–57	2–0	The Super Pit (1,367) Denton, TX
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	Delaware State	W 62–55	3–0	The Super Pit (1,491) Denton, TX
11/23/2014* 5:00 pm	Iona	L 58–78	3–1	The Super Pit (2,278) Denton, TX
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 67–52	4–1	The Super Pit (1,418) Denton, TX
11/28/2014* 8:00 pm, SECN	at No. 25 Arkansas	L 73–89	4–2	Bud Walton Arena (14,885) Fayetteville, AR
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, FSOK/FCS	at Oklahoma State	L 61–87	4–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,086) Stillwater, OK
12/14/2014* 3:00 pm	at Stephen F. Austin	L 48–59	4–4	William R. Johnson Coliseum (582) Nacogdoches, TX
12/17/2014* 11:30 am	Langston	W 78–65	5–4	The Super Pit (2,778) Denton, TX
12/21/2014* 1:00 pm, FSN	Creighton	W 62–58	6–4	The Super Pit (4,227) Denton, TX
12/23/2014* 7:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	L 67–70	6–5	The Super Pit (2,117) Denton, TX
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, TTSN	at Texas Tech	L 45–60	6–6	United Supermarkets Arena (6,033) Lubbock, TX
01/02/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	UTEP	L 71–85	6–7 (0–1)	The Super Pit (2,785) Denton, TX
01/04/2015 2:00 pm, FSN	UTSA	L 61–71	6–8 (0–2)	The Super Pit (1,628) Denton, TX
01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ASN	at Rice	W 66–63	7–8 (1–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,230) Houston, TX
01/15/2015 6:00 pm	at Charlotte	L 57–73	7–9 (1–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,694) Charlotte, NC
01/17/2015 6:00 pm	at Old Dominion	L 50–61	7–10 (1–4)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,472) Norfolk, VA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	W 73–66	8–10 (2–4)	The Super Pit (3,293) Denton, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 pm	Southern Miss	L 71–75 ^OT	8–11 (2–5)	The Super Pit (3,759) Denton, TX
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	Rice	W 75–65	9–11 (3–5)	The Super Pit (4,212) Denton, TX
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	at WKU	L 59–65	9–12 (3–6)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,862) Bowling Green, KY
02/07/2015 6:00 pm	at Marshall	L 73–80	9–13 (3–7)	Cam Henderson Center (5,276) Huntington, WV
02/12/2015 7:00 pm	UAB	W 67–64	10–13 (4–7)	The Super Pit (2,611) Denton, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 pm, ASN	Middle Tennessee	W 57–56	11–13 (5–7)	The Super Pit (1,946) Denton, TX
02/19/2015 6:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	W 79–72	12–13 (6–7)	FAU Arena (1,108) Boca Raton, FL
02/21/2015 5:00 pm	at FIU	W 70–56	13–13 (7–7)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,408) Miami, FL
02/26/2015 7:00 pm	Charlotte	W 81–65	14–13 (8–7)	The Super Pit (4,122) Denton, TX
02/28/2015 4:30 pm, ASN	Old Dominion	L 57–70	14–14 (8–8)	The Super Pit (2,833) Denton, TX
03/05/2015 8:00 pm	at UTEP	L 60–83	14–15 (8–9)	Don Haskins Center (7,651) El Paso, TX
03/07/2015 2:00 pm	at UTSA	L 68–69	14–16 (8–10)	Convocation Center (1,245) San Antonio, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/11/2015 8:30 pm, ASN	vs. Rice First round	L 54–82	14–17	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ "UNT notebook: Overlander out with possible knee injury". DRC Sports. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "MEANGREENSPORTS.COM - University of North Texas Official Athletic Site University of North Texas Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.meangreensports.com.

[1] "UNT notebook: Overlander out with possible knee injury". DRC Sports. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[2] "MEANGREENSPORTS.COM - University of North Texas Official Athletic Site University of North Texas Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". www.meangreensports.com.

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2014–15 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2014

Recruiting class of 2015

Roster

Schedule

See also

References

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