2007–08 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Kedrick Hogans PF
New Orleans, Louisiana
Edna Karr
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
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Adam McCoy SG
Mesa, Arizona
Mesa Community College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
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Ryan McCoy PG
Midland, Texas
Midland College
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
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Tristan Thompson SG
Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Brewster Academy
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
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Josh White PG
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Christian Life Academy
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
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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:
Schedule
[ 1]
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 .
References