2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 31–7, going 16–4 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament^[1] before losing to UAB.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed. They defeated Alcorn State,^[3] Sam Houston,^[4] Oklahoma State^[5] and Wisconsin to advance to the championship game.^[6] There they defeated C-USA foe UAB to win the NIT championship.^[7]

2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
NIT champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	31–7 (16–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Grant McCasland (6th season)
Associate head coach	Ross Hodge
Assistant coaches	Matt Braeuer Achoki Moikobu
Home arena	The Super Pit
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic †	18	–	2		.900			35	–	4		.897
North Texas	16	–	4		.800			31	–	7		.816
UAB	14	–	6		.700			29	–	10		.744
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9		.550			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	11		.450			22	–	14		.611
Rice	8	–	12		.400			19	–	16		.543
FIU	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Western Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
UTEP	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Louisiana Tech	7	–	13		.350			15	–	18		.455
UTSA	4	–	16		.200			10	–	22		.313
† 2023 C-USA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On March 31, 2023, head coach Grant McCasland left the school to take the head coaching position at Texas Tech.^[8] On April 2, the school named associate head coach Ross Hodge the team's new head coach.^[9]

The season marked the team's last season as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.^[10]

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2021–22 season 25–7, 16–2 in C-USA play, to finish as regular-season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament^[11] before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech.^[12] As a No. 1 seed who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round^[13] before losing in the second round to Virginia.^[14]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mardrez McBride	2	G	6' 2"	180	Senior	Augusta, GA	Graduated transferred to Georgia
Thomas Bell	4	F	6' 6"	205	RS Senior	East St. Louis, IL	Graduated
Jahmiah Simmons	10	F	6' 4"	220	RS Senior	St. Thomas, USVI	Graduated
JJ Murray	11	G	6' 1"	179	RS Senior	Rowlett, TX	Graduated
Dylan McKeon	14	G	6' 3"	180	Freshman	Garland, TX	Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Hameir Wright	44	F	6' 8"	208	RS Senior	Albany, NY	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tyree Eady	4	G	6' 5"	210	RS Senior	Middleton, WI	North Dakota State
Kai Huntsberry	10	G	6' 3"	216	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Mary
Moulaye Sissoko	14	C	6' 9"	240	RS Sophomore	Bamako, Mali	Dayton
Jayden Martinez	24	F	6' 7"	215	GS Senior	Cibolo, TX	New Hampshire

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Moore PG	Jacksonville, AR	Jacksonville High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 11, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Rasheed Browne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Neumann HS Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Philadelphia, PA G/F 1 Aaron Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Legacy the School of Sport Sciences Spring, TX G 2 Bryce Zephir 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Chipola College Carson, CA G 3 Christian Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jacksonville HS Jacksonville, AR G 4 Tyree Eady 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Middleton HS North Dakota State Middleton, WI G 5 Tylor Perry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Spiro HS Coffeyville CC Fort Coffee, OK G 10 Kai Huntsberry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Placer HS Mary New Orleans, LA G 13 Arsh Mattu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Lewisville HS Lewisville, TX F 14 Moulaye Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Lincoln Academy Dayton Bamako, Mali G 15 Rubin Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Yates HS Houston, TX G 20 Grayson Allo (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Hebron HS Carrollton, TX F 21 Chris Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS Fr Lancaster HS DeSoto, TX G 23 Matthew Stone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Kingfisher HS Kingfisher, OK F 25 Jayden Martinez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Steele HS New Hampshire Cibolo, TX F 33 Abou Ousmane 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Brooklyn, NY	Head coach Grant McCasland (Baylor) Assistant coach(es) Ross Hodge (Texas A&M–Commerce) Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore) Achoki Moikobu (Fort Hays State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., YouTube		Southern Nazarene	W 53–47	1–0	The Super Pit (3,573) Denton, TX
November 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Saint Mary's	L 33–63	1–1	University Credit Union Pavilion (2,878) Moraga, CA
November 19, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fresno State	W 61–52	2–1	The Super Pit (3,657) Denton, TX
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., YouTube		Paul Quinn	W 76–46	3–1	The Super Pit (2,514) Denton, TX
November 25, 2022* 4:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. San Jose State Nassau Championship quarterfinals	W 69–54	4–1	Baha Mar Convention Center (248) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Long Beach State Nassau Championship semifinals	W 68–47	5–1	Baha Mar Convention Center (334) Nassau, BAH
November 27, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. UNC Wilmington Nassau Championship final	L 51–55	5–2	Baha Mar Convention Center (414) Nassau, BAH
December 3, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Omaha	W 75–45	6–2	The Super Pit (3,035) Denton, TX
December 6, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Arlington	W 60–57	7–2	College Park Center (1,931) Arlington, TX
December 10, 2022* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Grand Canyon Jerry Colangelo Classic	W 60–58	8–2	Footprint Center (4,781) Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UMass Basketball Hall of Fame Classic	W 62–44	9–2	MassMutual Center (3,426) Springfield, MA
Conference USA regular season
December 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA	W 78–54	10–2 (1–0)	Convocation Center (1,120) San Antonio, TX
December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Atlantic	L 46–50	10–3 (1–1)	The Super Pit (3,808) Denton, TX
December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 72–57	11–3 (2–1)	The Super Pit (2,934) Denton, TX
January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Western Kentucky	W 70–66	12–3 (3–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,024) Bowling Green, KY
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	W 56–51	13–3 (4–1)	Murphy Center (3,148) Murfreesboro, TN
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	W 67–65	14–3 (5–1)	The Super Pit (3,633) Denton, TX
January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Atlantic	L 62–66	14–4 (5–2)	Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,060) Boca Raton, FL
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	W 64–57	15–4 (6–2)	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,183) Miami, FL
January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rice	L 60–72	15–5 (6–3)	The Super Pit (4,015) Denton, TX
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., Stadium		at UAB	W 63–52	16–5 (7–3)	Bartow Arena (5,109) Birmingham, AL
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		UTSA	W 63–59	17–5 (8–3)	The Super Pit (3,948) Denton, TX
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UTEP	W 52–42	18–5 (9–3)	The Super Pit (4,301) Denton, TX
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice	W 74–64	19–5 (10–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,246) Houston, TX
February 9, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UAB	W 82–79 2OT	20–5 (11–3)	The Super Pit (3,873) Denton, TX
February 11, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte	W 67–43	21–5 (12–3)	The Super Pit (4,123) Denton, TX
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 72–62	22–5 (13–3)	Thomas Assembly Center (2,640) Ruston, LA
February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	W 80–72 OT	23–5 (14–3)	Don Haskins Center (4,838) El Paso, TX
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Charlotte	L 49–55	23–6 (14–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,015) Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Middle Tennessee	W 64–50	24–6 (15–4)	The Super Pit (4,076) Denton, TX
March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., Stadium		Western Kentucky	W 67–33	25–6 (16–4)	The Super Pit (5,002) Denton, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (10) Louisiana Tech Quarterfinals	W 74–46	26–6	Ford Center at The Star (2,765) Frisco, TX
March 10, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(2)	vs. (3) UAB Semifinals	L 69–76	26–7	Ford Center at The Star (2,005) Frisco, TX
NIT
March 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	Alcorn State First round – Oklahoma State Bracket	W 69–53	27–7	The Super Pit (4,308) Denton, TX
March 19, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	(3) Sam Houston Second round – Oklahoma State Bracket	W 75–55	28–7	The Super Pit (3,130) Denton, TX
March 21, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(2)	at (1) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals – Oklahoma State Bracket	W 65–59 OT	29–7	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,807) Stillwater, OK
March 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN	(2)	vs. (2) Wisconsin Semifinals	W 56–54	30–7	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
March 30, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	(2)	vs. (4) UAB Championship	W 68–61	31–7	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source:^[15]

See also

• 2022–23 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

References

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