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2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

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2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest
Record24–9 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaSuper Pit
Seasons
2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Troy 13 5   .722 20 13   .606
Middle Tennessee 13 5   .722 19 14   .576
Western Kentucky 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Florida Atlantic 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
South Alabama 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
FIU 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
West
North Texas 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
Arkansas State 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Denver 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Louisiana–Lafayette 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Louisiana–Monroe 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Arkansas–Little Rock 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
New Orleans 3 15   .167 8 22   .267
2010 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represented the University of North Texas in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. In 2009–10, North Texas set a new school-record with 24 wins, and the Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference tournament title to advance to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the West region, UNT lost to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh in the Round of 64.[1]

Roster

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2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 George Odufuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas
G 10 Josh White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 14 Tristan Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Angleton, Texas
F 25 Eric Tramiel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Shreveport, Louisiana
F 30 Jacob Holmen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Whitehouse, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2009*
Cameron W 80–62  1–0
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Nov 18, 2009*
at Texas–Arlington W 101–99 2OT 2–0
Texas Hall 
Arlington, Texas
Nov 21, 2009*
at Oklahoma State L 68–82  2–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 2009*
Jackson State W 68–58  3–1
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Nov 28, 2009*
at Boise State L 73–79  3–2
Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, Idaho
Dec 2, 2009*
Southwestern W 91–62  4–2
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 5, 2009*
at Rice W 64–62  5–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Dec 7, 2009*
at Texas A&M L 65–75  5–3
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Dec 13, 2009
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–62  6–3
(1–0)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 20, 2009
Florida International L 70–80 OT 6–4
(1–1)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 22, 2009*
Southeastern Louisiana W 71–61  7–4
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 28, 2009*
Texas Southern W 71–69  8–4
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Dec 31, 2009
at Arkansas–Little Rock W 83–78  9–4
(2–1)
Jack Stephens Center 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 2, 2010
at Arkansas State L 56–71  9–5
(2–2)
Convocation Center 
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 7, 2010
5:05 p.m.
at Louisiana–Lafayette L 72–74  9–6
(2–3)
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 2010
New Orleans W 71–57  10–6
(3–3)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Jan 14, 2010
at Troy W 75–72  11–6
(4–3)
Trojan Arena 
Troy, Alabama
Jan 16, 2010
Arkansas State L 70–83  11–7
(4–4)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Jan 21, 2010
South Alabama W 86–78  12–7
(5–4)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Jan 28, 2010
at Western Kentucky W 84–83 OT 13–7
(6–4)
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 30, 2010
at Middle Tennessee L 64–69  13–8
(6–5)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 4, 2010
Florida Atlantic W 86–69  14–8
(7–5)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Feb 6, 2010
at Florida International W 68–66  15–8
(8–5)
U.S. Century Bank Arena 
Miami, Florida
Feb 11, 2010
at New Orleans W 68–46  16–8
(9–5)
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2010
Denver W 64–59  17–8
(10–5)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Feb 15, 2010*
at Houston Baptist W 107–87  18–8
Sharp Gymnasium 
Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 2010
Arkansas–Little Rock W 83–65  19–8
(11–5)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Feb 25, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Lafayette W 65–57  20–8
(12–5)
Super Pit 
Denton, Texas
Feb 27, 2010
at Louisiana–Monroe W 74–71  21–8
(13–5)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum 
Monroe, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 7, 2010*
vs. Louisiana–Monroe
Quarterfinals
W 69–66  22–8
Summit Arena 
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mar 8, 2010*
vs. Denver
Semifinals
W 63–56  23–8
Summit Arena 
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mar 9, 2010*
vs. Troy
Championship Game
W 66–63  24–8
Summit Arena 
Hot Springs, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*
 CBS
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 7 Kansas State
Second Round
L 62–82  24–9
Ford Center (13,382)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "K-State have little trouble with North Texas in opener". ESPN. March 18, 2020. Archived from the original on August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "2009–10 North Texas Mean Green Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "2009-10 North Texas Mean Green Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 22, 2021.