The North Texas Mean Green

North Texas Mean Green

North Texas Mean Green is the team name used for both men's and women's intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas....

 men's basketball

Basketball

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 team represents the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

 (UNT) in NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Division I college basketball

College basketball

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, competing as a member of the Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...

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Despite in the past not having a significant or powerful men's basketball program, North Texas has recently experienced success under head coach Johnny Jones

Johnny Jones (coach)

Johnny Jones is the head men's basketball coach at the University of North Texas. He previously served as the interim head coach at the University of Memphis...

. During the 2006-2007 season, North Texas won its first ever Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for the first time since 1988 to the NCAA Tournament. Only three of the state's 20 Division I teams posted more wins than North Texas’ 23 in 2006-07 -
Texas

Texas Longhorns men's basketball

The Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. The Longhorns currently compete in the Big 12 Conference....

, Texas A&M

Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University....

 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. North Texas won the Sun Belt Conference title a second time during the 2009-10 season to advance to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in four years.

Since 1973, the team has played its home games in the Super Pit

Super Pit

The UNT Coliseum, informally known as the Super Pit, is a 10,040-seat multi-purpose arena in Denton, Texas. It was built in 1973. It is home to the North Texas Mean Green men's and women's basketball teams...

. The 9,797 seat arena is the second toughest venue to win at in the Sun Belt Conference

Sun Belt Conference

The Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...

, only behind Western Kentucky

Coaches

Years	Coach
1916-20	J.W. St. Clair J. W. St. Clair -External links:...
1920-21	Theron Fouts
1921-24	J.W. St. Clair
1924-29	John Reid John B. Reid -External links:...
1929-33	Terrance Myracle
1933-35	Jack Sisco Jack Sisco -External links:...
1935-59	Henry "Pete" Shands (1899-1983)
1959-65	Charles Johnson
1965-70	Dan Spika
1970-71	Harry Miller
1971-75	Gene Robbins
1975-83	Bill Blakeley Bill Blakeley Billie Buie Blakeley , also known as William and Billy, was an American basketball coach at the interscholastic, intercollegiate, and professional levels.- Intercollegiate basketball: NCAA Division I :...
1983-86	Tommy Newman
1986-93	Jimmy Gales
1993-97	Tim Jankovich Tim Jankovich Tim Jankovich is an American college basketball coach and the current head basketball coach at Illinois State University. During his first year at Illinois State Jankovich lead the Redbirds to a 13–5 second place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference — even though pre-season polls voted the...
1997-2001	Vic Trilli
2001-Present	Johnny Jones