North Texas Mean Green women's basketball

The North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represents the University of North Texas (UNT) in NCAA Division I college basketball, competing as a member of the American Conference. Since their 1976 inception, the team has played its home games at the UNT Coliseum.

Season-by season record Tina Slinker has the most wins as coach of the Mean Green, with 241 (along with 287 losses), in 19 seasons as coach. Of the 10 winning seasons in school history, she had coached six of them. The Mean Green played in the Southland Conference from 1983 to 1996, the Big West Conference from 1996 to 2000, the Sun Belt Conference from 2000 to 2013 before joining Conference USA in 2013. 1976–77 Cherri Rapp 11–13 n/a1977–78 Cherri Rapp 16–14 n/a1978–79 Cherri Rapp 16–15 n/a1979–80 Denise Smith 4–20 n/a1980–81 Denise Smith 9–19 n/a1981–82 Denise Smith 14–14 n/a1982–83 Denise Smith 6–19 n/a1983–84 Judy Nelson 2–25 0–121984–85 Judy Nelson 4–22 1–111985–86 Judy Nelson 20–10 7–31986–87 Judy Nelson 15–13 6–61987–88 Judy Nelson 14–14 7–71988–89 Judy Nelson 11–15 4–101989–90 Tina Slinker 16–11 7–71990–91 Tina Slinker 6–20 4–101991–92 Tina Slinker 8–18 5–131992–93 Tina Slinker 9–17 6–121993–94 Tina Slinker 10–17 7–111994–95 Tina Slinker 10–17 10–81995–96 Tina Slinker 11–16 9–91996–97 Tina Slinker 5–21 2–121997–98 Tina Slinker 10–17 4–101998–99 Tina Slinker 20–8 11–31999-00 Tina Slinker 17–11 8–62000–01 Tina Slinker 19–11 10–62001–02 Tina Slinker 21–9 12–32002–03 Tina Slinker 12–16 6–92003–04 Tina Slinker 11–17 7–82004–05 Tina Slinker 14–14 9–62005–06 Tina Slinker 19–9 9–62006–07 Tina Slinker 9–20 6–122007–08 Tina Slinker 14–18 8–102008–09 Shanice Stephens 11–20 6–122009–10 Shanice Stephens 9–22 5–132010–11 Shanice Stephens 5–25 2–142011–12 Karen Aston 15–16 7–92012–13 Mike Petersen 11–19 10–102013–14 Mike Petersen 12–18 6–102014–15 Mike Petersen 5–24 4–142015–16 Jalie Mitchell 11–19 5–132016–17Jalie Mitchell12–198–102017–18Jalie Mitchell17–146–102018–19Jalie Mitchell18–167–92019–20Jalie Mitchell12–196–122020–21Jalie Mitchell13–710–42021–22Jalie Mitchell17–1310–72022–23Jalie Mitchell11–198–122023–24Jason Burton23–713–5 (T–1st)2024–25Jason Burton25–915–3 (2nd)2025-26Jason Burton19-1411-7 (T-5th)

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results The Mean Green have appeared in the NCAA tournament once.

1986 First Round Washington L 54–69 WBIT Tournament results The Mean Green have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament once.

2024 First Round #3 TCU L 67-58

WNIT Tournament results The Mean Green have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament four times. Their record is 1–4.

2001 First Round Oklahoma State L 79–67 2002 First Round Washington L 82–61 2022 First Round Tulsa L 75–62 2025 Second RoundSuper 16 UT ArlingtonTroy W 78–67L 86–88

WBI results The Mean Green have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once. Their record is 3–1.

2019 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals UT-Rio Grande ValleyUtah StateNorth AlabamaAppalachian State W 56–42W 56–54 W 56–53 L 76–59

Broadcasts North Texas games are broadcast on the radio by the Mean Green Sports Network, part of the Learfield family. While games were previously on 88.1 KNTU, broadcasts are now streamed only on The Varsity Network app. Zac Babb handles play-by-play duties, while Michelle Brooks serves as a color commentator for home games and select road contests.

Television broadcasts are carried by the family of ESPN networks.

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