The 2018–19 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by second-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The Mean Green finished the 2017–18 season 20–18, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to Louisiana Tech. They were invited to participate in the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated South Dakota, Mercer, and Jacksonville State to advance to the best-of-three finals series against San Francisco. After losing in game 1, they won games 2 and 3 to become CBI champions. They also had the biggest crowd since 2010 at 6,291.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure A. J. Lawson 1 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Bryan, TX Transferred to McNeese State Allante Holston 5 G 6'7" 190 Junior Capitol Heights, MD Graduate transferred to Indiana State Bryce Jackson 14 F 6'6" 210 Senior Keller, TX Walk-on; graduated Khalil Fuller 22 F 6'8" 260 RS Sophomore Moreno Valley, CA Graduate transferred to Cal State San Marcos Shane Temara 50 F 6'9" 225 Senior Syracuse, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Abdul Mohamed 5 G 6'7" 190 Junior Ottawa, ON Junior college transferred from Gillette College J.J. Murray 11 G 6'1" 180 Junior Rowlett, TX Junior college transferred from Eastfield College. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Recruiting class of 2018
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament
SourceUniversity of North Texas - 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule
See also 2018–19 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
References