The 2019–20 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by third-year head coach Grant McCasland, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, in Denton, Texas, as members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 20–12, 14–4 in C-USA play, to finish as C-USA regular-season champions. They were set to be the No. 1 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, the C-USA tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season The Mean Green finished the 2018–19 season 21–12, 8–10 in C-USA play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to Western Kentucky. They were not invited participate in postseason play.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ryan Woolridge 0 G 6' 3" 175 Junior Mansfield, TX Transferred to Gonzaga Jorden Duffy 2 G 6' 1" 170 Junior Salisbury, MD Graduated Mark Tikhonenko 13 F 6' 10" 210 RS Freshman Moscow, Russia Transferred to Sam Houston State John Weger 15 G 6' 3" 260 Freshman Muenster, TX Walk-on; transferred to Midwestern State Tope Arikawe 20 F 6' 8" 220 Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated Michael Miller 23 G 6' 3" 185 Senior Michigan City, IN Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school James Reese 0 G 6' 4" 169 Junior Eastover, SC Junior college transferred from Odessa College Javion Hamlet 3 G 6' 4" 191 RS Junior Memphis, TN Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College Thomas Bell 13 F 6' 6" 186 RS Junior East St. Louis, IL Junior college transferred from Kaskaskia College Deng Geu 23 F 6' 8" 201 Graduate student Sioux Falls, SD Graduate transfer from North Dakota State
Recruiting class of 2019
Recruiting class of 2020
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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See also 2019–20 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
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