The 2021–22 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of Conference USA. They finished the season 25-7, 16-2 in C-USA Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Rice in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Louisiana Tech. As a No. 1 seed who didn’t win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Texas State in the first round before losing in the second round to Virginia.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Mean Green finished the 2020–21 season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure James Reese 0 G 6'4" 167 Senior Eastover, SC Graduate transferred to South Carolina Keith Barnes 2 G 6'4" 200 RS Freshman St. Louis, MO Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Javion Hamlet 3 G 6'4" 193 RS Senior Memphis, TN Graduated/went undrafted in 2021 NBA draft Jalen Jackson 4 G 5'11" 177 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Larry Wise 22 G 6'5" 194 RS Sophomore Waxachacie, TX Transferred to West Texas A&M Mykell Robinson 23 G 6'7" 205 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Dodge City CC Zachary Simmons 24 F 6'10" 239 Senior Abilene, TX Graduated Terence Lewis II 34 F 6'7" 208 RS Junior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduate transferred to Jackson State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rasheed Browne 0 G 6'2" 175 Senior Philadelphia, PA Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Tylor Perry 5 G 5'11" 183 Junior Fort Coffee, OK Coffeyville CC Bryce Zephir 12 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Carson, CA Chipola College Hameir Wright 44 F 6'9" 220 GS Senior Albany, NY Washington
Recruiting class of 2021
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
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Source
See also 2021–22 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team
References