Author: iteagle03

MBB Sam Houston State 64 North Texas 69

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For the final out of conference match up, North Texas outlasted the Bearkats in a game that saw 8 lead changes and 6 ties.  Foul trouble was a problem for the Bearkats late into the 2nd Half of the game however no players fouled out of the game for either team. Today's uncontested Player of the Game is Deckie Johnson with 27 points (Career High @NT) shooting 8-13 (.615) from the floor, 3-6 (.500) from behind the arc, and 8-12 (.667) from the charity stripe.  This is his 10th game to post double digits in a game so far this season and he is averaging 14.3 points per game. Another solid contributor in tonight's game was J-Mychal Reese with 13 points.  His

MBB North Texas 81 Creighton 105

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North Texas fell to Creighton Blue Jays tonight in front of a sell out crowd in Omaha, Nebraska.  Foul trouble plagued the Mean Green's interior players through much of the game.  The team did improve on its free throw shooting in tonight's contest but it was not enough to overcome the potent Blue Jay offense. J-Mychal was the team's leading scorer with 20 points (FG 6-16 37.5% 3FG 1-3 33.3% FT 6-7 85.7%).  Deckie Johnson (16), Ja'Michael Brown (12), and Jeremy Combs (11) also finished the game  in double figures. Combs led the team with 8 rebounds. The Mean Green's next game will be against Sam Houston State on December 29th at 8 PM in the SuperPit in Denton, TX. Game Stats

WBB North Texas 62 Incarnate Word 55

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The Mean Green managed another second half comeback to defeat the Incarnate Word Cardinals in San Antonio Texas in an early tip-off this afternoon.  The Mean Green struggled in the first half shooting 27.3% from the floor and 20% from the line but came roaring back shooting 57.7% and 81.8%, respectively. Acheil Tac led the team with 18 points (FG 7-11 63.6% FT 4-6 66.7%) and 10 bebounds (5 Offensive & 5 Defensive) on 30 minutes.  Candice Adams also finished in doube digits with 14 points on 38 minutes. The Mean Green have a chance to extend their winning streak to three games on Tuesday, Dec. 29th at 5:30 PM against Oklahoma Panhandle State in the SuperPit in Denton, TX. Game Stats

MBB Nicholl’s State at North Texas: Project Starters

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North Texas is still seeking its first Div. 1 win of the season.  Charlotte was the Mean Green's last Div. 1 win back on Feb. 26. So far this season the Mean Green have struggled to shoot well from the Free Throw line (58.4%) putting them at the bottom of the stat sheet out of 351 Div. 1 schools. Nicholl's State (3-4) Tre O’Neal Ja’Dante’ Frye T.J. Carpenter Liam Thomas Luka Kamber North Texas (2-7) J-Mychal Reese Deckie Johnson Ja’Michael Brown Jeremy Combs Eric Katenda

MBB North Texas 66 Southern Illinois 74

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The Mean Green fell to the Salukis of Southern Illinois for the second time this season.  This is the seventh straight loss North Texas has suffered and have not registered a Div. 1 win so far this season. The last Div. 1 win dates back to Feb. 26 when the Mean Green defeated Charlotte 81 to 65 in the SuperPit. Free Throw shooting continues to be a problem as the Mean Green went just 7-19 (36.8%).  Turnovers (21) were another problem that plagued the team. J-Mychal Reese lead the team with 25 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists.  Jeremy Combs was the rebound leader with 14 -- 8 Off., 4 Def. -- however he seems to have fallen into a scoring slump,

WBB North Texas at Iona: Projected Starters

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North Texas returns to the hardwood and travels to New Rochelle, NY to take on the Iona Gaels.  North Texas hopes to extend its winning streak to two games. Iona (3-6) Karynda DuPree Treyanna Clay Joy Adams Marina Lizarazu Iida Ahvenainen North Texas (3-4) Kelsey Criner Candice Adams Terra Ellison Acheil Tac Bria Frierson

MBB North Texas at Southern Illinois: Project Starters

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North Texas returns to action this Saturday against the Southern Illinois Salukis for a second time this season.  The series between the the two schools is now tied at 1-1.  When the Mean Green last faced the Salukis, they were handed a 95-63 loss, causing the Mean Green to fall to 2-6.  North Texas has yet to defeat a Div. 1 program so far this season.  The game is scheduled to tip at 7:00 PM Central and will air on ESPN3. Southern Illinois (8-2) Sean O’Brien Ibby Djimde Mike Rodriguez Tyler Smithpeters Anthony Beane North Texas (2-6) J-Mychal Reese Deckie Johnson Ja’Michael Brown Jeremy Combs Eric Katenda

FB North Texas Possible Full 2016 Schedule

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Today North Texas fans discovered who the likely 2016 conference opponents will be.  Conference USA Officials plan to flip opponent sites for conference game opponents from the 2015 schedule.  Normally schools would cycle through opposing division opponents however with the temporary suspension of football at UAB has thrown a monkey wrench in the conference scheduling machine (uneven numbers between the two divisions).  Starting in 2017 a more balanced schedule between Eastern and Western schools should come from the conference office.  I'm sure many North Texas fans would like to no longer see all three Texas schools be at home or away in the same season. The final schedule might be announced some time around National Signing Day, which is Wednesday, February

MBB Conference USA Rankings

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I'm going to post every two weeks on Tuesday or Wednesday the rankings for all 14 teams in Conference USA for various categories.  This won't be a direct representation of how "good" or "bad" a team actually is but it could be a leading indicator.  These rankings are pulled from the ESPN NCAA Men's Team Statistics pages that I presume are updated constantly as games are completed.  This will be out of 351 Division 1 schools playing Basketball.  The number in parenthesis represents the number of games played. Points Per Game Louisiana Tech (7) - #45 Western Kentucky (8) - #77 North Texas (8) - #96 UTEP (8) - #106 Rice (9) - #170 Marshall (6) - #225 UTSA (8) - #228 FIU (9) - #234 UAB (8) - #253 Charlotte (8)