Florida Atlantic 57 (4-18 0-11) North Texas 79 (8-14 5-6) Starters Terra Ellison Tyara Warren Kelsey Criner Candice Adams Terriell Bradley Player of the Game honors goes to Sophomore Guard Tyara Warren who set a career record in points scored and rebounds in the Conference USA tilt against the Florida Atlantic Owls. She scored 18 points on 8 of 13 (61.5%) shooting from the floor and mode both of her free throw attempts. She picked up 9 rebounds (2 offensive; 7 defensive), had 3 assists, and also led the team with 4 steals. Also in double figures for the Mean Green was Terriell Bradley (14), Terra Ellison (11), and Candice Adams (10). Terriell Bradley also pulled in 9 total rebounds, tying Tyara Warren to both lead the team. North Texas
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MBB North Texas Wins Its First Conference Game Over The Florida Atlantic Owls
North Texas 70 (7-16 1-10) Florida Atlantic 64 (8-14 4-7) Starters Derail Green Shane Temara Ryan Woolridge A.J. Lawson J-Mychal Reese Player of the Game honors goes to J-Mychal Reese who scored a season high 21 point on 35 minutes of action. He was 8 of 12 (66.7%) from the floor, 2 of 3 (66.7%) from behind the arc, and made all 3 of his free throw attempts. He also gathered up 9 rebounds (1 offensive; 8 defensive), an assist, and 2 steals. Also in double digits for Mean Green was Shane Temara (18) and A.J. Lawson (10) while Ryan Woolridge lead the team with 10 rebounds. This was the first conference win for the Mean Green and first for 2017. With Rice also defeating Florida International, this bumped North
MBB North Texas Falls to Rice, Will Finish Fourth Season in Last Five Years With Losing Record
Rice 95 (15-8 5-5) North Texas 80 (6-16 0-10) Starters Derail Green Shane Temara Ryan Woolridge Ja'Michael Brown J-Mychal Reese North Texas was led in scoring by two freshman who accounted for 52 of the 80 points scored by the Mean Green against Rice. Player of the Game was a close decision but it needs to go to a player who had an explosive career night for the Mean Green -- A.J. Lawson. He scored 31 points, which set a new career record which was set just a little over a week ago against Charlotte at 23. Lawson was 10 of 15 (66.7%) from the floor, 1 of 3 (33.4%) from behind the arc, and 10 of 12 (83.3%) from the free throw line. He also added 7 rebounds (2
WBB North Texas Rallies Against Rice in Overtime
North Texas 77 (7-14 4-6) Rice 69 (12-9 3-7) Starters Terra Ellison Tyara Warren Kelsey Criner Candice Adams Terriell Bradley Player of the Game honors goes to Kelsey Criner, who led the team with 25 points. She was 8 of 13 (61.5%) from the floor, 1 of 3 (33.4%) from behind the arc, and 8 of 12 (66.7%) from the free throw line. She also picked up 7 rebounds (3 offensive; 4 defensive) and 2 assists to her stat line. Also in double digits was Terriell Bradley (18) and Terra Ellison (10). Noteworthy: A total of 7 players fouled out in this game -- 3 Mean Green players (Ellison, Warren, & Bradley) and 4 Owl players (Ducat, Hawkins, Iademarco, & Ellig). The Mean Green return home for a two game homestand against
CUSA MBB & WBB Action and Standings
The North Texas Men's and Women's teams had the night off but there was still plenty going on in Conference USA tonight. Middle Tennessee's Men's team is still undefeated in conference action and hit to 20-win mark with a win over UTSA. CUSA Men's Teams Action https://twitter.com/Conference_USA/status/827382319665160192 CUSA Men's Basketball Standings TEAM CONF GB OVR Middle Tennessee 10-0 - 20-3 Louisiana Tech 7-3 3 15-8 Old Dominion 7-3 3 14-8 UAB 7-3 3 14-9 Marshall 6-4 4 13-10 UTEP 5-4 4.5 7-14 Western Kentucky 5-5 5 11-12 Rice 4-5 5.5 14-8 UT San Antonio 4-5 5.5 9-13 Charlotte 4-6 6 10-11 Southern Miss 4-6 6 7-15 Florida Atlantic 3-6 6.5 7-13 Florida International 1-8 8.5 5-17 North Texas 0-9 9.5 6-15 Noteworthy: North Texas is 3 games behind the 12th place team in the conference if they want to make the Conference USA tournament. The trip to face off against the Florida teams looks more and more important if they want to have a shot at postseason play. CUSA Women's Teams Action https://twitter.com/Conference_USA/status/827353574371840005 CUSA Women's Basketball Standings TEAM CONF GB OVR Charlotte 8-2 - 16-5 Western Kentucky 8-2 - 16-6 Middle Tennessee 8-2 - 13-8 UT San Antonio 6-3 1.5 10-10 Southern Mississippi 6-4 2 14-8 Old Dominion 6-4 2 11-10 Louisiana Tech 5-5 3 10-11 Marshall 4-6 4 12-9 UAB 4-6 4 11-10 Rice 3-6 4.5 12-8 North Texas 3-6 4.5 6-14 UTEP 3-6 4.5 6-15 Florida International 3-6 4.5 5-15 Florida Atlantic 0-9 7.5 4-16 Noteworthy: Safety in
MBB Losing Streak Continues for North Texas in Defeat to Old Dominion; Winless in January
Old Dominion 73 (13-8 6-3) North Texas 67 (6-15 0-9) Starters Derail Green Shane Temara Ryan Woolridge Ja'Michael Brown J-Mychal Reese Player of the Game honors are to be handed out to J-Mychal Reese. Reese scored 17 points to lead the team in scoring. He was 5 of 8 (62.5%) from the floor, a perfect 2 of 2 from behind the arc, and 5 of 7 (71.4%) from the free throw line. He also picked up 3 defensive rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steal on 30 minutes of play. Also in double figures was Rickey Brice, Jr. (13) coming off the bench and Shane Temara (12). While watching the game Saturday afternoon, myself and another Mean Green fan were wondering how much North Texas was being out-scored in the second
WBB North Texas Falls to Old Dominion for Third Straight Loss
North Texas 47 (6-14 3-6) Old Dominion 62 10-10 (5-4) Starters Tosin Mabadu Tyara Warren Candice Adams Terra Ellison Terriell Bradley Player of the Game honors goes to Terriell Bradley, who led the team with 16 points on 6 of 21 (28.6%) shooting from the floor, 2 of 8 (25%) from behind the arc and 2 of 3 (66.7%) from the free throw line. She also added 3 rebounds (1 offensive; 2 defensive), 2 assists, and 5 steals while playing all 40 minute of the game to her stat line. Also in double figures for the Mean Green was Terra Ellison (12). Madi Townley led the team in rebounds with 13. Noteworthy: North Texas drops to 13th place in the conference on this loss, which is not enough to get
MBB North Texas Falls to Charlotte for Ninth Straight Loss, Eighth Straight in Conference
Charlotte 82 (10-9 4-4) North Texas 81 (6-14 0-8) Starters Derail Green Shane Temara Ja'Michael Brown A.J. Lawson J-Mychal Reese Player of the Game goes to A.J. Lawson who exploded with a career high 23 points and 12 rebounds, giving him his first double-double in a Mean Green uniform. He shot 8 of 12 (38.1%) from the floor, 3 of 6 (50%) from the land of the three, and 6 of 10 (60%) from the charity stripe. He also added 5 offensive and 7 defensive rebounds, an assist and a steal to his stat line on 35 minutes of play. Also in double figures was J-Mychal Reese (16), Derail Green (12), and Ja'Michael Brown (10). Up next for the Mean Green is Old Dominion on January January 28th at 2:00
WBB North Texas Falls to Charlotte Despite Hot Start in the First Period
North Texas 49 (6-13 3-5) Charlotte 66 (15-4 7-1) Starters Terra Ellison Tyara Warren Candice Adams Terriell Bradley Tosin Mabodu Player of the game goes to Terra Ellison whop picked up her second career double-double with 14 points to lead the team and 10 rebounds. She shot 5 of 11 (45.5%) from the floor and 4 of 5 (80%) from the free throw line. She picked up 3 offensive rebounds and 7 defensive rebounds, a block, and a steal on 37 minutes of action. Ellison was the only player to reach double digits. North Texas didn't shoot well against the 49ers where they were 18 of 64 (28.1%) from the floor, 3 of 18 (16.7%) from behind the arc, and 10 of 14 (71.4%) from the charity stripe. North Texas
MBB Review of the 2016-2017 Roster
2016-2017 Men's Basketball Roster Player Nbr Player Position Classification Mean Green Sports Bio 0 Ryan Woolridge Guard Freshman Link 1 Jeremy Combs Forward Junior Link 2 Greg White-Pittman Guard Junior Link 3 Ja'Michael Brown Guard Sophomore Link 4 Keith Frazier Guard Senior Link 5 Allante Holston Guard Sophomore Link 10 Deckie Johnson Guard Senior Link 11 Derail Green Forward Graduate Student Link 12 A.J. Lawson Guard Freshman Link 14 Bryce Jackson Forward Junior Link 22 Khalil Fuller Forward Sophomore Link 23 Rickey Brice Jr. Forward Sophomore Link 24 Jacob Gross Guard RS Junior Link 50 Shane Temara Forward Junior Link 52 J-Mychal Reese Guard Senior Link 55 DJ Draper Guard RS Freshman Link In light of the likely coaching changes that will be happening at the end of the year for the North Texas Men's Basketball program, I thought I'd take a look at the roster to determine which players are more likely to leave the program as a result of the upcoming regime change. Losses Due to Graduation/Expiration of Eligibility Keith Frazier Senior Guard So far this season we haven't seen much of Frazier, who transferred from SMU to finish out his college career with the Mean Green. In 4 games he has amassed 32 point for 8 PPG