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
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
FB North Texas Has Three Coaching Spots to Fill
Offensive Line Coach Brad Davis leaves North Texas to coach for the same position at Florida. There have been no rumors of who his replacement will be at the moment. https://twitter.com/brettvito/status/827971239583039489 Co-Defensive Coordinator Coach Mike Ekeler is headed to North Carolina for the same position. It is believed that Troy Reffett will take over to become the sole Defensive Coordinator role vacated by the departing Ekeler. There are some solid rumors that Jeff Koons from Cincinnati will take over to coach Linebackers for North Texas. https://twitter.com/brettvito/status/829732741684019200 Previously, Tommy Perry was the Special Teams Coordinator and Running Backs Coach and was replaced with Marty Biagi from Notre Dame. It's not known who will take over coaching the Running Backs at this point. One possibility is Seth Littrell takes
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
FB The Mean Green 2017 Recruiting Class
North Texas announced today its 2017 Recruiting Class for Football, the second recruiting class for Coach Seth Littrell. The Mean Green have added 19 new players to its roster -- 16 high school recruits and three junior college transfers. The class was centered around Texas as only four recruits coming from out of state. Five Offensive linemen Three Wide Receivers One Quarterback Three Defensive backs Two Linebackers Two Defensive linemen Two Running backs North Texas had 20 scholarships to give and still has one left. The Mean Green gave out several blue-shirts at the beginning of the 2016 season which counted against the 2017 25 limit. The Recruits High School Signees Jacob Brammer - OL Richmond, TX (Foster HS) - 6'4" 278 lbs Rated a two-star prospect
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