North Texas 62 Arizona 58 Starters Micayla Buckner Grace Goodhart Kelsey Criner Candice Adams Terra Ellsion This afternoon's Player of the Game goes to Terriell Bradley who scored 17 points off the bench. She shot 5 of 6 (83.3%) from the floor, was a perfect 2 of 2 from behind the arc, and was 5 of 8 (62.5%) from the Free Throw line. She also added 2 Defensive Rebounds, 2 Assists, and 2 Steals on 23 minutes of play. Kelsey Criner (13) and Terra Ellison (12) also had double digits in the game. Next up for the Mean Green is Iona for the first home game of the season in Denton, TX on Saturday, November 26th at 3:00 PM. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Denton Record Chronicle Recap CUSA Action Louisiana Tech 67 Clemson 78 Georgetown 66 Florida Intl 53 Old
MBB North Texas Blown Out at Home by Drexel
Drexel 83 North Texas 62 Starters Jeremy Combs Derail Green Ja'Michael Brown Deckie Johnson J-Mychal Reese Player of the Game honors go to Jeremy Combs who scored a season high 15 points in an early afternoon bout against the Drexel Dragons. Jeremy was 4 of 8 (50%) from the floor and 7 of 9 (77.8%) from the Free Throw line. He also pulled in 5 Rebounds (3 Defensive and 2 Offensive) on 33 minutes of play. J-Mychal Reese (13) and Rickey Brice Jr. (10) were also in double digits. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Denton Record Chronicle Recap CUSA Action Edward Waters 64 Florida Atlantic 98 UTEP 54 Mississippi State 61 Florida Intl 73 Youngstown State 78
WBB North Texas Continues to Struggle to Score in Fall to Omaha
North Texas 57 Omaha 85 Starters Micayla Buckner Tyara Warren Kelsey Criner Terra Ellsion Terriell Bradley It's tough to determine who the Player of the Game was as no Mean Green players broke into double digits. Micayla Buckner, Kelsey Criner, Terra Ellison, and Candice Adams all finished with eight points. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Up next for the Mean Green is the University of Arizona in Tuscon, Arizona on Tuesday, November 22nd at 12:00 PM. Game will be broadcast on KNTU. CUSA Action Indiana 74 Western Kentucky 85 Coastal Carolina 66 Marshall 84 Belmost 72 UAB 58 Rice 79 Houston Baptist 53 Middle Tennessee 73 Tennessee Tech 62 Grambling State 55 Louisiana Tech 69
WBB North Texas Falls to Rio Grande Valley in First Round of the Consolation WNIT Bracket
North Texas 69 UTRGV 74 Starters Hannah Hopkins Tyara Warren Candice Adams Terra Ellison Terriell Bradley Player of the Game honors go to Terriell Bradley who scored 21 points, which ties her career high with the Mean Green. SHe was 7 of 20 (35%) from the field; 3 of 10 (30%) from behind the arc; and a perfect 4 of 4 from the Free Throw line. She also pulled in six total rebounds (5 Defensive; 1 Offensive); two Assists, one Block, and one Steal on 34 minutes of play. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Next up for the Mean Green is the Omaha at Abilene Christian University Saturday, November 19th at 4:00 PM. Game will be broadcast on KNTU. A small scheduling note: due to the Mean Green also having a Football
North Texas Athletics Report
Earlier in the year two consultants were brought in to evaluate the University of North Texas Athletics department to identify where the program stands in numerous areas. Below is the report that was returned to the President of the University of North Texas. Following the report are some personal thoughts from me in addition to what improvements had been made since the report has been published. 394
MBB Poor Shooting Dooms North Texas in 70-43 Loss to Texas Tech
North Texas 43 Texas Tech 70 Starters Jeremy Combs Derail Green Allante Holston Deckie Johnson J-Mychal Reese Player of the Game honors again goes to Deckie Johnson. Johnson lead the team in scoring with 13 points on 4 of 11 (36.4%) shooting from the floor, 2 of 7 (28.6%) shooting from behind the arc, and 3 of 5 (60%) from the Free Throw line. Deckie's Free Throw shooting streak, which spans to last season, ended at 31 consecutive made shots. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Denton Record Chronicle Recap CUSA Action Southern Miss 61 LSU 78 Murray State 81 Middle Tennessee 87
WBB North Texas Falls to the UALR Trojans in the First Found of the Preseason WNIT
North Texas 44 UA Little Rock 55 Starters Terra Ellison Terriell Bradley Kelsey Criner Hannah Hopkins Tyara Warren Player of the Game honors go to Candice Adams who came off the bench with 9 points shooting 3 of 7 (42.9%) from the floor, 3 of 5 (60%) from behind the arc. Adams did not make it to the Free Throw line. The Senior also added one Steal and one Assist to her stat line. The Defensive leader of the game as Terra Ellison where she picked up 9 Rebounds (3 Offensive; 6 Defensive) and 1 Steal. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap North Texas Adds Three New Recruits Lauren Holmes (Fayetteville High School, Fayetteville, AR) https://twitter.com/MeanGreenWBB/status/796413920063975424 Trena Mims (Muskogee High School, Muskogee, OK) https://twitter.com/MeanGreenWBB/status/796421518179860480 Deja Terrell (Life Oak Cliff High School, Dallas, TX) https://twitter.com/MeanGreenWBB/status/796427713192071168 MeanGreenSports Recap CUSA Action Marshall 55 Illinois 53 UCF 69 FIU 52 Wisconsin
MBB North Texas Opens the 2016-17 Season with a Win Against Sul Ross State
Sul Ross State 77 North Texas 85 Starters Jeremy Combs Ja'Michael Brown Allante Holston Deckie Johnson Derail Green Player of the Game honors goes to Deckie Johnson with 23 points shooting 3-6 (50%) from the field, 1-3 (33%) from the land of the three, and a perfect 16-16 (100%) from the charity stripe. Johnson also set a career record by shooting and making all 16 Free Throws. https://twitter.com/MeanGreenMBB/status/797271746827223040 Rickey Brice Jr. also turned in a solid defensive game leading the team with 8 total rebounds (2 Offensive; 6 Defensive) along with two blocks. The Sophomore Center also had a good offensive showing with 12 points shooting 6-8 (75%) from the field while going 0-2 from the Free Throw line. Notably missing from the stat sheet was J-Mychal Reese. Game Stats MeanGreenSports Recap Denton Record
Rick Villarreal Stepping Down as Athletic’s Director
Embattled Athletic's Director Rick Villarreal is stepping down; he will remain with the university until June 20. University President Neal Smatresk stated a search for his replacement will begin immediately. Go to the Mean Green Blog for more details on this surprising story. https://twitter.com/brettvito/status/734762366462795780 EDIT: Official announcement from the North Texas Athletics Department: https://twitter.com/MeanGreenSports/status/734775399666745344
FB North Texas to Play at Missouri in 2021
North Texas and Missouri to play in 2021.