As part of the Mean Green Mania event, KGAF was down from Gainesville to interview several players and coaches. Below are links to podcasts of the interviews. New UNT men's basketball coach Grant McCasland stops by the SportsTalk table. Link Mean Green women's basketball coach Jalie Mitchell and point guard Brittany Smith talk about the upcoming season. Link North Texas Athletics Associate Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jared Mosley and Ryan Beck, Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs talk about various topics. Link Former Muenster Hornets standout Andy Flusche was a guest to talk some football at Mean Green Mania. Link North Texas Mean Green volleyball coach Andrew Palileo along with players Alyvia Palileo and Jordan Williams talk about the upcoming season. Link
WBB: Mean Green Releases Its 2017-2018 Non-Conference Schedule
North Texas has release its out of conference schedule for the Women's Basketball program. In the coming weeks it is expected the Conference USA slate will be released. Notable home opponents in include DFW rival SMU and Big 12 opponent Oklahoma. Jalie Mitchell notched her first ranked win against Oklahoma two years ago in Norman as a head coach. Former CUSA Conference foe Tulsa will also be traveling to the Super Pit in early December. Date Team Location 11/04/17 vs. Texas Woman's ^ Super Pit 11/10/17 Mid American Christian
MBB: 2017-2018 Conference Schedule Announced
Last week, Conference USA released the Men's Basketball schedule for all member institutions. Below is the 2017-2018 Men's Basketball Conference USA Schedule for North Texas. Date Opponent Location -------- -------------------- ---------------- 12/28/17 at UTEP El Paso, TX 12/30/17 at UTSA San Antonio, TX 01/04/18 vs. Charlotte The Super Pit 01/06/18 vs. Old Dominion The Super Pit 01/13/18 at Rice Houston, TX 01/18/18
North Texas 2017 Football Television Schedule
Today, Conference USA released its preliminary television schedule for all C-USA Football Members. You can view the PDF of the complete schedule through a link contained within this article.
Here is the tentative TV schedule as of June 7th for the North Texas Mean Green.
North Texas and Houston Agree to Two Game Series
North Texas and the University of Houston have agreed to a home-and-home series. The two schools last faced off on October 6th, 2012 where the Cougars defeated the Mean Green 44-21. The year before that, Houston was the first ever opponent to face off against the Mean Green in its brand new stadium, Apogee Stadium, on September 10th, 2011. The future dates the two school have agreed to play are: Sept. 28, 2019 - Houston Sept. 23, 2023 - at Houston Here is the historic head-to-head record between the Houston Cougars and North Texas Mean Green: Overall Date Day School Opponent Conf Pts Opp Diff W L T Streak Oct 6, 2012 Sat North Texas @ Houston CUSA L 21 44 -23 3 5 0 L 4 Sep 10, 2011 Sat North Texas Houston CUSA L 23 48 -25 3 4 0 L 3 Oct 24, 1998 Sat North Texas Houston CUSA L 9 31 -22 3 3 0 L 2 Sep 27, 1980 Sat North Texas @ Houston SWC L 17 24 -7 3 2 0 L 1 Oct 11, 1975 Sat North Texas Houston Ind W 28 0 28 3 1 0 W 1 (*) Oct 29, 1960 Sat North Texas Houston Ind L 16 41 -25 2 1 0 L 1 Oct 24,
MBB Roster Changers – Additions and Subtractions Plus Football Rule Changes
Apologies for not getting this out sooner. I had completely forgotten about this post as life priorities shift a little once basketball season is over. Men's Basketball North Texas Adds Seven to its Roster for 2017-2018 Forwards - Tope Arikawe, Zach Simmons, Mark Tikhonenko Guards - Jorden Duffey, Michael Miller, Roosevelt Smart, Umoja Gibson Articles from MeanGreenSports.com Mean Green Add Two Recruits For 2017-18 (Zach Simmons - Signed in Early Period) McCasland Signs Arikawe, Smart On First Day Of Signing Period McCasland Adds Gibson, Miller To Signing Class McCasland Picks Up Mark Tikhonenko For 2017-18 Season Grant McCasland Signs Jorden Duffy To Recruiting Class North Texas Loses Jeremy Combs, Ja'Michael Brown, and Rickey Brice Jr. Jeremy Combs to graduate and transfer from UNT Men's basketball: Brice, Brown to leave UNT program Sophomores Rickey Brice and Ja’Michael Brown transferring
North Texas/Liberty Agree to Home-and-Home Series
North Texas and Liberty have agreed to a home-and-home series starting with the Mean Green making a trip to Lynchburg, Virginia on September 22, 2018. The Flames will make a return trip to Denton, TX on October 9th, 2021. This home and home series appears to take the place pf two games against the Black Knights of Army. https://twitter.com/FBSchedules/status/859933386726682626 Liberty is transitioning to FBS and will be an Independent, so there are no concerns over whether the game will or will not be counted towards bowl eligibility (it will). Liberty is a "middle-aged" program as their football program played its first down starting in 1973 as a NAIA Independent. 1973–80, NAIA Independent 1981–88, Division II Independent 1989–2001, Division I-AA Independent 2002–2017, Big
North Texas and Learfield Enter Into 10-Year Multimedia Agreement
On Friday, North Texas and Learfield Communications, LLC jointly announced a 10-year multimedia partnership. A team will be created to manage “all aspects of the rights agreement that includes signage, digital, corporate sponsorships, television and radio play-by-play, and coaches’ shows.”
2017 Green/White Spring Game Recap
North Texas Head Coach Seth Littrell held his second Green/White game on Saturday, April 8th. The team was looking to see its Wide Receivers get better and address concerns over areas such as the Offensive and Defensive lines.
Grant McCasland Completes Staff
After only having been on the job for about a week and a half, Grant McCasland has completed his staff. He brought all of his assistants from Arkansas State. Head Coach - Grant McCasland (Baylor - 1999) Associate Head Coach - Ross Hodge (Texas A&M Commerce - 2003) Assistant Coach - James Miller (Colorado State) Assistant Coach - Jareem Dowling (Maryland Eastern Shore - 2005) In other news, Amaad Wainright was released from his NLI earlier this week. https://twitter.com/AmaadW/status/844567338745769984 National Signing Day for (men's and women's) basketball recruits is April 12th. It will be interesting to see whether McCasland can move the needle on increasing the recruiting profile of the Men's program in his early career here at North Texas. The Early and Regular National Signing Day for basketball student-athletes enrolling in the 2018-2019 school