2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team (often referred to as "North Texas" or the "Mean Green") represented the University of North Texas in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones and played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. In 2009–10, North Texas set a new school-record with 24 wins, and the Mean Green won the Sun Belt Conference tournament title to advance to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the West region, UNT lost to No. 3 seed Pittsburgh in the Round of 64.

2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West
Record	24–9 (13–5 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (9th season)
Home arena	Super Pit

2009–10 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Troy	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
Middle Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			19	–	14		.576
Western Kentucky	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Florida Atlantic	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
South Alabama	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
FIU	4	–	14		.222			7	–	25		.219
West
North Texas†	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
Arkansas State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Denver	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Louisiana–Lafayette	10	–	8		.556			13	–	17		.433
Louisiana–Monroe	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Arkansas–Little Rock	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
New Orleans	3	–	15		.167			8	–	22		.267
† 2010 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2009–10 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 George Odufuwa 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dallas, Texas G 10 Josh White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana G 14 Tristan Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Angleton, Texas F 25 Eric Tramiel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Shreveport, Louisiana F 30 Jacob Holmen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Whitehouse, Texas	Head coach Johnny Jones Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 2009*		Cameron	W 80–62	1–0	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Nov 18, 2009*		at Texas–Arlington	W 101–99 2OT	2–0	Texas Hall  Arlington, Texas
Nov 21, 2009*		at Oklahoma State	L 68–82	2–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 2009*		Jackson State	W 68–58	3–1	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Nov 28, 2009*		at Boise State	L 73–79	3–2	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
Dec 2, 2009*		Southwestern	W 91–62	4–2	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 5, 2009*		at Rice	W 64–62	5–2	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
Dec 7, 2009*		at Texas A&M	L 65–75	5–3	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Dec 13, 2009		Louisiana–Monroe	W 79–62	6–3 (1–0)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 20, 2009		Florida International	L 70–80 OT	6–4 (1–1)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 22, 2009*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 71–61	7–4	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 28, 2009*		Texas Southern	W 71–69	8–4	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Dec 31, 2009		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 83–78	9–4 (2–1)	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 2, 2010		at Arkansas State	L 56–71	9–5 (2–2)	Convocation Center  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Jan 7, 2010 5:05 p.m.		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 72–74	9–6 (2–3)	Cajundome  Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 9, 2010		New Orleans	W 71–57	10–6 (3–3)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Jan 14, 2010		at Troy	W 75–72	11–6 (4–3)	Trojan Arena  Troy, Alabama
Jan 16, 2010		Arkansas State	L 70–83	11–7 (4–4)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Jan 21, 2010		South Alabama	W 86–78	12–7 (5–4)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Jan 28, 2010		at Western Kentucky	W 84–83 OT	13–7 (6–4)	E.A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 30, 2010		at Middle Tennessee	L 64–69	13–8 (6–5)	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 4, 2010		Florida Atlantic	W 86–69	14–8 (7–5)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Feb 6, 2010		at Florida International	W 68–66	15–8 (8–5)	U.S. Century Bank Arena  Miami, Florida
Feb 11, 2010		at New Orleans	W 68–46	16–8 (9–5)	Lakefront Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2010		Denver	W 64–59	17–8 (10–5)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Feb 15, 2010*		at Houston Baptist	W 107–87	18–8	Sharp Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 2010		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 83–65	19–8 (11–5)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Feb 25, 2010 7:00 p.m.		Louisiana–Lafayette	W 65–57	20–8 (12–5)	Super Pit  Denton, Texas
Feb 27, 2010		at Louisiana–Monroe	W 74–71	21–8 (13–5)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 7, 2010*		vs. Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals	W 69–66	22–8	Summit Arena  Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mar 8, 2010*		vs. Denver Semifinals	W 63–56	23–8	Summit Arena  Hot Springs, Arkansas
Mar 9, 2010*		vs. Troy Championship Game	W 66–63	24–8	Summit Arena  Hot Springs, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 2010*  CBS	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 Kansas State Second Round	L 62–82	24–9	Ford Center (13,382) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.