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2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland, and played their home games at UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of Conference USA.[1] In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, Louisiana Tech, and Western Kentucky to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round for the school’s first ever NCAA tournament victory, before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.
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C-USA tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 18–10 (9–5 C-USA) |
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| Home arena | UNT Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 15 | – | 7 | .682 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 18 | .217 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mean Green finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish to win the regular season championship. Before postseason play could begin, the C-USA tournament and other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 26, 2020* 7:00 p.m., YouTube Live |
Mississippi Valley State | W 116–62 | 1–0 |
UNT Coliseum (1,206) Denton, TX | |||||||
| November 28, 2020* 5:00 p.m., SECN+ |
vs. Arkansas | L 54–69 | 1–1 |
Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Youtube Live |
Texas A&M–Commerce | Canceled [lower-alpha 1][2] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| December 4, 2020* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Mississippi State | L 63–69 | 1–2 |
Humphrey Coliseum (1,877) Starkville, MS | |||||||
| December 11, 2020* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 11 West Virginia | L 50–62 | 1–3 |
WVU Coliseum (291) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 p.m., YouTube Live |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 81–56 | 2–3 |
UNT Coliseum (1,211) Denton, TX | |||||||
| December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., YouTube Live |
Houston Baptist | W 85–55 | 3–3 |
UNT Coliseum (1,251) Denton, TX | |||||||
| December 19, 2020* 11:00 a.m., SECN+ |
at LSU | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][3] | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
| December 22, 2020* 1:00 p.m., YouTube Live |
LSU–Alexandria | W 110–78 | 4–3 |
UNT Coliseum (1,203) Denton, TX | |||||||
| January 2, 2021* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola–Chicago | L 49–57 | 4–4 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||
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| January 1, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][4] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| January 2, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][4] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| January 8, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at UTSA | W 77–70 | 5–4 (1–0) |
Convocation Center (388) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 3:00 p.m. |
at UTSA | L 69–77 | 5–5 (1–1) |
Convocation Center (389) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
UTEP | W 63–33 | 6–5 (2–1) |
UNT Coliseum (1,369) Denton, TX | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 3:00 p.m., Stadium |
UTEP | W 74–65 | 7–5 (3–1) |
UNT Coliseum (1,416) Denton, TX | |||||||
| January 22, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][5] | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
| January 23, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | Postponed [lower-alpha 2][5] | Chartway Arena Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
| January 29, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Rice | W 79–74 | 8–5 (4–1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
| January 31, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rice | W 79–53 | 9–5 (5–1) |
UNT Coliseum (1,303) Denton, TX | |||||||
| February 5, 2021 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
Louisiana Tech | L 63–68 | 9–6 (5–2) |
UNT Coliseum (1,535) Denton, TX | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 1:00 p.m., Stadium |
Louisiana Tech | W 57–55 | 10–6 (6–2) |
UNT Coliseum (1,532) Denton, TX | |||||||
| February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | W 65–49 | 11–6 (7–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. |
at Southern Miss | W 68–56 | 12–6 (8–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum (1,200) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
| February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m., CBSSN on Facebook |
Western Kentucky | Postponed [lower-alpha 3][6] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| February 21, 2021 1:00 p.m., CBSSN on Facebook |
Western Kentucky | Postponed [lower-alpha 3][6] | UNT Coliseum Denton, TX | ||||||||
| February 26, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Marshall | W 77–65 | 13–6 (9–2) |
Cam Henderson Center (1,055) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| February 27, 2021 1:00 p.m., Stadium |
at Marshall | L 72–73 | 13–7 (9–3) |
Cam Henderson Center (1,228) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| March 5, 2021[7] 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | L 51–65 | 13–8 (9–4) |
UNT Coliseum (1,359) Denton, TX | |||||||
| March 6, 2021[7] 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UAB | L 61–65 | 13–9 (9–5) |
UNT Coliseum (1,450) Denton, TX | |||||||
| Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 2021 9:00 p.m., Stadium |
(W3) | vs. (E6) Middle Tennessee Second Round |
W 76–56 | 14–9 |
Ford Center at The Star (856) Frisco, TX | ||||||
| March 11, 2021 9:00 p.m., Stadium |
(W3) | vs. (E2) Old Dominion Quarterfinals |
W 61–55 | 15–9 |
Ford Center at The Star (1,137) Frisco, TX | ||||||
| March 12, 2021 3:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(W3) | vs. (W1) Louisiana Tech Semifinals |
W 54–48 | 16–9 |
Ford Center at The Star (789) Frisco, TX | ||||||
| March 13, 2021 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(W3) | vs. (E1) Western Kentucky Championship |
W 61–57 OT | 17–9 |
Ford Center at The Star (903) Frisco, TX | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2021 7:25 pm, TNT |
(13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 20 Purdue First Round |
W 78–69 OT | 18–9 |
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
| March 21, 2021 7:45 pm, TNT |
(13 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 18 Villanova Second Round |
L 61–84 | 18–10 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
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- Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
- Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
- Game was postponed due to weather concerns.
- "C-USA Announces Basketball Schedules". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- Vito, Brett (November 30, 2020). "North Texas' game against Texas A&M-Commerce canceled". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- Grimillion, Nick (December 17, 2020). "LSU men's basketball game vs North Texas postponed due to COVID-19 protocols". WAFB. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- Vito, Brett (December 30, 2020). "North Texas' C-USA opening series against UAB in men's basketball postponed". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- "UNT Men's, Women's Basketball Games vs Old Dominion Postponed Due to COVID-19". KXAS-TV. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- Vito, Brett (February 18, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Men's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.