2006–07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2006–07 North Texas Mean Green Basketball UNT Lettermark.png 200 Sun Belt Conference West Sun Belt 23-11 10-8 Johnny Jones 6th Super Pit Sun Belt Tournament Champion 1st Round NCAA vs Memphis L, 73-58 The 2006–07 North Texas men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas in the 2006–07 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones. In addition to setting a new school-record with 23 wins, the Mean Green won its first Sun Belt Conference title and advanced for only the second time to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Memphis.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000043 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208024102/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/274000043 dead February 8, 2024 Tigers reach second round with win over North Texas ESPN March 16, 2007 February 7, 2024 The Mean Green played their home games on campus at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Andrew Reinking 25 G 6-4 205 Fr. Austin, Texas Ben Bell 1 G 6-3 170 Jr. Irving, Texas Calvin Watson 33 G 6-5 215 Sr. Houston, Texas Chris Higgs 14 G 6-1 180 So. Sanger, Texas Collin Dennis* 3 G 6-2 185 Jr. North Richland Hills, Texas Chris Wiggins 20 F 6-7 200 Fr. Oceanside, California Harold Edwards 15 F 6-6 215 So. Mobile, Alabama Harold Stewart 21 F 6-8 195 So. Fort Worth, Texas Jared Ruffin 10 G 6-0 175 Sr. Omaha, Nebraska Jonathan Jackson 23 F/C 6-8 240 Jr. Portland, Oregon Justin Howerton 34 C 6-10 240 So. Howe, Texas Keith Wooden 2 F 6-9 249 Jr. Lawrence, Kansas Kendrick Davis 12 G 6-4 195 Sr. Houston, Texas Michael Sturns 11 G 6-4 190 Jr. Fort Worth, Texas Quincy Williams 32 F 6-8 230 Jr. Forest Park, Oklahoma Rich Young 13 G/F 6-5 205 Sr. Farrell, Pennsylvania Roderick Flemings* 24 G/F 6-7 215 So. DeSoto, Texas *Not eligible to compete in a game until the 2007–08 season due to NCAA transferring rules Schedule 2007–08 yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Nov. 7, 2006 7:00 pm y Texas College Super Pit Denton, Texas 92-71 N/A 0-0 |- !colspan=9| Regular season Nov. 10, 2006 7:00 pm y Cameron* Super Pit Denton, Texas 92-71 1,047 1–0 Nov. 12, 2006 12:00 pm y y Charlotte* Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 90-72 5,129 2–0 Nov. 15, 2006 7:00 pm y UT-Arlington* Super Pit Denton, Texas 81-83 1,824 2–1 Nov. 18, 2006 7:05 pm n y Rice* Autry Court Houston, Texas 71-69 1,496 3–1 Nov. 21, 2006 7:00 pm y Tulsa* Super Pit Denton, Texas 65-63 1,947 4-1 Nov. 25, 2006 7:00 pm y Texas State* Super Pit Denton, Texas 95-77 1,795 5–1 Nov. 29, 2006 7:00 pm y y Nebraska* Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 57-76 9,787 5–2 Dec. 6, 2006 7:00 pm y y Stephen F. Austin* William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas 76-70 1,638 6-2 Dec. 9, 2006 2:00 pm y y Nicholls State* Stopher Gym Thibodaux, Louisiana 74-71 224 7–2 Dec. 16, 2006 2:00 pm y New Orleans Human Performance Center New Orleans, Louisiana 93-97 2OT 458 7-3 Dec. 19, 2006 7:00 pm y Western Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky 86-85 N/A 8-3 Dec. 22, 2006 2:00 pm y Jarvis Christian* Super Pit Denton, Texas 94-70 941 9-3 Dec. 28, 2006 7:00 pm y Belhaven* Super Pit Denton, Texas 93-66 1,227 10-3 Dec. 30, 2006 7:00 pm Denver Super Pit Denton, Texas 91-79 1,880 11-3 Jan. 6, 2007 7:30 pm y Arkansas-Little Rock Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas 75-86 3,312 11–4 Jan. 6, 2007 3:05 pm y Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas 60-84 2,961 11-5 Jan. 11, 2007 7:00 pm Louisiana-Lafayette Super Pit Denton, Texas 73-72 OT 2,387 12-5 Jan. 18, 2007 6:30 pm y Florida International Pharmed Arena Miami, Florida 66-67 644 12–6 Jan. 20, 2007 7:00 pm Florida Atlantic Super Pit Denton, Texas 76-59 3,264 13–6 Jan. 25, 2007 7:00 pm Middle Tennessee Super Pit Denton, Texas 66-53 1,323 14-6 Jan. 28, 2007 1:30 pm South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama 89-90 2,325 14-7 Feb. 1, 2007 7:00 Troy Super Pit Denton, Texas 98-57 1,384 15-7 Feb. 3, 2007 7:00 pm Western Kentucky Super Pit Denton, Texas 74-70 3,521 16-7 Feb. 8, 2007 7:00 pm New Orleans Super Pit Denton, Texas 62-64 2,461 16-8 Feb. 10, 2007 2:30 pm y Louisiana–Monroe Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 62-66 2,758 16-9 Feb. 15, 2007 8:00 pm y Denver Magness Arena Denver, Colorado 78-65 1,024 17-9 Feb. 17, 2007 7:00 pm Arkansas–Little Rock Super Pit Denton, Texas 74-69 3,112 18-9 Feb. 22, 2007 7:00 pm Arkansas State Super Pit Denton, Texas 71-74 2,174 18-10 Feb. 24, 2007 7:05 pm y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 72-70 2,931 19-10 |- !colspan=9| 2007 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Feb. 28, 2007 7:00 pm 5 Louisiana–Lafayette 12 Super Pit Denton, Texas First Round 93-78 2,778 20-10 Mar. 4, 2007 3:00 pm y 5 Louisiana–Monroe 4 Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana Quarterfinal 77-71 N/A 21-10 Mar. 5, 2007 6:30 pm y 5 Middle Tennessee 9 Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana Semifinal 59-52 N/A 22-10 Mar. 6, 2007 8:00 pm y 5 Arkansas State 2 Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana Championship ESPN2 83-75 409 23-10 |- !colspan=9| 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Mar. 16, 2007 11:30 am y 15 S Memphis 5 2 S New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana First Round CBS 58-73 13,393 23-11 Coaches Poll Central Time S South References Category:North Texas Mean Green men's basketball seasons North Texas North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team North Texas