2006-07 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team
Encyclopedia
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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at the Super Pit
in Denton, Texas
.
*Not eligible to compete in a game until the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transferring rules
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!colspan=9| 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
in the 2006–07 college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
season. The team was led by head coach Johnny Jones
Johnny Jones (coach)
Johnny Jones is the head men's basketball coach at the University of North Texas. He previously served as the interim head coach at the University of Memphis...
. 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Mean Green played their home games on campus at the Super Pit
Super Pit
The UNT Coliseum, informally known as the Super Pit, is a 10,040-seat multi-purpose arena in Denton, Texas. It was built in 1973. It is home to the North Texas Mean Green men's and women's basketball teams...
in Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...
.
Roster
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Andrew Reinking | 25 | G | 6-4 | 205 | Fr. | Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
| Ben Bell | 1 | G | 6-3 | 170 | Jr. | Irving, Texas Irving, Texas Irving is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 216,290. Irving is within the Dallas–Plano–Irving metropolitan division of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, designated... |
| Calvin Watson | 33 | G | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
| Chris Higgs | 14 | G | 6-1 | 180 | So. | Sanger, Texas Sanger, Texas Sanger is a city in Denton County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,534 at the 2000 census. The 2006 population was 6,200. -Geography:Sanger is located at .... |
| Collin Dennis* | 3 | G | 6-2 | 185 | Jr. | North Richland Hills, Texas North Richland Hills, Texas North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a suburb of Fort Worth. The population was 63,343 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth largest city in Tarrant County. In 2006, North Richland Hills was selected as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to live in America"... |
| Collin Mangrum | 20 | G | 6-4 | 185 | Fr. | Howe, Texas Howe, Texas Howe is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,478 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison Metropolitan Statistical Area-Geography:Howe is located at .... |
| Harold Edwards | 15 | F | 6-6 | 215 | So. | Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... |
| Harold Stewart | 21 | F | 6-8 | 195 | So. | Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and... |
| Jared Ruffin | 10 | G | 6-0 | 175 | Sr. | Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... |
| Jonathan Jackson | 23 | F/C | 6-8 | 240 | Jr. | Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
| Justin Howerton | 34 | C | 6-10 | 240 | So. | Howe, Texas |
| Keith Wooden | 2 | F | 6-9 | 249 | Jr. | Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
| 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 Forest Park, Oklahoma Forest Park is a town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 1,066 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Forest Park is located at .... |
| Rich Young | 13 | G/F | 6-5 | 205 | Sr. | Farrell, Pennsylvania Farrell, Pennsylvania Farrell is a city in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,050 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
| Roderick Flemings* | 24 | G/F | 6-7 | 215 | So. | DeSoto, Texas DeSoto, Texas DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas . Over the past eleven years since the 2000 U.S. Census Report, the City of DeSoto has grown in population from 37,646 to 49,047.... |
*Not eligible to compete in a game until the 2007-08 season due to NCAA transferring rules
Schedule
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!colspan=9| Regular season
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!colspan=9| 2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
2007 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament
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!colspan=9| 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...