North Texas Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

North Texas Mean Green

C-USA (16-9, 9-5)

 
 
Big Wins: 2/26 at Marshall (77-65), 3/12 vs Louisiana Tech (54-48), 3/13 vs Western Kentucky (61-57)
Bad Losses: 12/4 at Mississippi State (63-69), 1/9 at UTSA (69-77), 3/5 UAB (51-65)
Coach: Grant McCasland
 
Probable Starters:
James Reese, Senior, Guard, 10.8 ppg, 1.4 apg, 4.5 rpg
Javion Hamlet, Senior, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 4.5 apg
Mardrez McBride, Junior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 1.2 apg
Zachary Simmons, Senior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Thomas Bell, Senior, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
JJ Murray, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg
Rubin Jones, Freshman, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.6 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.0 (184th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (19, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.4 (23, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (91, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (137, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.2 (38, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.1 (93, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (99, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (150, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (196, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018CBIFirst Round win over South Dakota
2018CBIQuarterfinal win over Mercer
2018CBISemifinal win over Jacksonville State
2018CBIFinal win over San Francisco
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas State
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Memphis
1988NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/7