University of North Texas Athletics
Mean Green Begin CBI Championship Series At San Francisco
3/26/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
| North Texas men's basketball vs. San Francisco (CBI finals) | |
| Date | Time | Monday, March 26 | 9 p.m. CT |
| Location | San Francisco, CA | The Sobrato Center (10,500) |
| Live Stats | statbroadcast.com |
| Stream | ESPNU - Roy Philpott (PxP), Jason Capel (Color) |
| Radio | MGRN - 88.1 KNTU-FM, 95.3 KHYI-FM - Dave Barnett (PxP), Hank Dickenson (Color) |
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| Game Notes | North Texas | USF |
DENTON - The North Texas men's basketball team is one of 14 teams still playing in a postseason tournament and will begin the College Basketball Invitational Championship best-of-three series at San Francisco on Monday, March 26, at 9 p.m.
The CBI championship series will be broadcasted live on ESPNU with Roy Philpott calling play-by-play and Jason Capel as the analyst. Game 2 will be on Wednesday, March 28, at the Super Pit at 7:30. If there is a game 3, it will also be at the Super Pit on Friday, March 30, at 6 p.m.
The Mean Green (18-17) are riding a three-game winning streak, including three double-digit wins against South Dakota (90-77), Mercer (96-67) and Jacksonville State (90-68). UNT has hit 40 three-pointers in their last three games and broke the CBI single-game record for three-point percentage against Jacksonville State after going 14-for-20 (70 percent).
Sophomore guard Roosevelt Smart is closing in on the North Texas single-season record for most total points sitting 39 points from tying Kenneth Lyons. Smart is averaging 28.3 points per game during the CBI Tournament, which is tied for the most in CBI history. Sophomore Ryan Woolridge has dished out 205 assists and is four away from becoming the single-season assist leader.
Only four teams will finish their season by winning a postseason national tournament and North Texas starts that quest against San Francisco on the road.
Tickets for Wednesday's Game 2 at the Super Pit are $15 for adults and $7 for children ages 3-18, and can be purchased online here, by phone at 940-565-2527, or in person at the North Texas Ticket Office at Apogee Stadium's Gate 2 or at the Super Pit on gameday beginning two hours before tipoff.
UNT Faculty and staff can purchase tickets for $10 by calling or visiting the ticket office.
Admission for UNT students is free with a valid UNT student ID. However, there is a limited number of free tickets for students. When that supply is exhausted, students with
Premium tickets for floor and loge-box seats are $40 each. Premium season ticket members must contact Mike Smith of the Mean Green Scholarship Fund at 940-565-3528 or via email at Michael.Smith@unt.edu to order tickets.
Player pass/will call will be located at Gate C at the Super Pit.
About the Opponent: San Francisco (CBI Championship Series)
• This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. North Texas has never played against West Coast Conference member
• The University of San Francisco is 21-15 on the season and holds a 15-6 home record entering the CBI finals. The Dons earned all three CBI wins at home against Colgate 72-68, Utah Valley 78- 73 and Campbell 65-62. Their last loss at home was against San Diego on Feb. 24, 64-61. North Texas defeated San Diego in overtime on Dec. 16, 86-83.
• Frankie Ferrari, first-team all-league, leads the team in scoring at 11.2 points per game and in assists with 160. Freshman Souley Boum is second on the team in scoring at 11.1 points per game and was named to the all-freshman team. Matt McCarthy leads the team in rebounding at 5.7 boards per game and Nate Renfro is second at 5.1 boards per game.
• The Dons are 7-2 in their last nine games and defeated 15th-ranked Saint Mary's earlier in the season. It is the first back-to-back 20-win seasons since 1981 and '82 seasons.
• USF is one of 16 teams that own multiple NCAA Championships. The Dons won back-to-back championships in 1955 and '56 led by future NBA Hall of Famers Bill Russell and KC Jones. Russell was a first team all-
• San Francisco is two three-pointers away from setting a new school-record with 300 makes from downtown. The Dons have four players who have hit 40 or more three-pointers this season. Jordan Ratinho leads the team with 79.
• The Dons are 16-2 on the season when they outrebound their opponents and are 18-2 when they hold a halftime lead.
