University of North Texas Athletics
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Mean Green Host Virginia Sunday
3/19/2022 8:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DENTON — The North Texas men's basketball team is hosting Virginia on Sunday in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament.
The No. 2 seed Mean Green (25-6) and Cavaliers (20-13) are scheduled to tip off from the Super Pit at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network, which can be found on The Varsity Network App.
Sunday will be just the second time ever UNT and UVA will meet. Virginia beat North Texas, 80-64, on Nov. 20, 2013 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
First Time In The NIT
This is North Texas' first ever bid to the National Invitation Tournament.
Making It A Habit
This is the second consecutive year the Mean Green have made a NCAA postseason. UNT made the 2021 NCAA Tournament. It's the first time in program history they've made consecutive NCAA postseasons. It's UNT's third NCAA postseason appearance under fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland (2018 CBI, 2021 NCAA Tourney, 2022 NIT).
Postseason Mean Green
The North Texas men and women's basketball teams both made national postseason tournaments this year. It's first time in school history both programs made national postseasons in the same year. The UNT women's basketball team (17-13, 10-7) made the WNIT. UNT and Middle Tennessee were the only C-USA schools to make postseasons in both men and women's basketball this year.
25 Wins
North Texas won its 25th game of the year on Tuesday. The 25 wins is a single season program record surpassing the 24-win total from the 2009-10 season (24-9).
Top In The Country
North Texas has the nation's best scoring defense holding opponents to 55.2 points per game. UNT has held 11 of its last 15 opponents to under 60 points.
TOP 5 SCORING DEFENSES
1. North Texas (55.2)
2. San Diego St. (58.1)
3. Houston (58.9)
4. Fresno St. (59.0)
5. Jacksonville (59.3)
North Texas also has a top 5 national 3-point field goal percentage defense. They hold opponents to a .274 3-point field goal percentage, which ranks 3rd in the country as of Friday.
Next Up
The winner of Sunday's contest advances to the quarterfinal round of the NIT. The winner of Sunday's game plays the winner of Oklahoma and St. Bonaventure on either March 22 or 23 in the quarterfinal round.
The No. 2 seed Mean Green (25-6) and Cavaliers (20-13) are scheduled to tip off from the Super Pit at 5 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ and the Mean Green Sports Network, which can be found on The Varsity Network App.
Sunday will be just the second time ever UNT and UVA will meet. Virginia beat North Texas, 80-64, on Nov. 20, 2013 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
First Time In The NIT
This is North Texas' first ever bid to the National Invitation Tournament.
Making It A Habit
This is the second consecutive year the Mean Green have made a NCAA postseason. UNT made the 2021 NCAA Tournament. It's the first time in program history they've made consecutive NCAA postseasons. It's UNT's third NCAA postseason appearance under fifth-year head coach Grant McCasland (2018 CBI, 2021 NCAA Tourney, 2022 NIT).
Postseason Mean Green
The North Texas men and women's basketball teams both made national postseason tournaments this year. It's first time in school history both programs made national postseasons in the same year. The UNT women's basketball team (17-13, 10-7) made the WNIT. UNT and Middle Tennessee were the only C-USA schools to make postseasons in both men and women's basketball this year.
25 Wins
North Texas won its 25th game of the year on Tuesday. The 25 wins is a single season program record surpassing the 24-win total from the 2009-10 season (24-9).
Top In The Country
North Texas has the nation's best scoring defense holding opponents to 55.2 points per game. UNT has held 11 of its last 15 opponents to under 60 points.
TOP 5 SCORING DEFENSES
1. North Texas (55.2)
2. San Diego St. (58.1)
3. Houston (58.9)
4. Fresno St. (59.0)
5. Jacksonville (59.3)
North Texas also has a top 5 national 3-point field goal percentage defense. They hold opponents to a .274 3-point field goal percentage, which ranks 3rd in the country as of Friday.
Next Up
The winner of Sunday's contest advances to the quarterfinal round of the NIT. The winner of Sunday's game plays the winner of Oklahoma and St. Bonaventure on either March 22 or 23 in the quarterfinal round.
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