Women’s Basketball Set to Face TCU in First Ever WBIT
3/17/2024 9:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Mean Green will play Thursday with a tip time still to be announced
DENTON, Texas – The UNT women's basketball team received a berth into the inaugural Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament and will continue its historical season beginning Thursday, March 21 against TCU in Fort Worth.
It is the sixth postseason appearance in program history and first in the WBIT.
"This is an incredible opportunity for our university and our women's basketball program to be one of the first 32 teams to play in the brand new WBIT," head coach Jason Burton said. "It's a huge accomplishment for this program. I'm incredibly proud of everything these young women have done and for them to be rewarded for their hard work this year.""
North Texas went 23-8 this season and 13-5 in American Athletic Conference play, earning its first conference title since 1986 with a share of the AAC regular season championship. UNT has set 11 school records so far this season, including single-season wins, regular season wins and total team points.
The Mean Green will meet TCU for the 24th time in series history in the first round of the tournament and first since 2003. A game time is still to be announced.
"We get an opportunity to go back to Fort Worth where we didn't have our best performance and go up against a good TCU team. We are excited that we get to play, and it should be a great atmosphere. We look forward to the challenge and the opportunity to play in the postseason."
The Mean Green are one of 32 teams in the WBIT that also features Tulsa who earned an automatic berth into the event. The first three rounds will be played at host sites of the higher seeded teams, while semifinal and final games will be held at Butler University's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 1 and 3. All games of the WBIT will be broadcasted on the ESPN platforms.
It is the sixth postseason appearance in program history and first in the WBIT.
"This is an incredible opportunity for our university and our women's basketball program to be one of the first 32 teams to play in the brand new WBIT," head coach Jason Burton said. "It's a huge accomplishment for this program. I'm incredibly proud of everything these young women have done and for them to be rewarded for their hard work this year.""
North Texas went 23-8 this season and 13-5 in American Athletic Conference play, earning its first conference title since 1986 with a share of the AAC regular season championship. UNT has set 11 school records so far this season, including single-season wins, regular season wins and total team points.
The Mean Green will meet TCU for the 24th time in series history in the first round of the tournament and first since 2003. A game time is still to be announced.
"We get an opportunity to go back to Fort Worth where we didn't have our best performance and go up against a good TCU team. We are excited that we get to play, and it should be a great atmosphere. We look forward to the challenge and the opportunity to play in the postseason."
The Mean Green are one of 32 teams in the WBIT that also features Tulsa who earned an automatic berth into the event. The first three rounds will be played at host sites of the higher seeded teams, while semifinal and final games will be held at Butler University's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 1 and 3. All games of the WBIT will be broadcasted on the ESPN platforms.
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