University of North Texas Athletics
Friday, January 23
Noon
University of North Texas
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East Carolina
Men's Basketball Hosts ECU Friday At Noon
1/22/2026 10:03:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DENTON – The UNT men's basketball team hosts East Carolina Friday for a mid-day doubleheader at the Super Pit with the Mean Green women's team.
UNT (12-7, 3-3), who just two days removed from beating UTSA, 81-62, at home, is scheduled to tip-off against the Pirates (5-14, 0-6) Friday at noon. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+. The men's game will be the first half of the doubleheader with the women's game starting soon after the conclusion.
This doubleheader was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon but due to the impending weather the game was moved up to Friday.
Mean Green fans that have purchased tickets for these games will be able to scan the same tickets when they arrive to the Super Pit on Friday. Tickets will be updated with the new date and time. Fans can still access both the men and women's games with their ticket.
Fans that are unable to attend the games can exchange their tickets for a future game. Contact the ticket office to exchange tickets.
Friday will be the seventh all-time meeting between North Texas and East Carolina. The Mean Green have won four straight over the Pirates entering Friday. This will be the first time the two teams have met in Denton in two years. Last year UNT beat ECU in Greenville, North Carolina, 69-60, in what was their only matchup.
Following Friday's game, the Mean Green will hit the road Wednesday for Tulsa. UNT beat the Golden Hurricane, 72-67, in Denton on Jan. 4.
A CAREER NIGHT
North Texas guard Je'Shawn Stevenson scored a career-high 27 points on Wednesday against UTSA. The sophomore guard was 10-of-19 from the floor and 7-of-13 from deep. His seven made 3-pointers were also a single game career high nearly double his previous career high of four. Stevenson scored 27 points versus the Roadrunners without making one trip to the free throw line. Stevenson is the first North Texas player to score 27 points in a game without making a free throw since Tristan Thompson on Dec. 18, 2008, versus Louisiana Lafayette. Stevenson's 27 points and seven made 3-pointers on Wednesday were also both Mean Green single game highs for this season.
+21 ON THE GLASS
UNT has outrebounded its last two opponents (UTSA and Tulane) by a combined 42 rebounds. UNT outrebounded each of its last two opponents by 21 rebounds.
A CAREER NIGHT ON THE GLASS
UNT junior guard Cole Franklin grabbed a single game career high 10 rebounds on Wednesday versus UTSA. His previous single game career high was eight. Franklin is the first UNT player listed 6-foot-4 or shorter to grab at least 10 rebounds in a game since Javion Hamlet who had 12 against Purdue in the Mean Green's 2021 NCAA Tournament first round victory over the Boilermakers. Seven of Franklin's 10 rebounds on Wednesday were offensive rebounds. He is the only UNT player listed 6-foot-4 or under in the last 25 years to grab seven offensive rebounds in a game. Franklin became just the fifth American conference player 6-foot-4 or under ever to record seven offensive rebounds in a game.
TAKEN HIS GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Over the last four games entering Friday, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last four games, Terrell averaged 18 ppg on 54.2 percent shooting, 5.75 apg with a 3.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.8 rpg and 2.5 spg. Prior to this recent four-game stretch Terrell had a single game career high of 17 points. He has matched or surpassed his previous single game career high in three of the last four games. For the entire year Terrell is averaging 12.8 ppg, 5.1 apg and 3.6 rpg.
CRASHING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
UNT has grabbed a season high number of offensive rebounds in each of its last four games. They had a season high 20 offensive rebounds on Wednesday against UTSA, surpassing the previous season high of 17 that they set on Sunday at Tulane. It was the Mean Green's most offensive rebounds in a single game since Jan. 1, 2022, when they had 25 offensive rebounds versus Rice in a 75-43 win
For more information on UNT men's basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
UNT (12-7, 3-3), who just two days removed from beating UTSA, 81-62, at home, is scheduled to tip-off against the Pirates (5-14, 0-6) Friday at noon. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN+. The men's game will be the first half of the doubleheader with the women's game starting soon after the conclusion.
This doubleheader was originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon but due to the impending weather the game was moved up to Friday.
Mean Green fans that have purchased tickets for these games will be able to scan the same tickets when they arrive to the Super Pit on Friday. Tickets will be updated with the new date and time. Fans can still access both the men and women's games with their ticket.
Fans that are unable to attend the games can exchange their tickets for a future game. Contact the ticket office to exchange tickets.
Friday will be the seventh all-time meeting between North Texas and East Carolina. The Mean Green have won four straight over the Pirates entering Friday. This will be the first time the two teams have met in Denton in two years. Last year UNT beat ECU in Greenville, North Carolina, 69-60, in what was their only matchup.
Following Friday's game, the Mean Green will hit the road Wednesday for Tulsa. UNT beat the Golden Hurricane, 72-67, in Denton on Jan. 4.
A CAREER NIGHT
North Texas guard Je'Shawn Stevenson scored a career-high 27 points on Wednesday against UTSA. The sophomore guard was 10-of-19 from the floor and 7-of-13 from deep. His seven made 3-pointers were also a single game career high nearly double his previous career high of four. Stevenson scored 27 points versus the Roadrunners without making one trip to the free throw line. Stevenson is the first North Texas player to score 27 points in a game without making a free throw since Tristan Thompson on Dec. 18, 2008, versus Louisiana Lafayette. Stevenson's 27 points and seven made 3-pointers on Wednesday were also both Mean Green single game highs for this season.
+21 ON THE GLASS
UNT has outrebounded its last two opponents (UTSA and Tulane) by a combined 42 rebounds. UNT outrebounded each of its last two opponents by 21 rebounds.
A CAREER NIGHT ON THE GLASS
UNT junior guard Cole Franklin grabbed a single game career high 10 rebounds on Wednesday versus UTSA. His previous single game career high was eight. Franklin is the first UNT player listed 6-foot-4 or shorter to grab at least 10 rebounds in a game since Javion Hamlet who had 12 against Purdue in the Mean Green's 2021 NCAA Tournament first round victory over the Boilermakers. Seven of Franklin's 10 rebounds on Wednesday were offensive rebounds. He is the only UNT player listed 6-foot-4 or under in the last 25 years to grab seven offensive rebounds in a game. Franklin became just the fifth American conference player 6-foot-4 or under ever to record seven offensive rebounds in a game.
TAKEN HIS GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Over the last four games entering Friday, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last four games, Terrell averaged 18 ppg on 54.2 percent shooting, 5.75 apg with a 3.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.8 rpg and 2.5 spg. Prior to this recent four-game stretch Terrell had a single game career high of 17 points. He has matched or surpassed his previous single game career high in three of the last four games. For the entire year Terrell is averaging 12.8 ppg, 5.1 apg and 3.6 rpg.
CRASHING THE OFFENSIVE GLASS
UNT has grabbed a season high number of offensive rebounds in each of its last four games. They had a season high 20 offensive rebounds on Wednesday against UTSA, surpassing the previous season high of 17 that they set on Sunday at Tulane. It was the Mean Green's most offensive rebounds in a single game since Jan. 1, 2022, when they had 25 offensive rebounds versus Rice in a 75-43 win
For more information on UNT men's basketball tickets, contact the Mean Green Ticket Office at 940-565-2527 or at ticketoffice@unt.edu. Fans can visit the UNT Athletics Ticket Office located at Gate 2 of DATCU Stadium between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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