University of North Texas Athletics
Thursday, February 12
8 PM
University of North Texas
vs
Memphis
Mean Green Host Memphis Thursday Night
2/11/2026 2:12:00 AM | Men's Basketball
DENTON – The UNT men's basketball team hosts Memphis Thursday night at the Super Pit.
The Mean Green (13-11, 4-7) and the Tigers (12-11, 7-4) are scheduled to tip-off from the Super Pit at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN.
North Texas is coming off an 81-58 road victory at UTSA on Saturday while Memphis is riding a two-game winning streak and won each by double digits. Thursday is an opportunity for redemption for the Mean Green who lost to the Tigers by nine in Memphis on Dec. 31 in the conference opener. This is the first time since Feb. 15, 2024, UNT has hosted Memphis, a program that has reached three Final Fours and played in two national championship games. The Mean Green beat the Tigers in the previous matchup at the Super Pit, 76-66.
Following Thursday night's home game North Texas will travel to the east coast to face Temple Sunday at 1 p.m. CT in Philadelphia.
HELLO COLE FRANKLIN
Last week junior guard Cole Franklin had back-to-back career performances. The local DeSoto product on Feb. 4 scored a then career high 19 points at Rice and then followed that up on Feb. 7 with a career high 21 points at UTSA. The 6-foot-4 Franklin made a combined 17 field goals over the two games last week. But made zero 3-pointers. Prior to this two-game stretch, he had made exactly 17 total field goals in all the previous conference games combined (nine games). Franklin was one of the four Cleveland State transfers who came with Daniyal Robinson. He saw his minutes drastically increase following the injury to Will McClendon on Nov. 12 and then was inserted into the starting lineup on Dec. 14 due to his ability to defend forwards and because he's another ball handler. His scoring was just extra. Since Jan. 21, Franklin is averaging 11.3 points per game on 56.8% shooting. He was averaging 4.4 points per game prior.
DAVID TERRELL'S LAST NINE
Since the calendar switched to 2026, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last nine games, Terrell averaged 15.3 ppg on 43.1% shooting, 4.6 apg with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.2 rpg and 2.3 spg. Prior to this recent nine-game stretch, Terrell was averaging 11 ppg, 4.8 apg with a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio, 3.3 rpg and 1.3 spg.
GRAND THEFT GREEN
UNT averages a league leading 9.9 steals per game, that ranks 7th in the nation. UNT's defense has had at least 10 steals in nine of its last 13 games. UNT's five starters combined average 7.15 steals per game. UNT's starters alone average more steals per game than the entirety of eight teams in the American Conference.
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.
The Mean Green (13-11, 4-7) and the Tigers (12-11, 7-4) are scheduled to tip-off from the Super Pit at 8 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the Mean Green Sports Network, presented by Learfield on KHYI 95.3 FM and on ESPN.
North Texas is coming off an 81-58 road victory at UTSA on Saturday while Memphis is riding a two-game winning streak and won each by double digits. Thursday is an opportunity for redemption for the Mean Green who lost to the Tigers by nine in Memphis on Dec. 31 in the conference opener. This is the first time since Feb. 15, 2024, UNT has hosted Memphis, a program that has reached three Final Fours and played in two national championship games. The Mean Green beat the Tigers in the previous matchup at the Super Pit, 76-66.
Following Thursday night's home game North Texas will travel to the east coast to face Temple Sunday at 1 p.m. CT in Philadelphia.
HELLO COLE FRANKLIN
Last week junior guard Cole Franklin had back-to-back career performances. The local DeSoto product on Feb. 4 scored a then career high 19 points at Rice and then followed that up on Feb. 7 with a career high 21 points at UTSA. The 6-foot-4 Franklin made a combined 17 field goals over the two games last week. But made zero 3-pointers. Prior to this two-game stretch, he had made exactly 17 total field goals in all the previous conference games combined (nine games). Franklin was one of the four Cleveland State transfers who came with Daniyal Robinson. He saw his minutes drastically increase following the injury to Will McClendon on Nov. 12 and then was inserted into the starting lineup on Dec. 14 due to his ability to defend forwards and because he's another ball handler. His scoring was just extra. Since Jan. 21, Franklin is averaging 11.3 points per game on 56.8% shooting. He was averaging 4.4 points per game prior.
DAVID TERRELL'S LAST NINE
Since the calendar switched to 2026, North Texas point guard David Terrell Jr. has been on an overall tear. Over the last nine games, Terrell averaged 15.3 ppg on 43.1% shooting, 4.6 apg with a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, 4.2 rpg and 2.3 spg. Prior to this recent nine-game stretch, Terrell was averaging 11 ppg, 4.8 apg with a 1.8 assist/turnover ratio, 3.3 rpg and 1.3 spg.
GRAND THEFT GREEN
UNT averages a league leading 9.9 steals per game, that ranks 7th in the nation. UNT's defense has had at least 10 steals in nine of its last 13 games. UNT's five starters combined average 7.15 steals per game. UNT's starters alone average more steals per game than the entirety of eight teams in the American Conference.
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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