2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team

The 2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mean Green, led by first year head coach Tony Benford, played their home games at UNT Coliseum, nicknamed The Super Pit, and were members of the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 7–13 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Louisiana–Lafayette.

2012–13 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	12–20 (7–13 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Tony Benford (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Evans David Anwar Bart Lundy
Home arena	UNT Coliseum
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Middle Tennessee	19	–	1		.950			28	–	6		.824
South Alabama	14	–	6		.700			17	–	13		.567
FIU	11	–	9		.550			18	–	14		.563
WKU †	10	–	10		.500			20	–	16		.556
Florida Atlantic	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Troy	6	–	14		.300			12	–	21		.364
West
Arkansas State	12	–	8		.600			19	–	12		.613
Arkansas–Little Rock	11	–	9		.550			17	–	15		.531
Louisiana–Lafayette	8	–	12		.400			13	–	20		.394
North Texas	7	–	13		.350			12	–	20		.375
Louisiana–Monroe	3	–	17		.150			4	–	23		.148
† 2013 Sun Belt Tournament winner As of March 22, 2013 Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Mean Green's final season as a member of the Sun Belt. In July, 2013, they will join Conference USA.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Jacob Holmen	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Whitehouse, Texas
2	Brandan Walton	Guard	6–2	205	Senior	Compton, California
3	Alzee Williams	Guard	6–4	180	Junior	Dallas, Texas
4	P.J. Hardwick	Guard	5–10	170	Freshman	Miami, Florida
5	Chris Jones	Guard	6–2	202	Sophomore	Garland, Texas
11	Justin Patton	Forward	6–7	200	Senior	Bossier City, Louisiana
13	Tony Mitchell	Forward	6–8	235	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
21	T.J. Taylor	Guard	6–3	220	Sophomore	Denison, Texas
22	Clarke Overlander	Guard	6–5	210	Freshman	Argyle, Texas
23	Jordan Williams	Guard	6–6	195	Sophomore	Dallas, Texas
25	Niko Stojiljkovic	Forward	6–9	215	Senior	Paris, France
32	Roger Franklin	Guard	6–5	220	Senior	Duncanville, Texas
44	Keith Coleman	Forward	6–10	245	Sophomore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm	East Central	W 90–49		The Super Pit  Denton, TX
Regular season
11/09/2012* 7:00 pm	at No. 16 Creighton	L 51–71	0–1	CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,139) Omaha, NE
11/12/2012* 9:30 pm	vs. Alabama–Huntsville NIT Season Tip-Off	L 75–78	0–2	Bramlage Coliseum (12,068) Manhattan, KS
11/13/2012* 7:00 pm	vs. Lamar NIT Season Tip-Off	W 74–59	1–2	Bramlage Coliseum (12,006) Manhattan, KS
11/16/2012* 7:00 pm	Cameron	W 78–49	2–2	The Super Pit (2,673) Denton, TX
11/19/2012* 3:30 pm	vs. IUPUI NIT Season Tip-Off	W 80–66	3–2	John Paul Jones Arena (1,444) Charlottesville, VA
11/20/2012* 6:00 pm	at Virginia NIT Season Tip-Off	L 64–80	3–3	John Paul Jones Arena (1,745) Charlottesville, VA
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, TXA 21	Texas–Arlington	L 59–72	3–4	The Super Pit (4,832) Denton, TX
12/01/2012 7:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette	L 76–80	3–5 (0–1)	The Super Pit (3,631) Denton, TX
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm, FSMW	at Saint Louis	L 63–67	3–6	Chaifetz Arena (4,817) St. Louis, MO
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm	Jackson State	W 83–65	4–6	The Super Pit (2,872) Denton, TX
12/16/2012* 1:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 45–40	5–6	The Super Pit (2,645) Denton, TX
12/20/2012* 7:00 pm	Lehigh	L 75–90	5–7	The Super Pit (4,955) Denton, TX
12/29/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at WKU	L 64–70	5–8 (0–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,776) Bowling Green, KY
12/31/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Middle Tennessee	L 57–75	5–9 (0–3)	Murphy Center (3,872) Murfreesboro, TN
01/03/2013 7:00 pm	Troy	W 76–59	6–9 (1–3)	The Super Pit (2,338) Denton, TX
01/05/2013 7:30 pm	Louisiana–Monroe	L 68–81	6–10 (1–4)	The Super Pit (3,361) Denton, TX
01/10/2013 7:00 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 53–67	6–11 (1–5)	Jack Stephens Center (3,288) Little Rock, AR
01/12/2013 7:15 pm	South Alabama	W 66–56	7–11 (2–5)	The Super Pit (3,642) Denton, TX
01/17/2013 6:50 pm	at FIU	L 64–70	7–12 (2–6)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (1,109) Miami, FL
01/19/2013 6:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	W 61–59 ^OT	8–12 (3–6)	FAU Arena (1,797) Boca Raton, FL
01/24/2013 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	L 64–72	8–13 (3–7)	The Super Pit (3,423) Denton, TX
01/26/2013 7:00 pm	Arkansas–Little Rock	L 57–62	8–14 (3–8)	The Super Pit (3,997) Denton, TX
01/31/2013 7:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 74–105	8–15 (3–9)	Cajundome (2,294) Lafayette, LA
02/02/2013 7:05 pm	at Arkansas State	L 66–75 ^OT	8–16 (3–10)	Convocation Center (3,786) Jonesboro, AR
02/07/2013 7:00 pm, TXA 21	WKU	L 59–70	8–17 (3–11)	The Super Pit (3,528) Denton, TX
02/09/2013 7:00 pm	FIU	W 77–67	9–17 (4–11)	The Super Pit (5,497) Denton, TX
02/14/2013 7:30 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe	L 73–85	9–18 (4–12)	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (904) Monroe, LA
02/16/2013 7:30 pm, Sun Belt Network/ESPN3	at Troy	W 63–61	10–18 (5–12)	Sartain Hall (1,954) Troy, AL
02/21/2013 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 66–57 ^OT	11–18 (6–12)	The Super Pit (2,532) Denton, TX
02/23/2013 7:00 pm	at South Alabama	L 57–69	11–19 (6–13)	Mitchell Center (4,001) Mobile, AL
02/28/2013 7:00 pm	Arkansas State	W 74–50	12–19 (7–13)	The Super Pit (2,851) Denton, TX
2013 Sun Belt tournament
03/08/2013 6:30 pm	vs. Louisiana–Lafayette First Round	L 55–74	12–20	Convention Center Court (N/A) Hot Springs, AR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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