North Texas Mean Green women's basketball

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College basketball team

North Texas Mean Green
women's basketball

2024–25 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

University

University of North Texas

Head coach

Jason Burton (2nd season)

Conference

American Athletic Conference

Location

Denton, Texas

Arena

The Super Pit
(capacity: 9,797)

Nickname

Mean Green

Colors

Green and white

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1986

Conference regular season champions

1986, 2024

Conference division season champions

1999, 2000, 2002, 2006

The North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represents the University of North Texas (UNT) in NCAA Division I college basketball, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference. Since their 1976 inception, the team has played its home games at the Super Pit.

Season-by season record

Tina Slinker has the most wins as coach of the Mean Green, with 241 (along with 287 losses), in 19 seasons as coach. Of the 10 winning seasons in school history, she had coached six of them. The Mean Green played in the Southland Conference from 1983 to 1996, the Big West Conference from 1996 to 2000, the Sun Belt Conference from 2000 to 2013 before joining Conference USA in 2013.

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record
1976–77	Cherri Rapp	11–13	n/a
1977–78	Cherri Rapp	16–14	n/a
1978–79	Cherri Rapp	16–15	n/a
1979–80	Denise Smith	4–20	n/a
1980–81	Denise Smith	9–19	n/a
1981–82	Denise Smith	14–14	n/a
1982–83	Denise Smith	6–19	n/a
1983–84	Judy Nelson	2–25	0–12
1984–85	Judy Nelson	4–22	1–11
1985–86	Judy Nelson	20–10	7–3
1986–87	Judy Nelson	15–13	6–6
1987–88	Judy Nelson	14–14	7–7
1988–89	Judy Nelson	11–15	4–10
1989–90	Tina Slinker	16–11	7–7
1990–91	Tina Slinker	6–20	4–10
1991–92	Tina Slinker	8–18	5–13
1992–93	Tina Slinker	9–17	6–12
1993–94	Tina Slinker	10–17	7–11
1994–95	Tina Slinker	10–17	10–8
1995–96	Tina Slinker	11–16	9–9
1996–97	Tina Slinker	5–21	2–12
1997–98	Tina Slinker	10–17	4–10
1998–99	Tina Slinker	20–8	11–3
1999-00	Tina Slinker	17–11	8–6
2000–01	Tina Slinker	19–11	10–6
2001–02	Tina Slinker	21–9	12–3
2002–03	Tina Slinker	12–16	6–9
2003–04	Tina Slinker	11–17	7–8
2004–05	Tina Slinker	14–14	9–6
2005–06	Tina Slinker	19–9	9–6
2006–07	Tina Slinker	9–20	6–12
2007–08	Tina Slinker	14–18	8–10
2008–09	Shanice Stephens	11–20	6–12
2009–10	Shanice Stephens	9–22	5–13
2010–11	Shanice Stephens	5–25	2–14
2011–12	Karen Aston	15–16	7–9
2012–13	Mike Petersen	11–19	10–10
2013–14	Mike Petersen	12–18	6–10
2014–15	Mike Petersen	5–24	4–14
2015–16	Jalie Mitchell	11–19	5–13
2016–17	Jalie Mitchell	12–19	8–10
2017–18	Jalie Mitchell	17–14	6–10
2018–19	Jalie Mitchell	18–16	7–9
2019–20	Jalie Mitchell	12–19	6–12
2020–21	Jalie Mitchell	13–7	10–4
2021–22	Jalie Mitchell	17–13	10–7
2022–23	Jalie Mitchell	11–19	8–12
2023–24	Jason Burton	23–7	13–5 (T–1st)

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Mean Green have appeared in the NCAA tournament once.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	First Round	Washington	L 54–69

WNIT Tournament results

The Mean Green have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament three times. Their record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2001	First Round	Oklahoma State	L 79–67
2002	First Round	Washington	L 82–61
2022	First Round	Tulsa	L 75–62

WBI results

The Mean Green have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once. Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	UT-Rio Grande Valley Utah State North Alabama Appalachian State	W 56–42 W 56–54 W 56–53 L 76–59

Broadcasts

North Texas games are broadcast on the radio by the Mean Green Sports Network, part of the Learfield family. While games were previously on 88.1 KNTU, broadcasts are now streamed only on The Varsity Network app. Zac Babb handles play-by-play duties, while Michelle Brooks serves as a color commentator for home games and select road contests.

Television broadcasts are carried by ESPN+, ESPN3, and C-USA TV.

References

"UNT Colors". Retrieved March 24, 2016.
"Records book" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
@ZacBabb (25 January 2021). "Took North Texas from a 2–25 record in 1984 to 20–10 and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1986. Remains the only a…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Official website

v t e North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
Venues	UNT Coliseum (1976–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e American Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of North Texas
Located in: Denton, Texas
Academics	College of Arts & Sciences American Literary Review College of Business College of Education College of Engineering College of Information College of Merchandising, Hospitality & Tourism College of Music College of Public Affairs & Community Service College of Visual Arts & Design Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism Honors College Libraries Press Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science (TAMS) Toulouse Graduate School
Athletics	Teams Football Men's Basketball Women's basketball Facilities Fouts Field Ken Bahnsen Gym Mean Green Village DATCU Stadium Lovelace Stadium Mean Green Soccer Stadium North Texas Volleyball Center UNT Coliseum "The Super Pit"
Campus	Hurley Administration Building Library Mall Murchison Performing Arts Center Rafes Urban Astronomy Center Discovery Park
Student life	Denton, Texas Fry Street Green Brigade Marching Band KNTU-FM List of University of North Texas alumni North Texas Daily NTTV One O'Clock Lab Band Two O'Clock Lab Band UNT Symphony Orchestra
Traditions	Glory to the Green and White History of UNT North Texas Fight Song
Founded: 1890 Commons

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