List of North Texas Mean Green men's basketball head coaches

Last updated November 04, 2023

The following is a list of North Texas Mean Green men's basketball head coaches. There have been 18 head coaches of the Mean Green in their 105-season history.^[1]

North Texas' current head coach is Ross Hodge. He was hired as the Mean Green's head coach in March 2023, replacing Grant McCasland, who left to become the head coach at Texas Tech.^[2]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1916–1920 1921–1924	James W. St. Clair	7	58–21	.734
2	1920–1921	Theron J. Fouts	1	5–3	.625
3	1924–1929	John B. Reid	5	79–31	.718
4	1929–1933	Terrance Myracle	4	38–36	.514
5	1933–1935	Jack Sisco	2	15–27	.357
6	1935–1959^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Pete Shands	22	224–258	.465
7	1959–1965	Charles Johnson	6	36–114	.240
8	1965–1970	Dan Spika	5	58–69	.457
9	1970–1971	Harry Miller	1	10–15	.400
10	1971–1975	Gene Robbins	4	36–67	.350
11	1975–1983	Bill Blakeley	8	134–85	.612
12	1983–1986	Tommy Newman	3	24–60	.286
13	1986–1993	Jimmy Gales	7	84–118	.416
14	1993–1997	Tim Jankovich	4	53–57	.482
15	1997–2001	Vic Trilli	4	20–87	.187
16	2001–2012	Johnny Jones	11	190–146	.565
17	2012–2017	Tony Benford	5	62–86	.419
18	2017–2023	Grant McCasland	6	135–65	.675
19	2023–present	Ross Hodge	0	0–0	–
Totals		19 coaches	105 seasons	1,365–1,345	.504
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source^[1]

↑ North Texas did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 season due to World War II.

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References

1 2 "2022-23 North Texas Mean Green Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). North Texas Athletics. p. 68-69. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
↑ Norlander, Matt (March 31, 2023). "Grant McCasland hired by Texas Tech: Red Raiders land Mean Green coach fresh off NIT championship". CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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[NoTeam-3] North Texas did not field a team for the 1943–44 or 1944–45 season due to World War II.

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 North Texas Mean Green Men's Basketball Media Almanac" (PDF). North Texas Athletics. p. 68-69. Retrieved March 31, 2023.

[2] Norlander, Matt (March 31, 2023). "Grant McCasland hired by Texas Tech: Red Raiders land Mean Green coach fresh off NIT championship". CBSSports.com . Retrieved March 31, 2023.

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