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

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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.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11916–1920
1921–1924
James W. St. Clair 758–21.734
21920–1921 Theron J. Fouts 15–3.625
31924–1929 John B. Reid 579–31.718
41929–1933 Terrance Myracle 438–36.514
51933–1935 Jack Sisco 215–27.357
61935–1959 [lower-alpha 1] Pete Shands 22224–258.465
71959–1965 Charles Johnson 636–114.240
81965–1970 Dan Spika 558–69.457
91970–1971 Harry Miller 110–15.400
101971–1975 Gene Robbins 436–67.350
111975–1983 Bill Blakeley 8134–85.612
121983–1986 Tommy Newman 324–60.286
131986–1993 Jimmy Gales 784–118.416
141993–1997 Tim Jankovich 453–57.482
151997–2001 Vic Trilli 420–87.187
162001–2012 Johnny Jones 11190–146.565
172012–2017 Tony Benford 562–86.419
182017–2023 Grant McCasland 6135–65.675
192023–present Ross Hodge 00–0
Totals19 coaches105 seasons1,365–1,345.504
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source [1]
  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. 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.