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Dave Campbell's Talking Point : UNT Mean Green

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UNT Track: Steven White's 400 meter run (from You Tube)

Not as good as the TV footage.......but it's all there is right now:
 

 

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UNT signs top JUCO Player Janis Petersen

 
UNT head coach Mike Petersen said a few weeks ago that he was on the verge of signing a top prospect who could make an immediate impact on the program.
Petersen confirmed today that player is Janis Peterson.
 
The 2011 California Junior College Co-Player of the Year is in the process of finishing her two-year degree and will enroll at UNT this summer.
 
Peterson originally signed with San Jose State but did not qualify academically.
 
 
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Former UNT Chancellor Al Hurley passes

 
Alfred Hurley, UNTs 12th president and first full-time chancellor, died Saturday of Alzheimers Disease. He was 84.

Hurley first came to UNT as a vice president for administrative affairs in 1980. Two years later, he became president and chancellor. He would remain in both positions for 18 years and was chancellor for two more years after that. His tenures in both positions are the longest in UNTs history.

The UNT family has experienced a profound loss, said current president Lane Rawlins in a press release. I know from many who worked with Dr. Hurley and from my own interactions with him that he believed passionately in UNT and cared deeply for its people. A former regent once said of him, Al lives and breathes the university.

Hurley will be remembered for overseeing the name change to UNT from North Texas State University in 1988 and establishing the TAMS program for high-achieving high school students in 1987.

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North Texas Hoops signs former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines

DENTON, Texas North Texas head basketball coach Tony Benford has announced the signing of former Cincinnati center Kelvin Gaines to a scholarship.

The Ocala, Fla., native played in 39 games for the Bearcats over the last two years after taking a redshirt in 2010-11. Gaines will graduate from Cincinnati this summer, and is expected to be immediately eligible to play his final two seasons at North Texas.

"We are tremendously excited to have Kelvin Gaines joining the Mean Green family," Benford said. "He brings a great deal of character, athleticism and toughness to our program. Kelvin comes from a great program in Cincinnati, which has put him through three years of Big East competition. He's been to the NCAA Tournament, he understands how to work, and he can protect the rim for us. We have great shooters and great balance in our program right now, and Kelvin will really help us shore up the paint."

Standing 6 feet 10 inches tall, Gaines has been a potent defensive asset for the Bearcats. He tallied 39 blocks in just 276 career minutes for UC. As a redshirt freshman in 2011-12, Gaines ranked third on the team with 23 blocks, and he tallied 17 more last season.

With the offseason additions of Gaines and George Mason transfer Vertrail Vaughns, the Mean Green will have two graduates in its locker room for 2013-14.

"In my 20-plus years of coaching, I've never seen a kid that got his degree in three years and still has two years to play. That shows me that Kelvin has a great head on his shoulders and will be a tremendous mentor for our younger players."

Gaines' resume also includes international experience, as he toured Belgium, Germany and London as part of the Global Sports Academy team in 2011. He played a total of five games against international competition two contests in Brussells, Belgium; and one each in Cologne, Germany; Dusseldorf, Germany; and Antwerp, Belgium and averaged seven points and nine rebounds during the trip.

As a senior in 2009-10, Gaines transferred to Arlington Country Day in Jacksonville, Fla., where he led the Apaches to the FHSAA Class 2A finals and a record of 21-6. He ultimately chose Cincinnati over offers from UCONN, Georgia, Memphis, Oklahoma, and Miami (Fla.).

As a junior, Gaines averaged 10.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 6.2 blocks per game in 2008-09 playing for Heat Academy in Martinsville, Va. The Heat finished the season with a record of 50-8 and was ranked as high as No. 12 in the national prep school polls.

North Texas Basketball 2013-14 Recruiting Class
Kelvin Gaines 6-10, 227, Jr., C, Ocala, Fla. (Cincinnati)
Vertrail Vaughns 6-2, 184, Sr., G, Mesquite, Texas (George Mason)
Colin Voss 6-7, 240, Jr., F, Grand Rapids, Mich. (Northern Oklahoma)
Armani Flannigan 6-8, 200, Jr., F, Rockford, Ill. (Central Wyoming State)
Tony Nunn 6-9, F/C, Salisbury, N.C. (Oldsmar Christian)
Josh Friar 6-8, F, Houston, Texas (Kingwood HS)
Greg Wesley 6-7, F, Arlington, Texas (Seguin HS)
 
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