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Classy move of Johnny to allow our Bleed Green squad to practice at his TSU facilities prior to the game tonight in Houston. Should be a fun game tonight. Go Bleed Green!

The Mean Green Collective (MGC) has a primary focus on UNT basketball (both men's and women's). That said, if a donor wants to direct resources to other sports, we 100% will make that happen. Ernie Kuehne, Curtis Clinesmith and I are UNT alums who run the MGC and 100% of every dollar we receive goes to the players except for online banking transaction fees which allow our fans to donate simply and securely. We 100% self-fund the administration of this Collective and have 0% overhead. The other collective is Light the Tower, which was originally started by RV and is now being run by a group called TheLinkU. Light the Tower does primarily football but also other sports for UNT. I believe they are being run by University of Houston graduates and to my understanding they charge 20% of every dollar donated to their administration. Light the Tower or TheLinkU represents in some capacity the following schools: University of Houston, College of Charleston, Florida Atlantic, Texas State, UCLA, and South Alabama. TheLinkU appears to be an NIL aggregator and the more schools they can add to their group the more potential money they can make. I have not seen any aggregate numbers in terms of specific dollars raised for UNT players through this organization. We started the MGC back in Oct of last year and we were able to raise $225K in both large and small donations which had not been done at UNT before. We have distributed $200K of those funds as of today. We are proud of that, and we appreciate every donor who has and continues to support the MGC. As Ross Hodge shared with us just a couple of weeks ago, we would not have landed the new class of players without the MGC funding that was provided. That said, despite all the recent success UNT has had in basketball, it has still proven difficult to raise money in this NIL/Portal environment. The funny thing is, we run an NIL, and we really don't like the NIL system and what it is doing to college athletics. What was supposed to be a way to support the players and their families has become a pay-for-play scheme that the richest schools primarily benefit from. Despite our fundraising efforts, we could not compete with players receiving 600K, 400K, 150K... I don't blame them for taking that kind of life-changing money and I wish them well. The program will move forward and continue. I think Ross Hodge is a good coach and I am excited to see the new team he is building. Jason Burton is a big-time coach for women's basketball, and we expect him to do some remarkable things very quickly. Our efforts did, however, help us land an extremely competitive replacement group that some prognosticators believe could better position us in the coming season. So, the money we raised and provided for the players was not for naught. The NIL landscape has changed quite a bit since we started this, and I expect it will continue to evolve. Thanks to everyone who has and continues to support us and GMG!

2023-24 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Temira Poindexter, F, Tulsa DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Danae McNeal, G, East Carolina FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Vittoria Blasigh, G, South Florida COACH OF THE YEAR Jason Burton, North Texas MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Delanie Crawford, G, Tulsa SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR Dyani Robinson, G, North Texas NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR DesiRay Kernal, F, North Texas Romi Levy, F, South Florida AMBASSADOR AWARD Chantae Embry, F, SMU ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Dazia Lawrence, G, Charlotte Danae McNeal, G, East Carolina* DesiRay Kernal, F, North Texas Tommisha Lampkin, F, North Texas Temira Poindexter, F, Tulsa* ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Madison Griggs, G, Memphis Romi Levy, F, South Florida Tiara Young, G, SMU Tiarra East, G, Temple Delanie Crawford, G, Tulsa ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM Denim DeShields, G, UAB Mia Moore, G, UAB Malia Fisher, F, Rice Aleah Nelson, G, Temple Daniela Abies, F, Wichita State ALL-NEWCOMER TEAM Mia Moore, G, UAB Tatyana Wyche, F, East Carolina Alasia Smith, F, Memphis DesiRay Kernal, F, North Texas* Romi Levy, F, South Florida * denotes unanimous selection

Thank you, good question and we very much appreciate your donation and support @Hunter Green. The Mean Green Collective focuses on men's and women's basketball. My understanding is the other collective is for football. Our collective is very lean by design and is 100% self-funding our administration. While other collectives charge up to 20% or more for admin costs, we are doing our best to get as much money to the players as possible. Our Collective is run by UNT alumni and fans who truly bleed green, we are not doing this to make money. To the many others on here who have supported our cause like @Hunter Green we can't thank you enough. Your support is making a difference in the lives of these student athletes. GMG!

We are all so very proud tonight of our Mean Green ladies and their outstanding win to secure a coveted inaugural AAC Championship! Also, a huge shout out to Coach Jason Burton and his assistants who did a fantastic job coaching this team! Credit to AD Jared Mosley and his staff as well as they have provided a great support structure for this program. The future is so very bright! I am also proud of what we have been able to accomplish in about 5 whirlwind months with the Mean Green Collective. We have been able to donate $191K (cash not pledges) to both the men's and women's programs. We could not have done this without the support of so many of you and we appreciate every donor that stepped up to help us. 🙏 The future is extremely bright for Mean Green Basketball and we want to help support the teams in reaching their full potential both on and off the court. The road ahead does not get any easier for us as we will have other teams coming after our players and we need to raise more money to keep them here as well as attract others. If you would like to be a part, we could use your help. Please join us at MeanGreenCollective.com. Thank you again for your support and GO MEAN GREEN!

Congrats to long time UNT supporter and fan Rick McKinney (BBA '90) on his retirement after 30-years of public service with the Fort Worth fire department. Thank you Rick for your many contributions UNT athletics and the community. Go Mean Green!

Yeah they will be at the game and will sign autographs and pics -- will be announced and recognized at halftime.

The Mean Green Collective is sponsoring a Mean Green Women’s basketball Meet and Greet on February 15, 2024, prior to and during the men’s game at 7pm against the Memphis Tigers at the Super Pit. The team will be available for autographs and photos throughout the game and will be recognized for their achievements at halftime of the game. The team will remain at the game for its duration and will mix and mingle with the fans. This event is free to the public and we encourage you to join us in celebrating an extraordinarily successful season thus far. You can support the players through our collective at http://www.meangreencollective.com. Go Mean Green!

Done.

Just a fantastic win down two starters. Proud of this team! Go Mean Green! https://donorbox.org/mean-green-collective