Zeleny' Orel

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Going into the last three games in conference, I think both teams will tie with 10-4 conference records. Predict men will lose to Marshall Saturday and split with UAB at home next weekend. Predict women will win at home against Marshall and lose both games to Rice, one at home and one on the road. Hope both teams win out, but I think it will be tough...not impossible, but tough. GMG....PROVE ME WRONG!

I tried to set this up as a poll, but was unsuccessful, so will ask as a question. If someone can set up a poll, feel free to do so. Which Mean Green basketball team will finish with the higher conference winning percentage? Men, Women, or finish tied.

She was just offered a contract extension a few weeks ago.

With a 76-55 win over Southern Miss at the Super Pit tonight, the Women's Basketball Team also moves to 7-2 in CUSA play, as did the Men's Team. Second game for Women is tomorrow at 3:30 pm at the Super Pit. GMG

Noble would have probably had even more points but was on the bench for a while with 4 fouls.

Not sure I would attend any ceremony that didn't allow walking across the stage or reading out of names. I understand the situation but just don't think it would have much meaning for me or family members. Will be interesting to see how many participate.

Tied going into the 4th quarter, but lose 60-55. Not sure how it stayed even that close since UNT shot 29% (20-69) and 14.3% from 3-pt range (4-28). Better on free throws at 73% (11-15) and rebounded fairly well. Hope we can take the next game...we are bound to shoot better. However LT didn't shoot all that well either, but they didn't try 28 three pointers either!

Do we know what type of injury he had that allowed him a medical redshirt year?

Think it was a wise move to stay and learn from Coach Bennett. However, I hope he takes out an insurance policy if case he gets an injury that would impact his chances of making the NFL. Meanwhile he can continue getting an education for after football days.

Looking forward to seeing how the spring season goes, although the CUSA tournament is the big event and we always have tough competition there. It seems like we have difficulty getting past the semis. Hopefully we will have a good team that can win the tournament and move on the the NCAA tournament.

Time will tell. Lots of injuries have hurt good teams in the past. Many talented players in this group, with some transfers who had to sit out a year. It will depend on how they jell as a team without the usual time to become a "team" with the limits on pre-season activities due to Covid-19. There is a chance it could be her best team yet.

Game on You Tube at 3:30 Saturday. Let's go to 4-0!

Then please change it to UNT Hoops with Head Coaches Grant McCasland and Jalie Mitchell

Makes you wonder if the improved GPA's that always get quoted has anything to do with this approach. I would hope that we think more of the student-athletes' future than just keeping them eligible. So few make it to the pro level. It would be interesting to see the majors of our student-athletes, but that is probably not available.

Sort of goes against preparing athletes for the future since so few make it to the NFL. Disappointing to hear.

Is this on the Conference USA network? Are the women's games on radio?

The UNT Women won their 2nd game at UAB 79-70 this afternoon. Noble led team with 23 points and Townley with 9 rebounds Strong 1st and 3rd quarters, but gave up some of the lead in 2nd and 4th quarter, but still played well enough to win back-to-back games on the road. Good start in the conference with 2 road wins! 1st q 30-19 2nd q 45-41 3rd q 65-49 Final 79-70

I couldn't find a radio broadcast but checked the stats on the CUSA website and saw that the UNT Women beat UAB 74-70. Looks like Madi Townley had a monster game: 17 Pts (Noble high with 19), 18 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists Anyone watch or listen to the game who can give some insight? Next game tomorrow at 2:00 at UAB...hope for the same result!

Interesting read from an objective outside source. Looks at if CUSA took a gamble when adding teams and never recovered. Agree?

Since most players don't make it to the NFL, I hope the academic advisors are working with them to get a major that gives them the best chance of being competitive in securing decent jobs

Do they still list the academic majors of the football players in the game program? I don't have a program handy but I don't seem to remember them doing so in the last few years, but I might be wrong. I went to the athletic graduation ceremony a few years ago and there seemed to be a lot of "Integrated Studies" majors among all athletes, not just football players. Is that a new name for "liberal arts?" Not saying it is an easy major, but noticed it was a popular one.

Agree that a player should be judged not only by the competition but the quality of his team against that competition. Let's hope he gets to prove himself in the NFL. How do players get selected for the Senior Bowl? It seems like he would have been invited and I hope this is not a bad sign for him being selected in the draft.

Water kept seeping through the floor causing two players to take serious falls (one of each team). I think they said the basketball floor was placed on top of another floor at the convention center so they moved it to UTRGV campus to finish the game the following day.

Struggled with shooting for part of the 2nd half, but came back strong to extend the lead again and get the easy win. Three players in double figures. Need to work on beating the zone which caused some problems for a while. Tough to play a game over two days....1st quarter yesterday and the rest of the game today. Tournament game against Prairie View scheduled for today cancelled due to the court condition causing the suspension of the game yesterday and completion today. Traveling all the way to South Texas to play UTA...GMG