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  1. Brooks "Bubba" Jennings, who has served in various capacities under Bob Knight, Pat Knight and Billy Gillispie, will begin his 12th year as a part of Texas Tech basketball staff under head coach Chris Walker. Jennings was one of the most decorated players in Texas Tech history, winning the coveted Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award as the nation's most outstanding collegiate basketball player under six-feet tall following his senior season. He started every game he ever played in at Texas Tech (117). An honorable mention All-America and Academic All-America selection in 1985, Jennings led Texas Tech to the Southwest Conference championship en route to begin named SWC Player of the Year, SWC Athlete of the Year, and Texas Tech Basketball MVP. Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks, Bubba went on to play professional basketball in Europe for the London Docklands Crystal Palace. Upon graduation, Jennings truly left his mark on the Texas Tech record book. He left Texas Tech as the school's second all-time leading scorer and currently ranks ninth on the list. He led the Red Raiders in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior, but also twice led the squad in assists and steals. He currently still ranks in the Top 10 in nine statistical categories at Texas Tech. After graduating with his degree in physical education in 1985, Bubba joined Coach Myers' staff as a graduate assistant before moving to New Mexico to begin his own high school coaching career. During his nine years at Artesia High School in Artesia, New Mexico, his teams garnered two state titles in basketball as well as a state championship in golf. Jennings continued his coaching career in Lubbock, where he led Coronado High School to back-to-back district and bi-district championships. He was also recognized for his coaching efforts as city coach of the year and District 3-5A Coach of the Year. Originally from Clovis, New Mexico, Jennings not only played on a New Mexico State Championship team (AAAA), but he was also selected to the Class 4A All-State Team in 1979 and was named New Mexico Basketball Player of the Year in 1980. Selected as a high school All-America and Academic All-America by the NHSCAA in 1980, Jennings set New Mexico state records for the most points in a game (75) and the most points in a season. He was inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame in 1980. Bubba's wife, Jackie, grew up in Arlington and is also a Texas Tech graduate. She recently established her own Lubbock business, "The Mud Room." Bubba and Jackie have three children, Cooper (23), Kadie (20), and Brooks III (15). read more: http://www.texastech.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jennings_bubba00.html
  2. Bart Lundy turned down one opportunity to become a head coach again this offseason to stay with longtime friend Tony Benford at North Texas. The second chance Lundy received was far too tempting for him and his family to pass up. Lundy confirmed Monday night that he will be named the head coach at Queens, a Division II school in Charlotte, N.C., this week. Lundy launched his career as a head coach at Queens in 1998 and posted a 115-41 record in five seasons before jumping to Division I High Point. Lundy has four children ages 8 to 16 who live part time in High Point, N.C., which is just over an hour’s drive from Charlotte. Lundy turned down a chance to become the head coach at Clayton State in Morrow, Ga., just a few weeks ago. “It had to be the right fit,” Lundy said. “I was less concerned about coaching in Division I or Division II than I was in getting closer to my boys. I worked for the president and the athletic director at Queens.” Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20130701-men-s-basketball-lundy-to-leave-unt-to-become-head-coach.ece
  3. CHICAGO North Texas power forward Tony Mitchell expected the grilling over his underwhelming sophomore season. But of all the tough interviews he faced this week at the NBA draft combine, his short time with the Pistons on Thursday night left an indelible memory. That was probably one of my toughest interviews, actually, Mitchell said Friday afternoon. They got after me early, early. But I respect Joe Dumars and all those guys. It was an informative and great interview. What was so tough? They asked questions constantly, he said while snapping his fingers for emphasis. I had to give an answer and be honest with them. It was a great interview, though. Read More: http://www.freep.com/article/20130518/SPORTS03/305180054/tony-mitchell-NBA-draft-combine-detroit-pistons
  4. I checked in yesterday with the UNT men’s basketball team’s staff and then caught up with a university spokesman today. Baring a huge surprise, UNT will stand pat with its recruiting class as the signing period comes to an end today. UNT was really hoping that Zach Peters would sign and provide the team another option and some experience in the post. That plan fell through when the 6-foot-9 forward committed to Arizona. As I mentioned yesterday, there are still options out there for UNT. There are high school players who could be added late like Kedrick Hogans was in August several years ago. There are also several transfers sitting out there on the market. UNT has already picked up one transfer in Vertrail Vaughns, a George Mason transfer guard, who Tony Benford and the rest of the staff are really excited about. So what does UNT have as we hit the end of the signing period? Here’s a look: Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2013/05/looks-like-the-unt-men-will-stand-pat-for-now-with-recruiting-class.html/
  5. The following is a recap from North Texas Head Coach Tony Benford’s speech at the UNT Coaches Caravan stop held at the Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas, Texas on May 7th, 2013. After an introduction from UNT Athletic Director Rick Villarreal: Benford said that he appreciated “Coach V’s” support but after a long meeting today he told RV, I’m a big guy – of course I need to drop some pounds and I’m working on that (audience laughter) – but no, what I said was coach, I can take care of myself -I’m a big boy and I’ve been doing this a long time and I know what it takes to win and what I have to do to get this program to the level that we aspire to be at. He personally thanked Ernie Kuehne (called him the Godfather of North Texas basketball) and Julie (wife of David) Anderson from Texas Capital Bank who helped to set up the event to the applause of the crowd. He said he appreciated everyone's support and would do his very best to build a program they could be proud of. On the new Ernie Kuehne practice facility: The facility is phenomenal, what Mr. Kuhne and others have done for us is unbelievable from a recruiting standpoint. We have a building that we can sell. The one thing I tell recruits all the time is we are going to invest in them, not only as a person but also on the court in terms of their game. With the new practice facility – there’s no excuses. With the facilities we have and the new Jumbotron and some other things that we’re doing there are no excuses. We have a phenomenal institution – we just have to get the word out and we’re doing that. read more:
  6. Taking into account the signings thusfar (Voss, Armani, Vaughns) who we lost and who we have coming back and the new conference do you see the record better or worse in 2013-14?
  7. Every aspect of Niko Stojiljkovic’s college basketball story has been unconventional. So it stood to reason that his last hurrah in a home game at North Texas would be a little different as well. Stojiljkovic took his turn walking to center court on senior night at the Super Pit last week, but the former member of the French national team wasn’t met by his parents or his girlfriend like his teammates. Stojiljkovic was met by head coach Tony Benford and everyone else on UNT’s bench who crowded in for a senior night picture that commemorated the end of his unique journey, one Stojiljkovic didn’t want to make a few years ago. Stojiljkovic wrestled with the decision of whether to turn professional or come to the U.S. to play college basketball before electing to sign with San Francisco back in 2009. Four years, four coaches and three colleges later, Stojiljkovic is still trying to fully capitalize on his potential and is down to his last chance in the Sun Belt Conference tournament, which will begin Friday when UNT faces Louisiana-Lafayette in an opening-round game. That’s perfectly fine with the lanky 6-foot-9-inch forward with an inside-outside game and a pass-first mentality. For Stojiljkovic, the journey — one that left him alone when it comes to family for events like senior night — has been worth it, even though it didn’t turn out as he expected. Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20130306-mens-basketball-french-connection.ece This post has been promoted to an article
  8. Other area athletes who will compete at the Division-I level include Brownwood place-kicker Matt McCrane (Kansas State), Comanche distance runner Maci Schulte (Texas Tech) and Albany softball player Kelli Schkade (Missouri). Early’s Aubrey Horton (girls basketball) was undecided at press time, but could eventually choose the University of North Texas. Read more: http://www.reporternews.com/news/2013/feb/07/mundays-paul-signs-with-tech-stephenvilles-jones/
  9. Just when you thought it couldnt get any worse for the UNT men, it has in fact gotten worse. Alzee Williams went down with at least a sprained right knee late in UNTs loss to FIU on Thursday. Tony Benford confirmed that Williams will be out today. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2013/01/unt-loses-another-player.html/
  10. 3. Who wins the matchup between Doug McDermott and Tony Mitchell? One is college basketball's leading returning scorer and a popular national player of the year candidate. The other is one of the best defenders and rebounders in the sport and a potential lottery pick in next year's NBA Draft. Creighton's Doug McDermott and North Texas' Tony Mitchell meet Friday at 8 p.m. EST in Omaha in an under-the-radar matchup that should be one of the most intriguing of opening weekend. Creighton returns four starters and a handful of key reserves from a team that won the Valley tournament and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament last season. North Texas has Mitchell, promising sophomore point guard Chris Jones and high-scoring perimeter shooter Jordan Williams, more than enough talent to win the Sun Belt and pull some surprises too. Read more: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/watch-opening-weekend-three-games-ships-kentucky-freshmen-173649775--ncaab.html
  11. UNT picked up a commitment from Kingwood power forward Joshua Friar over the weekend. I’ve been working on digging up some information on him since and got a hold of Kingwood head coach Royce Huseman today. I’m still waiting on a call back from Friar that I expect to come in the next day or so. When I hear back, I’ll have a story for the paper. Friar is an interesting story, mainly because he has never played a varsity game. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/
  12. No. 1: Tony Mitchell (North Texas)- Another mid-major superstar that spurned the NBA Draft to return to school. Mitchell, who stands at 6-foot-8, averaged 14.7 points and 10.3 rebounds last season as a freshman. For those who are not familiar with Mitchell, you probably should be, as the sophomore forward has the ability to be a top-10 draft pick next June. Looking ahead to 2012-13, Mitchell should be the preseason favorite to win the Sun Belt Player of the Year, while the Mean Green could be a scary mid-major threat come March. You won’t have to wait until March however, to know Mitchell’s name, as expectations are through the roof. Read more: http://www.rantsports.com/arenapulse/2012/08/28/rant-sports-ncaab-season-preview-top-10-breakout-candidates-non-bcs/
  13. Tony Mitchell, 6-foot-8, sophomore, North Texas The former Missouri Tiger recruit only played the second half of his freshman season at North Texas after gaining his eligibility and, while he finished with solid numbers, the camp was a great stage to perform on to build his burgeoning reputation. Although aspects of his game are a work in progress, Mitchell has Dennis Rodman-like rebounding instincts and athleticism. When four or five sets of hands go up for a rebound, his go up a lot higher. He has a great nose for the ball. In addition, Mitchell shoots the ball reasonably well from the outside, although he needs to continue to improve his ballhandling on the perimeter to get ready for the NBA or he'll be relegated to tweener status. As it stands, Mitchell will be the dominant player in the Sun Belt Conference and capable of taking a talented Mean Green team a couple of rounds in the NCAA tournament. He may have helped himself more with NBA scouts than anyone at the camp. Read more: http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/blog/_/name/ncbexperts/id/8288437/how-college-stars-fared-lebron-james-skills-academy-ncb
  14. After averaging 14.7 ppg and 10.3 rpg as a freshman last season, North Texas' Tony Mitchell flirted with entering the 2012 draft before announcing he would return for another year with the Mean Green. The 6-foot-8, 235-lb forward is projected as a potential first-round pick in 2013. However, after an eye-opening display of skill and athleticism at the recent LeBron James Skills Academy in July, Mitchell could be on the fast track to the NBA Draft lottery. As one scout notes in a recent a recent blog entry by ESPN's Chad Ford, Mitchell would be in line to be one first few picks in 2013 if not for the fact that he plays in the Sun Belt Conference compared to school's with greater exposure. Still, Mitchell is turning heads and making a name for himself, and for all the right reasons: read more:http://www.examiner.com/article/north-texas-tony-mitchell-a-possible-top-five-pick-2013
  15. T.J. Taylor, who won third-team junior college All-America honors last season for Paris Junior College, will take his talents this fall to the University of North Texas at Denton. He announced Tuesday on his Twitter account that he will be play basketball for the Eagles. “I Terrance Taylor will be taking my talents to the University Of North Texas for my last 3 years of college basketball,” Taylor wrote. About 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, he added on Facebook: “North Texas Mean Green … Triple Blessed. Thank you Lord.” The 6-4 Taylor, who played high school basketball in Denison and was the MVP of the 2010 Texas High School Coaches All-Star Game, played with PJC last season after transferring from Oklahoma University. Even before his first game for Paris, he signed a letter-of-intent to play at Marquette, which is in Milwaukee, Wis. Taylor enrolled at the school this summer, but was granted a release and left the school in July. Tony Benford, who recruited Taylor for Marquette, is the new head basketball coach at North Texas, and he convinced Taylor to follow him to Denton. Taylor will have three years of eligibility remaining. Taylor averaged 14.1 points and 2.9 assists a game last season while leading them to the regular-season title of Region 14, a conference of 14 junior colleges in the eastern half of the state. “There is no question that if T.J. plays up to his potential, he can help them,” said Mike Kunstadt, the publisher of TexasHoops.com, a website that covers high school basketball and recruiting in the state. Read more: http://www.eparisextra.com/sports/2012/08/01/former-pjc-basketball-star-t-j-taylor-signs-with-university-of-north-texas/
  16. UNT’s push to build a basketball practice facility appears to be picking up some steam. I mentioned a while back that the project is one of a few the UNT athletic department has a committee formed to look into. Uber booster Ernie Kuehne is on the committee and told me a while back that he will play a key financial role in the project. UNT has looked into what the best locations are for a practice facility. The committee considered the gym across from the Super Pit that is now used extensively by the university for physical education classes, both in the gym and in the classrooms that are also located in the facility. The logistics of putting a practice facility in that location didn’t make sense, so the committee has now moved on and has settled on a vacant gym on the old Liberty Christian High School campus that is now a part of the Mean Green Village. UNT converted one of the gyms in that facility into the Mean Green Volleyball Center. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/08/basketball-practice-facility-tidbits.html/
  17. North Texas added one final piece to what is expected to be among the best teams in school history Tuesday when T.J. Taylor made Denton the next stop in what has been his long and winding road in college basketball. The former Denison standout began his career at Oklahoma, played one season at Paris Junior College and spent a few weeks at Marquette this summer before returning home. New UNT head coach Tony Benford recruited Taylor at Marquette and convinced him to follow him to Denton. Taylor, a 6-foot-4 guard, announced his decision on his Twitter account Tuesday afternoon in a message that mirrored what LeBron James said when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers to join the Miami Heat. “I Terrance Taylor will be taking my talents to the University Of North Texas for my last 3 years of college basketball,” Taylor wrote. UNT can only hope Taylor’s stay in Denton will unfold in a similar fashion to James’ tenure in Miami, which won the NBA title this spring. This much is certain, Taylor will be another highly regarded addition. Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120731-men-s-basketball-unt-adds-former-denison-standout.ece
  18. I checked in with a few different people to see where T.J. Taylor, the former Oklahoma/Marquette guard, stands in terms of deciding where to continue his college career. Shelli Taylor, T.J.’s mother, said that he was not in town and didn’t give me much more than that. There is a sense from talking to other people close to the situation that Taylor will land somewhere in the next few days, and that UNT makes more sense than anywhere else. Taylor needs and wants to stay close to his home in Denison. UNT fits that need perfectly. It also doesn’t hurt that new UNT head coach Tony Benford recruited Taylor when he was at Marquette. I have mentioned this before, but Taylor would be a perfect fit at UNT, which could use another perimeter shooter to go along with Brandan Walton. UNT would like to see Jordan Williams take more of his shots inside the 3-point arc, Chris Jones and P.J. Hardwick are going to be handling the ball a lot and Clarke Overlander might not be quite ready to be on the floor for 20 minutes a game. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/07/tuesday-morning-t-j-taylor-update.html/
  19. Not a bad group to be mentioned with! NORTH TEXAS - Middle Tennessee showed last season that the Sun Belt has talent as it ran through its non-conference slate before being upset in the conference tournament.The Mean Green are going to be favorites in the SBC next season primarily due to their star forward and former top 100 recruit, Tony Mitchell. North Texas finished just one game short of the Big Dance last season. New head coach Tony Benford will have the task of leading North Texas and his star sophomore to the NCAA Tournament before the program joins the Conference USA. Read more: http://www.foxnews.c.../#ixzz21Vl6B4fz This post has been promoted to an article
  20. Taylor, 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds, was entering his first season at Marquette and had three seasons of eligibility remaining. He averaged 14.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists last season to help Paris to a 23-7 record. He was a third-team All-American pick who signed with Marquette in November. Williams said at the time: "History has proven that the guys we have signed with three years of eligibility remaining have been really good for us, and I have great belief that T.J. will be next in that line. "Similar to the guys in the past we have signed with three years left, T.J. fits into what we do with our perimeter players. He is a switchable and has the versatility we rely on from those guys on both ends of the floor." A Marquette source said Wednesday that Taylor, a native of Denison, Texas, was homesick. The source noted there were posts on Taylor's Twitter account referring to personal issues back home. In addition, Tony Benford no longer is on the Marquette staff. Benford, who was the primary recruiter for Taylor, was named head coach at North Texas in April. Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/sports/goldeneagles/mu-recruit-taylor-makes-quick-exit-ju663a7-162979126.html
  21. North Texas standout Tony Mitchell tuned up for his freshman season by playing in the FIBA U-19 World Championships a year ago. Arthur Casimiro, one of the players he faced during the tournament, decided to follow the path Mitchell blazed to Denton on Wednesday. The 6-10 center committed to UNT after visiting the school. He will play the upcoming season at San Bernardino (Calif.) Community College and then have two seasons of eligibility remaining. Casimiro is a member of the Brazilian national team. Oral commitments are non-binding. The first day recruits in the class of 2013 can sign national letters of intent is Nov. 14, the first day of the early-signing period. “I looked at the program and really liked it,” Casimiro said Wednesday. “I really liked it.” Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120711-men-s-basketball-unt-gets-commitment-from-6-10-brazilian-center.ece
  22. I was a little short with the information on Arthur Casimiro this afternoon. I was on the way back home from vacation and posted what I could with my I-phone. I had a chance to catch up with Casimiro and his new junior college coach at San Bernardino Valley Quincy Brewer and have a little better perspective on UNT’s latest commitment to pass along now. Brewer compared Casimiro’s game to Pau Gasol’s. Don’t get me wrong. He’s not Pau Gasol, but he’s left-handed, has a good hook shot and can shoot the short jumper. Casimiro spent a short time at Southern Idaho before transferring to San Bernardino, his second JC. Read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/07/additional-info-and-thoughts-on-arthur-casimiro.html/
  23. Tony Mitchell already had one snapshot of himself and LeBron James from the last time he attended the Miami Heat forward’s summer skills academy a few years ago while in high school. The North Texas sophomore picked up another shot last week, after his initial appearance at the LeBron James Skill Academy as a college player. All indications are his performance the second time around ensured he gained a lot more than a memento, including momentum heading into his sophomore season and the 2013 NBA Draft. Mitchell was universally praised for his performance at the event that concluded Monday in Las Vegas, where the 6-8 forward came away with the feeling that he accomplished what he had hoped to all along. “It went well,” Mitchell said Tuesday after returning to UNT. “Everyone was playing hard and competing. I played against top competition, and I think I played alright. I thought I did well working with the coaches.” Mitchell earned his invitation to James’ camp through his performance in the Amare Stoudemire Skill Academy earlier this summer that featured the top 14 post players in college basketball. Read more: http://www.dentonrc.com/sports/colleges/north-texas-headlines/20120710-men-s-basketball-mitchell-receives-praise-at-lebrons-camp.ece
  24. read more: http://meangreenblog.dentonrc.com/2012/07/heres-some-more-info-on.html/
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