2020–21 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team

The 2020–21 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Jalie Mitchell, and played their home games at the UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas as a member of Conference USA.[1][2]

2020–21 North Texas Mean Green women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record13-7 (10-4 CUSA)
Head coach
  • Jalie Mitchell (6th season)
Associate head coachJamie Carey
Assistant coaches
  • Durmon Jennings
  • Kelby Jones
Home arenaUNT Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Middle Tennessee 12 4   .750 17 8   .680
Charlotte 9 5   .643 10 12   .455
FIU 8 8   .500 15 13   .536
Florida Atlantic 8 8   .500 11 11   .500
Old Dominion 7 9   .438 13 11   .542
Marshall 7 9   .438 8 11   .421
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 7 16   .304
West
Rice 12 2   .857 23 4   .852
UTEP 13 5   .722 17 8   .680
North Texas 10 4   .714 13 7   .650
Louisiana Tech 8 8   .500 14 10   .583
Southern Miss 5 11   .313 7 12   .368
UAB 3 11   .214 10 13   .435
UTSA 0 14   .000 2 18   .100
2021 C-USA tournament winner
As of March 13, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
Tarleton State W 87–71  1–0
UNT Coliseum (1,038)
Denton, TX
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Texas L 69–106  1–1
Frank Erwin Center (995)
Austin, TX
December 4, 2020*
6:00 p.m.
at Louisiana W 83–74  2–1
Cajundome (141)
Lafayette, LA
December 19, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Prairie View A&M
South Padre Island Classic
Canceled [a][3][4] South Padre Island Convention Centre 
South Padre Island, TX
December 18, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
December 19, 2020
*
3:00 p.m. [a][3][4]
vs. UT Arlington
South Padre Island Classic
W 74–56  3–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre
South Padre Island, TX
 
UTRGV Fieldhouse
Edinburg, TX [a][3][4]
December 22, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State L 68–82  3–2
UNT Coliseum (961)
Denton, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at UAB W 74–70  4–2
(1–0)
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at UAB W 79–70  5–2
(2–0)
Bartow Arena (241)
Birmingham, AL
January 8, 2021
6:30 p.m.
UTSA W 85–78  6–2
(3–0)
UNT Coliseum (812)
Denton, TX
January 9, 2021
3:30 p.m.
UTSA W 76–52  7–2
(4–0)
UNT Coliseum (864)
Denton, TX
January 15, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 67–59  8–2
(5–0)
Don Haskins Center (282)
El Paso, TX
January 16, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 52–62  8–3
(5–1)
Don Haskins Center (261)
El Paso, TX
January 22, 2021
5:00 p.m.
Old Dominion Postponed [b][5] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Old Dominion Postponed [b][5] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 28, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Rice Postponed [b][6] UNT Coliseum 
Denton, TX
January 30, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Rice Postponed [b][6] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 5, 2021
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 55–60  8–4
(5–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech W 63–58  9–4
(6–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 12, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Southern Miss W 76–55  10–4
(7–2)
UNT Coliseum (865)
Denton, TX
February 13, 2021
3:30 p.m.
Southern Miss W 72–64  11–4
(8–2)
UNT Coliseum (843)
Denton, TX
February 20, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky Postponed [c][7] E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 21, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky Postponed [c][7] E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
February 26, 2021
6:30 p.m.
Marshall W 52–51  12–4
(9–2)
UNT Coliseum (787)
Denton, TX
February 27, 2021
3:30 p.m.
Marshall L 55–56  12–5
(9–3)
UNT Coliseum (843)
Denton, TX
March 4, 2021[8]
7:00 p.m.
Rice L 58–64  12–6
(9–4)
UNT Coliseum (839)
Denton, TX
March 6, 2021[8]
4:00 p.m.
at Rice W 75–66  13–6
(10–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
CUSA Tournament
March 10, 2021
11:30 a.m.
(3W) vs. (6E) Old Dominion
Second Round
L 66–71  13–7
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c During game against UT Arlington on December 18, 2020, it was determine that the court at the South Padre Island Convention Centre was unsafe, the game was postponed to the following day, which resulted the Prairie View A&M game to be canceled. The UT Arlington game was moved to the UTRGV Fieldhouse to finish the game.
  2. ^ a b c d Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  3. ^ a b Game was postponed due to weather concerns.

References

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  1. ^ "WBB Completes Nonconference Schedule". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. October 2, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "C-USA Announces Basketball Schedules". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. October 26, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "UNT And UTA To Resume Play At UTRGV Saturday". University of North Texas Department of Athletics. December 18, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Atwell, Amanda (December 18, 2020). "South Padre Island Classic games postponed due to unplayable conditions". KGBT-TV. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UNT Men's, Women's Basketball Games vs Old Dominion Postponed Due to COVID-19". KXAS-TV. January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Vito, Brett (January 25, 2021). "UUNT women's basketball team looking for game after Rice series postponed". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Vito, Brett (February 19, 2021). "North Texas-Western Kentucky basketball series postponed indefinitely". Denton Record-Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "C-USA Announces Rescheduled Women's Basketball Games". Conference USA. February 10, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.