The 2020–21 North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represented the University of North Texas during the

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. The team was led by fifth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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in Denton, Texas as a member of the West division of

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. In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, they finished the season 18–10, 9–5 to finish in third place in the division. They defeated

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, Louisiana Tech, and

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to win the C-USA tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the South region. There they upset No. 4-seeded

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in the first round for the school’s first ever NCAA tournament victory, before losing to No. 5-seeded Villanova in the second round.

Previous season

The Mean Green finished the 2019–20 season 20–11, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish to win the regular season championship. Before postseason play could begin, the C-USA tournament and other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

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