North Texas

Official Name: 
University of North Texas
Nickname: 
Eagles
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 311397
Denton, TX 76203-1397

Website: 
www.meangreensports.com
Telephone: 
(940) 565-2476
Fax: 
(940) 565-3671
Enrollment: 
30,300
Arena: 

The Super Pit
Capacity: 10,032
Year Opened: 1973

School Colors: 
Green and White
Conference: 

Sun Belt (since 2001)/West Division
Former Member of Missouri Valley (1958-75), Southland (1983-96) and Big West (1997-2000)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1988, 2007, and 2010
0-3 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1938 and 1943
5-2 record (.714)
Finished 3rd in 1943

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

H.G. Shands (22 years from 1936-59 when school was classified as a small college most of that span, 223-257 record, .465)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Kenneth Lyons (2,291 points from 1980-83)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ken Williams (1,095 from 1975-78)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Kenneth Lyons (47 points as senior vs. Louisiana Tech on 3/10/83 in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Lamar)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Kenneth Lyons* (47 vs. Louisiana Tech in Southland Conference Tournament quarterfinals at Lamar)
March 10, 1983 (senior/24.3 ppg)
*Southland Conference Tournament record.

1

2

Total

North Texas State

43

44

87

Louisiana Tech

30

43

73

North Texas State

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lewis

3-4

3-4

9

Lyons

16-23

15-19

47

Horrocks

4-7

3-7

11

Nealy

3-7

0-0

6

Hicks

0-4

3-4

3

Macalik

0-2

1-2

1

McDade

0-1

0-1

0

Gales

3-4

0-0

6

Smith

1-2

2-2

4

Dupree

0-0

0-0

0

Johnson

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

30-51

27-39

87

Percentages

.588

.692

Louisiana Tech

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Davis

7-11

2-2

16

Bailey

6-12

3-4

15

Smith

0-5

1-3

1

Malone

3-11

0-2

6

Simmons

5-15

3-3

13

Spivey

7-9

2-2

16

Dawson

2-5

0-0

4

Harris

0-0

0-2

0

Robertson

1-6

0-2

2

Totals

31-74

11-20

73

Percentages

.419

.550
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

James W. St. Clair

8

1915-20, 22-24

61-21

.744

1915

3-0

Theron J. Fouts

1

1921

5-3

.625

1921

5-3

John B. Reid

5

1925-29

79-31

.718

1926

20-5

Terence Myracle

4

1930-33

38-36

.514

1930

10-5

Jack Sisco

2

1934-35

15-27

.357

1935

8-14

Henry G. "Pete" Shands

22

1936-59

223-257

.465

1953

18-4

Charles Johnson

6

1960-65

36-114

.240

1963

10-14

Dan Spika

5

1966-70

58-69

.457

1970

18-8

Harry Miller

1

1971

10-15

.400

1971

10-15

Gene Robbins

4

1972-75

36-67

.350

1974

13-13

Bill Blakeley

8

1976-83

134-85

.612

1976

22-4

Tommy Newman

3

1984-86

24-60

.286

1986

10-18

Jimmy Gales

7

1987-93

84-118

.416

1988, 1991

17-13

Tim Jankovich

4

1994-97

53-57

.482

1996

15-13

Vic Trilli

4

1998-2001

20-87

.187

2000

7-20

Johnny Jones

10

2002-11

172-132

.566

2010

24-9