North Texas Athletics Hall of Fame
The Mean Green's head basketball coach from 1975-76 to 1982-83, Bill Blakeley owns the second-most coaching victories in school history (134) and his career .612 winning percentage (134-85) is fourth-best in school history.
He coached the Mean Green to three consecutive 20-win seasons, from 1975-76 to 1977-78. With victories over Arizona State, Kansas State, TCU, Baylor, SMU and Texas during his eight seasons at North Texas, Blakeley also led the Mean Green into the Top 20 national rankings for the only time in school history.