GAME NOTES
FRISCO — The North Texas men's basketball team begins the postseason portion of its schedule on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. CT when it faces Florida International in the first round of the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Basketball Championships presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star in Frisco.
Wednesday's first round game will be streamed live on ESPN+ and on the radio on the Mean Green Sports Radio Network on KHYI 95.3 FM and through the tuneIN app.
The Mean Green (20-1, 8-10 C-USA) are the tenth-seed in the tournament and face the seventh-seed Panthers (19-12, 10-8 C-USA) for the third time this season and a third time in the last month.
Tickets to the 2019 Conference USA Basketball Championship can be purchased at the stadium or by visiting MeanGreenPostseason.com.
ALL-CONFERENCE GUARDS
On Monday, junior Ryan Woolridge was named C-USA All-Conference Third-Team and redshirt freshman Umoja Gibson was named to the all-conference freshman-team. It's the first time in nine years North Texas had multiple players who earned all-conference honors.
TOUGHEST TEAM WINS
Despite being the 12th shortest team in the country, North Texas has either equaled as many rebounds or outrebounded 23 of its 31 opponents. They are 18-5 in games where they equal or outrebound its opponent.
AT THE BASKET
According to Synergy Sports, North Texas guards Jorden Duffy and Michael Miller, who are listed at 6-foot-1 and 6-foot-3 respectively, each are shooting 60 percent for the year at shots taken around the basket. In comparison to this year's 10 NCAA Naismith Trophy semifinalist, only Duke's forward Zion Williamson is shooting better around the basket than Duffy and Miller. Williamson is shooting an absurd 72 percent at basket.
ABOUT THE STAR
The Star is the 91-acre campus of the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters and training facility in Frisco, Texas. Developed as a first-of-its-kind partnership between the City of Frisco and Frisco ISD, The Star features Ford Center, a 12,000-seat stadium that hosts Frisco ISD football games and other events; Cowboys Fit, a 60,000 square-foot gym developed in partnership with leading fitness developer, Mark Mastrov; and Cowboys Club, a members-only club where the country club meets the NFL; The Omni Frisco Hotel, a 16-floor, 300-room luxury hotel; Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star, a 300,000 square-foot center of excellence for sports medicine; as well as a variety of shopping, dining and nightlife options throughout The Star District. For more information on The Star, visit http://www.TheStarInFrisco.com.
ABOUT VISIT FRISCO
Founded in 2003, Visit Frisco has grown in tandem with the extensive growth of leisure travel, sports, and meeting facilities within the city. It's the organization's mission to generate a positive awareness of Frisco as a premiere destination for meetings, sporting events, conventions, trade shows, leisure travel, and to positively impact the economic base of the City of Frisco. Official accreditation recognizing excellence and achievement was awarded in 2009 by the industry organization Destination's International. For more information, head to visitfrisco.com or call 877-GO-FRISCO.
ABOUT CONFERENCE USA
Conference USA is an NCAA Division I athletic conference based in Dallas, Texas, that services 14 institutions of higher education – Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, UTSA and WKU. Now in its third decade, Conference USA has adapted to the ever-changing landscape of collegiate athletics with an unwavering commitment to excellence, integrity and leadership in competition, academics and community.