Here are 5 things to know about the North Texas basketball team, Wisconsin’s NIT semifinal opponent

The Wisconsin men’s basketball team and North Texas face off for the first time ever with a trip to the NIT championship game at stake in Las Vegas.

Here are five things to know about North Texas (29-7), the Badgers’ opponent in the semifinal Tuesday night.

Where is North Texas University?

The university is in Denton, Texas. The population is about 140,000. The city is in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and about 45 minutes to the north…