2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and were led by 10th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll.

2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record16–17 (9–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kennen
  • Bruce Evans
  • Stephen Perkins
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 14 2   .875 29 7   .806
Lipscomb 14 2   .875 29 8   .784
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 17   .485
Florida Gulf Coast 9 7   .563 14 18   .438
NJIT 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
North Alabama 7 9   .438 10 22   .313
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 12 20   .375
Kennesaw State 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Stetson 3 13   .188 7 24   .226
2019 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

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The Ospreys finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT, before losing in the semifinals to Florida Gulf Coast.

Roster

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2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Noah Horchler 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Melbourne, FL
G/F 1 Emmanuel Lambright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Sarasota HS Sarasota, FL
F 2 Wajid Aminu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wheeler HS Stone Mountain, GA
G 3 J.T. Escobar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Ole Miss Tallahassee, FL
F 4 Ezekiel Balogun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Lagos, Nigeria
F 5 Dorian James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chain of Lakes Collegiate HS Winter Haven, FL
G 10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr College of Central Florida Caguas, Puerto Rico
G/F 11 Garrett Sams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Westview HS Martin, TN
G 12 Ryan Burkhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Augustine HS St. Augustine, FL
G 20 Brian Coffey II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Shiloh HS Snellville, GA
G 21 Christian Schach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Tampa Prep Tampa, FL
F 22 Trip Day 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) So Glenwood School Columbus, GA
F 23 Carter Hendricksen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, KY
F 24 Cam Copeland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Douglas County HS Douglasville, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 70–78  0–1
UD Arena (12,522)
Dayton, OH
November 9, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus
at Penn State
Cancún Challenge campus game
L 72–87  0–2
Bryce Jordan Center (9,060)
University Park, PA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Edward Waters W 95–83  1–2
UNF Arena (1,852)
Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Wright State
Cancún Challenge campus game
L 72–89  1–3
Nutter Center (3,207)
Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBS Digital
vs. Southern Miss
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals
W 64–48  2–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200)
Cancún, Mexico
November 21, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBS Digital
vs. Jacksonville State
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship
L 78–83  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (121)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Florida L 66–98  2–5
Exactech Arena (8,505)
Gainesville, FL
November 29, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida A&M W 81–62  3–5
UNF Arena (2,041)
Jacksonville, FL
December 1, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 76–70  4–5
CSU Field House (782)
North Charleston, SC
December 11, 2018*
9:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 71–80  4–6
Williams Arena (9,212)
Minneapolis, MN
December 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at FIU L 89–102  4–7
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (622)
Miami, FL
December 15, 2018*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Charleston Southern W 68–61  5–7
UNF Arena (1,282)
Jacksonville, FL
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 11 Florida State L 81–95  5–8
Donald L. Tucker Center (6,209)
Tallahassee, FL
December 29, 2018*
5:00 pm, SECN+
at No. 12 Auburn L 49–95  5–9
Auburn Arena (8,450)
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida National W 104–76  6–9
UNF Arena (1,338)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 96–67  7–9
(1–0)
UNF Arena (1,509)
Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 66–81  7–10
(1–1)
Allen Arena 
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 87–66  8–10
(2–1)
UNF Arena (2,181)
Jacksonville, FL
January 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 87–77  9–10
(3–1)
Edmunds Center (537)
DeLand, FL
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 64–70  9–11
(3–2)
Vines Center (4,958)
Lynchburg, VA
January 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 72–76  9–12
(3–3)
UNF Arena (1,401)
Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville L 81–86  9–13
(3–4)
UNF Arena (2,658)
Jacksonville, FL
January 27, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast L 80–88  9–14
(3–5)
Alico Arena (3,072)
Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State L 64–81  9–15
(3–6)
KSU Convocation Center (871)
Kennesaw, GA
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb L 55–92  9–16
(3–7)
UNF Arena (1,521)
Jacksonville, FL
February 9, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama W 82–73  10–16
(4–7)
Flowers Hall (1,003)
Florence, AL
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 80–57  11–16
(5–7)
UNF Arena (1,568)
Jacksonville, FL
February 16, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 64–63  12–16
(6–7)
Wellness and Events Center (554)
Newark, NJ
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 80–73  13–16
(7–7)
Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty W 75–70  14–16
(8–7)
UNF Arena (2,169)
Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 77–67  15–16
(9–7)
UNF Arena (1,421)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) North Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 76–66  16–16
UNF Arena (1,924)
Jacksonville, FL
March 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) at (2) Liberty
Semifinals
L 63–71  16–17
Vines Center (2,319)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Florida Ospreys. Retrieved December 7, 2018.