Saturday, February 23
Jacksonville, Fla.
4:30 pm
University of North Florida
vs
USC Upstate
Hoops Honors Seniors, Hosts Spartans in Saturday's Home Finale
2/22/2013 4:19:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team closes out its home schedule Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against USC Upstate in UNF Arena. The game, sponsored by Pepsi, also marks the final home appearance for a quartet of Osprey seniors.
The Ospreys (11-17, 6-9 ASun) look to continue their winning ways at home having won two straight, including a 77-64 victory over ETSU on Thursday night. Meanwhile, USC Upstate (14-15, 8-8) is trying to rebound from a tough 68-64 loss at Jacksonville on Thursday.
Prior to tipoff of the game, the UNF senior class of Andy Diaz, David Jeune, Parker Smith and Will Wilson will be honored during a ceremony. The group has been a part of a program record 55 victories during their four seasons at UNF and helped lead the program to three regular season tournament titles and a program first appearance in the Atlantic Sun tournament championship game. All four leave with their names littered among the single game, single season and career record lists.
Saturday's contest marks the 19th meeting between the Ospreys and Spartans on the hardwood with the Upstate holding an 11-7 lead in the all-time series. The Spartans have claimed the last three meetings including a 63-57 decision earlier this season in Spartanburg, S.C.
In the pair's first game, the two squads battled back and forth through the opening 20 minutes highlighted by nine lead changes and five ties. The Spartans opened up a double-digit lead in the second half as the Ospreys struggled shooting going 1-18 from beyond the three-point line. UNF made a late charge but USC Upstate was able to convert free throws in the closing minutes to secure the win.
The game features two of the league's top scorers in UNF's Parker Smith (16.5 ppg) and Upstate's Torrey Craig (17.0). In addition, Smith pairs with freshman Beau Beech to form the ASun's most potent three-point tandem combining for 145 this season followed by the Spartan pair of Craig and Ty Greene with 128.
Tickets for all UNF home basketball games are available at UNF Arena, online or by calling 904-620-BIRD (2473) or ospreytickets@unf.edu. Single game men's and doubleheader ticket prices are $12 Reserved (Sec. 5-14), $10 Adults, $8 (Youth 17-under, Senior Citizens 55+, Active Military, UNF Faculty/Staff), UNF students with valid Osprey1 card and children under 2 are free. UNF students may also purchase one student guest pass for $5. For further ticket information check the UNF Athletic website: www.unfospreys.com.
Fans can also follow all the exciting action live on the radio on 1010 XL AM/92.5 FM, The Flagship Stations of the UNF Sports Network, as well as online via the radio network link at www.1010xl.com. Real-time live stats can be found at UNFOspreys.com. The game will also be carried live on the internet at ASun.TV.
Following the home finale, North Florida concludes its regular season schedule with a pair of important road games at Northern Kentucky (Feb. 28) and Lipscomb (Mar. 2) before turning its attention to the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship on Mar. 6-9 in Macon, Ga.
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JACKSONVILLE – The North Florida basketball team closes out its home schedule Saturday at 4:30 p.m. against USC Upstate in UNF Arena. The game, sponsored by Pepsi, also marks the final home appearance for a quartet of Osprey seniors.
The Ospreys (11-17, 6-9 ASun) look to continue their winning ways at home having won two straight, including a 77-64 victory over ETSU on Thursday night. Meanwhile, USC Upstate (14-15, 8-8) is trying to rebound from a tough 68-64 loss at Jacksonville on Thursday.
Prior to tipoff of the game, the UNF senior class of Andy Diaz, David Jeune, Parker Smith and Will Wilson will be honored during a ceremony. The group has been a part of a program record 55 victories during their four seasons at UNF and helped lead the program to three regular season tournament titles and a program first appearance in the Atlantic Sun tournament championship game. All four leave with their names littered among the single game, single season and career record lists.
Saturday's contest marks the 19th meeting between the Ospreys and Spartans on the hardwood with the Upstate holding an 11-7 lead in the all-time series. The Spartans have claimed the last three meetings including a 63-57 decision earlier this season in Spartanburg, S.C.
In the pair's first game, the two squads battled back and forth through the opening 20 minutes highlighted by nine lead changes and five ties. The Spartans opened up a double-digit lead in the second half as the Ospreys struggled shooting going 1-18 from beyond the three-point line. UNF made a late charge but USC Upstate was able to convert free throws in the closing minutes to secure the win.
The game features two of the league's top scorers in UNF's Parker Smith (16.5 ppg) and Upstate's Torrey Craig (17.0). In addition, Smith pairs with freshman Beau Beech to form the ASun's most potent three-point tandem combining for 145 this season followed by the Spartan pair of Craig and Ty Greene with 128.
Tickets for all UNF home basketball games are available at UNF Arena, online or by calling 904-620-BIRD (2473) or ospreytickets@unf.edu. Single game men's and doubleheader ticket prices are $12 Reserved (Sec. 5-14), $10 Adults, $8 (Youth 17-under, Senior Citizens 55+, Active Military, UNF Faculty/Staff), UNF students with valid Osprey1 card and children under 2 are free. UNF students may also purchase one student guest pass for $5. For further ticket information check the UNF Athletic website: www.unfospreys.com.
Fans can also follow all the exciting action live on the radio on 1010 XL AM/92.5 FM, The Flagship Stations of the UNF Sports Network, as well as online via the radio network link at www.1010xl.com. Real-time live stats can be found at UNFOspreys.com. The game will also be carried live on the internet at ASun.TV.
Following the home finale, North Florida concludes its regular season schedule with a pair of important road games at Northern Kentucky (Feb. 28) and Lipscomb (Mar. 2) before turning its attention to the General Shale Atlantic Sun Championship on Mar. 6-9 in Macon, Ga.
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