Game Notes (pdf)JACKSONVILLE -- The North Florida basketball team opens up a season-long four game home stand Saturday as the Ospreys welcome Coastal Georgia to UNF Arena at 7 p.m.The Ospreys return to the hardwood following a week off from competition for fall semester exams. UNF enters the game at 6-4 and looking to snap a two-game losing skid after dropping games at LSU and Dayton last week. North Florida is carrying a 10-game win streak at home into the contest.Junior Dallas Moore leads a group of five players in double digits averaging an Atlantic Sun leading 20.8 points per game this season. Senior Beau Beech averages 16.4 points per game and is coming off a week where he averaged making 5.7 three-pointers per game. Other double-digit scorers for UNF include seniors Trent Mackey (12.7), and Demarcus Daniels (11.4) along with junior Chris Davenport (11.3).
Coastal Georgia enters the contest at 4-7 after losing their last five games including an 89-87 loss to Edward Waters in their last outing on Dec. 1. The Mariners are led by Dominic Early, who averages 23.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Prior to tip-off on Saturday, the UNF Athletic Department will observe a moment of silence in memory of Kent Bell, the longtime scoreboard operator at UNF. In addition, Moore will be presented a ball commemorating his 1,000th career point.After hosting Coastal Georgia, North Florida continues its stretch of four games in eight days on Monday against in-state foe FIU. The Ospreys will also host Austin Peay (Dec. 16) and Florida A&M (Dec. 19). QUICK HITS- UNF and Coastal Georiga will be meeting for the first time in program history // Two squads have played one common opponent this season: Edward Waters (UNF def. EWC 98-69 while CCG has split a pair of contests vs the Tigers)
- The Mariners are one of 12 first-time opponents for the Ospreys this season
- Game tips off the longest home stretch (4 games) for the Ospreys this season // Last home stand this long was 4-games in 2011-12 with UNF going 4-0 in those games
- Ospreys 6-4 start is the best in the program's 11-year Division I era // Best season start since 7-3 in '03-04
- UNF was one of just 28 teams in the country to record 6 or more wins in the month of November
- Ospreys are currently ranked 23rd in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25
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Beau Beech became just 6th player in UNF history (3rd in DI era) to tally 1,000 points/500 rebs // Became the career leader in starts at UNF earning his 105th in the game at Dayton
- UNF carries at 10-game home win streak into game
#BirdsOfTreyUNF ranks 1st in the nation for 3PM & 3PM/game while listed 4th in NCAA for 3PT% // // Set the program's single game record with 19 3PM against LSU // Made double figure treys in 7 games // Seven different players made a trey in the Dayton game // Duo of Ospreys rank Top 10 for 3PM -
Beau Beech 3rd,
Trent Mackey 6th // Mackey is 27th for 3P/g and 6th in 3PT% // Beech is 8th in 3PT% and 14th 3P/g //
Dallas Moore ranks 45th (3PM) and 57th (3PT%)
