Game Notes (pdf)Pre-Tournament Press Conference Transcript (pdf)DAYTON, Ohio -- The historic season for the North Florida basketball team is set for its next step as the Ospreys make their NCAA Tournament debut on Wednesday against Robert Morris at 6:40 p.m. at Dayton Arena. The game will be televised by TruTV.
The Ospreys (23-11), who captured both the regular season and tournament championships in the Atlantic Sun, ride an eight-game win streak into their inaugural national postseason appearance against the Colonials (19-14). RMU has won six straight including winning the Northeast Conference tournament title.
Voice of the Ospreys, Richard Miller, will host a one-hour pregame show starting at 5:40 p.m. followed by full play-by-play coverage of the game starting at 6:40 p.m. on 1010 XL (AM) in Jacksonville. In addition, 92.5 FM will carry a simulcast broadcast of the game following the completion of the UNF-Jacksonville baseball game broadcast that starts at 4 p.m.
In their last game, UNF captured their first Atlantic Sun basketball championship behind a career-best 22 point performance from
Demarcus Daniels. Daniels, the ASun Defensive Player of the Year, was named the Tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by teammates
Jalen Nesbitt (16 pts) and
Dallas Moore (13 pts). Moore, an all-conference selection, scored a career high 36 points in the Ospreys semifinal win over Lipscomb. Junior
Beau Beech was also named the all-conference squad for his play during the regular season.
The winner of Wednesday's 16-seed contest, advances to a Friday meeting with South Region No. 1 seed Duke in Charlotte, N.C. SERIES NOTES* Wednesday's game marks the first meeting between the Ospreys and Colonials on the hardwood* It will also mark the first time UNF has faced a team from the Northeast ConferenceTIDBITS* Ospreys are 2-0 in neutral site games this season having claimed the tournament title at the Cancun Challenge (Mayan Division)
* UNF's current win streak is 10th longest active streak in the country and has establishe a new program all-time record
* North Florida ranks 8th in the nation for total 3PM having made a school record 308 this year
* A UNF victory would mark the 3rd consecutive season that the ASun would post a win in the NCAA Tournament
* Seven different Ospreys have scored 20+ points in a game this season
TEAM LEADERSScoring: Dallas Moore (UNF) 15.9 | Rodney Pryor (RMU) 15.2Rebounding: Chris Davenport (UNF) 6.5 | Lucky Jones (RMU) 6.0Assists: Dallas Moore (UNF) 123 | Kavon Stewart (RMU) 144 | Team-by-Team Comparison |
| North Florida | Robert Morris |
| Record | 23-11 (12-2 ASun) | 19-14 (12-6 Northeast) |
| Points/game | 75.7 | 69.0 |
| Rebounds/game | 34.6 | 33.4 |
| Assists/game | 14.4 | 12.2 |
| FG Percentage | 46.9 | 44.6 |
| 3PT Percentage | 39.1 | 38.0 |
| FT Percentage | 72.4 | 71.4 |
