Game Notes (pdf)
DAYTON, Ohio -- The North Florida men's basketball team opens up play for a challenging weekend of competition in the Men Against Breast Cancer (MABC) Classic on Friday at 4:30 p.m. against North Dakota. The game will be played at Wright State's Nutter Center.
The Ospreys (2-3) are coming off a dominating 112-66 victory over Florida National on Tuesday night at UNF Arena. In the game, North Florida saw 10 player get into the scoring column highlighted by four in double digits led by 18 points each from both senior
Dallas Moore and freshman
Wajid Aminu. Aminu's total marked a career high and combined with his team-leading 10 rebounds accounted for his first career double-double.
North Dakota enters Friday's tilt with an undefeated 3-0 mark following a 101-63 win over Presentation College last Sunday. The Fighting Hawks lineup features five starters all averaging double-digits topped by Quinton Hooker at 19 PPG.
GAME BROADCAST NOTES
All three UNF games in the MABC Classic will be carried on ESPN3... Friday's game is available on radio at 92.5 FM, Saturday's game will be on 1010XL am, Sunday's game will not be carried on radio due to Jacksonville Jaguars coverage
#Notable
- North Florida and North Dakota will be meeting for the 1st time on the hardwood... The Fighting Hawks are 1 of 6 first time foes for UNF this season
- Ospreys will also be facing a membe of the Big Sky Conference for the first time in program history
- UNF is in search of its 6th regular in-season tournament title under Coach
Matthew Driscoll
- North Florida's 112 points vs Florida National on Nov. 22 equalled the highest point total of the season in the ASUN and was 2nd highest total of UNF's DI Era...
Dallas Moore's 37-point effort vs EWC (Nov. 14) also tops the league's single game chart for the year
-
Chris Davenport moved into a tie for 3rd place on UNF All-Time list vs LSU and now needs 9 rebounds to claim the 2nd spot on rebounding list... He also moved into Top 5 in career assists
- UNF made double-digit treys in 26 games last season but are still searching for their first 10+ outing this season // Posted season best 8 vs Florida National
- Ospreys have out-rebounded 4 of their first 5 opponents including LSU last Friday night
- Against LSU, the starting 5 accounted for 55 of the 70 pts scored with 4 of the 5 players reaching double digits // In Tuesday's game vs FNU, the Osprey bench tallied 58 of 112 points scored
#LastTimeWeMet
- UNF & UND have never met before
UP NEXT: North Florida continues play in the MABC Classic against CSU Bakersfield on Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
