Men's Basketball | 11/19/2018 11:38:00 AM
OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball team begins the international portion of play for the Cancun Challenge against Southern Miss on Tuesday at the Hard Rock Riviera Maya Ballroom. The Ospreys will face either Jacksonville State or Western Carolina on Wednesday.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs Southern Miss
WHERE: Hard Rock Riviera Maya Ballroom (1,000)
WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 20 - 3:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: UNF leads 1-0
LAST MEETING: North Florida topped USM, 53-46, to earn the first in-season tournament crown of the program's Division I era | Ospreys held the Eagles to just 13 points in the first half (24-13) | Brad Haugabrook scored 11 points as UNF's leading scorer while USM was led by a double-double from Gary Flowers (20 pts/12 rebs)
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: CBS Digital ($)
(Both UNF games will be available)
LIVESTATS: CancunChallenge.net (Both UNF games will be available)
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (1-3 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics |
Game Notes
ABOUT SOUTHERN MISS (3-0 / 0-0 CUSA)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics
NOTABLE
- North Florida is making its third appearance in the Cancun Challenge having claimed the Mayan Division title in previous two trips | UNF is 5-5 all-time in the tournament with a perfect 4-0 mark for games played at the Hard Rock
- Ospreys are seeking the 7th in-season tournament in program history | UNF's first game in 2009 with a win over USM in the USM Christmas Classic
- UNF is 3-11 all-time against teams from CUSA
- The game continues a stretch of four consecutive games away from home for the Ospreys, who play 6 of their first 7 on the road
- In the last game, UNF got 16 points each from
Noah Horchler and
Garrett Sams but fell short in a 89-72 loss at Wright State
- North Florida is the only team in the country that returns all 5 starters from a year ago without having a senior on its current roster
UP NEXT
North Florida continues play in the Cancun Challenge against either Jacksonville State or Western Carolina in Wednesday's final round
