Men's Basketball | 11/8/2018 4:25:00 PM
OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball team completes its season-opening round trek versus Penn State on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida at Penn State
WHERE: Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 9 - 7:30 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: 0-0
LAST MEETING: Friday night's clash marks the series debut between the Ospreys and Nittany Lions on the hardwood
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: Big Ten Network+ ($)
LIVESTATS: GoPSUSports.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (0-1 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics |
Game Notes
ABOUT PENN STATE (0-0 / 0-0 Big Ten)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics | Game Notes
NOTABLE
- North Florida is 2-14 all-time against teams from the Big 10 Conference owning upset road wins over Illinois (2015) and Purdue (2014)
- UNF has faced 10 of the current 14 members of the Big 10 with a game at Minnesota scheduled for later this season
- Game marks the season lid lifter for Penn State, the defending NIT Champion
- Ospreys saw 10 players see action in their opener at Dayton on Wednesday, with freshman
Carter Hendricksen making his collegiate debut and junior transfer
Ezekiel Balogun earning his first appearance for UNF
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Noah Horchler had a strong opening performance, posting a double-double with 19 pts/12 rebs
- North Florida plays 6 of its first seven games on the road with the lone home contest set for Nov. 14 against Edward Waters
- Friday's contest marks the 60th guarantee game for UNF during
Matthew Driscoll's 10-year tenure
- 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
The Ospreys get their lone reprieve from the road, hosting Edward Waters for the home opener in UNF Arena at 7 p.m.
