Men's Basketball | 1/4/2019 10:00:00 AM
OPENING TIP – The North Florida men's basketball team turns its attention to ASUN play with its league opening clash Saturday against conference newcomer North Alabama at 5 p.m.
GAME DAY CENTRAL
WHAT: North Florida vs North Alabama
WHERE: UNF Arena (5,800)
WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 5 - 5:00 PM (ET)
THE SERIES: 0-0
LAST MEETING: Saturday's game marks the series debut on the hardwood between the Ospreys and Lions
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
TV/WEB: ESPN+ ($)
LIVESTATS: UNFOspreys.com
TWITTER: @OspreyMBB
ABOUT NORTH FLORIDA (6-9 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics |
Game Notes
ABOUT NORTH ALABAMA (3-12 / 0-0 ASUN)
Roster |
Schedule |
Statistics
NOTEWORTHY
- UNF and UNA have never met before in basketball | Lions are making their debut in Division I and in the ASUN this season
- Ospreys are 4-0 at home this season and have won 7 in a row at UNF Arena | UNA seeking its first road win of the year (0-11)
- North Florida is 7-6 all-time in ASUN openers and have won 7 of last 8 in league lid lifters| UNF is 7-2 in ASUN debuts in
Matthew Driscoll era
- UNF is 8-5 all-time in ASUN home openers including wins in 8 of 9 conference home debuts under Driscoll
- Wednesday night's victory over Florida National marked the 325th win in program history and was also the 200th win at UNF Arena for the Ospreys
- Against FNU,
Garrett Sams tallied a season high 22 points while
Noah Horchler claimed his ASUN leading 7th double-double with 16 pts/15 rebs | UNF reached triple digits for the first time this year, finishing with 104 points
UP NEXT
North Florida hits the road for the first time in ASUN play, traveling to Nashville to face Lipscomb on Jan. 9
