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HOOP SCOOP: Trinity Baptist Game

Preview graphic for men's basketball game vs Trinity Baptist featuring North Florida and Trinity Baptist logos and team huddle in background

Men's Basketball | 11/17/2019 12:00:00 PM

 GAME GLANCE
Game 5:
Trinity Baptist
Monday, Nov. 18 | 7 p.m. | Jacksonville, Fla. | UNF Arena
TV/Video: Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) $ | Buy Tickets
Series History UNF leads 3-0 | @UNF: 3-0, @TBC: 0-0, @Neutral: 0-0 | Streak: Won 3 
Last Meeting UNF 85, TBC 58 | Dec. 2, 2017 at UNF Arena | Recap - Boxscore
Social Media @OspreysMBB | #SWOOPLife | Facebook | @UNFOspreys 


JACKSONVILLE - The North Florida men's basketball team closes out its four-game home stand on Monday evening with a visit from in-town foe Trinity Baptist.

1. REWIND
For a second consecutive outing, North Florida claimed a tightly contested event, topping visiting Southern Miss 66-63 on Thursday night | Ivan Gandia-Rosa paced the Ospreys with 17 points and seven assists while also making four free throws in the closing seconds to secure the victory | Carter Hendricksen added 15 points and had a team leading 8 rebounds while freshman Emmanuel Adedoyin notched his first career double figure performance finishing with 12 points

2. HOME SWEET HOME
The Ospreys have now won seven straight at UNF Arena heading into Monday's home stand finale | UNF has boasted 10+ wins at home in each of the last five seasons | North Florida is 59-15 at home since start of 2014-15 season and owns a 95-41 mark during head coach Matthew Driscoll's 11-year tenure

3. #BIRDSofTREY
With 49 3PM this season, UNF leads the nation from beyond the arc | The Ospreys have posted double digit 3PM in every game this season and are currently averaging 12.3 threes per game (4th in nation) | North Florida is listed 5th in the NCAA for 3-point attempts | JT Escobar is listed 4th nationally for 3PM (14) and is 15th in treys per game (4.3)

4. STRONG START
With a win on Monday against Trinity Baptist, North Florida would move to 4-1 marking the best start in the program's Division I era | It would also be the strongest start since opening the 1994-95 season with a 7-0 mark | Ospreys also kicked off the 1993-94 campaign with a 4-1 record

5. LAST TIME WE MET
North Florida held a halftime lead on TBC and then limited the Eagles to just 26 second half points while scoring 44 of their own | Four Ospreys reached double figure points led by 14 from Ivan Gandia-Rosa | UNF connected on 11 treys on the night while limiting Trinity Baptist to only four from long distance | North Florida dominated the glass 51-36 | TBC was led in scoring by Marcus Dixon's double-double (16 pts/ 10 rebs)

SCOUTING TRINITY BAPTIST
- Trinity Baptist still seeks its first win of the season, falling to 0-4 after a 100-42 loss at Bethune-Cookman on Friday
- Two of the Eagles losses have been by three points or less while the other two defeats have featured margins of 50
- TBC is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA, Div 2)
- The Eagles are the defending NCCAA South Region Champions and advanced to the national tournament a year ago
- TBC is averaging 51.5 PPG and shooting just 29.5% from the floor
- Marquis Duncanson tops Trinity's scoring efforts at 11.3 PPG

PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G - Ivan Gandia-Rosa (13.8 PPG | 4.5 RPG | 6.0 APG)
G - JT Escobar (13.0 PPG | 1.5 RPG)
F - Dorian James (3.3 PPG | 3.0 RPG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (13.8 PPG | 9.8 RPG)
F - Wajid Aminu (8.8 PPG | 7.0 RPG)

UP NEXT
North Florida hits the road for four straight contests and the open of a stretch with 11 of 12 games away from home. Ospreys start the road swing at Iowa on Thursday night.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Ospreys all season long by following @OspreysMBB and @UNFOspreys on Twitter for all of the latest UNF men's basketball updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #SWOOPLife and #BirdsofTrey
 
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Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

F
6' 7"
Senior
International Business
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

G
6' 1"
Senior
Sport Management
Carter Hendricksen

#23 Carter Hendricksen

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Sport Management
Dorian James

#5 Dorian James

G/F
6' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Chemistry
Emmanuel Adedoyin

#0 Emmanuel Adedoyin

G
6' 2"
Freshman
Finance

Players Mentioned

Wajid Aminu

#2 Wajid Aminu

6' 7"
Senior
International Business
F
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa

6' 1"
Senior
Sport Management
G
Carter Hendricksen

#23 Carter Hendricksen

6' 7"
Sophomore
Sport Management
F
Dorian James

#5 Dorian James

6' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Chemistry
G/F
Emmanuel Adedoyin

#0 Emmanuel Adedoyin

6' 2"
Freshman
Finance
G