HOOP SCOOP: at Austin Peay

By: North Florida Athletics

Men's Basketball | 12/6/2019 10:00:00 AM

GAME GLANCE
Game 11: Austin Peay	Saturday, Dec. 7 \| 5 p.m. (ET) \| Clarksville, Tenn. \| Dunn Center
Game 11: Austin Peay	TV/Video: Live Stats \| Watch (ESPN+) $
Series History	Tied 1-1 \| @UNF: 1-0, @APSU: 0-1, @Neutral: 0-0 \| Streak: W1
Last Meeting	UNF 80, APSU 70 \| Dec. 16, 2015 at UNF Arena \| Recap / Boxscore
Social Media	@OspreysMBB \| #SWOOPLife \| Facebook \| @UNFOspreys

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - After a brief home respite of one game, North Florida men's basketball embarks on a seven-game road trek beginning Saturday against Austin Peay at 5 p.m. (ET) in the Dunn Center.

1. REWIND
The Ospreys handed visiting High Point a 93-70 defeat on Monday night, keeping UNF undefeated at home this season and extending current home win streak to nine games | Carter Hendricksen led the way with a career best 23 points (5 3PM) followed closely by JT Escobar with 22 points (6 3PM) | North Florida finished with 17 treys on the night while also handing out 22 assists

2. #BIRDSofTREY
With 127 3PM this season, UNF leads the nation from beyond the arc | The Ospreys have posted double digit 3PM in 9 of 10 games this season and are currently averaging 12.7 threes per game | Against Trinity Baptist (Nov. 18) UNF connected on a program record 21 three-pointers | Nine different players have made a trey this season for North Florida while all 12 have attempted a three-pointer

3. NATIONAL A-10-TION
In addition to topping the country in 3PM, UNF also ranks in the Top 10 nationally for 3PA (1st), Total Assists (1st) and Total Rebounds (9th) | JT Escobar and Carter Hendricksen are tied for 8th in 3PM while Escobar is listed 9th for 3PA | Ivan Gandia-Rosa ranks 6th for total assists

4. MID MAJOR MINGLE
UNF is 41-21 (.661) under Coach Driscoll against non-conference D1 mid-major opponents (like sized programs) | Ospreys are 4-1 this year including a 3-0 mark at UNF Arena with victories versus Georgia Southern, Southern Miss and High Point | All four of the five games have been decided by less than 10 points with three wins featuring three-point differantials

5. LAST TIME WE MET
North Florida and Austin Peay completed a two-season home-and-home series in December 2015 | Ospreys saw five players reach double digits including a quartet of starters led by Chris Davenport's 18 points and 8 rebounds | Trent Mackey finished with 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting from long distance | APSU's Chris Horton finished with 28 points and 17 rebounds as the lone Gov in double digits | UNF led 41-24 at the half before APSU rallied to win the second half, 46-39

SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY
- Austin Peay enters Saturday's tilt at 3-4 for the season following a hard fought 69-61 loss at Arkansas on Tuesday night
- The Govs are undefeated (3-0) at home this season with victories against Oakland City, Southeastern Louisiana and South Carolina State
- APSU has outscored their opponents 290-262 in the second half this season
- Terry Taylor leads the Govs in both scoring (22.9 PPG) and rebounding (8.7 RPG) with Jordyn Adams the only other player scoring in double figures (14.7 PPG)
- APSU assistant coach Nikita Johnson is no stranger to the Ospreys having spent the previous few seasons as an assistant coach at ASUN member Stetson
- North Florida is 2-18 all-time against teams from the OVC including a tough 81-73 loss on Nov. 29 to Tennessee State

PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G - Ivan Gandia-Rosa (13.9 PPG | 3.7 RPG | 6.3 APG)
G - JT Escobar (11.6 PPG | 1.4 RPG)
F - Garrett Sams (14.0 PPG | 3.2 RPG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (17.6 PPG | 8.5 RPG)
F - Wajid Aminu (9.7 PPG | 6.1 RPG)

UP NEXT
North Florida takes a week off from competition for fall exams before returning to the hardwood on Dec. 14 in Hattiesburg, Miss., for a rematch with Southern Miss

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

#15 Trent Mackey: G; 6' 4"; Junior; Accounting

#35 Chris Davenport: F; 6' 8"; Freshman; Undecided

#2 Wajid Aminu: F; 6' 7"; Senior; International Business

#3 JT Escobar: G; 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; Master's - Criminal Justice

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa: G; 6' 1"; Senior; Sport Management

#23 Carter Hendricksen: F; 6' 7"; Sophomore; Sport Management

#11 Garrett Sams: G/F; 6' 7"; Senior; Sport Management

Players Mentioned

#15 Trent Mackey
: 6' 4"; Junior; Accounting
: G

#35 Chris Davenport
: 6' 8"; Freshman; Undecided
: F

#2 Wajid Aminu
: 6' 7"; Senior; International Business
: F

#3 JT Escobar
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Senior; Master's - Criminal Justice
: G

#10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa
: 6' 1"; Senior; Sport Management
: G

#23 Carter Hendricksen
: 6' 7"; Sophomore; Sport Management
: F

#11 Garrett Sams
: 6' 7"; Senior; Sport Management
: G/F