PROBABLE OSPREY STARTERS
G -
Jose Placer (12.8 PPG | 2.1 RPG | 3.8 APG)
G -
Emmanuel Adedoyin (10.1 PPG | 2.9 RPG | 4.2 APG)
G -
Ryan Burkhardt (6.6 PPG | 3.2 RPG | 19 3PM)
F -
Carter Hendricksen (17.3 PPG | 5.3 RPG | 4.3 3P/g)
F -
Jonathan Aybar (8.0 PPG | 5.2 RPG | 1.3 BPG)
JACKSONVILLE - North Florida men's basketball makes its 2021 and ASUN hardwood debuts on Friday (Jan. 8) and Saturday (Jan. 9) against crosstown rival Jacksonville at Swisher Gym. Game times for the River City Rumble are slated for 7 p.m. (Friday) and 6 p.m. (Saturday). Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Ospreys had their originally scheduled ASUN opener at Stetson (Jan. 1-2) postponed and then saw the JU series moved up a weekend by the ASUN office. With limited seating capacity related to COVID protocols, JU is not making tickets to the general public available for purchase.
1. REWIND
The Ospreys closed out 2020 and their non-conference ledger with an impressive 98-71 home victory over Edward Waters on Dec. 21 |
Josh Endicott recorded a double-double with 18 points/11 rebounds to lead a balanced offensive attack that featured 5 double-figure scorers, 21 assists, 15 treys and 53% shooting from the floor |
Emmanuel Adedoyin netted a career best with 17 points and handed out a 7 assists |
Ryan Burkhardt drilled four three-pointers for 12 points off the bench followed by 10 points each from
Jose Placer and
Jacob Crews | UNF outrebounded EWC, 50-28
2. #BIRDSofTREY
With 391 3PM last season, UNF led the nation from beyond the arc for the second time in program history (2016 was the other season) | The Ospreys posted double digit 3PM in 13 games and averaged a nation's best 11.8 threes per game | This season, North Florida owns double digit 3PM outputs in 6 contests including a season high 15 versus FAU and Edward Waters | All 13 players that have played this season have attempted a trey with 11 different players making one
3. ASUN RISERS
Ospreys are 9-6 all-time in ASUN openers with wins in 9 of their last 10 | UNF is 9-2 in league debuts under Coach Driscoll
4. PRESEASON PICKING
The league's coach's poll and media poll both tabbed the Ospreys to finish 4th in the conference | North Florida junior
Carter Hendricksen was a unanimous choice for preseason All-Conference after finishing his sophomore campaign ranked amond the league leaders in scoring and rebounding
5. LAST MEETING FLASHBACK
North Florida and Jacksonville met for the fourth time in the ASUN Tournament last season, with the Ospreys earning a hard fought 91-88 opening round win at UNFArena | -
Garrett Sams and
Carter Hendricksen each finished with 21 points to pace the Osprey attack while
Ivan Gandia-Rosa ended the night with 17 points along with 8 assists and no turnovers | Jacksonville had two players top the 20-point mark, getting 27 from Diante Wood and 24 for Destin Barnes (4 three-pointers) | David Bell posted a double-double (15 pts/ 11 rebs) before fouling out late in the second half | With the win, UNF advanced to semifinal game of ASUN Tournament for the sixth straight year
SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE
- Jacksonville comes into the weekend matchup with an 8-4 overall record including an undefeated 2-0 mark in ASUN play following their sweep of Kennesaw State last weekend
- Dolphins are 5-1 at Swisher Gym this season with wins in last two contests
- JU lineup features five players in double figures led by Dontarius James (16.9 PPG ) and Kevion Nolan (16.5 PPG) | Bryce Workman paced the Fins on the glass with 6.3 RPG
- Head coach Tony Jasick is in his 7th season at the helm of the Dolphins, owning a 92-114 record | Jasick is 3-11 versus the Ospreys
UP NEXT
North Florida was supposed to play at Jacksonville on Jan. 15-16 but had those games moved to this weekend. With that change, the Ospreys upcoming opponent and game location will be announced by the ASUN Conference office early next week.
FOLLOW THE ACTION: Stay connected with the Ospreys all season long by following
@OspreyMBB and
@UNFOspreys on Twitter for all of the latest UNF men's basketball updates. Be sure to use the hashtag #SWOOPLife and #BirdsofTrey
