JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- UNF men's basketball looks to stay perfect at home and move to 4-0 at the UNF Arena when it hosts Trinity Baptist at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18.
 

LAST TIME OUT

Jose Placer lit up the scoreboard for 35 points, Jarius Hicklen chipped in with a clutch 14 and North Florida took care of Austin Peay, 91-84, Saturday, Dec. 11 from the UNF Arena.
 

PROBABLE STARTERS

G - Jose Placer (12.6 PPG | 3.4 RPG | 2.8 APG)
G - Emmanuel Adedoyin (7.2 PPG | 1.8 RPG | 2.8 APG)
F - Carter Hendricksen (10.2 PPG | 4.2 RPG | 1.7 APG)
F - Dorian James (4.9 PPG | 3.8 RPG | 1.4 APG)
F - Jadyn Parker (8.3 PPG | 4.3 RPG | 1.5 BPG)
 

HARDWOOD DRIBBLINGS

- HOME COOKIN' | UNF has scored 100+ points in 2 of 3 home games this season | Ospreys have made 52 three-pointers in UNF Arena (17.8 3PM/g) | North Florida is 3-0 at home this year

• Ospreys have won 19 of last 21 non-conference home games
• UNF is 3-0 at home this season and have won 22 of their last 27 in UNF Arena
• Since the start of the 2014-15 season, UNF has posted 10+ wins at home for six of last seven years and boast a 75-19 (.798) record at UNF Arena over that time

- SUNNY SIDE UP | North Florida is slated to play 20 games this season inside the Florida state borders | The Trinity Baptist game continues a stretch of 10 consecutive contests within the Sunshine State

- VS NON-DI | Under Coach Driscoll, North Florida is 25-1 versus Non-DI opponents (lone loss came last year vs Flagler) | Ospreys have topped 100-point mark in 10 of their last 15 contests vs Non-DI foes

- THREE'S COMPANY | North Florida has made a three-pointer in 761 consecutive games (25th longest streak currently in NCAA) including every game as a DI program (499)

• Last game without a 3PM: 3/2/96 vs Florida Southern in Sunshine State Conference Tournament title game- BIRDS OF TREY | 12 players on the roster have posted a 3-Pt attempt in their careers with 11 owning at least one three-pointer
• Ospreys have tallied double-figure 3PM in 129 games under Coach Driscoll owning a 81-48 record when reaching double digit treys

- FILL THE CUP | Jose Placer scored 35 points on 11-17 from the field and 7-11 from beyond the arc in the win against Austin Peay. It's the most points by an Osprey since Dallas Moore scored 37 against Jacksonville in 2017. 

MILESTONE WATCH
- Hendricksen needs 7 points to become the 18th player in program history with 1,000 points and is 10 rebounds shy of 500 (Would be only 10th player in program history with both)
- With 195 wins at UNF, Driscoll is just 5 victories shy of 200 and needs just one victory to move into 3rd all-time in ASUN coaching history

SCOUTING REPORT | Trinity Baptist Eagles
-Trinity Baptist is coming off a 71-66 win against Ave Maria Dec. 15. Sam Battle scored a season-high 24 points, including seven in the final 3:13.
-The Eagles are 3-6 on the season and 3-8 if you include exhibition losses to Florida Coastal Prep and Jacksonville University. 
-TBC lost to UNF's rival, Jacksonville, Nov. 9 at Swisher Gymnasium, falling by 36 to the Dolphins. 
-Trinity Baptist competes in the NCCAA DII South Region against schools such as Bob Jones, Johnson Universty and Pensacola Christian.
-TBC is coached by John Jones in his 11th season. He also serves as the athletics director.
-The Eagles are scoring 63.7 points per game while permitting 72.3 a contest. 
-Sam Battle paces the squad with 11.5 points per game, while also leading the team in rebounding with seven per game.

DRISCOLL CONFIDENTIAL
"It's our next opportunity to continue a crescendo in all three phases: defense, offense and special situations. This time of the season is full of chances to build that team "epsirit de corp" that is so critical in winning when get to league play in January." -- Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
 
UP NEXT
UNF plays its final road game of the 2021 calendar year and of the non-conference slate when it heads to Florida State Tuesday, Dec. 21.

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