JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winners of four of its last five games and heading into the regular season home finale, North Florida men's basketball hosts FGCU Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.
Promotions & Events
Tomorrow night's game is presented by Performance Orthopedics & Spine.
- Alumni Game & Senior Night
- White Out / Family Day
- Sock giveaway for students
- Halftime: UNF cheerleading performance and UNF women's tennis 2021 ASUN Championship ring ceremony
LAST TIME OUT (vs. Liberty - Feb. 15)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In a series between two teams in which the host is undefeated, that trend remained true Tuesday, Feb. 15 when North Florida men's basketball (9-18, 5-8 ASUN) got 31 points from a sizzling hot
Jarius Hicklen, 16 from
Jordan Preaster and nearly a triple-double from
Dorian James in a 72-69 win against ASUN East Division frontrunner Liberty (18-9, 9-3 ASUN).
PROJECTED STARTERS
G - Jarius Hicklen (11.7 PPG | 2.5 RPG | 1.6 APG)
G - Emmanuel Adedoyin (7.1 PPG | 2.2 RPG | 2.4 APG)
G - Chaz Lanier (4.3 PPG | 2.3 RPG | 1.1 APG)
F - Dorian James (5.1 PPG | 4.6 RPG | 1.1 BPG)
F - Jadyn Parker (7.7 PPG | 5.0 RPG | 1.3 BPG)
SERIES HISTORY
FGCU | UNF and FGCU are playing for the 35th time in series history ... the Ospreys are 3-2 over the last five games against the Eagles ... FGCU won the last meeting, 74-67, at FGCU Jan. 5, 2022 ... the Ospreys downed FGCU by 15 in the last meeting between these two teams in the UNF Arena ... that was back in 2020.
FROM THE JUMP
STAT SHEET STUFFER
Dorian James posted 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 8 points and 0 turnovers vs. Liberty.
HOT HAND
Jarius Hicklen scored 31 vs. Liberty and Jordan Preaster put up 16, both personal bests at UNF.
TURN THE TABLES
UNF won after being down by 11 against Liberty, it's largest deficit in a win this year.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
UNF is blocking 7.4 shots per game in 11 home games.
COSIDA CARTER
Carter Hendricksen earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First Team All-District honors Thursday, Feb. 17.
ONE SHOT |
UNF's last two wins have concluded with the opposing team failing to convert on a last-second shot to either win or tie the game.
SCOUTING REPORT | FGCU
-FGCU is 18-9 and 8-5 in ASUN play, coming off a six-point win against Kennesaw State.
-The Eagles are riding a five-game winning streak into play Saturday.
-Caleb Catto reached 1,000-career points during the win against Kennesaw State.
-Head coach Matthew Fly is having his best season at FGCU in year number four with the Eagles. He's 52-57 since 2018-19.
-FGCU has put up the sixth-most three-pointers in the nation at 802.
-The Eagles are averaging 4.9 blocks/game, good for 30th in the country.
-Kevin Samuel ranks eighth in DI for blocks/game (3.15).
-Guard Tavian Dunn-Martin is 18th in the nation for three-pointers made per game (3.15).
DRISCOLL CONFIDENTIAL
"As this group continues to morph into "us", it's been amazing to not only watch the connectivity but also the esprit de corps they share throughout all the challenges and controversy this season. Measuring someone's heart is very difficult in our profession. Often you won't know it until it's been pressed upon you to respond. Like squeezing an orange, you get orange juice, and these dudes have continued to be pushed on all sides while responding with competitiveness and fight. Again, we are battling another upper echelon team, which has been the case for almost all of our league games, giving us tremendous insight into the effort required to play 40 minutes of basketball." -- Head Coach Matthew Driscoll
UP NEXT
UNF goes to Swisher Gymnasium Wednesday, Feb. 23 for game two of two in this year's River City Rumble.
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