2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by fifth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament to USC Upstate.

2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record16–16 (10–8 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kennen
  • Stephen Perkins
  • Byron Taylor
Home arenaUNF Arena
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Mercer144 .778  279  .750
Florida Gulf Coast144 .778  2213  .629
USC Upstate117 .611  1915  .559
East Tennessee State108 .556  1916  .543
Lipscomb108 .556  1515  .500
North Florida108 .556  1616  .500
Jacksonville810 .444  1218  .400
Northern Kentucky*513 .278  921  .300
Stetson513 .278  724  .226
Kennesaw State315 .167  625  .194
2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Fans storm the court after UNF defeated rival JU

Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2012–13 season with an overall record of 13–19, 8–10 record in conference play. In the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Florida Gulf Coast, 73–63.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jalen Nesbitt Guard 6–6 200 Junior Inman, South Carolina
1 Travis Wallace Forward 6–6 230 Senior Marietta, Georgia
2 Beau Beech Guard 6–8 210 Sophomore Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
3 Sean Brennan Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Roswell, Georgia
4 Devin Wilson Guard 5–11 175 Junior Gainesville, Florida
5 Charles McRoy Forward 6–6 210 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
12 Aaron Bodager Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Oviedo, Florida
14 Dallas Moore Guard 6–1 175 Freshman St. Petersburg, Florida
15 Trent Mackey Guard 6–4 180 Junior Tampa, Florida
32 Demarcus Daniels Forward 6–7 200 Sophomore Ashburn, Georgia
33 Romelo Banks Center 6–11 235 Freshman Kissimmee, Florida
35 Chris Davenport Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov. 8, 2013*
3:00 p.m., Sun
at No. 10 Florida
Global Sports Challenge
L 69–77  0–1
O'Connell Center (10,550)
Gainesville, FL
Nov. 11, 2013*
8:00 p.m.
at Arkansas–Little Rock
Global Sports Challenge
W 72–70  1–1
Jack Stephens Center (3,012)
Little Rock, AR
Nov. 13, 2013*
8:00 p.m.
at Middle Tennessee
Global Sports Challenge
L 70–77  1–2
Murphy Center (4,212)
Murfreesboro, TN
Nov. 16, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
Southern
Global Sports Challenge
L 78–87  1–3
UNF Arena (1,794)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 18, 2013*
7:30 p.m.
Savannah State W 66–63  2–3
UNF Arena (1,041)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 21, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
Webber International W 109–64  3–3
UNF Arena (1,132)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 26, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
at Savannah State W 65–61  4–3
Tiger Arena (630)
Savannah, GA
Nov. 29, 2013*
5:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 7 Ohio State L 64–99  4–4
Value City Arena (14,758)
Columbus, OH
Dec. 2, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
Edward Waters W 90–68  5–4
UNF Arena (1,291)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec. 4, 2013*
8:00 p.m., CSS
at Alabama L 48–76  5–5
Coleman Coliseum (9,398)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Dec. 7, 2013*
7:30 p.m., BTN
at Indiana L 68–89  5–6
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Dec. 17, 2013*
7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 5 Michigan State L 48–78  5–7
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Dec. 21, 2013*
7:00 p.m.
Bethune-Cookman W 68–64  6–7
UNF Arena (617)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec. 30, 2013
7:00 p.m.
Kennesaw State W 85–60  7–7
(1–0)
UNF Arena (642)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 1, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Mercer W 89–83  8–7
(2–0)
UNF Arena (634)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 4, 2014
5:00 p.m.
at Lipscomb W 78–73  9–7
(3–0)
Allen Arena (762)
Nashville, TN
Jan. 6, 2014
7:00 p.m.
at Northern Kentucky L 64–70  9–8
(3–1)
The Bank of Kentucky Center (927)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan. 9, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast L 75–79  9–9
(3–2)
UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 11, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Stetson W 74–60  10–9
(4–2)
UNF Arena (1,411)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 17, 2014
7:00 p.m., CSS
Jacksonville W 86–82  11–9
(5–2)
UNF Arena (5,068)
Jacksonville, FL
Jan. 23, 2014
7:00 p.m.
at East Tennessee State L 93–99  11–10
(5–3)
ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,215)
Johnson City, TN
Jan. 25, 2014
2:00 p.m.
at USC Upstate L 61–70  11–11
(5–4)
G. B. Hodge Center (857)
Spartanburg, SC
Jan. 30, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Northern Kentucky W 67–66  12–11
(6–4)
UNF Arena (1,215)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 1, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Lipscomb L 58–60  12–12
(6–5)
UNF Arena (1,083)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 6, 2014
7:00 p.m.
at Stetson W 54–52  13–12
(7–5)
Edmunds Center (638)
DeLand, FL
Feb. 8, 2014
7:05 p.m.
at Florida Gulf Coast L 46–73  13–13
(7–6)
Alico Arena (4,633)
Fort Myers, FL
Feb. 14, 2014
7:00 p.m.
at Jacksonville W 79–74  14–13
(8–6)
Veterans Memorial Arena (2,517)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 20, 2014
7:30 p.m.
USC Upstate L 70–81  14–14
(8–7)
UNF Arena (1,466)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 22, 2014
7:00 p.m.
East Tennessee State L 85–88  14–15
(8–8)
UNF Arena (1,931)
Jacksonville, FL
Feb. 27, 2014
7:00 p.m.
at Mercer W 79–76 OT 15–15
(9–8)
Hawkins Arena (2,134)
Macon, GA
Mar. 1, 2014
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Kennesaw State W 87–77  16–15
(10–8)
KSU Convocation Center (1,471)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Tournament
Mar. 4, 2014
7:00 pm
at USC Upstate
Quarterfinals
L 74–80  16–16
G. B. Hodge Center (715)
Spartanburg, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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