2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represents the University of North Florida in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 11th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll, play their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record21–12 (13–3 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bobby Kennen
  • Bruce Evans
  • Stephen Perkins
Home arenaUNF Arena
2019–20 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty133 .813  304  .882
North Florida133 .813  2112  .636
Lipscomb97 .563  1616  .500
Stetson97 .563  1617  .485
North Alabama*88 .500  1317  .433
Florida Gulf Coast79 .438  1022  .313
Jacksonville79 .438  1418  .438
NJIT610 .375  921  .300
Kennesaw State016 .000  128  .034
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2018–19 season 16–17 overall, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the ASUN Tournament, they defeated North Alabama in the quarterfinals,[1] before losing to Liberty in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Emmanuel Adedoyin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)161 lb (73 kg) FrOak Ridge HS Orlando, FL
G/F 1 Emmanuel Lambright 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoSarasota HS Sarasota, FL
F 2 Wajid Aminu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)197 lb (89 kg) SrWheeler HS Stone Mountain, GA
G 3 J.T. Escobar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg) RS SrOle Miss Tallahassee, FL
F 4 Ezekiel Balogun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)238 lb (108 kg) SrEastern Florida State College Lagos, Nigeria
F 5 Dorian James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)202 lb (92 kg) RS FrChain of Lakes Collegiate HS Winter Haven, FL
G 10 Ivan Gandia-Rosa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)193 lb (88 kg) SrCollege of Central Florida Caguas, Puerto Rico
G/F 11 Garrett Sams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) SrWestview HS Martin, TN
G 12 Ryan Burkhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrSt. Augustine HS St. Augustine, FL
G 15 Jose Placer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)174 lb (79 kg) SoUMBC Orlando, FL
F 21 Josh Endicott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMotlow State CC Baxter, TN
F 22 Trip Day 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrGlenwood School Columbus, GA
F 23 Carter Hendricksen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)217 lb (98 kg) SoLexington Christian Academy Lexington, KY
G 24 Christian Schach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoTampa Prep Tampa, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 22, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN
at No. 6 Florida L 59–74  0–1
O'Connell Center (9,685)
Gainesville, FL
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida National W 89–81  1–1
UNF Arena (1,748)
Jacksonville, FL
November 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 80–77  2–1
UNF Arena (1,659)
Jacksonville, FL
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Miss W 66–63  3–1
UNF Arena (2,058)
Jacksonville, FL
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Trinity Baptist W 115–39  4–1
UNF Arena (1,328)
Jacksonville, FL
November 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa
Las Vegas Invitational campus site game
L 68–83  4–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,389)
Iowa City, IA
November 24, 2019*
2:00 pm, FS1
at Creighton
Las Vegas Invitational campus site game
L 67–76  4–3
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,562)
Omaha, NE
November 28, 2019*
7:00 pm
vs. LIU
Las Vegas Invitational
W 95–92  5–3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2019*
4:30 pm
vs. Tennessee State
Las Vegas Invitational
L 73–81  5–4
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 2, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 93–70  6–4
UNF Arena (1,328)
Jacksonville, FL
December 7, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 83–90  6–5
Dunn Center (817)
Clarksville, TN
December 14, 2019*
5:00 pm
at Southern Miss W 72–69  7–5
Reed Green Coliseum (2,380)
Hattiesburg, MS
December 17, 2019*
8:30 pm, ACCN
at No. 19 Florida State L 81–98  7–6
Donald L. Tucker Center (5,542)
Tallahassee, FL
December 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Syracuse L 70–82  7–7
Carrier Dome (17,537)
Syracuse, NY
December 30, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 20 Dayton L 59–77  7–8
UD Arena (13,407)
Dayton, OH
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 76–57  8–8
(1–0)
KSU Convocation Center (816)
Kennesaw, GA
January 4, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama W 81–65  9–8
(2–0)
Flowers Hall (776)
Florence, AL
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 89–74  10–8
(3–0)
UNF Arena (2,034)
Jacksonville, FL
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
NJIT L 66–78  10–9
(3–1)
UNF Arena (1,919)
Jacksonville, FL
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 75–68  11–9
(4–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (1,500)
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Liberty W 71–70  12–9
(5–1)
UNF Arena (2,371)
Jacksonville, FL
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 73–85  12–10
(5–2)
Allen Arena (1,733)
Nashville, TN
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stetson W 78–65  13–10
(6–2)
UNF Arena (1,611)
Jacksonville, FL
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 86–45  14–10
(7–2)
UNF Arena (1,683)
Jacksonville, FL
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at NJIT W 82–75  15–10
(8–2)
Wellness and Events Center (256)
Newark, NJ
February 8, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 69–60  16–10
(9–2)
Alico Arena (3,107)
Fort Myers, FL
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 81–66  17–10
(10–2)
UNF Arena (3,033)
Jacksonville, FL
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 80–67  18–10
(11–2)
UNF Arena (1,548)
Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 77–82  18–11
(11–3)
Vines Center (5,613)
Lynchburg, VA
February 22, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb W 82–74  19–11
(12–3)
UNF Arena (2,221)
Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 85–72  20–11
(13–3)
Edmunds Center (798)
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (7) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 91–88  21–11
UNF Arena (2,797)
Jacksonville, FL
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(2) (3) Lipscomb
Semifinals
L 71–73  21–12
UNF Arena (2,736)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. "Osprey Defense Deals North Alabama 76-66 Loss in ASUN Quarterfinals". University of North Florida. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. "Liberty Clips Ospreys in ASUN Semifinal". University of North Florida. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Florida. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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