2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Atlantic Sun regular season co-champions
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	21–12 (13–3 ASUN)
Head coach	Matthew Driscoll (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Bobby Kennen; Bruce Evans; Stephen Perkins;
Home arena	UNF Arena
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Liberty†	13	–	3	.813	30	–	4	.882
North Florida	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Lipscomb	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Stetson	9	–	7	.563	16	–	17	.485
North Alabama*	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
Florida Gulf Coast	7	–	9	.438	10	–	22	.313
Jacksonville	7	–	9	.438	14	–	18	.438
NJIT	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Kennesaw State	0	–	16	.000	1	–	28	.034
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Emmanuel Adedoyin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge HS	Orlando, FL
G/F	1	Emmanuel Lambright	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Sarasota HS	Sarasota, FL
F	2	Wajid Aminu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Wheeler HS	Stone Mountain, GA
G	3	J.T. Escobar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Ole Miss	Tallahassee, FL
F	4	Ezekiel Balogun	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Sr	Eastern Florida State College	Lagos, Nigeria
F	5	Dorian James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	RS Fr	Chain of Lakes Collegiate HS	Winter Haven, FL
G	10	Ivan Gandia-Rosa	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	College of Central Florida	Caguas, Puerto Rico
G/F	11	Garrett Sams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Westview HS	Martin, TN
G	12	Ryan Burkhardt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jr	St. Augustine HS	St. Augustine, FL
G	15	Jose Placer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	So	UMBC	Orlando, FL
F	21	Josh Endicott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Motlow State CC	Baxter, TN
F	22	Trip Day	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Glenwood School	Columbus, GA
F	23	Carter Hendricksen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	So	Lexington Christian Academy	Lexington, KY
G	24	Christian Schach	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	So	Tampa Prep	Tampa, FL

Head coach

Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Bobby Kennen (Palm Beach Atlantic)
Bruce Evans (Furman)
Stephen Perkins (Baylor)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

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

[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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