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2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

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2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record15–19 (8–6 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachBobby Kennen
Byron Taylor
Stephen Perkins
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 26 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
North Florida 8 6   .571 15 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 7   .500 17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500 14 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 17 16   .515
NJIT 3 11   .214 11 20   .355
Stetson 3 11   .214 11 21   .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth–year head coach Matthew Driscoll and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 15–19, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Jacksonville and Lipscomb before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game.

Previous season

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The Ospreys finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–4 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship. In the ASUB tournament they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Ospreys received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Florida in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Karlos Odum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Lakeland, Florida
F 2 Wajid Aminu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Stone Mountain, Georgia
G 3 J.T. Escobar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Tallahassee, Florida
G 5 C. J. Fisher Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Miami, Florida
G 10 Osborn Blount 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Jacksonville, Florida
G 11 Garrett Sams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Martin, Tennessee
G 12 Aaron Bodager 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Oviedo, Florida
G 14 Dallas Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Petersburg, Florida
G 23 Nick Malonga 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Bolingbrook, Illinois
G/F 24 Aaron Horne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lake Worth, Florida
C 33 Romelo Banks 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 252 lb (114 kg) RS Jr Kissimmee, Florida
F 35 Chris Davenport 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
G 50 Benedikt Haid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Innsbruck, Austria
G 55 Chase Driscoll 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bobby Kennen (8th year)
  • Bruce Evans (1st year)
  • Stephen Perkins (4th year)

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2016

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11*
9:30 pm, SECN+
at Auburn L 66–83  0–1
 16  Banks   10  Banks   3  Moore  Auburn Arena (8,093)
Auburn, AL
November 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Edward Waters W 109–73  1–1
 37  Moore   9  Banks   5  Tied  UNF Arena (1,787)
Jacksonville, FL
November 16*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (FL) L 56–94  1–2
 12  Moore   6  Aminu   3  Horne  UNF Arena (3,148)
Jacksonville, FL
November 18*
8:00 pm, SECN+
at LSU L 70–78  1–3
 16  Davenport   9  Banks   6  Davenport  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,953)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida National
Wright State Invitational
W 112–66  2–3
 18  Tied   10  Aminu   8  Davenport  UNF Arena (1,384)
Jacksonville, FL
November 25*
4:30 pm
vs. North Dakota
Wright State Invitational
W 76–75  3–3
 20  Moore   8  Davenport   4  Davenport  Nutter Center (3,123)
Dayton, OH
November 26*
4:30 pm
at Cal State Bakersfield
Wright State Invitational
L 54–77  3–4
 19  Moore   5  Banks   3  Moore  Nutter Center (3,024)
Dayton, OH
November 27*
4:30 pm
vs. Wright State
Wright State Invitational
L 67–75  3–5
 29  Moore   7  Tied   3  Tied  Nutter Center (2,975)
Dayton, OH
December 1*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 24 Florida L 60–91  3–6
 31  Moore   4  Blount   1  Tied  UNF Arena (4,113)
Jacksonville, FL
December 3*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 22 Syracuse L 71–77  3–7
 30  Moore   10  Tied   5  Moore  Carrier Dome (22,372)
Syracuse, NY
December 10*
5:30 pm, SECN
at Arkansas L 76–91  3–8
 34  Moore   5  Tied   3  Moore  Bud Walton Arena (13,700)
Fayetteville, AR
December 12*
8:00 pm, YouTube
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 84–98  3–9
 24  Moore   9  Odum   3  Tied  UTRGV Fieldhouse (724)
Edinburg, TX
December 15*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Thomas W 110–80  4–9
 30  Moore   11  Tied   11  Moore  UNF Arena (1,259)
Jacksonville, FL
December 18*
1:00 pm, SNY
at UConn L 59–80  4–10
 18  Moore   8  Sams   5  Moore  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,110)
Storrs, CT
December 21*
7:00 pm
at FIU L 54–78  4–11
 14  Bodager   4  Tied   4  Moore  FIU Arena (635)
Miami, FL
December 29*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State L 68–73  4–12
 29  Moore   7  Tied   4  Moore  UNF Arena (1,464)
Jacksonville, FL
January 2*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Palm Beach Atlantic W 102–67  5–12
 23  Moore   13  Aminu   6  Bodager  UNF Arena (1,228)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 7
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Jacksonville
River City Rumble
W 80–64  6–12
(1–0)
 24  Moore   9  Aminu   4  Davenport  Swisher Gymnasium (1,360)
Jacksonville, FL
January 12
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate W 73–65  7–12
(2–0)
 19  Moore   12  Sams   5  Moore  G. B. Hodge Center (646)
Spartanburg, SC
January 14
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT L 78–84  7–13
(2–1)
 30  Moore   8  Davenport   3  Moore  Fleisher Center (812)
Newark, NJ
January 19
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kennesaw State W 86–84  8–13
(3–1)
 29  Moore   9  Aminu   4  Tied  UNF Arena (1,605)
Jacksonville, FL
January 21
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Lipscomb W 90–84  9–13
(4–1)
 36  Moore   12  Banks   4  Tied  UNF Arena (2,107)
Jacksonville, FL
January 25
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Florida Gulf Coast L 82–86  9–14
(4–2)
 32  Moore   11  Aminu   3  Sams  UNF Arena (2,649)
Jacksonville, FL
January 28
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stetson L 74–88  9–15
(4–3)
 26  Davenport   12  Davenport   4  Moore  Edmunds Center (1,131)
DeLand, FL
January 30
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Florida Gulf Coast L 59–74  9–16
(4–4)
 20  Davenport   8  Tied   3  Davenport  Alico Arena (4,107)
Fort Myers, FL
February 4
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Stetson W 96–64  10–16
(5–4)
 22  Moore   9  Sams   11  Moore  UNF Arena (1,848)
Jacksonville, FL
February 9
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 91–69  11–16
(6–4)
 28  Moore   8  Aminu   13  Davenport  UNF Arena (2,011)
Jacksonville, FL
February 11
7:00 pm, ESPN3
USC Upstate L 71–84  11–17
(6–5)
 26  Moore   8  Davenport   4  Tied  UNF Arena (3,181)
Jacksonville, FL
February 16
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 93–82  12–17
(7–5)
 39  Moore   8  Davenport   6  Davenport  Allen Arena (1,951)
Nashville, TN
February 18
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Kennesaw State L 68–85  12–18
(7–6)
 28  Davenport   9  Davenport   4  Moore  KSU Convocation Center (1,362)
Kennesaw, GA
February 23
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Jacksonville
River City Rumble
W 73–69  13–18
(8–6)
 25  Moore   10  Davenport   6  Moore  UNF Arena (3,149)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
February 27
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) (6) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
W 77–74  14–18
 37  Moore   7  3 tied   4  Davenport  UNF Arena (2,938)
Jacksonville, FL
March 2
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) at (2) Lipscomb
Semifinals
W 91–85  15–18
 18  Moore   9  Banks   7  Tied  Allen Arena (3,011)
Nashville, TN
March 5
3:00 pm, ESPN
(3) at (1) Florida Gulf Coast
Championship game
L 61–77  15–19
 19  Moore   12  Aminu   4  Moore  Alico Arena (4,711)
Fort Myers, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Florida hits 16 3s to cruise to NIT 2nd round". ESPN. March 15, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2024.