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MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL Athletic Communications ______2 Name: ______University of North Florida Media Information ______2 Location ______Jacksonville, Fla. Opponent’s Directory ______3 Enrollment ______16,252 Social Media Directory ______3 Founded, Opened ______1969, 1972 Colors ______Navy Blue (PMS 289) and Gray (PMS 430) SEASON OUTLOOK Nickname ______Ospreys Team Roster ______4 Affiliation ______NCAA, Division I Schedule ______4 Conference ______Atlantic Sun Atlantic Sun Conference ______5 Home Court ______UNF Arena Capacity ______5,800 STUDENT-ATHLETE PROFILES President ______John Delaney (Florida, 1977) Jalen Nesbitt ______6-7 Director of Athletics ______Lee Moon (VMI, 1970) Devin Wilson ______8-9 Faculty Athletics Representative ______Dr. Jennifer Kane Beau Beech ______10-11 Athletics Department Phone ______(904) 620-2833 Demarcus Daniels______12-13 Trent Mackey ______14-15 HISTORY Aaron Bodager ______16-17 First season of competition (First Division I): ______1992-93 (2005-06) Dallas Moore ______18-19 All-Time Record | Division I ______245-391 | 93-185 Romelo Banks ______20-21 All-Time Conference Record | A-Sun Record ______133-239 | 57-112 Chris Davenport ______22-23 All-Time Seasons Completed ______22 Ismaila Dauda ______24 NCAA Appearances ______None Osborn Blount ______25 NIT Appearances ______None Nick Malong ______26 Conference Regular-Season Titles ______None Karlos Odum ______27 Conference Tournament Titles ______None Chase Driscoll ______28 Conference Affiliations: ______Atlantic Sun, DI: 2005-06 to Present (9) STAFF ______Peach Belt, DII: 1997-98 to 2004-05 (8) Lee Moon ______29 ______Sunshine State, DII: 1993-94 to 1996-97 (4) Matthew Driscoll ______30-31 ______NAIA Independent: 1992-93 (1) Bobby Kennen ______32 Byron Taylor ______33 COACHING STAFF Stephen Perkins ______34 Head Coach ______Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock University, 1992) Frank Young ______35 Overall Record (Years) ______99-165 (9) Fred Burnett ______36 Record at UNF (Years) ______73-88 (5) Brian Morgan ______36 Associate Head Coach ______Bobby Kennen (Palm Beach Atlantic, 1993) Assistant Coach ______Byron Taylor (FAMU, 2009) YEAR IN REVIEW Assistant Coach ______Stephen Perkins (Baylor, 2009) Season Statistics ______37 Dir. of BB Operations ______Frank Young (West Virginia, 2007) Season Results ______38 Athletics Trainer ______Fred Burnett (Michigan State, 1996) Points-Rebounds-Assists ______39 Basketball Office Phone ______(904) 620-2833 Game-by-Game Comparison ______40 Men’s Basketball Twitter ______@OspreyMBB | @UNFBBALL (Driscoll) Starting Lineups ______41 Record When… ______41 TEAM INFORMATION Atlantic Sun Conference Review ______42 2013-14 record ______16-16 Home/Away/Neutral ______9-5 | 7-11 | 0-0 RECORDS AND HISTORY 2013-14 Atlantic Sun record/finish ______10-8/ T-4th Year-by-Year Results ______43-46 Home/Away ______5-4 | 5-4 All-Time Series Records ______47 Postseason ______0-1 (L, 80-74 at USC Upstate, 1st Rd of A-Sun Tourney) Series Results ______48-51 Starters returning/lost ______3/2 Honors and Awards ______52 Letterwinners returning/lost ______8/3 All-Time Roster ______53 Newcomers ______6 Single Game Records ______54 Year-by-Year Leaders ______54 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Season Records ______55 Director/MBB Contact ______Brian Morgan (Mississippi State, 1991) Career Records ______56 Office/Cell ______(904) 620-4027 | (904) 210-1012 e-mail [email protected] Twitter ______@bmorgan4real Assistant Director ______Colleen O’Connell Assistant Director ______Scott Fitzgerald Communications Assistant ______Jonathan Harkey Athletic Communications Fax: ______(904) 620-3943 Basketball Press Row Telephone ______(904) 620-1902 www.unfospreys.com @OspreyMBB BRIAN MORGAN NORTH FLORIDA ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Address: UNF Arena, Second Floor, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 Director of Phone: (904) 620-4025 | Fax: (904) 620-3943 | UNF Press Row: (904) 904-1901 Athletic Communications Official Website ______www.UNFOspreys.com Social Media Facebook ______North Florida Ospreys Sport Responsibilities: Twitter (General Athletics) ______@UNFOspreys Twitter (Men’s Basketball) ______@OspreyMBB Men’s Basketball Men’s/Women’s Golf STAFF DIRECTORY Sand Volleyball BRIAN MORGAN SCOTT FITZGERALD Director of Athletic Communications Asst. Director of Athletic Communications XC/Track & Field Alma Mater: Mississippi State, 1991 Alma Mater: York College, 2008 Joined North Florida: July 2010 Joined North Florida: January 2014 Office: (904) 620-4027 Office: (904) 620-4025 Twitter: @bmorgan4real Cell: (904) 210-1012 Cell: (540) 908-1041 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
COLLEEN O’CONNELL JONATHAN HARKEY Asst. Director of Athletic Communications Athletic Communications Assistant SCOTT FITZGERALD Alma Mater: Virginia Wesleyan, 2005 Alma Mater: West Virginia, Assistant Director of Joined North Florida: September 2011 Joined North Florida: August 2014 Office: (904) 620-4026 Office: (904) 620-4025 Athletic Communications Cell: (904) 238-2265 Cell: (410) 703-1613 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
Sport Responsibilities: MEDIA INFORMATION Baseball The 2014-15 University of North Florida basketball media almanac is designed to aid members of the media covering Osprey basketball. As for the media, we appreciate your Men’s Soccer coverage, and if there is anything we can do to assist, please contact the North Florida Athletic Swimming Communications Office.
North Florida Athletic Communications Office The North Florida Athletic Communications Office is located on the second floor of UNF Arena in Room 2004. Entering the arena through the front entrance, the office can be accessed by the main stairway or through the arena elevator, which is located on the far left wall of the COLLEEN O’CONNELL arena’s main lobby.
Assistant Director of Credential Requests Athletic Communications The North Florida Athletics Communications Office will issue credentials to WORKING press only. All passes will be left at the Will Call table in the back northwest lobby of UNF Arena.
Sport Responsibilities: Visiting Radio All visiting radio crews MUST request credentials through their school’s sports information Volleyball director. The visiting radio line number varies from game to game. If a crew is in need of more Women’s Basketball than one phone line, please make arrangements through the North Florida Athletic Men’s & Women’s Tennis Communications Office well in advance so necessary arrangements can be made. Photographers Only photographers shooting for accredited media outlets or for North Florida Athletic Communications will be allowed to shoot home events from courtside. Photographers are allowed to shoot from behind the baskets and along the baselines ONLY. No photographers are permitted along the team bench sideline, in the team areas or in front of the courtside press JONATHAN HARKEY row tables. Flash photography is allowed only from the upper level of UNF Arena. Athletic Communications Post-Game Interviews Assistant Following a 10-minute “cooling off” period, a post-game press conference featuring North Florida’s coaches and players will take place in the media room (Room 1050) on the first floor of UNF Arena. The North Florida Athletics Communications staff will poll the media prior to the Sport Responsibilities: end of the game to determine the players who will be at the press conference. The visiting coach and players will be made available outside the visiting team’s locker room. Pregame Women’s Soccer interviews are NOT allowed. Softball Interviews Most practices are open to the media and public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Athletics Communications Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made available. Daily practices typically run from 5-7 p.m. at UNF Arena, but practice times are subject to change. Contact the Athletic Communications office for practice times and to set up any interviews with North Florida players or coaches.
Parking Limited parking for the media is located in the parking lot directly behind UNF Arena. Access to the lot is gained by turning beside UNF Arena on the south end access road (past the drainage area). Please contact North Florida Athletics Communications to request inclusion on the gameday parking pass list.
Gameday Notes The North Florida Athletics Communications Office will produce a release, and “game notes” with pertinent information pertaining to the Ospreys’ next opponent as well as a thorough outline of the North Florida team at least two days prior to the playing of each game. #SWOOPLife @OspreyMBB OPPONENT’S DIRECTORY SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTORY Alabama SOUTH CAROLINA gamecocks SID: Emily Feeney ([email protected]) Facebook______University of Alabama Athletics Nov. 14 – Columbia, SC. Phone: (803) 727-3284 Twitter / Hashtag ______@UA_Athletics / #RollTide www.Gamecocksonline.com Austin Peay WEBBER INTERNATIONAL warriors SID: Bradley Hutzelman ([email protected]) Facebook______Lets Go Peay Nov. 17 – Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena) Phone: (863) 638-2980 Twitter / Hashtag ______@LetsGoPeay / #LetsGoPeay www.webberathletics.com Bethune-Cookman NORTHWESTERN wildcats SID: Nick Brilowski ([email protected]) Facebook______Bethune-Cookman Athletics Nov. 20 – Evanston, Ill. Phone: (847) 467-3831 Twitter / Hashtag ______@BCUAthletics / #HailWildcats www.NUSports.com Edward Waters NORTHERN IOWA panthers SID: Colin McDonough ([email protected]) Facebook______Edward Waters College Tiger Athletics Nov. 22 – Cedar Falls, Iowa Phone: (319) 273-5456 Twitter / Hashtag ______@ewctigers / #EWC www.UNIPanthers.com Elon LIBERTY flames SID: Eric Brown ([email protected]) Facebook______Elon Mens Basketball Nov. 25 – Cancun, Mexico Phone: (434) 582-2292 Twitter / Hashtag ______@ElonMensHoops / #LTML www.Liberty.edu/flames Florida A&M SID: Leonard Haynes IV ([email protected]) MORGAN STATE bears Facebook______FAMU Athletics Nov. 26 – Cancun, Mexico (possible) Phone: (240) 426-3572 Twitter / Hashtag ______@FAMUAthletics / #GORATTLERS www.MorganStateBears.com Florida Gulf Coast ELON phoenix SID: Dan Wyar ([email protected]) Nov. 26 – Cancun, Mexico (possible) Phone: (440) 666-2129 Facebook______FGCU Athletics www.ElonPhoenix.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@FGCU_MBB / #DunkCity
EDWARD WATERS tigers SID: Henry Smith ([email protected]) Florida State Dec. 1 – Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena) Phone: (904) 470-8045 Facebook______Florida State Seminoles Mens Basketball www.ewc.edu Twitter / Hashtag ______@FSU_MBasketball / #Noles
BETHUNE-COOKMAN wildcats SID: Dan Ryan ([email protected]) Iowa Dec. 3 – Daytona Beach, Fla. Phone: (386) 481-2240 Facebook______Iowa Mens Basketball www.bcuathletics.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@IowaHoops / #HawkeyePride
PURDUE boilermakers SID: Chris Forman ([email protected]) Jacksonville Dec. 6 – West Lafayette, Ind. Phone: (413) 687-4590 Facebook______Jacksonville University Athletics www.PurdueSports.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@JU_MBB / #fearthefin
TENNESSEE TECH golden eagles SID: Mike Lehman ([email protected]) Kennesaw State Dec. 15 – Jacksonville, Fla. Phone: (931) 319-3975 Facebook______Kennesaw State Owls Dec. 29 – Cookeville, Tenn. www.TTUSports.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@KSUOwlsMBB / #goKSUowls
FLORIDA STATE seminoles SID: Chuck Walsh ([email protected]) Liberty Dec. 17 – Tallahassee, Fla. Phone: (850) 694-2540 Facebook______Liberty Basketball www.Seminoles.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@LibertyMBB / #GoFlames
FLORIDA A&M rattlers SID: Vaughn Wilson ([email protected]) Lipscomb Dec. 19 – Tallahassee, Fla. Phone: (850) 599-3200 Facebook______Lipscomb Bisons www.FAMUAthletics.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@LipscombBisons / #BeHerd
IOWA hawkeyes SID: Matthew Weitzel ([email protected]) Morgan State Dec. 22 – Iowa City, Iowa Phone: (319) 335-9411 Facebook______n/a www.HawkeyeSports.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@MorganStBears / #BearDown
AUSTIN PEAY governors SID: Brad Kirtley ([email protected]) Northern Iowa Dec. 31 – Clarksville, Tenn. Phone: (931) 801-7875 Facebook______UNI Athletics www.LetsGoPeay.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@UNIAthletics / #UNIPanthers
ALABAMA crimson tide SID: Aaron Jordan ([email protected]) Northern Kentucky Jan. 2 – Tuscaloosa, Ala. Phone: (205) 348-6084 | (205) 913-1979 cell Facebook______NKU Norse MBB www.rolltide.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@NKUMensHoops / #GoNorse
TRINITY BAPTIST eagles SID: Bill Brindley ([email protected]) Northwestern Jan. 6 – Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena) Phone: (904) 596-2306 Facebook______Northwestern Athletics www.TBCeagles.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@NUMensBball / #B1GCats
JACKSONVILLE dolphins SID: Todd Vatter ([email protected]) Purdue Jan. 10 – Jacksonville, Fla. (Veteran’s Memorial Arena) Phone: (904) 256-7402 Facebook______Purdue Mens Basketball Feb. 6 – Jacksonville, Fla. (UNF Arena) www.judolphins.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@BoilerBall / #BoilerUp
FLORIDA GULF COAST eagles SID: Jason MacBain ([email protected]) South Carolina Jan. 14 – Jacksonville, Fla. Phone: (239) 590-7061 | (315) 750-0236 cell Facebook______Gamecocks Online Feb. 25 – Ft. Myers, Fla. www.fgcuathletics.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@GamecockMBB / #Gamecocks
STETSON hatters SID: Cris Belvin ([email protected]) Stetson Jan. 17 – Deland, Fla. Phone: (386) 822-8937 | (918) 625-2152 cell Facebook______Stetson Basketball Feb. 28 – Jacksonville, Fla. www.gohatters.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@StetsonMBB / #GoHatters
NORTHERN KENTUCKY norse SID: Bryan McEldowney ([email protected]) Tennessee Tech Jan. 22 – Highland Heights, Ky. Phone: (859) 572-5470 | (937) 478-5027 cell Facebook______TTU Sports Feb. 21 – Jacksonville, Fla. www.nkunorse.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@TTU_Basketball / #TTUPurplePride
LIPSCOMB bisons SID: Jamie Gilliam ([email protected]) Trinity Baptist Jan. 24 – Nashville, Tenn. Phone: (615) 966-5166 | (615) 946-4289 cell Facebook______Trinity Baptist College Feb. 19 – Jacksonville, Fla. www.lipscombsports.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@TBCEagles / #WatchUsRise
KENNESAW STATE owls SID: Brandon Scardigli ([email protected]) USC Upstate Jan. 29 – Jacksonville, Fla. Phone: (678) 799-2562 | (504) 481-3124 cell Facebook______USC Upstate Athletics Feb. 14 – Kennesaw, Ga. www.ksuowls.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@UPSTMBB / #UpstateHoops
USC UPSTATE spartans SID: Jay D’Abramo ([email protected]) Webber International Jan. 31 – Jacksonville, Fla. Phone: (864) 503-5166 | (864) 216-3617 cell Facebook______Webber International University Athletics Feb. 12 – Spartanburg, S.C. www.upstatespartans.com Twitter / Hashtag ______@WebberAthletics / #WIUWarriors www.unfospreys.com @OspreyMBB
BY THE NUMBER... Alphabetical Roster Numerical Roster Romelo Banks 33 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Sophomore C 0 Jalen Nesbitt G 6-6 195 Sr. Spartanburg, S.C. (Spartanburg Methodist College) Beau Beech 2 1 Karlos Odum F 6-6 198 Fr. Lakeland, Fla. (Faith Baptist Academy) Junior G 2 Beau Beech G 6-8 210 Jr. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Ponte Vedra HS) Osborn Blount 10 3 Chase Driscoll G 5-8 170 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Bishop Kenny HS) Sophomore G 4 Devin Wilson G 5-11 176 Sr. Gainesville, Fla. (Pensacola State College) Aaron Bodager 12 10 Osborn Blount G 5-10 173 So. Jacksonville, Fla. (FSCJ) Redshirt-Sophomore G 11 Trent Mackey G 6-3 184 RS-Jr. Tampa, Fla. (UL Monroe) Demarcus Daniels 32 12 Aaron Bodager G 6-5 205 RS-So. Oviedo, Fla. (Hagerty HS) Junior F 14 Dallas Moore G 6-0 175 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega HS) Ismaila Dauda 15 15 Ismaila Dauda** C 6-9 250 Sr. Kano, Nigeria (Cleveland State) Senior C 23 Nick Malonga G 6-4 197 So. Bolingbrook, Ill. (McHenry County CC) Chris Davenport 35 32 Demarcus Daniels F 6-7 195 Jr. Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County HS) Sophomore F 33 Romelo Banks C 6-11 235 So. Kissimmee, Fla. (Celebration HS) Chase Driscoll 3 34 Chris Davenport F 6-8 210 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Eagles Landing HS) Freshman G ** Redshirting in 2014-15 to meet NCAA transfer requirements Trent Mackey 11 Redshirt-Junior G Coaching Staff Nick Malonga 23 Head Coach: Matthew Driscoll (6th season, Slippery Rock University, 1992) Sophomore G Associate Head Coach: Bobby Kennen (6th season, Palm Beach Atlantic University, 1993) Dallas Moore 14 Assistant Coach: Byron Taylor (6th season, Florida A&M, 2009) Sophomore G Assistant Coach: Stephen Perkins (2nd season, Baylor, 2009) Jalen Nesbitt 0 Director of Basketball Operations: Frank Young (1st season, West Virginia, 2007) Senior G Karlos Odum 1 Pronunciation Guide: Freshman F Aaron Bodager – Bod-uh-GIRR | Bobby KENNEN — Ken-In | ISMAILA DAUDA — Ish-my-luh/Dow-duh | Nick MALONGA — Muh-lung-uh Devin Wilson 4 Senior G
2014-15 SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Location Time (ET) Television/Notes Nov. 14 Friday at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. 7:00 p.m. SEC Network+ Nov. 17 Monday WEBBER INTERNATIONAL Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Nov. 20 Thursday at Northwestern# Evanston, Ill. 8:00 p.m. Big Ten Network+ Nov. 22 Saturday at Northern Iowa# Cedar Falls, Iowa 2:00 p.m. Nov. 25 Tuesday vs Liberty# Cancun, Mexico 4:00 p.m. CBSsports.com U Live Nov. 26 Wednesday vs Morgan State/Elon# Cancun, Mexico 1:30 or 4:00 p.m. CBSsports.com U Live
Dec. 1 Monday EDWARD WATERS Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 3 Wednesday at Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, Fla. 8:00 p.m. Dec. 6 Saturday at Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. 2:00 p.m. Big Ten Network+ Dec. 15 Monday TENNESSEE TECH Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 17 Wednesday at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Fox Sports South Dec. 19 Friday at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 22 Monday at Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 8:00 p.m. ESPN3 Dec. 29 Monday at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. 7:00 p.m. Dec. 31 Wednesday at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. 3:00 p.m.
Jan. 2 Friday at Alabama Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 6 Tuesday TRINITY BAPTIST Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. DH with UNF WBB Jan. 10 Saturday at Jacksonville* Jacksonville, Fla. 3:00 p.m. River City Rumble Jan. 14 Wednesday FLORIDA GULF COAST* Jacksonville, Fla 7:00 p.m. Jan. 17 Saturday at Stetson* DeLand, Fla. 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Jan. 22 Thursday at Northern Kentucky* Highland Heights, Ky. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 24 Saturday at Lipscomb* Nashville, Tenn. 5:00 p.m. ESPN3 Jan. 29 Thursday KENNESAW STATE* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 Saturday USC UPSTATE* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m.
Feb. 6 Friday JACKSONVILLE* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. River City Rumble Feb. 12 Thursday at USC Upstate* Spartanburg, S.C. 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 14 Saturday at Kennesaw State* Kennesaw, Ga. 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 19 Thursday LIPSCOMB* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 21 Saturday NORTHERN KENTUCKY* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. Feb. 25 Wednesday at Florida Gulf Coast* Ft. Myers, Fla. 7:05 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 28 Saturday STETSON* Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m.
Mar. 3-8 Tues-Sun Atlantic Sun Championship Campus Sites TBD
• – Denotes Atlantic Sun Conference game | Home games in BOLD | All times are Eastern and subject to change | # = Part of Cancun Challenge