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Stetson (4-10, 0-1 A-Sun) at UNF (1-12, 0-1 A-Sun) Jan. 5, 2008 - 4:15 p.m. - Jacksonville, Fla. - UNF Arena (5,800) Game Capsule The University of North Florida men’s basketball team will On The Air look to put its name in the win column in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings this afternoon when it plays host to RADIO (WBOB-AM 1320) league foe Stetson at UNF Arena. Both teams come into Air Time: 4 p.m. Play-by-Play: John Laurence today’s game after close losses in their conference openers on Color: Chris Patterson Thursday night — UNF a 70-67 heartbreaker against Florida vs. ASUN.TV Gulf Coast and Stetson a 98-94, triple-overtime thriller against Air Time: 6:45 p.m. Jacksonville at Veterans Memorial Arena. Cost: $5.95 individual game pass Stetson seems to enjoy playing a little “extra” time in its Address: http://asun.tv/unf trips to Jacksonville of late. The Hatters lost to the Dolphins in THE HEAD COACHES WEB extra time on Thursday night, and the Hatters’ two games at Audio: www.UNFOSPREYS.com UNF — Matt Kilcullen UNF Arena over the last two seasons have also gone to over- Live Stats: www.UNFOSPREYS.com Alma Mater: Lehman College (N.Y.) ’76 time — with Stetson winning both times. Record at UNF: 88-149 (9th season) UNF and Stetson have five common opponents this season — Florida Atlantic, Florida, Miami, Career Record: 209-296 (19th season) Savannah State and Charleston Southern. Stetson — Derek Waugh The Ospreys have shown tremendous promise over their last six games, aided by the return of Alma Mater: Furman ’93 sophomore Stan Januska, who missed the team’s first 10 games with a broken foot. Record at Stetson: 80-124 (8th season) Career Record: Same UNF’s Probable Starters THE SERIES Pos # Name Yr Ht Hometown Pts/G Reb/G FG/FT % Stetson leads, 5-0 PG 13 Chris Timberlake Sr. 5-11 Miami, Fla. 6.9 3.1 ast .360 / .455 At UNF — SU leads, 2-0 G 32 Stan Januska So. 6-6 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 7.7 3.0 .244 / .000 At Stetson — SU leads, 3-0 G 20 Tom Hammonds Jr. 6-5 Crestview, Fla. 13.1 3.6 .353 / .807 Neutral — Never met F 31 DeVon Jones Fr. 6-6 Jackson, Tenn. 6.6 4.4 .464 / .643 Streak — 5 by Stetson C 21 James Grimball Sr. 6-8 Jacksonville, Fla. 7.4 5.5 .423 / .625 Kilcullen vs. Stetson: 0-4 Reserves 2006-07 MEETINGS F 11 Justin Cecil Fr. 6-7 Lakeland, Fla. 8.1 4.4 .413 / .682 1/18/07 — Stetson 63, UNF 60 OT (at UNF) G 14 Jonson Yousefzadeh Jr. 6-3 Jacksonville, Fla. 0.5 0.2 .400 / .000 2/15/07 — Stetson 74, UNF 63 (at Stetson) PG 15 Cortez Riley Jr. 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla. 5.8 1.8 .443 / .870 QUICK FACTS G 25 Germaine Sparkes So. 6-6 Hinesville, Ga. 2.9 4.0 .237 / .746 UNF (Ospreys): F 44 Kyle Groothuis Fr. 6-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1.1 1.5 .313 / .400 Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (Pop. 1.2 million) Founded: 1965 Not Dressed Enrollment: 17,000 G 5 Ian Gibson Jr. 6-1 Miami, Fla. Hand surgery (out for season) Conference: Atlantic Sun G 34 Ashton Jones Fr. 6-2 Gifford, Fla. Walk-on / Does not travel Stetson (Hatters): 2007-08 Schedule/Results Location: DeLand, Fla. (Pop. 25,000) RECENT GAMES Enrollment: 2,300 Date (Day) Opponent Location Result Score Conference: Atlantic Sun Dec. 29 (Sat.) at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. L 82-59 UNF MEDIA RELATIONS Dec. 31 (Mon.) at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. L 77-58 Contact: Tom Strother Jan. 3 (Thu.) *Florida Gulf Coast UNF Arena L 70-67 (Asst. AD/Media Relations) UPCOMING GAMES E-mail: [email protected] Date (Day) Opponent Location Time Record Office Phone: (904) 620-4026 Jan. 5 (Sat.) *Stetson UNF Arena 4:15 p.m. 4-10, 0-1 A-Sun Cell Phone: (904) 229-5957 Jan. 10 (Thu.) *at Mercer Macon, Ga. 7 p.m. 5-8, 0-0 A-Sun FAX: (904) 620-2821 Jan. 12 (Sat.) *at Kennesaw State Kennesaw, Ga. 7:30 p.m. 2-11, 0-0 A-Sun Website: www.UNFOspreys.com * Atlantic Sun Conference game Stetson at UNF Game Notes z Page 1 2007-08 UNF Men’s Basketball Game Notes z www.UNFOspreys.com 2007-08 Schedule/Results MEDIA INFORMATION Interviews OVERALL: ........1-12 A-SUN: ..............0-1 Head Coach Matt Kilcullen can generally be reached in his office on weekdays, Home: ..............................1-3 Home: ..............................0-1 from 10 a.m. to noon, by calling (904) 620-2494. Player interviews should be arranged through the UNF Athletics Media Away: ................................0-8 Away: ................................0-0 Relations Office. The best time to reach coaches and student-athletes at once is before Neutral: ............................0-1 Neutral: ............................0-0 or after practice. Under no circumstances will a student-athlete’s home phone number be given to the media. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Daily Practice Nov. 7 ^ EDWARD WATERS # W, 91-82 (2ot) Most practices are open to the media and public. There may be instances, how- ever, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Media Nov. 11 % at Maryland [ESPNU] L, 79-50 Relations Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort Nov. 12 % Tulsa L, 83-66 can be made available. Daily practices typically run from 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at UNF Arena (fall semester) and from 2-5 p.m. (spring semester), but practice times are sub- Nov. 16 CONCORDIA (N.Y.) W, 57-41 ject to change. Nov. 20 at Florida [FSN/SUN] L, 102-51 Post-game Procedures Ospreys head coach Matt Kilcullen will be made available in the postgame inter- Nov. 23 CHARLESTON SOUTHERNL, 72-61 view area (UNF Arena) and outside the UNF locker room (road games) after the Nov. 27 at Savannah State L, 58-32 NCAA-mandated 10-minute “cooling off ” period has been enforced. The UNF lock- er room is closed to media members at all times. Any player interviews should be Dec. 7 WILLIAM & MARY L 68-45 coordinated through Tom Strother, Assistant A.D./Media Relations, and will be con- Dec. 15 at Florida A&M L, 61-57 ducted in the same locations. UNF Campus Parking Dec 18 at Florida Atlantic L, 70-64 Ample parking for the media is located in the parking lot directly behind UNF Dec. 20 at Miami (Fla.) L, 85-63 Arena and in the lots adjacent to the nearby Dorion Fitness Center and UNF Tennis Complex. Parking is free in these lots, as well as the north campus lots, during UNF Dec. 29 at IPFW L, 82-59 events. A pass is required for all other lots and in those lots on non-event days. Please Dec. 31 at Notre Dame L, 77-58 contact UNF Athletics Media Relations to secure a gameday or visitor’s parking pass, if necessary. Jan. 3 * FLORIDA GULF COAST L, 70-67 Jan. 5 * STETSON# 4:15 P.M. UNF ON THE AIR UNF Basketball on WBOB-AM 1320 Jan. 10 * at Mercer 7 p.m. All UNF men’s basketball games are broadcast on the UNF Radio Network, Jan. 12 * at Kennesaw State# 7:30 p.m. which originates from WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville. Longtime Ospreys voice John Laurence will provide play-by-play for all games. Jan. 19 * JACKSONVILLE# 4:15 P.M. games, while Chris Patterson will handle analyst duties for home games and Tom Jan. 25 * USC UPSTATE 7 P.M. Strother will provide color for all away games. A-Sun.TV Jan. 27 * at East Tennessee State 2 p.m. All UNF home games and conference road games will be available for viewing live via the Jan. 31 * GARDNER-WEBB 7 P.M. Internet at www.ASUN.TV/unf. Feb. 2 * CAMPBELL# 4:15 P.M. UNF On The Web Extensive information on the UNF men’s basketball team, including statistics, Feb. 7 * at Lipscomb 8 p.m. updated notes, rosters and schedules, can be found on the UNF Athletics Web site at Feb. 9 * at Belmont# 3 p.m. www.unfospreys.com. Live audio from every road game will be also be available online at www.unfospreys.com as well as live stats for all home games. Feb. 12 SAVANNAH STATE 7 P.M. Feb. 15 * at Jacksonville [CSS] 7:30 p.m. TICKET INFORMATION Single-Game Tickets Feb. 21 * KENNESAW STATE 7 P.M. General Public, $5; Faculty/Staff/Alumni (with ID), $4; Seniors & Youth (13-17), $3; Feb. 23 * MERCER# 4:15 P.M. 12-and-under, Free — Available on gameday only. For more information contact the Athletics Ticket Office at 620-BIRD. Feb. 28 * at Stetson# 8:15 p.m. March 1 * at Florida Gulf Coast# 7:15 p.m. IMPORTANT NUMBERS Important Numbers March 13-29 National Invitation Tournament Home Radio Line: (904) 620-1903 Visiting Radio Phone: (904) 620-1904 Press Row Phone: (904) 620-1902 ^ — Exhibition Main Athletics Phone: (904) 620-2833 # — Doubleheader with UNF women UNF Athletics Media Relations: (904) 620-4025/4026/4027/4029 % — 2007 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic UNF PRACTICE SCHEDULE THIS WEEK * — Atlantic Sun Conference game SMTWTFS CSS — Comcast Sports Southeast 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 FSN/SUN — Fox Sports Net Florida/Sun Sports OFF 7-9 a.m. 7-9 a.m.