Gardner-Webb (9-12, 3-4 A-Sun) at UNF (1-18, 0-7 A-Sun) Jan
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Gardner-Webb (9-12, 3-4 A-Sun) at UNF (1-18, 0-7 A-Sun) Jan. 31, 2008 - 7 p.m. - Jacksonville, Fla. - UNF Arena (5,800) Game Capsule The University of North Florida men’s basketball team will On The Air begin a stretch of five home games in its next eight contests on Thursday night at UNF Arena against Atlantic Sun Conference RADIO (WBOB-AM 1320) foe Gardner-Webb. Air Time: 6:45 p.m. The Runnin’ Bulldogs pulled off one of the nation’s biggest Play-by-Play: John Laurence upsets early in the season when they knocked off traditional Color: Chris Patterson vs. SEC power Kentucky at Rupp Arena (84-68 on Nov. 7). GWU ASUN.TV has been somewhat inconsistent in conference play thus far, Air Time: 1:45 p.m. however, splitting each of their first three conference weekends Cost: $5.95 individual game pass — knocking off defending conference champ ETSU on the road Address: http://asun.tv/unf THE HEAD COACHES (73-69 on Jan. 12) but being upset twice by conference newcom- WEB Audio: www.UNFOSPREYS.com UNF — Matt Kilcullen ers USC Upstate (73-59 on Jan. 10) and Florida Gulf Coast (87- Live Stats: www.UNFOSPREYS.com Alma Mater: Lehman College (N.Y.) ’76 80 Saturday). GWU is playing its final season as a member of the A-Sun. Record at UNF: 88-156 (9th season) UNF has endured its own struggles in A-Sun play, remaining winless in the league with a 92-68 loss Career Record: 209-303 (19th season) at ETSU on Sunday. The Ospreys received a dose of bad news this week when it was learned that fresh- GWU — Rick Scruggs man Justin Cecil (6.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg) will miss the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury. Alma Mater: Georgia ’79 Record at GWU: 171-176 (13th season) UNF’s Probable Starters Career Record: 349-291 (20th season) Pos # Name Yr Ht Hometown Pts/G Reb/G FG/FT % THE SERIES G 25 Germaine Sparkes So. 6-6 Hinesville, Ga. 2.8 2.3 ast .257 / .455 GWU leads, 5-1 G 20 Tom Hammonds Jr. 6-5 Crestview, Fla. 13.9 4.4 .357 / .776 At UNF — GWU leads, 3-0 G 32 Stan Januska So. 6-6 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 10.9 3.0 .355 / .667 At GWU — GWU leads, 2-1 F 31 DeVon Jones Fr. 6-6 Jackson, Tenn. 5.4 4.1 .413 / .650 Neutral — Never met C 21 James Grimball Sr. 6-8 Jacksonville, Fla. 8.1 6.5 .474 / .542 Streak — 4 by GWU Reserves Kilcullen vs. GWU: 0-4 G 13 Chris Timberlake Sr. 5-11 Miami, Fla. 6.5 2.95 ast .345 / .476 2006-07 MEETINGS PG 15 Cortez Riley Jr. 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla. 5.8 2.3 .375 / .732 1/4/07 — GWU 72, UNF 52 (at UNF) G 14 Jonson Yousefzadeh Jr. 6-3 Jacksonville, Fla. 0.4 0.2 .222 / .000 1/27/07 — GWU 72, UNF 46 (at GWU) G 34 Ashton Jones Fr. 6-2 Gifford, Fla. 0.0 0.0 .000 / .000 QUICK FACTS F 44 Kyle Groothuis Fr. 6-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. 2.3 1.9 .531 / .360 UNF (Ospreys): Not Dressed Location: Jacksonville, Fla. (Pop. 1.2 million) G 5 Ian Gibson Jr. 6-1 Miami, Fla. Hand surgery (out for season) Founded: 1965 G 1 Eni Cuka So. 6-2 Weston, Fla. Transfer (Must sit out in 2007-08) Enrollment: 17,000 F 11 Justin Cecil Fr. 6-7 Lakeland, Fla. Shoulder surgery (out for season) Conference: Atlantic Sun Gardner-Webb (Runnin’ Bulldogs): 2007-08 Schedule/Results Location: Boiling Springs, N.C. (Pop. 4,500) RECENT GAMES Enrollment: 4,000 Date (Day) Opponent Location Result Score Conference: Atlantic Sun Jan. 19 (Sat.) *Jacksonville UNF Arena L 67-56 UNF MEDIA RELATIONS Jan. 25 (Fri.) *USC Upstate UNF Arena L 53-52 Contact: Tom Strother Jan. 27 (Sun.) *at ETSU Johnson City, Tenn. L 92-68 (Asst. AD/Media Relations) UPCOMING GAMES E-mail: [email protected] Date (Day) Opponent Location Time Record Office Phone: (904) 620-4026 Jan. 31 (Thu.) *Gardner-Webb UNF Arena 7 p.m. 9-12, 3-4 A-Sun Cell Phone: (904) 229-5957 Feb. 2 (Sat.) *Campbell UNF Arena 4:15 p.m. 8-11, 3-4 A-Sun FAX: (904) 620-2821 Feb. 7 (Thu.) *at Lipscomb Nashville, Tenn. 8 p.m. ET 8-13, 2-5 A-Sun Website: www.UNFOspreys.com * Atlantic Sun Conference game Gardner-Webb at UNF Game Notes l Page 1 2007-08 UNF Men’s Basketball Game Notes l www.UNFOspreys.com 2007-08 Schedule/Results MEDIA INFORMATION Interviews OVERALL: ........1-18 A-SUN: ..............0-7 Head Coach Matt Kilcullen can generally be reached in his office on weekdays, Home: ..............................1-6 Home: ..............................0-4 from 10 a.m. to noon, by calling (904) 620-2494. Player interviews should be arranged through the UNF Athletics Media Away: ..............................0-11 Away: ................................0-3 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 SOUTHERN L, 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# L, 71-69 (ot) UNF ON THE AIR UNF Basketball on WBOB-AM 1320 Jan. 10 * at Mercer L, 89-68 All UNF men’s basketball games are broadcast on the UNF Radio Network, Jan. 12 * at Kennesaw State# L, 80-59 which originates from WBOB-AM 1320 in Jacksonville. Jan. 19 * JACKSONVILLE# L, 67-56 Longtime Ospreys voice John Laurence will provide play-by-play for all games. games, while Chris Patterson will handle analyst duties for home games and Tom Jan. 25 * USC UPSTATE L, 53-52 Strother will provide color for all away games. A-Sun.TV Jan. 27 * at East Tennessee State L, 92-68 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. UNF On The Web Feb. 2 * CAMPBELL# 4:15 P.M. 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 S M T W T F S CSS — Comcast Sports Southeast 3 4 5 30 31 1 2 FSN/SUN — Fox Sports Net Florida/Sun Sports OFF 7:30-9:15 am 7:30-9:15 am 7:30-9:15 am 7 p.m.