UNF (1-7) at Florida Atlantic (2-7) Dec. 18, 2007 - 7 p.m. - Boca Raton, Fla. - FAU Arena (5,000) Game Capsule The University of North Florida men’s basketball team will On The Air continue its five-game trek to end the 2007 calendar year when it begins a trip through south Florida on Tuesday night. RADIO (WBOB-AM 1320) The Ospreys will face Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton on Air Time: 6:45 p.m. Tuesday before travelling a short distance down I-75 to take on Play-by-Play: John Laurence Color: Tom Strother the undefeated Miami Hurricanes on Thursday night. After a vs. short break for the Christmas holiday, the Ospreys will then play TV at IPFW in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Dec. 29 before facing Notre None Dame in South Bend, Ind., on Dec. 31 to cap the extended road WEB trip. Audio: www.UNFOSPREYS.com THE HEAD COACHES UNF (1-7) dropped a 61-57 game at Florida A&M on Live Stats: www.fausports.com UNF —Matt Kilcullen Saturday afternoon to open the road swing, shooting a season- Alma Mater: Lehman College (N.Y.) ’76 high 49 percent but failing to capitalize late on opportunities in falling to the Rattlers after a seven-day Record at UNF: 88-145 (9th season) layoff for final exams. The Ospreys also outrebounded FAMU, 35-28, but committed 21 turnovers to Career Record: 209-292 (19th season) stave off earning their first road win of the season. Florida Atlantic — Rex Walters The Ospreys will play their second straight game without freshman shooting guard Brent Wood, who Alma Mater: Kansas ’93 has left the team indefinitely to attend to personal matters at home in Fort Myers, Fla. Record at FAU: 18-22 (2nd season) Career Record: Same UNF’s Probable Starters Pos # Name Yr Ht Hometown Pts/G Reb/G FG/FT % THE SERIES PG 13 Chris Timberlake Sr. 5-11 Miami, Fla. 7.1 3.1 ast .364 / .455 FAU leads, 3-0 G 20 Tom Hammonds Jr. 6-5 Crestview, Fla. 12.1 3.9 .361 / .722 At UNF — FAU leads, 2-0 F 25 Germaine Sparkes So. 6-6 Hinesville, Ga. 3.8 4.9 .273 / .429 At FAU — FAU leads, 1-0 F 31 DeVon Jones Fr. 6-6 Jackson, Tenn. 6.0 3.7 .400 / .647 Neutral — Never met C 21 James Grimball Sr. 6-8 Jacksonville, Fla. 8.0 4.9 .457 / .667 Streak — 3 by FAU Kilcullen vs. FAU: 0-3 Reserves F 11 Justin Cecil Fr. 6-7 Lakeland, Fla. 6.6 4.6 .309 / .667 LAST MEETING G 14 Jonson Yousefzadeh Jr. 6-3 Jacksonville, Fla. 0.7 0.1 .400 / .000 11/22/06 — FAU 59, UNF 44 (at UNF) PG 15 Cortez Riley Jr. 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla. 3.3 1.4 .300 / .889 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. 1.4 1.9 .357 / .333 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 32 Stan Januska So. 6-6 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Foot (Returns Dec. 29) Enrollment: 17,000 Conference: Atlantic Sun G 33 Brent Wood Fr. 6-4 Fort Myers, Fla. Indefinite leave (personal reasons) Florida Atlantic (Owls): 2007-08 Schedule/Results Location: Boca Raton, Fla. (Pop. 76,000) RECENT GAMES Enrollment: 26,000 Date (Day) Opponent Location Result Score Conference: Sun Belt Nov. 27 (Tue.) at Savannah State Savannah, Ga. L 58-32 Dec. 7 (Fri.) William & Mary UNF Arena L 68-45 UNF MEDIA RELATIONS Dec. 15 (Sat.) at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. L 61-57 Contact: Tom Strother UPCOMING GAMES (Asst. AD/Media Relations) Date (Day) Opponent Location Time Record E-mail: [email protected] Dec. 18 (Tue.) at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. 2-7, 0-0 Sun Belt Office Phone: (904) 620-4026 Dec. 20 (Thu.) at Miami Coral Gables, Fla. 7:30 p.m. 9-0, 0-0 ACC Cell Phone: (904) 229-5957 Dec. 29 (Sat.) at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. 2 p.m. 4-5, 2-0 Summit FAX: (904) 620-2821 * Atlantic Sun Conference game Website: www.UNFOspreys.com UNF at Florida Atlantic 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: ..........1-7 A-SUN: ..............0-0 Head Coach Matt Kilcullen can generally be reached in his office on weekdays, Home: ..............................1-2 Home: ..............................0-0 from 10 a.m. to noon, by calling (904) 620-2494. Player interviews should be arranged through the UNF Athletics Media Away: ................................0-4 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 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 7 p.m. Ample parking for the media is located in the parking lot directly behind UNF Dec. 20 at Miami (Fla.) 7:30 p.m. 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 2 p.m. events. A pass is required for all other lots and in those lots on non-event days. Please Dec. 31 at Notre Dame 1 p.m. contact UNF Athletics Media Relations to secure a gameday or visitor’s parking pass, if necessary. Jan. 3 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 7 P.M. 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 S M T W T F S CSS — Comcast Sports Southeast 23 24 18 19 20 21 22 FSN/SUN — Fox Sports Net Florida/Sun Sports OFF OFF 7 p.m.