2011-12 NORTH FLORIDA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Brian Morgan, Director of Athletic Communications • Offi ce: 904.620.4027 • Cell: 904.210.1012 • E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @UNFOspreys/@UNFBBALL • Facebook.com/North Florida Athletics • www.UNFOspreys.com GAME INFORMATION GAME 4 Miami, Fla (Bank United Center) Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 • 7:00 PM --|-- NORTH FLORIDA ospreys (1-2) Site: Miami, Fla. | Bank United Center (7,200) Head Coach: Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock, 1992) Television: n/a Career Record: 55-116 (6th season) | UNF Record: 29-39 (3rd season) Radio: UNF Sports Network at 1600 AM (WZNZ) Robert Harper (Play-by-Play) --|-- MIAMI hurricanes (2-0) Head Coach: Jim Larranaga (Providence, 1971) Internet Audio: www.wbobradio.com Career Record: 472-334 (28th season) | UM Record: 2-0 (1st season) Internet Video: www.theACC.com/All-Access Live Stats: www.unfospreys.com Twitter Update: twitter.com|UNFOspreys THINGS TO KNOW Series: Miami leads 2-0 • Game at Miami will be a sort of homecoming for a trio of Ospreys -- Jerron Granberry (Coral Reef HS) and Jacksonville: 0-0 Andy Diaz (Hialeh-Miami Lakes HS) both hail from the city while Fred Landers (Dillard HS) calls nearby Ft. Miami: 0-2 Lauderdale home Neutral: 0-0 First Meeting: 12/20/07 – UM, 63-85 @ UM • With 15 wins last season UNF matched the best in program history (also accomplished in 1993-94 and 2002- Last Meeting: 12/31/08 – UM, 41-92 @ UM 03)... Ospreys return 87 percent of their scoring and 90 percent of rebounds from last season (4 starters and 8 letterwinners) SCHEDULE/RESULTS • UNF is 0-4 all-time against ACC members (0-1 vs Clemson | 0-1 vs Florida State | 0-2 vs Maryland | 0-2 vs Date Opponent TV/Web Time Miami)... Hurricanes fi rst of two ACC teams on Osprey schedule this year (also play at Virginia Tech on Dec. N1 Flagler (Exh) -- W, 84-67 19)... UNF is 0-2 vs ACC foes under Driscoll N11 @ 19|17 Alabama -- L, 44-64 N14 Savannah State ASunTV W, 62-57 • UNF is 0-10 all-time against AP Top 25 teams... The Ospreys played fi ve nationally-ranked opponents last N17 @ 7|8 Florida FSN-FL L, 55-91 season... Driscoll has led North Florida against seven ranked foes in his tenure including two Top 10s N19 @ Miami ACC 7 pm N21 @ 3|3 Ohio State BTN 8:30 pm • Juniors Jerron Granberry and Andy Diaz were both tabbed preseason All-Atlantic Sun honorees in a poll of N23 Wright State ASunTV 7 pm the league’s head coaches #BigTimePlayers N25 Jackson State ASunTV 7 pm N29 Bethune-Cookman ASunTV 7 pm • The Ospreys are 201-342 all-time in the progam’s 20th season... 124-130 at home (28-47 in Division I era)... 60-185 on the road (14-80)... 17-26 for neutral site (5-8)... DRISCOLL ERA: 19-25 away from home including D3 Jacksonville* CSS 12 pm 12-23 mark in true road games (10-14 at home) D11 @ Kansas State FSN-KC 1 pm (CT) D17 @ Auburn --- 7 pm (CT) • With wins over Jacksonville and ETSU last season, UNF reached the fi nals of the A-Sun Tournament for the D19 @ Virginia Tech --- 7 pm fi rst time in program history in just its second year of eligibility for the event. D21 @ Florida A&M --- 7 pm D30 Palm Beach Atlantic ASunTV 7 pm • Last year nine diff erent Ospreys collected a double-fi gure scoring performance and seven of them did it multiple times led by Jerron Granberry with 23 times. Three players -- Smith (12.0), Jerron Granberry (12.0), J2 rv|-- Belmont* ASunTV 7:45 pm Andy Diaz (10.3) averaged double digits after not having a double-fi gure scorer in 2009-10... Four diff erent J4 Lipscomb* ASunTV 7:45 pm Ospreys have topped the 20-point mark in a game in their careers J7 @ Florida Gulf Coast* ASunTV 5:15 pm J9 @Stetson* ASunTV 7:15 pm • Last season, Parker Smith posted the nation’s highest scoring average (12.0 ppg) for a player that did not J14 USC Upstate* ASunTV 7 pm start a game... #TopSixthMan J16 ETSU* ASunTV 7 pm J21 @ Mercer* ASunTV 4:30 pm UP NEXT: North Florida continues its stretch of fi ve games in nine days playing at #3 Ohio State on Monday J23 @ Kennesaw State* ASunTV 7 pm before returning home to host Wright State and Jackson State the day before and after Thanksgiving. J28 @ Lipscomb* ASunTV 6:30 pm (CT) J30 @ rv|-- Belmont* ASunTV 7 pm (CT) UNF PROBABLE STARTERS F4 Stetson* ASunTV 7 pm F6 Florida Gulf Coast* ASunTV 7 pm F11 @ ETSU* ASunTV 4 pm F13 @ USC Upstate* ASunTV 7 pm F18 Kennesaw State* ASunTV 7 pm F20 Mercer* ASunTV 7 pm F24 @ Jacksonville* CSS 7 pm F29-M3 @ A-Sun Tournament CSS/ESPN2 TBD G • 4 • JR G • 5 • SO Home game G • 3 • JR F • 21 • JR F • 24 • JR * - Atlantic Sun Conference game Will Parker Charles Andy David ##|## - AP|ESPN/Coaches rankings WILSON SMITH McROY DIAZ JEUNE CSS = College Sports Southeast | FSN = Fox Sports Net ASunTV= www.ASUN.tv (webcast) | ACC = www.theACC.com/all-access PPG ________ 1.3 PPG ________ 8.7 PPG ________ 4.0 PPG _______ 11.7 PPG ________ 4.0 APG ________ 2.7 RPG ________ 1.7 RPG ________ 4.0 RPG ________ 5.3 APG ________ 5.0 FG% _______ 33.3 FG% _______ 23.1 FG% _______ 38.5 FG% _______ 41.9 FG% _______ 27.3 FT% _______ 00.0 3PT% ______ 15.8 FT% ______ 100.0 FT% _______ 56.3 FT% _______ 75.0 View full UNF results page Off the Bench: G • #15 • Jerron Granberry (9.0 PPG / 2.5 RPG) -- questionable with sore ankle G • #14 • Jimmy Williams (5.0 PPG / 2.7 RPG) F • #1 • Travis Wallace (8.3 PPG / 5.0 RPG) F • #22 • Matt Sauey (3.0 PPG / 3.3 RPG / 1.0 BPG) F • #25 • Fred Landers (1.7 PPG/ 1.3 RPG) FOLLOWING THE OSPREYS 2011-12 North Florida Numerical Roster # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School / Previous School UNF Sports Network 1 Travis Wallace** F 6-6 230 R-So. Marietta, Ga. / Campbell HS / Florida A&M This season all of the UNF men’s basketball games 3 Parker Smith G 6-3 150 Jr. Gainesville, Ga. / Chestatee HS / Tennessee State will be carried on 600 AM (WBOB) with play-by-play 4 Will Wilson G 5-11 170 Jr. Vero Beach, Fla. / Sebastian River HS 5 Charles McRoy F/G 6-5 190 So. Jacksonville, Fla. / Mandarin HS duties handled by “The Voice of the Ospreys”, Robert 14 Jimmy Williams G 6-3 210 Sr. East Dublin, Ga. / East Laurens HS / SCSU / Iowa West. CC Harper... An audio webstream of game broadcasts 15 Jerron Granberry G/F 6-4 225 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Coral Reef HS will also be available from the men’s basketball page 21 Andy Diaz F 6-7 230 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS on the UNF athletic website: www.unfospreys.com 22 Matt Sauey F 6-7 195 Sr. Ocala, Fla. / Trinity Catholic HS and at www.wbobradio.com. 24 David Jeune F 6-6 225 Jr. Okeechobee, Fla. / Okeechobee HS 25 Fred Landers F 6-4 195 Fr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./ Dillard HS Matthew Driscoll Radio Show ** - Sat out 2010-11 season to meet NCAA transfer requirements In addition, Harper will host a weekly UNF Basketball Staff Coaches Show each Tuesday from 7-8 p.m., beginning Head Coach: Matthew Driscoll (3rd season, Slippery Rock University, 1992) on Nov. 8, that will also be aired live on WBOB... The Assistant Coach: Bobby Kennen (3rd season, Palm Beach Atlantic University, 1993) show will be broadcast live from Big Dawgs’ Sports Assistant Coach: Bruce Evans (3rd season, Furman University, 1992) Restaurant (located on corner of Beach & Kernan Assistant Coach: Byron Taylor (3rd season, Florida A&M, 2009) Blvds) Director of Basketball Operations: Lee Moon, Jr. (1st season, UNC Wilmington, 2002) Season Tickets Pronunciation Guide: Season tickets are now available for men’s and Andy Diaz – DEE-az Jerron Granberry – JA-ron David Jeune – June Matt Sauey – SOW-ee women’s basketball for $120 and include all men’s and women’s home games, a total of 28 games on 18 event dates, including nine Atlantic Sun Conference THE MATCHUP PRESEASON PICKS double headers. A special rate is available for UNF UNF Category UM In the annual preseason poll of the Atlantic Sun Con- Alumni ($110) and UNF Faculty and Staff ($105). 1-2 2011-12 Record 2-0 ference head men’s basketball coaches and a selected 0-0 ASun Conference Record 2-0 ACC A Family 4-pack is also available for the season at media panel, NORTH FLORIDA was tabbed to fi nish --- Ranking --- third in the league by the coaches and fourth by the $360. Select seating areas require an Osprey Club 53.7 PPG 70.5 press... Belmont was the top pick in both polls... In ad- membership (per seat donation). 70.7 Opp. PPG 57.5 dition, Jerron Granberry and Andy Diaz were both -17.0 Scoring Margin +13.0 named to the A-Sun All-Conference preseason team... Tube Time 34.2 FG% 43.8 Senior Matt Sauey was voted the Preseason Defensive North Florida is scheduled to appear on TV fi ve (5) 41.9 Opp. FG% 38.4 Player of the Year in a fan poll on the Atlantic Sun times during the regular season..