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2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

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2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record8–15 (6–6 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBobby Kennen
Assistant coaches
  • Bruce Evans
  • Stephen Perkins
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2020–21 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty 11 2   .846 23 6   .793
Bellarmine * 10 3   .769 14 8   .636
Lipscomb 9 6   .600 15 12   .556
North Florida 6 6   .500 8 15   .348
North Alabama * 7 8   .467 13 11   .542
Florida Gulf Coast 4 5   .444 10 8   .556
Stetson 7 9   .438 12 15   .444
Jacksonville 5 9   .357 11 13   .458
Kennesaw State 2 13   .133 5 19   .208
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament due to transition period
Jacksonville suspended their season on February 26, 2021
2021 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 12th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 8-15, 6-6 in ASUN Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Alabama.

Previous season

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The Ospreys finished the 2019–20 season 21–12, 13–3 in ASUN play to finish as ASUN regular season co-champions, alongside Liberty.[1] After tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the ASUN tournament, where they defeated the #7 seed Jacksonville in the quarterfinals, 91–88,[2] before falling to the #3 seed Lipscomb, in the semifinals, 71–73.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Emmanuel Adedoyin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 161 lb (73 kg) So Oak Ridge High School Orlando, Florida
G 1 Jacob Crews 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hilliard High School Hilliard, Florida
G 2 Chaz Lanier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr The Ensworth School Nashville, Tennessee
F 3 Carter Hendricksen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Lexington Christian Academy Lexington, Kentucky
F 4 Josh Endicott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Motlow State Community College Baxter, Tennessee
F 5 Dorian James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS Fr Chain of Lakes Collegiate High School Winter Haven, Florida
G 10 Christian Schach 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Tampa Prep Tampa, Florida
G 11 Garrett Hursey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr West Nassau High School Callahan, Florida
G 12 Ryan Burkhardt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr St. Augustine High School St. Augustine, Florida
G 13 Alonde LeGrand 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Detroit Mercy Harlem, New York
G 15 Jose Placer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS So UMBC Orlando, Florida
F 21 Jonathan Aybar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Central Pointe Christian Academy Kissimmee, Florida
G/F 23 Josh Berenbaum 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Calvary Christian High School Clearwater, Florida
F 24 Jadyn Parker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr West Brunswick High School Shallotte, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
5:30 pm
vs. Eastern Kentucky
Wolfpack Invitational
L 67–80  0–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
November 27, 2020*
8:00 pm, ACCRSN
at NC State
Wolfpack Invitational
L 51–86  0–2
Reynolds Coliseum (25)
Raleigh, NC
November 29, 2020*
6:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Miami (FL) L 59–77  0–3
Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
December 2, 2020*
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 22 Florida State L 58–86  0–4
Donald L. Tucker Center (2,720)
Tallahassee, FL
December 5, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point L 74–85  0–5
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (10)
High Point, NC
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 77–79  0–6
UNF Arena (656)
Jacksonville, FL
December 10, 2020*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 67–73  0–7
Williams Arena (50)
Greenville, NC
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
FIU W 80–77  1–7
UNF Arena (536)
Jacksonville, FL
December 16, 2020*
7:00 pm, SECN
at Florida Postponed O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 19, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Flagler L 66–73  1–8
UNF Arena (1,351)
Jacksonville, FL
December 21, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Edward Waters W 98–71  2–8
UNF Arena (542)
Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson
Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson
Postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
January 8, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 65–66  2–9
(0–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (180)
Jacksonville, FL
January 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville W 70–68  3–9
(1–1)
Swisher Gymnasium (180)
Jacksonville, FL
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 72–84  3–10
(1–2)
Allen Arena (759)
Nashville, TN
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb W 72–67  4–10
(2–2)
Allen Arena (735)
Nashville, TN
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 69–54  5–10
(3–2)
UNF Arena (787)
Jacksonville, FL
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 68–65  6–10
(4–2)
UNF Arena (703)
Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama L 78–82  6–11
(4–3)
UNF Arena (807)
Jacksonville, FL
January 30, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 82–72  7–11
(5–3)
UNF Arena (714)
Jacksonville, FL
February 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty Postponed Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
February 6, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty Postponed Liberty Arena 
Lynchburg, VA
February 12, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 61–73  7–12
(5–4)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Liberty L 60–80  7–13
(5–5)
Liberty Arena (250)
Lynchburg, VA
February 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine Canceled UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine Canceled UNF Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson W 79–74  8–13
(6–5)
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 68–85  8–14
(6–6)
Edmunds Center 
DeLand, FL
Atlantic Sun tournament
March 4, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) North Alabama
Quarterfinals
L 60–68  8–15
Swisher Gymnasium 
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Liberty & North Florida Share @ASUNMBB Regular Season Title; Road Teams Notch Three Wins Saturday". ASUN Conference. February 29, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ospreys Drop Dolphins in ASUN Tournament Opener". University of North Florida Athletics. March 3, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bisons Buzzer Beater Nips North Florida in ASUN Semifinals". University of North Florida Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Florida Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.