2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2020–21 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2020–21 record	7–11 (5–3 ASUN)
Head coach	Matthew Driscoll (12th season)
Associate head coach	Bobby Kennen
Assistant coaches	Bruce Evans Stephen Perkins
Home arena	UNF Arena

2020–21 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bellarmine*	8	–	2		.800			11	–	5		.688
Liberty	6	–	2		.750			15	–	5		.750
North Florida	5	–	3		.625			7	–	11		.389
North Alabama*	6	–	4		.600			10	–	6		.625
Lipscomb	6	–	4		.600			12	–	9		.571
Florida Gulf Coast	4	–	4		.500			9	–	6		.600
Stetson	4	–	6		.400			7	–	10		.412
Jacksonville	3	–	7		.300			9	–	11		.450
Kennesaw State	0	–	10		.000			3	–	15		.167
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2021 ASUN Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

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 Chrsitian 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 Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock) Assistant coach(es) Bobby Kennen (Palm Beach Atlantic) Bruce Evans (Furman) Stephen Perkins (Baylor) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

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			Liberty Arena  Lynchburg, VA
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Liberty			Liberty Arena  Lynchburg, VA
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine			UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine			UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast			UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast			UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 2–7 2021 TBA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

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.