University Of North Florida Men’s Basketball

The University of North Florida Ospreys men’s basketball team represents the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida. The team competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

University Of North Florida Men’s Basketball

1 University of North Florida Men’s Basketball

The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. UNF has over 16,000 students and offers more than 150 undergraduate degree programs and dozens of graduate degrees.

UNF’s sports teams are known as the Ospreys, and they compete on the Division I level in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The men’s basketball team is one of just two NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams in all of Florida—the other being Stetson University in DeLand.

2 Overview

The Ospreys are currently coached by Matt Driscoll. The team plays in the Atlantic Sun Conference, having joined in 2001 after leaving the NAIA and playing as an independent for three years. They have won the regular season championship three times (2001, 2004, 2006). The Ospreys made their first NCAA tournament appearance during the 2014–15 season after winning the Atlantic Sun Tournament but lost to top-seeded Virginia Commonwealth University in the First Four round of 64 teams.

3 Seasons

The Ospreys have competed in the Atlantic Sun Conference since its formation in 1979. They won their first conference title in 1988, with a win over Lipscomb University in the championship game of that year’s tournament. The following year, they repeated as champions with another win over Lipscomb, this time by two points. In 1990, they made their only appearance in the NCAA Tournament but lost to eventual national champion UNLV in the opening round.

Following the next season (1991–92), they moved from Division III to Division II and began competing as an independent program before joining a newly formed Great Midwest Athletic Conference (now known as the Horizon League) for 1993–94. They left that league after one season due to lack of success and returned to being an independent team until 1995 when they again joined another new league called Trans America Athletic Conference (now known as Atlantic Sun).

4 Roster

The Roster page is updated regularly, so you can be sure that the information you find here is accurate. The page lists each player’s name and position, height, weight and year of eligibility. It also includes the player’s hometown, birthdate and class year. For each player whose information is listed on this page (with three exceptions), there are links to statistics for their career highs in points scored per game (points), rebounds per game (rebounds) and assists per game (assists).

5 Coaches

Coaching Staff

• Head Coach – Matthew Driscoll, fifth season at UNF
• Assistant Coaches – Jamie Dixon, Jeff Burrell, Chris Hagan (assistant coach), Andy Kennedy (assistant coach)

Driscoll has been a part of the UNF basketball program since its inception and is in his fifth season as head coach. He has been an assistant under former head coaches Carl Franks and Matt Kilcullen during his tenure at UNF. Driscoll also served as interim head coach during the 2017-18 season while Kilcullen was on medical leave after suffering a stroke. A graduate of the University of Florida, Driscoll played point guard under Billy Donovan from 2000-04 where he helped lead UF to four straight NCAA appearances including two Elite Eight appearances (2001 & 2004).

6 The Ospreys are currently coached by Matt Driscoll.

The current head coach of the Ospreys is Matt Driscoll. He is in his first season as head coach, having previously served as the associate head coach under former UNF head coach Matthew Driscoll.

Formerly an assistant at Florida State, Matt joined the Osprey program in 2016 and helped lead them to their first NCAA Tournament appearance that year.

Closing

The University of North Florida Men’s Basketball team is an American collegiate basketball program that competes in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The team plays its home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The Ospreys are currently coached by Matt Driscoll.