2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2013–14 record 16–16 (10–8 A-Sun)
Head coach Matthew Driscoll (5th year)
Assistant coach Bobby Kennen
Assistant coach Stephen Perkins
Assistant coach Byron Taylor
Home arena UNF Arena
2013–14 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mercer † 14 – 4   .778     27 – 9   .750
Florida Gulf Coast 14 – 4   .778     22 – 13   .629
USC Upstate 11 – 7   .611     19 – 15   .559
East Tennessee State 10 – 8   .556     19 – 16   .543
Lipscomb 10 – 8   .556     15 – 15   .500
North Florida 10 – 8   .556     16 – 16   .500
Jacksonville 8 – 10   .444     12 – 18   .400
Northern Kentucky* 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Stetson 5 – 13   .278     7 – 24   .226
Kennesaw State 3 – 15   .167     6 – 25   .194
† 2014 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
Fans storm the court after UNF defeated rival JU

The 2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by fifth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–8 in A-Sun play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament to USC Upstate.

Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2012–13 season with an overall record of 13–19, 8–10 record in conference play. In the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by Florida Gulf Coast, 73–63.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Jalen Nesbitt Guard 6–6 200 Junior Inman, South Carolina
1 Travis Wallace Forward 6–6 230 Senior Marietta, Georgia
2 Beau Beech Guard 6–8 210 Sophomore Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
3 Sean Brennan Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Roswell, Georgia
4 Devin Wilson Guard 5–11 175 Junior Gainesville, Florida
5 Charles McRoy Forward 6–6 210 Senior Jacksonville, Florida
12 Aaron Bodager Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Oviedo, Florida
14 Dallas Moore Guard 6–1 175 Freshman St. Petersburg, Florida
15 Trent Mackey Guard 6–4 180 Junior Tampa, Florida
32 Demarcus Daniels Forward 6–7 200 Sophomore Ashburn, Georgia
33 Romelo Banks Center 6–11 235 Freshman Kissimmee, Florida
35 Chris Davenport Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia


Schedule and results

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
Nov. 8, 2013* at #10 Florida
(Global Sports Challenge)		 L 69–77  0–1 O'Connell Center (10,550)
Nov. 11, 2013* at Arkansas–Little Rock
(Global Sports Challenge)		 W 72–70  1–1 Jack Stephens Center (3,012)
Nov. 13, 2013* at Middle Tennessee
(Global Sports Challenge)		 L 70–77  1–2 Murphy Center (4,212)
Nov. 16, 2013* Southern
(Global Sports Challenge)		 L 78–87  1–3 UNF Arena (1,794)
Nov. 18, 2013* Savannah State W 66–63  2–3 UNF Arena (1,041)
Nov. 21, 2013* Webber International W 109–64  3–3 UNF Arena (1,132)
Nov. 26, 2013* at Savannah State W 65–61  4–3 Tiger Arena (630)
Nov. 29, 2013* at #7 Ohio State L 64–99  4–4 Value City Arena (14,758)
Dec. 2, 2013* Edward Waters W 90–68  5–4 UNF Arena (1,291)
Dec. 4, 2013* at Alabama L 48–76  5–5 Coleman Coliseum (9,398)
Dec. 7, 2013* at Indiana L 68–89  5–6 Assembly Hall (17,472)
Dec. 17, 2013* at #5 Michigan State L 48–78  5–7 Breslin Center (14,797)
Dec. 21, 2013* Bethune-Cookman W 68–64  6–7 UNF Arena (617)
Dec. 30, 2013 Kennesaw State W 85–60  7–7 (1–0) UNF Arena (642)
Jan. 1, 2014 Mercer W 89–83  8–7 (2–0) UNF Arena (634)
Jan. 4, 2014 at Lipscomb W 78–73  9–7 (3–0) Allen Arena (762)
Jan. 6, 2014 at Northern Kentucky L 64–70  9–8 (3–1) The Bank of Kentucky Center (927)
Jan. 9, 2014 Florida Gulf Coast L 75–79  9–9 (3–2) UNF Arena (3,181)
Jan. 11, 2014 Stetson W 74–60  10–9 (4–2) UNF Arena (1,411)
Jan. 17, 2014 Jacksonville W 86–82  11–9 (5–2) UNF Arena (5,068)
Jan. 23, 2014 at East Tennessee State L 93–99  11–10 (5–3) ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center (2,215)
Jan. 25, 2014 at USC Upstate L 61–70  11–11 (5–4) G. B. Hodge Center (857)
Jan. 30, 2014 Northern Kentucky W 67–66  12–11 (6–4) UNF Arena (1,215)
Feb. 1, 2014 Lipscomb L 58–60  12–12 (6–5) UNF Arena (1,083)
Feb. 6, 2014 at Stetson W 54–52  13–12 (7–5) Edmunds Center (638)
Feb. 8, 2014 at Florida Gulf Coast L 46–73  13–13 (7–6) Alico Arena (4,633)
Feb. 14, 2014 at Jacksonville W 79–74  14–13 (8–6) Veterans Memorial Arena (2,517)
Feb. 20, 2014 USC Upstate L 70–81  14–14 (8–7) UNF Arena (1,466)
Feb. 22, 2014 East Tennessee State L 85–88  14–15 (8–8) UNF Arena (1,931)
Feb. 27, 2014 at Mercer W 79–76 OT 15–15 (9–8) Hawkins Arena (2,134)
Mar. 1, 2014 at Kennesaw State W 87–77  16–15 (10–8) KSU Convocation Center (1,471)
Atlantic Sun Tournament
Mar. 4, 2014 at USC Upstate
(Quarterfinals)		 L 74–80  16–16 G. B. Hodge Center (715)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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