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2023–24 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

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2023–24 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record16–16 (9–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Associate head coachBobby Kennen
Assistant coaches
  • Bruce Evans
  • Stephen Perkins
  • Donnie Holland
Home arenaUNF Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 17 14   .548
Stetson 11 5   .688 22 13   .629
Lipscomb 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 19 16   .543
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Alabama 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Florida Gulf Coast 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Queens* 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 16 17   .485
Central Arkansas 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
Bellarmine* 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 15th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the ASUN Conference.

Previous season

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The Ospreys finished the 2022–23 season 14–17, 9–9 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place.[1] They were defeated by Bellarmine in the first round of the ASUN tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jasai Miles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Miami Country Day School Miami, FL
G 1 Jah Nze 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Hagerty High School Oviedo, FL
G 2 Chaz Lanier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr The Ensworth School Nashville, TN
G 3 Mason Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Providence School Jacksonville Beach, FL
F 4 Trent Coleman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Ridgeland, MS
G/F 5 Dorian James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Chain of Lakes Collegiate HS Winter Haven, FL
G 11 Nate Lliteras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Longwood Seward, NE
G 12 Jaylen Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr West Oaks Academy Ocoee, FL
G 13 Max Hrdlicka 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) RS So Glynn Academy Brunswick, GA
G 21 Brandon Rasmussen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Potters House Academy Christiansted, USVI
F 32 Jake van der Heijden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bucknell Raleigh, NC
G 33 Oscar Berry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Fairleigh Dickinson Melbourne, Australia
G 55 Ametri Moss 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Jr State College of Florida Clarksville, TN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 10, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Georgia W 92–55  1–0
UNF Arena (2,129)
Jacksonville, FL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charleston Southern W 81–70  2–0
Buccaneer Field House (587)
North Charleston, SC
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at South Carolina State L 77–87  2–1
SHM Memorial Center (369)
Orangeburg, SC
November 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Presbyterian
First Coast Classic
L 69–81  2–2
UNF Arena (1,279)
Jacksonville, FL
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State
First Coast Classic
W 80–74  3–2
UNF Arena (1,229)
Jacksonville, FL
November 18, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine
First Coast Classic
W 67–58  4–2
UNF Arena (1,259)
Jacksonville, FL
November 24, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
at LSU L 63–75  4–3
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,940)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 29, 2023*
9:00 p.m., B1G+
at Iowa L 78–103  4–4
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,641)
Iowa City, IA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
High Point L 79–86  4–5
UNF Arena (1,289)
Jacksonville, FL
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Edward Waters W 99–47  5–5
UNF Arena (1,189)
Jacksonville, FL
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 64–56  6–5
UNF Arena (1,138)
Jacksonville, FL
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Trinity Baptist W 113–72  7–5
UNF Arena (1,009)
Jacksonville, FL
December 19, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Florida State L 75–91  7–6
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,056)
Tallahassee, FL
December 22, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+/SECN+
at Georgia L 60–78  7–7
Stegeman Coliseum (6,603)
Athens, GA
December 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at Miami (FL) L 55–95  7–8
Watsco Center (6,504)
Coral Gables, FL
ASUN regular season
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Stetson L 74–75  7–9
(0–1)
Edmunds Center (534)
DeLand, FL
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 78–58  8–9
(1–1)
Alico Arena (2,272)
Fort Myers, FL
January 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville W 82–74  9–9
(2–1)
UNF Arena (4,559)
Jacksonville, FL
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kennesaw State W 84–75  10–9
(3–1)
UNF Arena (1,377)
Jacksonville, FL
January 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Queens W 91–75  11–9
(4–1)
UNF Arena (1,559)
Jacksonville, FL
January 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 71–63  12–9
(5–1)
Freedom Hall (1,484)
Louisville, KY
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 76–89  12–10
(5–2)
Baptist Health Arena (4,278)
Richmond, KY
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lipscomb W 85–76  13–10
(6–2)
UNF Arena (1,409)
Jacksonville, FL
February 3, 2024
5:15 p.m., ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 91–95 2OT 13–11
(6–3)
F&M Bank Arena (3,312)
Clarksville, TN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama L 74–79  13–12
(6–4)
UNF Arena (1,119)
Jacksonville, FL
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Arkansas L 77–79  13–13
(6–5)
UNF Arena (2,629)
Jacksonville, FL
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Queens W 93–79  14–13
(7–5)
Curry Arena (101)
Charlotte, NC
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 82–81  15–13
(8–5)
KSU Convocation Center (1,841)
Kennesaw, GA
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville L 50–62  15–14
(8–6)
Swisher Gymnasium (2,500)
Jacksonville, FL
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast L 60–79  15–15
(8–7)
UNF Arena (1,755)
Jacksonville, FL
March 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stetson W 59–57  16–15
(9–7)
UNF Arena (902)
Jacksonville, FL
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) at (4) Austin Peay
Quarterfinals
L 98–101 OT 16–16
F&M Bank Arena (2,211)
Clarksville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Bested at the Buzzer in ASUN Tourney Opener". University of North Florida Athletics. February 27, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Florida Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "North Florida Ospreys Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved November 10, 2023.