Women’s basketball wins close match against Northern Kentucky

Camille Shaw | Jan 25, 2015

In their fourth conference game of the season, the UNF women's basketball team beat the Northern Kentucky Norse with a final score of 81-79 on Jan. 22.

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Men’s basketball defeats Northern Kentucky 74-66

Joslyn Simmons | Jan 25, 2015

Men's basketball dominated Northern Kentucky University in their fourth consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference victory. Chris Davenport led the charge against NKU while Jalen Nesbitt and Beau Beech solidified the team's defense.

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Number two, says who?

Joslyn Simmons | Jan 15, 2015

UNF's men's basketball team beat No.1 Florida Gulf Coast University 80-64 at the UNF Arena on Jan. 14.

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New year, new record

Jordan Ferrell | Jan 7, 2015

The UNF men's basketball team beat the Trinity Baptist Eagles 106-60. This win broke a four-game losing streak for the Ospreys and set a new school record for most non-conference Division 1 wins in a season.

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Osprey basketball teams up with ESPN3

Charles White | Dec 17, 2014

Starting January 2015, home games of UNF men's and women's basketball will be streaming from ESPN3.com and the WatchESPN app. Led by communications professor Dr. Deeley, student volunteers will make up the production team, which wishes to expand coverage to other varsity sports and away games.

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UNF stuns Purdue on the road, 73-70

Amanda Dawson | Dec 7, 2014

UNF beat Purdue 73-70. This was the Osprey's first win against a Big Ten Conference team. The Ospreys gave Purdue their first home loss of the season.

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UNF center beats odds: Romelo Banks’ path to D-I starter

Charles White | Nov 25, 2014

When Romelo Banks was 13 years old, he would listen to his mom tell him to keep playing basketball and never give up on his dreams. Banks’ mother passed away shortly after she spoke those words to him, but Banks still follows that advice and uses it as inspiration to this day. Six years later, he has followed her instruction and plays center for the University of North Florida’s men’s basketball team.

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UNF women’s basketball team wins against Edward Waters 62-57

Morgan Purvis | Nov 19, 2014

The UNF women’s basketball team won its second game of the season 62-57 against Edward Waters College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, with over 2,000 spectators cheering them on.

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Ospreys defeat Warriors 79-55, Driscoll earns 100th career victory

Daniel Banks | Nov 18, 2014

In the second game of the season, the Ospreys defeated the Webber Warriors 79-55 in the UNF home turf. The win marks Head Coach Matthew Driscoll's 100th career victory. The Ospreys are traveling to their next set of away games against Northwestern and Northern Iowa as well as the annual Cancun Challenge on Nov. 25.

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Women’s basketball team loses season opener

Morgan Purvis | Nov 17, 2014

Despite losing against Georgia State University on Nov. 15, Bailey Florin, UNF sophomore, had a career-high 16 points during the game. Paulina Zaveckaite, senior, also scored career highs during the game Saturday.

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Swoop hoops poised for a shot at Atlantic Sun title

Charles White | Oct 21, 2014

With an experienced starting lineup returning this season and the addition of three new players, UNF’s men’s basketball team looks promising.

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UNF men’s basketball team fills fourth scholarship spot

Raleigh Harbin | Jun 20, 2014

Karlos Odum, a 6-foot-7 forward is the newest member of the Ospreys men's basketball team.

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