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ETSU ends UNF’s season in closely-contested contest

Spinnaker | Mar 1, 2012

A last second heave didn’t fall for Parker Smith, and East Tennessee State held off UNF 68-66 to end the Ospreys’ season in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Tournament March 1.

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Fire and ice: Men’s basketball wins at Lipscomb but can’t beat Belmont

Spinnaker | Feb 2, 2012

Men’s basketball tries to get back into the conference race on the road against two of the conference’s top teams.

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Ospreys blown out and disrespected by no. 7 Gators

Spinnaker | Nov 18, 2011

“We will never let that happen again,” were the words spoken by men’s basketball head coach Matthew Drscoll after the teams 91-55 loss to the no. 7 Florida Gators Nov. 17. Driscoll wasn’t talking about losing by 30+ points, being out rebounded by eight rebounds, or shooting just two of fourteen from beyond the arc.

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Men’s basketball wins tight home opener

Spinnaker | Nov 15, 2011

The Ospreys come away with a win against Savannah State in it's first regular season game at UNF Arena.

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Ospreys get revenge on cross-town rivals, advance to A-Sun semis

Spinnaker | Mar 3, 2011

Third times the charm for the No. 6 UNF men’s basketball team who avenged two regular season losses to No. 3 Jacksonville University by defeating them 68-64 in the quarter finals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament, Thursday, in the Mercer University Center.

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Ospreys drop close one in homecoming game

Spinnaker | Feb 19, 2011

The UNF men’s basketball team lost its homecoming game, 78-75, Friday night against Mercer, inside the UNF Arena.

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UNF drops another heartbreaker to JU

Spinnaker | Feb 9, 2011

Senior guard Brad Haugabrook missed a would be game-winning 3-pointer as time expired, and the UNF men’s basketball team lost 71-69 to its cross-town rival, the JU Dolphins, Feb. 8 at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

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Ospreys grab win over Lipscomb

Spinnaker | Feb 4, 2011

The UNF men’s basketball team got back on track after losing two straight to Jacksonville University and Campbell, as the defeated Lipscomb University, 72-62, Feb. 3, inside the UNF Arena.

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Camels edge out Ospreys

Spinnaker | Jan 30, 2011

The UNF men’s basketball team lost its second game in row, dropping a 76-66 decision to Campbell University, Saturday night inside the UNF Arena.

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JU squeaks past Ospreys in OT

Spinnaker | Jan 27, 2011

It took extra basketball to decide 2011’s first edition of the “River City Rumble,” but In front of a white-out crowd at the UNF Arena, the UNF men’s basketball team dropped a heartbreaking, 63-62 loss to the cross-town rival JU Dolphins. Junior forward Delwan Graham connected on a pair of free throws with seven tenths of a second remaining in overtime that gave the Dolphins the one-point edge they needed. UNF had taken the lead when junior guard Jimmy Williams connected on one of two free throws with 13 seconds remaining.

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Ospreys set for “River City Rumble”

Spinnaker | Jan 26, 2011

The UNF men’s basketball team is riding a three-game winning streak as it gets set for the Jan. 26 matchup with cross-town rival Jacksonville University in the “River City Rumble,” inside the UNF Arena at 7 p.m.

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Men’s basketball splits a pair of A-Sun games

Spinnaker | Jan 19, 2011

The UNF men’s basketball team split a pair of home Atlantic Sun games, first coming just short of a comeback against East Tennessee State Jan. 13, before shooting its way to a win over USC Upstate Jan. 15.

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