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Driscoll’s contract extended through 2025

Driscoll’s contract extended through 2025

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Mar 20, 2020

Featured image by: Dan Parker After a successful 21-12 (13-3 ASUN) season, UNF men’s basketball head coach Matthew Driscoll earned a contract extension ($185,960 per year) through the 2024-25 season.  According...

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Men's Basketball vs. JU 
Ivan Gandia-Rosa

Gandia-Rosa breaks out in key conference win over Kennesaw State

William Cunkle Feb 14, 2019

After beating UNA in their previous game, the Ospreys rode that momentum toward a decisive 80-57 win against Kennesaw State. UNF started off the game having the hot hand with a deep three-pointer...

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Junior Noah Horchler prepares for tipoff

Ospreys come up short in River City Rumble

Drew McDonald, Sports Editor Jan 25, 2019

Escobar and Horchler’s impressive performance was not enough in the loss to JU. Redshirt-Junior David Bell dunked over Junior Noah Horchler to start the game. With less than two minutes into the...

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Men’s Basketball vs. FNU

Ospreys cruise for historic home win

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Jan 3, 2019

After defeating the Florida National University Conquistadors, the UNF Ospreys Men's basketball team earned home win number 200 in team history. The Ospreys returned from a trip to Auburn in which...

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Horchler scores 22 in Ospreys win over Buccaneers

Horchler scores 22 in Ospreys win over Buccaneers

Bruce Hope, Sports Reporter Dec 17, 2018

On a night when the UNF Ospreys turned the ball over 11 more times than their opponent, only made 25 percent of their three-point shots, their relentless defense was the difference in a 68-61 home...

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North Florida men’s basketball edge out a win over FIU

Joslyn Simmons Dec 14, 2017

A win streak had to be broken at the UNF Arena, but it wouldn’t be North Florida’s on Dec.13. UNF (5-7) pulled out a 87-85 victory over the Florida International Panthers (5-5) with a late rally in...

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Athletic Director Lee Moon with women's basketball Coach Gibbs. Photo by Morgan Purvis

Athletic Director Lee Moon on the hiring process for UNF coaches

Jul 7, 2017

A selective interview technique is responsible for the successful coaches at the UNF. UNF Athletic Director Lee Moon shares his process which he has down to a science. “I was a coach for many...

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Moore is the first Ospreys to be named to the AP All-American Honorable Mention list. 

Photo by Tyler Voorthuijsen

Dallas Moore earns national accolades two years in a row

Ronnie Rodgers Mar 31, 2017

Even with his college career behind him, Dallas Moore is still earning accolades for his impressive play on the hardwood. The left-handed guard was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches...

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Ospreys lose 86-82 to FGCU

Al Huffman Jan 26, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1-iUtLuxo4 Video by David Washington and Joslyn Simmons With control of the ASUN on the line, it was do or die for both North Florida (9-14 overall, 4-2 ASUN) and FGCU...

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Beech finished his career as the second-leading scorer in UNF history.

  Photo by Connor Spielmaker

Beech joins Brooklyn Nets

Will Weber Jun 27, 2016
It was 30 minutes past midnight and the NBA draft had just ended, when Beau Beech got the call. He was sitting in Mellow Mushroom, flanked by his girlfriend and close friends, when his agent called to inform him he would be joining the Brooklyn Net’s Las Vegas Summer league team.
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Guard Dallas Moore. Photo by Ashley Saldana

Staying put and soaring: Moore returning for senior season while Beech looks ahead

Nick Blank May 26, 2016
The bird hasn’t flown just yet. No Osprey has ever played in the NBA, and the dream must wait another year for Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Dallas Moore, who pulled his name from the 2016 NBA Draft.
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Coach Moon watches as the Osprey’s play in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Photo by Connor Spielmaker

Over the Moon: How one hire changed UNF athletics for years to come

Will Weber Apr 12, 2016
When the Ospreys joined the Atlantic Sun in 2005 they became the punching bag of the league, compiling just 20 wins over the following four years and living in the cellar of league standings.
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