Ospreys swoop through tournament, win Cancun Challenge

Spinnaker | Nov 25, 2010

The University of North Florida men’s basketball team won its second early-season tournament championship in as many years Wednesday night, as they beat Morgan State 59-52 to win the Cancun Challenge.

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Ospreys advance to championship game

Spinnaker | Nov 23, 2010

The University of North Florida men’s basketball team shot its way into the Cancun Challenge championship game, with an 84-66 win over Prairie View A&M, Tuesday morning.

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Ospreys grab first win in Wyoming

Spinnaker | Nov 19, 2010

The UNF men’s basketball team used a strong second half to pull away from the University of Wyoming to grab its first win of the season, 76-60, at the Arena-Auditorium Thursday night.

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Ospreys learn from two tough losses

Spinnaker | Nov 17, 2010

Men’s basketball keeps its head up after losses against two of the nation’s top basketball teams.

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Ospreys shoot past Tigers

Spinnaker | Nov 5, 2010

Sophomore guard Parker Smith's seven second half three pointers led the Ospreys to a 65 point second half on their way to a 98-54 exhibition win over Edward Waters in the Ospreys first game of the year.

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Ospreys Announce Tough Schedule for 2010-11

Spinnaker | Aug 16, 2010

The University of North Florida men's basketball program is looking at a heavy 2010-11 schedule that includes 10 teams that won at least 20 games and played in postseason play last year.

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Lockedown: Jacksonville hip-hop staple poised to set the place ablaze once airborne in his ‘Rocketship

Spinnaker | Oct 13, 2009

Paten Locke drops his debut full-length bomb OK, “Gilligan’s Island.” If you’ve ever caught the 1960s show on TV Land or wherever, you’ve caught the gist: It started out as a three-hour tour,...

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Photo Gallery: JU vs. UNF men's basketball

Spinnaker | Feb 13, 2009

UNF's men's basketball team lost to Jacksonville University downtown at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Feb. 12 72-50. [HTML1]

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Ospreys fall in final minute

Spinnaker | Feb 4, 2009

The UNF men’s basketball team lost 67-64 to Atlantic Sun Conference frontrunner East Tennessee State University Feb. 1 after keeping the lead for most of the game. After having a 14-point lead entering...

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Road game brings lessons home

Spinnaker | Jan 7, 2009

In an effort to defeat East Tennessee State University, the UNF women’s basketball team fell short of its goal in a 42-56 loss Jan. 5 at the Memorial Center. The Ospreys still showed improvement in their average point deficit going into their match against ETSU, averaging a 29-point spread after turning the ball more than 29 times and going 0-for-5 past the 3-point line. “I think we did make some improvements, but with the roller coaster ride we as a team have been on, its been a challenge,” said head coach Mary Tappmeyer. “Im happy with the measures we were able to make, but were never happy with a lose.”

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