2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys UNF Ospreys logo.png 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 22–12 10–4 Matthew Driscoll 7th Bobby Kennen Byron Taylor Stephen Perkins UNF Arena Atlantic Sun regular season champions NIT First round The 2015–16 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys were led by seventh-year head coach Matthew Driscoll and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's campus in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). For the second year in a row, the Ospreys won the A-Sun regular season championship. They finished the season 22–12, 10–4 in A-Sun play. Guard Dallas Moore was named A-Sun Player of the Year, the first such award for a North Florida player. Driscoll and his staff were named A-Sun Coaching Staff of the Year for the second year in a row. As the No.1 seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament, they advanced to the semifinals where they were upset at home by Florida Gulf Coast. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Ospreys received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 7 seed, the Ospreys hosted the No. 2 seed Florida in the first round, where they fell 97–68. The Ospreys made the most three point shots (402) out of all NCAA Division I teams in the 2015–16 season, earning them the nickname "Birds of Trey".NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Team 3-Point Shooting Statistics - 2015-16 http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/team/_/stat/3-points/sort/threePointFieldGoalsMade https://web.archive.org/web/20100312042310/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/statistics/team/_/stat/3-points/sort/threePointFieldGoalsMade dead March 12, 2010 ESPN.comHarry Chris NORTH FLORIDA'S 'BIRDS OF TREY' LAYING IN NIT WAIT FOR GATORS http://floridagators.com/news/2016/3/14/chris-harry-3-point-bombing-ospreys-laying-in-nit-wait-for-gators.aspx FloridaGators.com 19 March 2016 Previous season The Ospreys finished the 2014–15 season with a program-best overall record of 23–12, and a 12–2 record in conference play. They won the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time. As a No. 16 seed in the South Region, they were defeated 81–77 by fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.Robert Morris edges North Florida, Duke up next in NCAAs https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/18/robert-morris-gets-balanced-scoring-to-top-n-florida-81-77/24994987/ USAToday.com 21 March 2015 Preseason Before the season, Driscoll agreed to a four-year contract extension to remain the team's head coach through 2022.Athletics Gives Driscoll 4-Year Contract Extension http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/9/9/MBB_0909152108.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 9 October 2015 The Ospreys were picked as preseason favorites to retain their A-Sun Conference title by coaches and media. Multiple players received preseason all-conference honors, including guard/forward Beau Beech who was named A-Sun Preseason Player of the Year.Ospreys Swoop Up @ASunMBB Preseason Honors http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/10/8/MBB_1008153050.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 18 November 2015 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118143423/http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/10/8/MBB_1008153050.aspx?path=mbball dead Roster 2015 North Florida Ospreys white #North Florida Ospreys 1 #North Florida Ospreys 1 #North Florida Ospreys 3 Karlos Odum 1 F 6 6 215 Fr y Lakeland, Florida Beau Beech y 2 G/F 6 9 215 Sr Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Chase Driscoll 3 G 5 8 190 So Jacksonville, Florida C. J. Fisher 5 G 6 2 185 Fr yes Miami, Florida Osborn Blount 10 G 5 10 170 So y Jacksonville, Florida Trent Mackey 11 G 6 3 180 Sr y Tampa, Florida Aaron Bodager 12 G 6 5 200 Jr y Oviedo, Florida Dallas Moore y 14 G 6 1 180 Jr St. Petersburg, Florida Ismaila Dauda 15 C 6 9 245 Sr y Kano, Nigeria D'Andre Bernard 22 F 6 8 185 Fr yes Ajax, Ontario Nick Malonga 23 G 6 4 180 So y Bolingbrook, Illinois Demarcus Daniels 32 F 6 8 200 Sr Ashburn, Georgia Romelo Banks y 33 C 6 11 245 Jr Kissimmee, Florida Chris Davenport 35 F 6 8 225 Jr Atlanta, Georgia Matthew Driscoll (7th year) Bobby Kennen (7th year) Byron Taylor (5th year) Stephen Perkins (3rd year) http://unfospreys.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball November 26, 2015 Schedule and results November The Ospreys carried their previous season's momentum right into their first game by earning a road upset of Illinois by a score of 93–81. In a game that UNF never trailed, the Ospreys set a program record (at the time) for three-point-shots made with 17.BIRDS OF TREY! @OspreyMBB Hit 17 Threes in 93-81 Win Over Illinois http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/11/13/MBB_1113151153.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 18 November 2015 It was the program's second victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent, with the first coming in December 2014 at Purdue.Vecenie Sam North Florida topples Big Ten team again as it picks off Illinois http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25373554/north-florida-topples-big-ten-for-second-year-as-it-picks-off-illinois CBSSports.com In their home opener, the Ospreys blew out Texas–Rio Grande Valley, 106–84. For the second straight game they connected on 17 three-point-shots, tying the program record. They improved to 2–0 for the first time since the 2005–06 season. It was just the third time UNF has reached 100 points since joining Division I. Guard Dallas Moore recorded his second straight double-double and became UNF's 11th player to score 1,000 career points.@Osprey MBB Open Home Slate with 106-84 Win over UTRGV http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/11/16/MBB_1116155327.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 18 November 2015 On November 18, coach Matthew Driscoll surpassed Matt Kilcullen to become the winningest coach in program history with a 98–69 win over crosstown rival and NAIA member Edward Waters. With the win, UNF started the season 3–0 for the first time since the 1994–95 season when they were members of Division II.@OspreyMBB Stays Unbeaten With 98-69 Win Over Edward Waters http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/11/18/MBB_1118153157.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 19 November 2015 Over the next two games, the Ospreys trailed at halftime by only two points at Louisville and one point at Saint Louis, however, they went on to lose those games by margins of 28 and 13 respectively.Louisville uses size, defense to rout North Florida 89-61 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400839796 ESPN.com 25 November 2015Box Score - North Florida at Saint Louis https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400835657 ESPN.com 25 November 2015 They won three consecutive games to finish November with a record of 6–2. December On December 2, Moore and Beech each scored 31 points (a career high for Beech) in a 108–119 loss at LSU. The Ospreys led 56–48 at halftime, but 43 points by freshman phenom Ben Simmons proved too much for UNF to handle. The Ospreys once again set a program record for three-point-shots made with 19.Ben Simmons matches Shaq as LSU outlasts North Florida in high-scoring affair https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400830776 ESPN.com 3 December 2015 In their next game, they trailed at Dayton by only three points at halftime, but lost by a margin of 15.Dayton runs away from North Florida 86-71 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400825744 ESPN.com 5 December 2015 On December 12 against Coastal Georgia, the Ospreys scored the most points in program history with a 117–71 victory.North Florida Basketball Single-Game Records http://www.unfospreys.com/custompages/1516/MBB/histgame.htm#TGRECS.FCA UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 13 December 2015 In December, North Florida swept a four-game home stand to extend their winning streak at UNF Arena to 14 games, a program record.North Florida beats Florida A&M 87-70 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400817399 ESPN.com 20 December 2015 The Ospreys then lost two in a row at Arkansas and at VCU to close out the month of December. January On January 2, the Ospreys won at Eastern Michigan, 82–77, to finish their non-conference schedule with a record of 11–6. In the game, senior forward Demarcus Daniels set the program record for career blocks with 146. Their 11 wins marked the most non-conference victories in program history.@OspreyMBB Outlasts Eastern Michigan, 82-77 http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/2/MBB_0102162020.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 2 January 2016 On January 9, the Ospreys defeated crosstown rival Jacksonville for the fifth time in a row in the River City Rumble. On January 16, the Ospreys defeated Kennesaw State, 93–78, despite trailing by 14 points in the first half. In the game, guard Beau Beech scored a career high 33 points, and UNF extended its home winning streak to 17 games.Second Half Rally Carries @OspreyMBB Past Kennesaw State http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/16/MBB_0116162517.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 19 January 2016 On January 24 in a win at NJIT, the Ospreys made a program record 20 three-point-shots, a record that was broken or tied four times in the 2015–16 season.Single Game Records http://www.unfospreys.com/custompages/Archives/MBB/histgame.htm#FG3M.TEM UNFOspreys.com 4 March 2016 February The Ospreys had improved to 7–0 in conference play until losing at home to Stetson on February 1. The loss snapped an 18-game home winning streak.Win Streak for @OspreyMBB Ends in 86-82 Loss to Stetson http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/2/1/MBB_0201162632.aspx UNFOspreys.com 2 February 2016 The Ospreys lost the following three games, all on the road, to fall into a three-way tie for first place in the A-Sun at 7–4. They snapped their losing streak by defeating NJIT at home, 107–71 on February 18. On February 20, the Ospreys clinched at least a share of the Atlantic Sun regular season title by defeating USC Upstate, 81–78.OSPREYS CLINCH SHARE OF @ASUNMBB TITLE; FGCU, LIPSCOMB & NJIT WIN http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20160220wje87p AtlanticSun.org 2016-02-21 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002145/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2015-16/releases/20160220wje87p dead They secured the regular season championship and No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Tournament with a win at crosstown rival Jacksonville. March The Ospreys began their quest to win back-to-back Atlantic Sun Tournament titles by defeating USC Upstate in the quarterfinals, 92–69. However, they were blown-out by 33 points in the semifinals by Florida Gulf Coast. Their 56 points were the fewest they scored in any game this season. Due to renovations at the O'Connell Center, the 7-seed Ospreys hosted the 2-seed Florida Gators in the first round of the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, where they fell 97–68 in front of 6,011 fans at the UNF Arena. yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season November 13 8:00 pm BTN+ yes yes Illinois Prairie Capital Convention Center Springfield, IL Moore 26 Daniels 9 Moore 10 93–81 5,186 1–0 November 16 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Texas–Rio Grande Valley UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Davenport 26 Daniels 10 Moore 10 106–84 2,718 2–0 November 18 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Edward Waters UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Moore 24 Davenport 13 Davenport 7 98–69 1,807 3–0 November 21 Noon ESPN3 yes yes Louisville KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Moore 21 Davenport 5 Beech 5 61–89 20,413 3–1 November 24 8:00 pm FS Midwest yes yes Saint Louis Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Moore 16 Tied 7 Moore 6 57–70 5,826 3–2 November 27 7:00 pm yes yes Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Moore 16 Moore 14 Moore 7 81–60 539 4–2 November 28 7:00 pm yes yes St. Francis Brooklyn Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational Davenport 20 Tied 6 Davenport 7 78–65 152 5–2 November 30 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Trinity Baptist UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Moore 20 Davenport 11 Moore 5 80–72 1,923 6–2 December 2 8:00 pm SECN+ yes yes LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA Tied 31 Moore 7 Tied 5 108–119 8,981 6–3 December 5 2:00 pm FS Ohio yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH Beech 18 Moore 7 Moore 6 71–86 12,383 6–4 December 12 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Coastal Georgia UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Daniels 20 Davenport 7 Tied 5 117–71 1,426 7–4 December 14 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes FIU UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Moore 21 Beech 8 Mackey 5 94–72 1,448 8–4 December 16 7:30 pm ESPN3 yes Austin Peay UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Davenport 18 Tied 8 Moore 8 80–70 1,336 9–4 December 19 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Florida A&M UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Moore 25 Tied 7 Tied 6 87–70 1,618 10–4 December 22 8:00 pm SECN+ yes yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Moore 17 Beech 6 Moore 7 72–97 14,794 10–5 December 30 7:00 pm CBS6 yes yes VCU Siegel Center Richmond, VA Moore 24 Bodager 7 Mackey 3 68–80 7,637 10–6 January 2 Noon ESPN3 yes yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Beech 23 Davenport 10 Davenport 7 82–77 1,081 11–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season January 6 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL Moore 30 Davenport 16 Davenport 9 97–79 515 12–6 1–0 January 9 7:00 pm ESPN3 Jacksonville UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL River City Rumble Daniels 22 Davenport 11 Moore 6 83–68 5,807 13–6 2–0 January 14 7:00 pm ESPN3 Lipscomb UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Mackey 24 Beech 10 Moore 7 95–83 1,868 14–6 3–0 January 16 7:00 pm ESPN3 Kennesaw State UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Beech 33 Davenport 10 Moore 6 93–78 2,131 15–6 4–0 January 21 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC Tied 16 Tied 9 Tied 5 78–62 621 16–6 5–0 January 24NJIT [a] 6:00 pm ESPN3 yes NJIT Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Moore 29 Beech 7 Moore 8 94–80 555 17–6 6–0 January 30 7:00 pm ESPN3 Florida Gulf Coast UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Beech 27 Beech 8 Moore 8 82–76 4,138 18–6 7–0 February 1 7:00 pm ESPN3 Stetson UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Moore 25 Beech 9 Tied 4 82–86 2,004 18–7 7–1 February 6 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL Beech 20 Beech 9 Moore 5 65–81 4,522 18–8 7–2 February 11 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA Daniels 21 Davenport 7 Moore 7 91–101 1,158 18–9 7–3 February 13 5:00 pm ESPN3 yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN Moore 27 Beech 10 Moore 6 87–94 2,219 18–10 7–4 February 18 7:00 pm ESPN3 NJIT UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Daniels 25 Davenport 6 Moore 11 107–71 2,611 19–10 8–4 February 20 7:00 pm ESPN3 USC Upstate UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Daniels 23 Tied 8 Moore 9 81–78 4,086 20–10 9–4 February 25 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL River City Rumble Moore 22 Davenport 9 Moore 5 81–80 1,500 21–10 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun tournament March 1 7:30 pm ESPN3 1 8 USC Upstate UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Quarterfinals Moore 22 Beech 10 Moore 7 92–69 3,317 22–10 March 3 7:30 pm ESPN3 1 4 Florida Gulf Coast UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL Semifinals Moore 15 Davenport 5 Moore 5 56–89 4,305 22–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| National Invitation tournament March 15 9:00 pm ESPNU 7 yes 2 Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL First round – Monmouth Bracket Moore 23 Moore 7 Moore 5 68–97 6,011 22–12 AP Poll Eastern Time Source:http://www.unfospreys.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule NOTES: NJIT [a]Game postponed from Saturday, January 23 at 4 pm to Sunday, January 24 at 6 pm due to Winter Storm Jonas. Awards and honors Beau Beech, guard Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Jan. 11–17). Beech averaged 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists in two wins over Lipscomb and Kennesaw State.Beech Garners #ASunMBB Player of Week Honor http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/17/MBB_0117165846.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 20 January 2016 Preseason Atlantic Sun Player of the YearOspreys Swoop Up @ASunMBB Preseason Honors http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/10/8/MBB_1008153050.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 9 October 2015 18 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118143423/http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/10/8/MBB_1008153050.aspx?path=mbball dead Preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team Demarcus Daniels, forward Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Jan. 4–10). Daniels averaged 22 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks in two wins over Stetson and Jacksonville.Demarcus Daniels Named #ASunMBB Player of the Week http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/11/MBB_0111163933.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 20 January 2016 5 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305003437/http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/11/MBB_0111163933.aspx?path=mbball dead Atlantic Sun Co-Player of the Week (Feb. 15–21). Daniels averaged 24 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks in two wins over NJIT and USC Upstate. Scored a career high 25 points versus NJIT.Daniels Earns 2nd #ASunMBB Player of Week Honor http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/2/22/MBB_0222164526.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 22 February 2016 Preseason Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year Preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team Chris Davenport, forward Preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team Head Coach Matthew Driscoll and staff Atlantic Sun Coaching Staff of the Year Trent Mackey, guard Atlantic Sun Scholar-Athlete of the YearMackey Nabs #ASunMBB Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honor http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/3/1/mens-basketball-mackey-nabs-asunmbb-scholar-athlete-of-the-year-honor.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 2 March 2016 Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team Dallas Moore, guard Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team@OspreyMBB Collects Several Atlantic Sun Honors http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/2/29/mens-basketball-ospreymbb-collects-several-atlantic-sun-honors.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 1 March 2016 Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team Atlantic Sun Co-Player of the Week (Nov. 13–15). Moore recorded 26 points, 10 assists, and no turnovers in a road upset of Illinois.Dallas Moore Earns Weekly #ASunMBB Honor http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/11/16/MBB_1116154843.aspx UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 19 November 2015 Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Nov. 23–29). Moore averaged 16.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 5.7 assists in a loss at Saint Louis, a win at Hartford, and a neutral site win over St. Francis Brooklyn.Moore Picks Up 2nd #ASunMBB Player of Week Award http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/11/30/MBB_1130152121.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 1 December 2015 Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Jan. 18–24). Moore averaged 22.5 points, 5 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 2.5 steals in two road wins over USC Upstate and NJIT.TRIFECTA! Dallas Moore Earns 3rd #ASunMBB Player of Week Honor http://unfospreys.com/news/2016/1/25/MBB_0125161036.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com University of North Florida 30 January 2016 Preseason Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team References Category:North Florida Ospreys men's basketball seasons North Florida North Florida Ospreys men's basketball North Florida Ospreys men's basketball North Florida