2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys File:UNFBanners.jpg 300 UNF Ospreys logo.png 175 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 23–12 12–2 Matthew Driscoll 6th Bobby Kennen Stephen Perkins Byron Taylor UNF Arena Atlantic Sun regular seasonand tournament championsCancún Challenge Mayan Division champions NCAA tournament First Four thumb|right|300px|The Ospreys defeated USC Upstate to win the A-Sun Tournament title in front of a record crowd at UNF Arena The 2014–15 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2014–15 college basketball season. The Ospreys competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They were led by sixth year head coach Matthew Driscoll, and played their home games at UNF Arena on the university's Jacksonville, Florida campus. In their sixth season as a full Division I member, the Ospreys won their first Atlantic Sun Conference regular season and tournament championships and received their first ever NCAA tournament bid. As a No. 16 seed in the south region, they were matched up against fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. They were defeated 77–81 despite leading by 14 points in the second half.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 Nevertheless, the Ospreys set a program record for wins in a season and drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally.Frenette Gene North Florida hoops team doing plenty of dancing under national spotlight http://jacksonville.com/sports/college/2015-03-14/story/north-florida-hoops-team-doing-plenty-dancing-under-national Jacksonville.com The Florida Times-Union 16 March 2015Patterson Chip Tiny Dancers: North Florida wins the Atlantic Sun Tournament http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25098685/tiny-dancers-north-florida-wins-the-atlantic-sun-tournament CBSSports.com 16 March 2015 They earned the #1 seed and home court advantage in the 2015 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament, and advanced to the championship game where they defeated USC Upstate in front of a sold-out, record crowd of 6,155. The season also included two-game sweeps over their crosstown rivals, the Jacksonville Dolphins and conference runner-up Florida Gulf Coast. On December 6, 2014, the Ospreys upset the Purdue Boilermakers on the road, marking their first ever victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent.Washburn Jeff North Florida rallies past Purdue 73-70 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e6dbe71aba704df4a093be53907a236c/north-florida-rallies-past-purdue-73-70 Associated Press 12 December 2014August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Head coach Matthew Driscoll was named Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year and multiple players earned all-conference honors. In the Week 18 AP poll released on March 9, 2015, the Ospreys received one top-25 vote, the first such occurrence in program history.The AP Top 25 Poll http://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2015/18 Associated Press 19 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160402002252/http://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2015/18 2016-04-02 dead Previous season 2013–14 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team The Ospreys finished the 2013–14 season with an overall record of 16–16, 10–8 record in Atlantic Sun play. In the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament, they were defeated in the quarterfinals by USC Upstate, 80–74. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 0 Jalen Nesbitt Guard 6–6 195 Senior Inman, South Carolina 1 Karlos Odum Forward 6–6 198 Freshman Lakeland, Florida 2 Beau Beech Guard/Forward 6–8 210 Junior Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 3 Chase Driscoll Guard 5–8 170 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida 4 Devin Wilson Guard 5–11 176 Senior Gainesville, Florida 10 Osborn Blount Guard 5–10 173 Sophomore Jacksonville, Florida 11 Trent Mackey Guard 6–3 184 Junior Tampa, Florida 12 Aaron Bodager Guard 6–5 205 Sophomore Oviedo, Florida 14 Dallas Moore Guard 6–1 175 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Florida 15 Ismaila Dauda Center 6–9 250 Senior Kano, Nigeria 23 Nick Malonga Guard 6–4 197 Sophomore Bolingbrook, Illinois 32 Demarcus Daniels Forward 6–7 195 Junior Ashburn, Georgia 33 Romelo Banks Center 6–11 235 Sophomore Kissimmee, Florida 35 Chris Davenport Forward 6–8 210 Sophomore Atlanta, Georgia Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov. 14 7:00 pm yes yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Moore 21 Nesbitt 6 Mackey 3 56–81 10,473 0–1 Columbia, SC Nov. 17 7:00 pm yes Webber International UNF Arena Moore 22 Tied 6 Beech 5 79–55 1,622 1–1 Jacksonville, FL Nov. 20 8:00 pm yes yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Cancún Challenge Moore 18 Nesbitt 8 Moore 5 67–69 5,783 1–2 Evanston, IL Nov. 22 2:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cancún Challenge Nesbitt 15 Davenport 8 Moore 3 49–66 3,220 1–3 Cedar Falls, IA Nov. 25 4:00 pm yes yes Liberty Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún Challenge Mayan Division Moore 20 Banks 7 Moore 4 77–57 215 2–3 Cancún, MX Nov. 26 4:00 pm yes yes Elon Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún Challenge Mayan Division Moore 21 Tied 6 Nesbitt 6 72–65 540 3–3 Cancún, MX Dec. 1 7:00 pm yes Edward Waters UNF Arena Beech 25 Tied 8 Nesbitt 6 97–65 1,263 4–3 Jacksonville, FL Dec. 3 8:00 pm yes yes Bethune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Nesbitt 14 Nesbitt 8 Davenport 4 63–56 904 5–3 Daytona Beach, FL Dec. 6 2:00 pm yes yes Purdue Mackey Arena Moore 24 Tied 8 Moore 4 73–70 11,038 6–3 West Lafayette, IN Dec. 15 7:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech UNF Arena Moore 26 Davenport 17 Tied 4 80–82 1,128 6–4 Jacksonville, FL Dec. 17 7:00 pm RSN yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Moore 23 Tied 5 Davenport 4 77–93 4,969 6–5 Tallahassee, FL Dec. 19 7:00 pm yes yes Florida A&M Teaching Gymnasium Mackey 22 Nesbitt 10 Tied 6 83–65 N/A 7–5 Tallahassee, FL Dec. 22 8:00 pm ESPN3 yes yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Mackey 18 Davenport 8 Moore 7 70–80 14,137 7–6 Iowa City, IA Dec. 29 7:00 pm yes yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Moore 20 Nesbitt 11 Tied 4 84–87 1,549 7–7 Cookeville, TN Dec. 31 3:00 pm yes yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Davenport 16 Davenport 8 Tied 3 60–65 1,802 7–8 Clarksville, TN Jan. 2 7:00 pm SECN+ yes yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Daniels 14 Tied 6 Moore 4 61–76 8,821 7–9 Tuscaloosa, AL Jan. 6 7:00 pm yes Trinity Baptist UNF Arena Banks 26 Tied 6 Davenport 8 106–60 1,715 8–9 Jacksonville, FL |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season Jan. 10 3:00 pm yes Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Moore 20 Davenport 9 Tied 2 River City Rumble 1,879 86–63 9–9 1–0 Jacksonville, FL Jan. 14 7:00 pm Florida Gulf Coast UNF Arena Moore 27 Daniels 8 Moore 9 3,189 80–64 10–9 2–0 Jacksonville, FL Jan. 17 1:00 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center Tied 17 Daniels 12 Nesbitt 6 1,262 80–65 11–9 3–0 DeLand, FL Jan. 22 7:00 pm yes Northern Kentucky The Bank of Kentucky Center Davenport 24 Tied 7 Moore 4 2,090 74–66 12–9 4–0 Highland Heights, KY Jan. 24 5:00 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Beech 27 Tied 7 Moore 7 3,942 75–66 13–9 5–0 Nashville, TN Jan. 29 7:00 pm Kennesaw State UNF Arena 1,805 Tied 17 Davenport 8 Moore 9 86–67 14–9 6–0 Jacksonville, FL Jan. 31 7:00 pm ESPN3 USC Upstate UNF Arena Beech 23 Tied 7 Moore 6 2,002 74–79 14–10 6–1 Jacksonville, FL Feb. 6 7:00 pm ESPN3 Jacksonville UNF Arena River City Rumble 5,102 Beech 16 Davenport 8 Wilson 4 77–50 15–10 7–1 Jacksonville, FL Feb. 12 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes USC Upstate G. 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Hodge Center 807 Davenport 17 Nesbitt 7 Moore 6 63–80 15–11 7–2 Spartanburg, SC Feb. 14 2:00 pm ESPN3 yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Davenport 14 Tied 6 Nesbitt 6 761 67–51 16–11 8–2 Kennesaw, GA Feb. 19 7:00 pm ESPN3 Lipscomb UNF Arena Moore 21 Nesbitt 11 Nesbitt 5 1,528 93–78 17–11 9–2 Jacksonville, FL Feb. 21 7:00 pm ESPN3 Northern Kentucky UNF Arena Nesbitt 26 Beech 10 Moore 5 1,427 88–69 18–11 10–2 Jacksonville, FL Feb. 25 7:00 pm ESPN3 yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Beech 22 Beech 13 Tied 2 4,692 76–62 19–11 11–2 Fort Myers, FL Feb. 28 7:00 pm ESPN3 Stetson UNF Arena Moore 21 Davenport 9 Nesbitt 5 3,793 86–71 20–11 12–2 Jacksonville, FL |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun tournament Mar. 3 7:30 pm ESPN3 1 8 Stetson UNF Arena Beech 19 Daniels 11 Nesbitt 6 Quarterfinals 3,313 81–67 21–11 Jacksonville, FL Mar. 5 7:00 pm ESPN3 1 5 Lipscomb UNF Arena Moore 36 Davenport 9 Nesbitt 5 Semifinals 4,106 71–57 22–11 Jacksonville, FL Mar. 8 2:30 pm ESPN2 1 3 USC Upstate UNF Arena Daniels 22 Davenport 10 Tied 3 Championship game 6,155 63–57 23–11 Jacksonville, FL |- !colspan=9 style="background:#031B49; color:white;"| NCAA tournament Mar. 18 6:40 pm truTV yes yes 16 S Robert Morris 16 S UD Arena Beech 28 Nesbitt 9 Moore 5 First Four 12,592 77–81 23–12 Dayton, OH AP Poll Eastern Time S South region Source:http://www.unfospreys.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball& 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule Awards and honors Beau Beech, guard Atlantic Sun All-Conference First TeamFull Atlantic Sun All-Conference Team http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/files/2014-15%20MBB%20All-Conference%20Team.pdf AtlanticSun.org 3 March 2015 2 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111928/http://atlanticsun.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/files/2014-15%20MBB%20All-Conference%20Team.pdf dead Demarcus Daniels, forward Atlantic Sun Defensive Player of the Year Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team@OspreyMBB Duo Honored by ASun For Work in Classroom http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/3/3/MBB_0303155432.aspx UNFOspreys.com 9 March 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament MVPNorth Florida heads to first NCAA tourney after winning A-Sun title https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400766516 ESPN.com 9 March 2015 Finalist, Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the YearDaniels Tabbed Finalist for National Defensive Player of the Year http://www.unfospreys.com/news/2015/3/30/MBB_0330151530.aspx?path=mbball UNFOspreys.com 30 March 2015 Matthew Driscoll, head coach Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Trent Mackey, guard Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team Dallas Moore, guard Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team Jalen Nesbitt, guard Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team References Category:North Florida Ospreys men's basketball seasons North Florida North Florida North Florida Ospreys men's basketball North Florida Ospreys men's basketball