# 2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2018–19 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida and were led by 10th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll.

## Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated NJIT, before losing in the semifinals to Florida Gulf Coast.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Dayton | L 70–78 | 0–1 | UD Arena (12,522) Dayton, OH |
| November 9, 2018* 7:30 pm, BTN Plus | | at Penn State Cancún Challenge campus game | L 72–87 | 0–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (9,060) University Park, PA |
| November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Edward Waters | W 95–83 | 1–2 | UNF Arena (1,852) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 17, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wright State Cancún Challenge campus game | L 72–89 | 1–3 | Nutter Center (3,207) Fairborn, OH |
| November 20, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBS Digital | | vs. Southern Miss Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals | W 64–48 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 21, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBS Digital | | vs. Jacksonville State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship | L 78–83 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (121) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at Florida | L 66–98 | 2–5 | Exactech Arena (8,505) Gainesville, FL |
| November 29, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida A&M | W 81–62 | 3–5 | UNF Arena (2,041) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 1, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | W 76–70 | 4–5 | CSU Field House (782) North Charleston, SC |
| December 11, 2018* 9:00 pm, BTN | | at Minnesota | L 71–80 | 4–6 | Williams Arena (9,212) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 13, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | L 89–102 | 4–7 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (622) Miami, FL |
| December 15, 2018* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | W 68–61 | 5–7 | UNF Arena (1,282) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 11 Florida State | L 81–95 | 5–8 | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,209) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, SECN+ | | at No. 12 Auburn | L 49–95 | 5–9 | Auburn Arena (8,450) Auburn, AL |
| January 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida National | W 104–76 | 6–9 | UNF Arena (1,338) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 96–67 | 7–9 (1–0) | UNF Arena (1,509) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 9, 2019 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 66–81 | 7–10 (1–1) | Allen Arena Nashville, TN |
| January 12, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 87–66 | 8–10 (2–1) | UNF Arena (2,181) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 87–77 | 9–10 (3–1) | Edmunds Center (537) DeLand, FL |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 64–70 | 9–11 (3–2) | Vines Center (4,958) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 72–76 | 9–12 (3–3) | UNF Arena (1,401) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 81–86 | 9–13 (3–4) | UNF Arena (2,658) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 80–88 | 9–14 (3–5) | Alico Arena (3,072) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | L 64–81 | 9–15 (3–6) | KSU Convocation Center (871) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 55–92 | 9–16 (3–7) | UNF Arena (1,521) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 82–73 | 10–16 (4–7) | Flowers Hall (1,003) Florence, AL |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 80–57 | 11–16 (5–7) | UNF Arena (1,568) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 64–63 | 12–16 (6–7) | Wellness and Events Center (554) Newark, NJ |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 80–73 | 13–16 (7–7) | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL |
| February 23, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 75–70 | 14–16 (8–7) | UNF Arena (2,169) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 77–67 | 15–16 (9–7) | UNF Arena (1,421) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) North Alabama Quarterfinals | W 76–66 | 16–16 | UNF Arena (1,924) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | at (2) Liberty Semifinals | L 63–71 | 16–17 | Vines Center (2,319) Lynchburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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