# 2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2019–20 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 11th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2018–19 season 16–17 overall, 9–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for third place. In the ASUN tournament, they defeated North Alabama in the quarterfinals, before losing to Liberty in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 6 Florida | L 59–74 | 0–1 | O'Connell Center (9,685) Gainesville, FL |
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida National | W 89–81 | 1–1 | UNF Arena (1,748) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | W 80–77 | 2–1 | UNF Arena (1,659) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Miss | W 66–63 | 3–1 | UNF Arena (2,058) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity Baptist | W 115–39 | 4–1 | UNF Arena (1,328) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Iowa Las Vegas Invitational campus site game | L 68–83 | 4–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,389) Iowa City, IA |
| November 24, 2019* 2:00 pm, FS1 | | at Creighton Las Vegas Invitational campus site game | L 67–76 | 4–3 | CHI Health Center Omaha (16,562) Omaha, NE |
| November 28, 2019* 7:00 pm | | vs. LIU Las Vegas Invitational | W 95–92 | 5–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2019* 4:30 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Las Vegas Invitational | L 73–81 | 5–4 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| December 2, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | High Point | W 93–70 | 6–4 | UNF Arena (1,328) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Austin Peay | L 83–90 | 6–5 | Dunn Center (817) Clarksville, TN |
| December 14, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at Southern Miss | W 72–69 | 7–5 | Reed Green Coliseum (2,380) Hattiesburg, MS |
| December 17, 2019* 8:30 pm, ACCN | | at No. 19 Florida State | L 81–98 | 7–6 | Donald L. Tucker Center (5,542) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Syracuse | L 70–82 | 7–7 | Carrier Dome (17,537) Syracuse, NY |
| December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 20 Dayton | L 59–77 | 7–8 | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 76–57 | 8–8 (1–0) | KSU Convocation Center (816) Kennesaw, GA |
| January 4, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 81–65 | 9–8 (2–0) | Flowers Hall (776) Florence, AL |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 89–74 | 10–8 (3–0) | UNF Arena (2,034) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 66–78 | 10–9 (3–1) | UNF Arena (1,919) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 75–68 | 11–9 (4–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,500) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 71–70 | 12–9 (5–1) | UNF Arena (2,371) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 25, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 73–85 | 12–10 (5–2) | Allen Arena (1,733) Nashville, TN |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 78–65 | 13–10 (6–2) | UNF Arena (1,611) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 86–45 | 14–10 (7–2) | UNF Arena (1,683) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 82–75 | 15–10 (8–2) | Wellness and Events Center (256) Newark, NJ |
| February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 69–60 | 16–10 (9–2) | Alico Arena (3,107) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 81–66 | 17–10 (10–2) | UNF Arena (3,033) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 15, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 80–67 | 18–10 (11–2) | UNF Arena (1,548) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 77–82 | 18–11 (11–3) | Vines Center (5,613) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 22, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 82–74 | 19–11 (12–3) | UNF Arena (2,221) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 85–72 | 20–11 (13–3) | Edmunds Center (798) DeLand, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (7) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | W 91–88 | 21–11 | UNF Arena (2,797) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Lipscomb Semifinals | L 71–73 | 21–12 | UNF Arena (2,736) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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