# 2021–22 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2021–22 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 13th-year head coach Matthew Driscoll, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the East Division of the ASUN Conference.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Ospreys finished the 2020–21 season 8–15, 6–6 in ASUN play, to finish in fourth place. In the ASUN tournament, they lost to North Alabama in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 74–89 | 0–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (14,245) Lubbock, TX |
| November 10, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Texas A&M | L 46–64 | 0–2 | Reed Arena (5,129) College Station, TX |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | L 51–65 | 0–3 | GCU Arena (7,305) Phoenix, AZ |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 63–72 | 0–4 | Desert Financial Arena (6,977) Tempe, AZ |
| November 17, 2021* 7:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 63–98 | 0–5 | Pauley Pavilion (7,103) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm | | Webber International | W 103–43 | 1–5 | UNF Arena (1,449) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 26, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 10т Kentucky | L 52–86 | 1–6 | Rupp Arena (19,350) Lexington, KY |
| November 28, 2021* 12:00 pm | | at FIU | L 69–84 | 1–7 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (223) Miami, FL |
| December 2, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Edward Waters | W 103–57 | 2–7 | UNF Arena (1,727) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at FAU | L 41–76 | 2–8 | FAU Arena (1,358) Boca Raton, FL |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 20 Florida | L 55–85 | 2–9 | O'Connell Center (7,705) Gainesville, FL |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 91–84 | 3–9 | UNF Arena (1,872) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Trinity Baptist | W 92–44 | 4–9 | UNF Arena (1,001) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm | | at Kansas State | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| December 30, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Florida National | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| December 31, 2021* 7:00 pm | | Keiser | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| January 5, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 67–74 | 4–10 (0–1) | Alico Arena (1,830) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 66–68 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (0–2) | UNF Arena (1,434) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 56–71 | 4–12 (0–3) | Liberty Arena (3,315) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 15, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 51–54 | 4–13 (0–4) | UNF Arena (2,781) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | L 60–62 | 4–14 (0–5) | UNF Arena (1,357) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 20, 2022* 12:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Florida State Rescheduled from December 21 | L 73–86 | 4–15 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (2,088) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | L 58–67 | 4–16 (0–6) | Alumni Coliseum (2,527) Richmond, KY |
| January 27, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 93–74 | 5–16 (1–6) | UNF Arena (1,447) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | L 74–77 | 5–17 (1–7) | UNF Arena (1,793) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 88–76 | 6–17 (2–7) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,312) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 5, 2022 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 71–58 | 7–17 (3–7) | Flowers Hall (781) Florence, AL |
| February 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | L 70–73 | 7–18 (3–8) | UNF Arena (1,329) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 12, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 74–72 | 8–18 (4–8) | KSU Convocation Center (939) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 72–69 | 9–18 (5–8) | UNF Arena (1,569) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 19, 2022 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 70–64 | 10–18 (6–8) | UNF Arena (2,481) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 39–71 | 10–19 (6–9) | Swisher Gymnasium (1,489) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 26, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–19 (7–9) | Edmunds Center (704) DeLand, FL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (E4) | at (W5) Lipscomb First round | L 65–74 | 11–20 | Allen Arena (1,079) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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