# 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2016–17 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented the University of North Florida during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth–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 (ASUN). They finished the season 15–19, 8–6 in ASUN play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Jacksonville and Lipscomb before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the championship game.

## Previous season

The Ospreys finished the 2015–16 season 22–12, 10–4 in ASUN play to win the regular season championship. In the ASUB tournament they defeated USC Upstate before losing to Florida Gulf Coast in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Ospreys received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Florida in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 11* 9:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Auburn | L 66–83 | 0–1 | 16 – Banks | 10 – Banks | 3 – Moore | Auburn Arena (8,093) Auburn, AL |
| November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Edward Waters | W 109–73 | 1–1 | 37 – Moore | 9 – Banks | 5 – Tied | UNF Arena (1,787) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 16* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (FL) | L 56–94 | 1–2 | 12 – Moore | 6 – Aminu | 3 – Horne | UNF Arena (3,148) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 18* 8:00 pm, SECN+ | | at LSU | L 70–78 | 1–3 | 16 – Davenport | 9 – Banks | 6 – Davenport | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,953) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida National Wright State Invitational | W 112–66 | 2–3 | 18 – Tied | 10 – Aminu | 8 – Davenport | UNF Arena (1,384) Jacksonville, FL |
| November 25* 4:30 pm | | vs. North Dakota Wright State Invitational | W 76–75 | 3–3 | 20 – Moore | 8 – Davenport | 4 – Davenport | Nutter Center (3,123) Dayton, OH |
| November 26* 4:30 pm | | at Cal State Bakersfield Wright State Invitational | L 54–77 | 3–4 | 19 – Moore | 5 – Banks | 3 – Moore | Nutter Center (3,024) Dayton, OH |
| November 27* 4:30 pm | | vs. Wright State Wright State Invitational | L 67–75 | 3–5 | 29 – Moore | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Nutter Center (2,975) Dayton, OH |
| December 1* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 24 Florida | L 60–91 | 3–6 | 31 – Moore | 4 – Blount | 1 – Tied | UNF Arena (4,113) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 3* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at No. 22 Syracuse | L 71–77 | 3–7 | 30 – Moore | 10 – Tied | 5 – Moore | Carrier Dome (22,372) Syracuse, NY |
| December 10* 5:30 pm, SECN | | at Arkansas | L 76–91 | 3–8 | 34 – Moore | 5 – Tied | 3 – Moore | Bud Walton Arena (13,700) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 12* 8:00 pm, YouTube | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 84–98 | 3–9 | 24 – Moore | 9 – Odum | 3 – Tied | UTRGV Fieldhouse (724) Edinburg, TX |
| December 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Thomas | W 110–80 | 4–9 | 30 – Moore | 11 – Tied | 11 – Moore | UNF Arena (1,259) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 18* 1:00 pm, SNY | | at UConn | L 59–80 | 4–10 | 18 – Moore | 8 – Sams | 5 – Moore | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,110) Storrs, CT |
| December 21* 7:00 pm | | at FIU | L 54–78 | 4–11 | 14 – Bodager | 4 – Tied | 4 – Moore | FIU Arena (635) Miami, FL |
| December 29* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 68–73 | 4–12 | 29 – Moore | 7 – Tied | 4 – Moore | UNF Arena (1,464) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 2* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 102–67 | 5–12 | 23 – Moore | 13 – Aminu | 6 – Bodager | UNF Arena (1,228) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 7 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Jacksonville River City Rumble | W 80–64 | 6–12 (1–0) | 24 – Moore | 9 – Aminu | 4 – Davenport | Swisher Gymnasium (1,360) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 12 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at USC Upstate | W 73–65 | 7–12 (2–0) | 19 – Moore | 12 – Sams | 5 – Moore | G. B. Hodge Center (646) Spartanburg, SC |
| January 14 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 78–84 | 7–13 (2–1) | 30 – Moore | 8 – Davenport | 3 – Moore | Fleisher Center (812) Newark, NJ |
| January 19 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kennesaw State | W 86–84 | 8–13 (3–1) | 29 – Moore | 9 – Aminu | 4 – Tied | UNF Arena (1,605) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 21 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Lipscomb | W 90–84 | 9–13 (4–1) | 36 – Moore | 12 – Banks | 4 – Tied | UNF Arena (2,107) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 25 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | L 82–86 | 9–14 (4–2) | 32 – Moore | 11 – Aminu | 3 – Sams | UNF Arena (2,649) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 28 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Stetson | L 74–88 | 9–15 (4–3) | 26 – Davenport | 12 – Davenport | 4 – Moore | Edmunds Center (1,131) DeLand, FL |
| January 30 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 59–74 | 9–16 (4–4) | 20 – Davenport | 8 – Tied | 3 – Davenport | Alico Arena (4,107) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 4 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stetson | W 96–64 | 10–16 (5–4) | 22 – Moore | 9 – Sams | 11 – Moore | UNF Arena (1,848) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 9 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | NJIT | W 91–69 | 11–16 (6–4) | 28 – Moore | 8 – Aminu | 13 – Davenport | UNF Arena (2,011) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 11 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | USC Upstate | L 71–84 | 11–17 (6–5) | 26 – Moore | 8 – Davenport | 4 – Tied | UNF Arena (3,181) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 16 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Lipscomb | W 93–82 | 12–17 (7–5) | 39 – Moore | 8 – Davenport | 6 – Davenport | Allen Arena (1,951) Nashville, TN |
| February 18 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kennesaw State | L 68–85 | 12–18 (7–6) | 28 – Davenport | 9 – Davenport | 4 – Moore | KSU Convocation Center (1,362) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 23 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jacksonville River City Rumble | W 73–69 | 13–18 (8–6) | 25 – Moore | 10 – Davenport | 6 – Moore | UNF Arena (3,149) Jacksonville, FL |
| Atlantic Sun tournament |||||||||
| February 27 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | (6) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | W 77–74 | 14–18 | 37 – Moore | 7 – 3 tied | 4 – Davenport | UNF Arena (2,938) Jacksonville, FL |
| March 2 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | at (2) Lipscomb Semifinals | W 91–85 | 15–18 | 18 – Moore | 9 – Banks | 7 – Tied | Allen Arena (3,011) Nashville, TN |
| March 5 3:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | at (1) Florida Gulf Coast Championship game | L 61–77 | 15–19 | 19 – Moore | 12 – Aminu | 4 – Moore | Alico Arena (4,711) Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||