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The North Florida Ospreys represent the University of North Florida (UNF) in men's college basketball. The Ospreys compete in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They play home games at UNF Arena on the school's campus in Jacksonville. The program was founded in 1992 in the NAIA. They entered NCAA Division II the following season. The Ospreys transitioned into NCAA Division I from 2005 to 2009. Their current head coach is Matthew Driscoll. ==History== The North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team played its first games in the 1992–1993 season, spending their first year as an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Independent. UNF initially had no basketball court, so the Ospreys' first three home games were played at Florida Community College at Jacksonville until UNF Arena was finished in 1993. Their first coach was Rich Zvosec. In the 1993–1994 season UNF transitioned into NCAA Division II, joining the Sunshine State Conference. In 1996 the Ospreys switched over to the Peach Belt Conference, also in Division II.〔 After six seasons, Zvosec was succeeded as head coach by former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Sidney Green.〔 In 1999, Matt Kilcullen became the team's third head coach. In 2005, UNF began its transition into NCAA Division I competition, joining the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun).〔〔 The four-year transition period, 2005–2009, was difficult for the Ospreys, who compiled a record of 20–96, a substantially worse record than the Ospreys had faced in their previous six seasons under Coach Kilcullen. In 2009, new athletic director, Lee Moon, relieved Kilkullen of his position and replaced him with former Baylor University assistant coach Matthew Driscoll for the Ospreys' first year as full Division I members.〔 The Ospreys improved under Driscoll, who led them to their first conference tournament appearance in the 2009–2010 season. In the 2011 A-Sun Tournament the Ospreys upset Jacksonville and East Tennessee State to advance to the championship game, but were defeated 87–46 by Belmont. The game was UNF's first to be nationally televised. In the 2014–15 season, the Ospreys made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament by winning the Atlantic Sun Tournament for the first time. On December 6, 2014, they defeated the Purdue Boilermakers on the road, marking their first ever victory over a Big Ten Conference opponent. They also won the Atlantic Sun regular season title for the first time and posted the best record in team history with 23 wins and 11 losses. As a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they were defeated by fellow No. 16 seed Robert Morris in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/18/robert-morris-gets-balanced-scoring-to-top-n-florida-81-77/24994987/ )〕 Nevertheless, the Ospreys drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally. Their success continued as the 2015–16 Ospreys began the season with a 93–81 upset at Illinois. It was the program's second win over a Big Ten Conference opponent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Florida Ospreys men's basketball」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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