2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

The 2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represented University of North Florida during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by first year head coach Bobby Kennen, played their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	7–25 (5–13 ASUN)
Head coach	Bobby Kennen (interim)
Associate head coach	Bruce Evans
Assistant coaches	Stephen Perkins Bob Marlin (1st season) Carter Hendricksen David Aucremann
Home arena	UNF Arena

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3		.833			22	–	12		.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3		.833			22	–	9		.710
Queens †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	14		.600
Lipscomb	12	–	6		.667			19	–	13		.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10		.444			16	–	18		.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11		.389			11	–	21		.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Stetson	7	–	11		.389			12	–	21		.364
North Florida	5	–	13		.278			7	–	25		.219
North Alabama	4	–	14		.222			9	–	21		.300
† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

Previouse season

The Ospreys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in ASUN play to finish in eight place. As the 8th seed in the Atlantic Sun tournament, they would lose to 7th seed Austin Peay 90–69 in the first round.

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. North Florida was picked to finish eleventh in the coaches poll, with 1 first-place vote and ninth in the media poll.

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll

Place	Team	Votes
1	Queens	136 (6)
2	North Alabama	117
3	Eastern Kentucky	111 (2)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	98 (2)
5	Austin Peay	94 (1)
6	Jacksonville	88
7	Lipscomb	77
8	Central Arkansas	57
9	Stetson	56
10	Bellarmine	36
11	North Florida	34 (1)
12	West Georgia	32
(#) first-place votes

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ASUN Preseason Media Poll

Place	Team	Votes
1	North Alabama	519 (18)
2	Eastern Kentucky	495 (3)
3	Queens	468 (9)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	465 (12)
5	Lipscomb	408 (9)
6	Jacksonville	381
7	Austin Peay	357
8	Stetson	243
9	North Florida	192
10	Bellarmine	189
11	Central Arkansas	174
12	West Georgia	126
(#) first-place votes

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Preseason All-ASUN Team

No players were named to the All-ASUN team.

Roster

2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Mason Watkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr West Burlington HS West Burlington, Iowa G/F 1 BJ Plummer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr James S. Rickards HS Tallahassee, Florida G/F 2 Mason Lee 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Providence School Jacksonville Beach, Florida G 3 Taylor Thompson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Impact Christian Academy Jacksonville, Florida G 4 Devin Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Saint Andrew's School West Palm Beach, Florida G 5 Dante Oliver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy Knoxville, Tennessee G 10 Kent Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Episcopal School of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Florida G 11 Kamrin Oriol 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr The Master's St. Petersburg, Florida F 12 Arden Begaj 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Bill Crothers Secondary School Toronto, Canada G 13 Alex Vargo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Garrett College Wheeling, West Virginia G/F 21 Dalton Gayman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) GS Purdue Northwest Nevada, Missouri G/F 22 Trey Cady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Marion Harding HS Marion, Ohio F 24 Nestor Dyachok 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) GS Southern Utah Moscow, Russia G 25 Gabe Jacobs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Warner Robins HS Warner Robins, Georgia	Head coach Bobby Kennen (Palm Beach Atlantic) Assistant coach(es) Bruce Evans (Furman) Stephen Perkins (Baylor) Bob Marlin (Mississippi State) Carter Hendricksen (North Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 6, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		Warner	W 84–60		UNF Arena  Jacksonville, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 3 Florida	L 64–104	0–1	O'Connell Center (10,065) Gainsville, FL
November 12, 2025* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 20 Tennessee	L 66−99	0−2	Thompson-Boling Arena (17,614) Knoxville, TN
November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New College of Florida	W 122–67	1–2	UNF Arena (2,601) Jacksonville, FL
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wofford	L 78–86	1–3	Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,738) Spartanburg, SC
November 22, 2025* 8:00 p.m., YouTube		vs. Southern Miss Pensacola Invitational Semifinal	L 83–92	1–4	Pensacola Bay Center (874) Pensacola, FL
November 23, 2025* 2:30 p.m., YouTube		vs. Prairie View A&M Pensacola Invitational consolation game	L 82–85	1–5	Pensacola Bay Center  Pensacola, FL
November 29, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Trinity College of Jacksonville	W 111–67	2–5	UNF Arena (923) Jacksonville, FL
December 2, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	L 63–72	2–6	UNF Arena (1,166) Jacksonville, FL
December 7, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 11 Gonzaga	L 58–109	2–7	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
December 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 61–84	2–8	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 18, 2025* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 90–113	2–9	Buccaneer FieldHouse (903) North Charleston, SC
December 21, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 67–105	2–10	Watsco Center (3,862) Coral Gables, FL
December 28, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	L 82–90	2–11	UNF Arena (1,169) Jacksonville, FL
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 83–102	2–12 (0–1)	F&M Bank Arena (1,091) Clarksville, TN
January 3, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 74–82	2–13 (0–2)	Allen Arena (924) Nashville, TN
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		West Georgia	L 73–85	2–14 (0–3)	UNF Arena (1,264) Jacksonville, FL
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Queens	L 82–89	2–15 (0–4)	UNF Arena (1,280) Jacksonville, FL
January 15, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at North Alabama	W 105–91	3–15 (1–4)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,252) Florence, AL
January 17, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 69–98	3–16 (1–5)	Farris Center (802) Conway, AR
January 22, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 87–85	4–16 (2–5)	UNF Arena (1,317) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 117–114 OT	5–16 (3–5)	UNF Arena (1,155) Jacksonville, FL
January 29, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Stetson	L 77–84	5–17 (3–6)	UNF Arena (1,476) Jacksonville, FL
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 94–100	5–18 (3–7)	UNF Arena (1,421) Jacksonville, FL
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at West Georgia	W 81-73	6-18 (4-7)	The Coliseum (592) Carrollton, GA
February 7, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Queens	L 72-91	6-19 (4-8)	Curry Arena (1,026) Charlotte, NC
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Florida Gulf Coast	L 81-90	6-20 (4-9)	Alico Arena (1,650) Fort Myers, FL
February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville River City Rumble	L 56-63	6-21 (4-10)	Swisher Gymnasium (908) Jacksonville, FL
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 76-77	6-22 (4-11)	UNF Arena (1,297) Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Stetson	L 71-76	6-23 (4-12)	Insight Credit Union Arena (780) DeLand, FL
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 76–70	7–23 (5–12)	UNF Arena (2,156) Jacksonville, FL
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Jacksonville River City Rumble/Senior Night	L 61–85	7–24 (5–13)	UNF Arena (2,539) Jacksonville, FL
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2026 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) West Georgia First round	L 85–93	7–25	Swisher Gymnasium (690) Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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