2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team

2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	5–18 (3–7 ASUN)
Head coach	Bobby Kennen (interim) (1st season);
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
Austin Peay	13	–	1	.929	19	–	6	.760
Central Arkansas	12	–	2	.857	17	–	10	.630
Queens	10	–	4	.714	15	–	12	.556
Lipscomb	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
West Georgia*	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Florida Gulf Coast	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
Bellarmine	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Jacksonville	5	–	9	.357	10	–	17	.370
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
Stetson	5	–	9	.357	9	–	18	.333
North Florida	4	–	10	.286	6	–	21	.222
North Alabama	3	–	11	.214	8	–	17	.320

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 North Florida Ospreys men's basketball team represents University of North Florida during the 2025-26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ospreys, led by 1st-year head coach Bobby Kennen, play their home games at the UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previouse season

The Ospreys finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 8–10 in ASUN play to finish in eight place.^[1] 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.^[2]

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

Source:^[2]

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

Source:^[2]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

No players were named to the All-ASUN team.^[2]

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	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			The Coliseum Carrollton, GA
February 7, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Queens			Curry Arena Charlotte, NC
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Jacksonville River City Rumble			Swisher Gym Jacksonville, FL
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Austin Peay			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 21, 2026 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Stetson			Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Jacksonville River City Rumble/Senior Night			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
ASUN tournament
March 4–8, 2026 TBD, ESPN+	vs. ASUN Tournament			VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Florida Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[poll-2] "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[3] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of North Florida Athletics. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

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