Coaching Career of Chris Matthews (CH2k8)

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Hats Off to North Florida
”Stetson didn't stand a chance, but held Ospreys to less than 90 points."
January 27, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
Stetson (7-11, 3-4)	18	32	50
17 North Florida (19-1, 8-0) «	33	48	81

Nothing exciting in this one. North Florida dominated, as expected. A lot of garbage time in the 2nd half for the back up players to get some minutes. Emanuel Dancy did finally find his groove again, putting up 24 points to lead all scorers.

This sets up a conference showdown between North Florida (8-0) and second place Lipscomb (7-1) this Saturday. Lipscomb has surprised everyone, as they were projected to finish 5th or 6th in the conference. They have already beaten both Jacksonville and Florida Gulf Coast on the road, and get to host the Ospreys, who haven't lost at home this season.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“All this and we're only HALF WAY through the conference season? Good lord the boredom during these games is unimaginable.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 8 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast, 3 stl
Brent Wood - 9 pts, 3 reb
Emanuel Dancy - 24 pts, reb,3 ast, blk
Jean Francois Monceaux - 11 pts, 11 reb, 3 ast
Emerson Riley - 9 pts, 9 reb, ast, blk

Mike Harrington - 11 pts, 4 reb
Colin Harvey - 4 pts, 2 reb, ast



Stetson Hatters Player Stats
Ervin Nutter - 3 pts, 4 ast, reb
Shawn Bowen - 9 pts, 2 reb, ast, blk
Solomon Tat - 17 pts, 3 reb, (5-18, 1-8 3pt)
Keon Aguilar - 9 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast
Cavadas Kennedy - 4 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast (1-9)

Graeme Radford - 4 pts, 5 reb
Frane Strong - 4 pts, 2 reb, blk



Record: 19-1 (8-0)
Up Next: at Lipscomb (14-7, 7-1)

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Atlantic Sun Halfway Point Report
February 28, 2011

Surprises
Lipscomb - Was expected to be 4th or 5th in conference, but now they are in solid place to finish 2nd. A win over North Florida would be huge for them.
Emanuel Dancy - The North Florida sophomore had a decent season last year, but was hidden by Brent Wood's amazing performance. Dancy has stolen some of the thunder with Wood's struggles.
SC Upstate - Already has 5 conference wins, after finishing 2-14 in conference last year. They are led by the surprising Josh Chavis, who is a contender for the A-Sun player of the year.


Disappointments
Brent Wood - It's hard to call 17 ppg disappointing, but when you scored 28+ last season it is. We were expecting him to go out with a bang, contending for national player of the year. He is less than 100 points away for 2500 on his career, though.
Belmont - Expected to be a top 4 finisher, has done terribly in conference play.



League Leaders
Points Per Game
Adnan Hodzic (LU) - 19.6
Emerson Riley (UNF) - 17.8
Josh Chavis (USCU) - 17.6
Brent Wood (UNF) - 16.9
Emanuel Dancy (UNF) - 16.9

Rebounds Per Game
Preston Dodson (CAM) - 10.9
Nate Blank (GWU) - 9.8
Jean Francois Monceaux (UNF) - 9.5
Emerson Riley (UNF) - 9.1
Justin Davis (MER) - 8.3

Assists Per Game
Junior Rivera (UNF) - 7.6
Ervin Nutter (STET) - 6.5
Cole Dewey (CAM) - 5.4
Josh Chavis (USCU) - 5.3
Jimmy Oden (LU) - 4.8

What to look for the rest of the season...
--The North Florida/Lipscomb match-up tomorrow is by far the most anticipated game of the remaining schedule. No one has gotten close to stopping the Ospreys, can Adnan Hodzic lead Lipscomb to a huge upset? Anthony Brower, their starting PF, will miss the game due to his injury.

--The battle for 3rd place. This one is HUGE. There are three teams tied for it right now, but several others are still in the running. 3rd place would guarantee the team to not have to play the Ospreys until the conference championship if they meet in the tournament.

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Ospreys Win A-Sun Showdown
”Riley ties career high with 33 points in victory."
January 29, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
17 North Florida (20-1, 9-0) «	37	44	81
Lipscomb (14-8, 7-2)	34	33	67

It's unlikely that anyone actually thought Lipscomb would win this game, but a lot of people were certainly hoping that they would. In a clash of the top two teams in the A-Sun, someone just wants to watch the big bad wolf fall.

The Bison certainly did their best in this one, especially considering the lack of production from Adnan Hodzic and the lack of their 3rd leading scorer Anthony Brower. They kept it close all throughout the first half, and even held a lead for a short time in the second half. The lead was 6 with around 7:05 remaining when Brent Wood, who had a very quiet night, hit a very big three.

From that point on the Ospreys went on to cruise to victory, led by Emerson Riley. Riley finished the game with 33 points and 11 boards, dominating Hodzic while he was in the game.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“I'm on my way to Bison championship gear for us now. HA HA HA, get it? Bison, buy some.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 7 pts, 8 ast, 6 reb, stl
Brent Wood - 8 pts, reb, ast (3-12, 2-5)
Emanuel Dancy - 11 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast, blk (3-14, 1-9)
Jean Francois Monceaux - 10 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast
Emerson Riley - 33 pts, 11 reb, ast, blk

Mike Harrington - 4 pts, 3 reb
Austen Kowalczuk - 5 pts, 2 reb, blk



Lipscomb Bison Player Stats
Jimmy Oden - 8 pts, reb, 3 ast
Josh Slater - 23 pts, 3 reb
Brandon Brown - 14 pts, 6 reb, (3-13, 0-4)
Forgot Name - 0 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
Adnan Hodzic - 4 pts, 0 reb, TO (foul trouble)

Kelyn DeWitt - 10 pts, 11 reb, 2 ast
Mattt McCoy - 8 pts, reb, 4 ast


Record: 20-1 (9-0)
Up Next: vs Campbell (5-16, 3-6)

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North Florida Keeps on Winning
”Ospreys keep their merciless A-Sun run going."
February 4, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
Campbell (5-17, 3-7)	19	47	66
15 North Florida (21-1, 10-0) «	46	51	97

Not much of a contest was expected, and one wasn't really given. The Fighting Camels just didn't have anything going for them, and couldn't do anything against North Florida in this one. Campbell hasn't been able to put it together this season, despite starting 5 seniors. The one bright side for them in this game was Jose Cami, who put up 24 points against the Ospreys.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“To quote the great Lil' Jon about camels... We put a hump in their back and beat their rump....or something like that. Another snooze fest and easy victory. Not much to talk about folks.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 6 pts, 7 ast, stl
Brent Wood - 9 pts, 2 reb, ast (0-4 3pt)
Emanuel Dancy - 15 pts, 5 reb, ast, 2 stl
Jean Francois Monceaux - 6 pts, 8 reb, ast, 2 blk
Emerson Riley - 16 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast

Mike Harrington - 17 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, blk
Austen Kowalczuk - 11 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast, blk



Campbell Fighting Camels Player Stats
Cole Dewey - 12 pts, 5 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl, 8 TO
Jose Cami - 24 pts, 3 reb, 3 stl
Chuck Cammon - 2 pts, 2 ast
Kyle Vejraska - 10 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast, blk
Preston Dodson - 4 pts, 3 reb, ast, blk

Shawn Chase - 8 pts, 4 reb
Taliek Bridges - 4 pts, 2 reb, ast (0-7)


Record: 21-1 (10-0)
Up Next: vs SC Upstate (9-13, 5-5)

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Emerson Riley Knocks Spartans Out
”Tears up SC Upstate for new career high 43 points."
February 6, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
SC Upstate (9-14, 5-6)	29	31	60
15 North Florida (22-1, 11-0) «	39	48	87

Emerson Riley slams it home for his 42nd and 43rd points, a new North Florida record.

USC Upstate has improved greatly over last season, particularly thanks to starting 5 seniors. They didn't quite have enough to keep up with the North Florida Ospreys though. They tried to slow the game down, and did a decent job for 3/4ths of the game, before Emerson Riley and his teammates took control.

The Spartans managed to keep it reasonably close the majority of the game, and even kept it to a single digit lead for the Ospreys for the first 12 minutes of the second half. It all fell apart from there, when North Florida kicked it up a notch and went on a 16-0 run to end any chance of a comeback.

Emerson Riley scored 43 points on the game, eclipsing teammate Brent Wood's previous team record of 42. Riley was unstoppable, towering over the Spartan players he made 43 look easy. He definitely made his case for conference player of the year tonight. Wood put up 19 in the game, finally eclipsing the 10 point mark after failing to do so the past 3 games.

The Ospreys head to Fort Myers next week to take on Florida Gulf Coast, who is currently tied with Lipscomb for second place in the Atlantic Sun.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“Big man just tore it up y'all. How often do you see a 7-footer put up 43? NBA better start sending those scouts.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 10 pts, 11 ast, 4 reb, 4 stl, 2 blk
Brent Wood - 19 pts, 6 reb, ast
Emanuel Dancy - 3 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl
Jean Francois Monceaux - 3 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast
Emerson Riley - 43 pts, 13 reb, 2 stl, blk

Mike Harrington - 4 pts, ast
Colin Harvey - 3 pts, reb, ast



SC Upstate Spartans Player Stats
Josh Chavis - 5 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 4 to (2-11)
Rashawn Brailsford - 10 pts, 3 reb, ast, 5 to
Mezie Uzochukwu - 7 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl (3-14)
Greg Maugle - 10 pts, 5 reb, ast
Rory Spencer - 8 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, blk

T.J. Daley - 7 pts
Charlie Wolfe - 5 pts, reb, ast



Record: 22-1 (11-0)
Up Next: at Florida Gulf Coast (13-11, 8-3)

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They ALMOST Choked
”Ospreys recover in time to halt dramatic comeback."
February 10, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
15 North Florida (23-1, 12-0) «	50	40	90
Florida Gulf Coast (13-12, 8-4)	35	42	77

This one started out as expected, with UNF taking over. Emanuel Dancy tore it up in the first half, outscoring the Eagles 16-13 at one point. With the help of Brent Wood the pair combined for 35 in the first half, and had the Ospreys out in front by as much as 22 points.

Florida Gulf Coast didn't give up, however. They slowly but surely clawed their way into that deficit with North Florida in foul trouble. The lead dwindled to a mere 4 points with just over seven minutes remaining in the game, before a timeout call with a livid coach Matthews helped turn it back around.

It remained close the final few minutes, with a single digit lead the entire way except for the final minute when the game was over. Dancy finished with the game high 25 points. Riley didn't play much due to foul trouble, but put up 11 and 7 the game following his 43 point effort. Ed Rolax grabbed 19 boards for the Eagles, beating his previous career high by 10.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“We played terrible. What's up with that? How in the HELL does a guy who is 6'8" get 19 rebounds against two seven foot dudes?!.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 5 pts, 12 ast, 3 reb, 2 stl
Brent Wood - 22 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl
Emanuel Dancy - 25 pts, 3 reb, ast, blk
Jean Francois Monceaux - 14 pts, 10 reb, ast
Emerson Riley - 11 pts, 7 reb, ast (foul trouble)

Mike Harrington - 5 pts, 2 reb
Colin Harvey - 4 pts, ast



Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Player Stats
Torey Fazekas - 3 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 5 TO
Reed Baker - 17 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast
Mire Minard - 14 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast
Justin Stokes - 3 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast, blk
Ed Rolax - 8 pts, 19 reb, 2 ast

Chad Lutkenhaus - 15 pts, 4 reb, ast
Harris Gelin - 7 pts, reb, 3 ast



Record: 23-1 (12-0)
Up Next: at Kennesaw St (11-13, 7-5)

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Another Victory
”Ospreys are still unstoppable in conference play."
February 12, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
15 North Florida (24-1, 13-0) «	41	44	85
Kennesaw St (11-14, 7-6)	32	33	65

Not sure if anyone is reading this, but this and the final 3 regular season games are going to be simple with no story to get them out of the way faster. I'd like to finish this season and change schools so I can regain interest in it.



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 7 pts, 10 ast, reb, 2 stl
Brent Wood - 18 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, blk
Emanuel Dancy - 10 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast
Jean Francois Monceaux - 16 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, blk (fouled out)
Emerson Riley - 17 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, stl, blk (fouled out)

Mike Harrington - 10 pts, 5 reb
Colin Harvey - 2 pts 5 ast



Kennesaw State Owls Player Stats
Haruna Wente - 8 pts, 6 ast, 2 reb, 2 stl
Dedrick Benzel - 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 stl, blk
Curt Robbins - 10 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast
Bryant Ballinger - 11 pts, 5 reb, ast, stl, blk
Tanner Jacobs - 3 pts, 8 reb, 3 ast

John Allison - 7 pts, 2 reb, stl
Lebron Anderson - 8 pts, reb, ast, stl



Record: 24-1 (13-0)
Up Next: vs East Tennessee St (9-17, 5-7)

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What schools would you prefer to end up at?

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What schools would you prefer to end up at?

The plan all along was for Matthews to be a Florida guy, and go to somewhere like UCF or USF then maybe eventually to the Gators or Seminoles or something. I've seen the UCF job open up a few times so hopefully it does at the end of the season. If nothing pops up I'll probably take the best position I can get that will be returning a decent team. That might be hard for me to do though, considering I'll have another solid recruiting class coming in.

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Nothing fancy, just posting this to have something to look back on a month from now when it's Selection Sunday.

Media Top 25 Poll, Week of February 14, 2011

1. Florida (19-5)
2. Kansas (21-4)
3. Louisville (23-3)
4. Georgetown(21-5)
5. Arizona (22-3)
6. DePaul (18-5)
7. Illinois (19-4)
8. Clemson (17-5)
9. Purdue (19-8)
10. UNLV (20-4)
11. North Florida (24-1) - Still unranked in coaches poll.....
12. Boston College (18-6)
13. Cincinnati (20-8)
14. Georgia Tech (19-7)
15. UCLA (21-4)
16. Virginia (19-6)
17. UTEP (19-4)
18. Houston (18-3)
19. Pittsburgh (17-10)
20. Michigan (17-7)
21. Texas Tech (18-5)
22. Rutgers (18-7)
23. LSU (16-8)
24. Iowa St (20-6)
25. Washington (16-8)

Bubble Teams
Oklahoma St. 15-9
Indiana 15-10
New Mexico St. 19-7
Michigan St 14-9
Pepperdine 19-6
Oregon 15-10
Georgia 15-8
St John's 17-7
Florida St 16-10
Texas A&M 17-7
Ohio St 15-8
Iowa 18-8
BYU 17-7
George Washington 16-7
Duke 15-9 (won last two titles, struggling first year under Mark Few)

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Scary Start, Solid Finish
”Riley gets hurt, Bucs start out strong but it isn't enough."
February 19, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
East Tennessee St (9-18, 5-8)	28	33	61
11 North Florida (25-1, 14-0) «	44	45	89

This one started out crazy. Junior Rivera picked up 2 fouls in the first minute of the game. In the 2nd minute of the game, Emerson Riley left with an injury. East Tennessee went on to lead the first 10 minutes of the game, which is the longest any team has led the Ospreys in a long, long, long time.

Luckily the injury is only a strained calf, and Riley came back to dominate in the 2nd half. He is day-to-day, and will probably get limited time the final two regular season games.

The Buccaneers had won 5 of the last 7 after losing their first 6 conference games. Despite the loss they still sit in 8th place of the A-Sun, which would be good enough for a 3rd game against the Ospreys to kick off the conference tournament if the season ended today.



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 8 pts, 5 ast, reb
Brent Wood - 13 pts, 2 reb, 2 stl, 1-7 3pt
Emanuel Dancy - 10 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast, 6 stl
Jean Francois Monceaux - 12 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk
Emerson Riley - 19 pts, 9 reb, ast, stl, 2 blk

Austin Kowalczuk - 6 pts, 3 reb, ast, stl
Mike Harrington - 5 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast



East Tennessee State Bucs Player Stats
Jayson Sanchez - 8 pts, 2 reb, ast, 4 to
Tommy Hubbard - 9 pts, reb, ast, 1-7 3pt
Kendrick Deberry - 0 pts, reb (0-7)
Pete Barton - 6 pts, 5 reb, ast
Adama Drabyn - 10 pts, 9 reb, 3 stl

Zachary Eisentrout - 10 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, stl
Isiah Brown - 8 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast, blk



Record: 25-1 (14-0)
Up Next: vs Gardner-Webb (9-15, 5-8)

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One To GO
”Ospreys one win shy of perfect regular season in conference play."
February 24, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
Gardner-Webb (9-16, 5-9)	22	24	46
11 North Florida (26-1, 15-0) «	40	46	86

Not much to talk about, but the conference is ending very interestingly. Four teams finished tied for 2nd place with a 10-6 record in conference. Only 8 teams make it, so getting 2nd or 3rd is huge since that means they wouldn't have to play us until the finals.



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 20 pts, 11 ast, 4 reb, stl (tied career high points)
Brent Wood - 10 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
Emanuel Dancy - 22 pts, 5 reb, ast, blk
Jean Francois Monceaux - 8 pts, 7 reb, 4 ast, blk
Emerson Riley - 10 pts, 16 reb, ast, stl

Austin Kowalczuk - 4 pts, 2 reb, blk
Mike Harrington - 6 pts, 3 reb


Record: 26-1 (15-0)
Up Next: vs Belmont (10-15, 5-9)

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Ospreys Finish Perfect Conference Regular Season
”North Florida wins 3rd straight regular season title."
February 24, 2011

Scoreboard
Final	1	2	T
Belmont (10-17, 5-11)	35	39	74
11 North Florida (27-1, 16-0) «	42	65	107

It was senior night in Jacksonville, with the only senior being the best player in North Florida history, Brent Wood. Everyone in the building was hoping he would go out with a bang. He'd already scored over 2500 points in his career coming into the game, and hoped to add quite a few more tonight. Wood didn't shoot well, but did put up 19 points. He was unselfish, dishing a career high 5 assists to go along with 4 steals, 3 rebounds, and an electrifying block that made the crowd go wild.

Wood also become the all-time leading scorer in A-Sun history during tonight's game. He passed Willie Jackson, who scored 2,535 points for Centenary during the 1980-1984 seasons. Brent Wood currently sits at 2,538 career points, which is good for 45th best all-time. To add to his accolades, Wood also surpassed J.J. Reddick in career 3-point field goals made.

One high note for Belmont was Jon House, who put up a career high 26 points in what will be his final game since Belmont finished just shy of making the conference tournament.

Despite the lopsided score, this game was actually close before the second half thumping. The score was actually 42-40 at one point. North Florida heads into the conference tournament on a very high note, and look to win it to guarantee their spot in the big dance.

Coach Matthews’ Minute
“You know what, believe it or not I was pretty emotional before the game. Brent Wood is the only player that's been here my entire career. I gave him a shot as a freshman, and thanks to that he turned out to be a hell of a player. I'll miss the guy, but not til after he helps me win the conference and NCAA championships.”



North Florida Ospreys Player Stats
Junior Rivera - 13 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl
Brent Wood - 19 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast, 4 stl, blk
Emanuel Dancy - 19 pts, 4 reb, stl
Jean Francois Monceaux - 12 pts, 11 reb, ast, 2 blk
Emerson Riley - 12 pts, 12 reb, 3 ast

Austin Kowalczuk - 10 pts, 4 reb, ast, blk
Cliff Slattery - 4 pts, 7 reb, ast



Belmont Bruins Player Stats
Jon Rice - 12 pts, reb, 2 ast
Jon House - 26 pts, 5 reb, ast stl (career high points)
Jordan Campbell - 11 pts, 12 reb, 2 ast, stl
Derrick Morgan - 4 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast
Shavlik McKee - 6 pts, 3 reb, ast, stl, blk

Kim Buchanan - 7 pts
Berry Ramsey - 2 pts, 5 reb


Record: 27-1 (16-0)
Up Next: A-Sun Conference Tournament

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Nice to see you back!

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Atlantic Sun Regular Season Recap
2011 Edition

Final Conference Standings




League Leaders
Points Per Game
Adnan Hodzic (LU) - 19.6
Emerson Riley (UNF) - 18.4
Ayron Hardy (JU) - 16.8
Brent Wood (UNF) - 16.3
Emanuel Dancy (UNF) - 16.2

Rebounds Per Game
Preston Dodson (CAM) - 9.7
Nate Blank (GWU) - 9.6
Jean Francois Monceaux (UNF) - 9.5
Emerson Riley (UNF) - 9.3
Justin Davis (MER) - 8.7

Assists Per Game
Junior Rivera (UNF) - 7.8
Ervin Nutter (STET) - 6.3
Cole Dewey (CAM) - 5.6
Josh Chavis (USCU) - 5.1
Jimmy Oden (LU) - 4.8


Stories Heading Into Conference Tournament
--Can the Ospreys finish a perfect conference season with a 3rd conference tournament title, they've won 22 in a row since losing to Florida St.
--Can Lipscomb get it together? After a 7-1 start in conference play, they went 3-5 their last 8 games, with all 3 wins against teams not even in the conference tournament.
--Can East Tennessee St keep it up? Opposite of Lipscomb, who they play in the first round of the tournament, started 1-7 and then got hot going 6-2 their last 8 games.