Coming off an explosive 116-74 victory over Gardner-Webb University, the Gators now play host to the North Florida Ospreys. This will be the third consecutive year that the Gators have taken on this in-state opponent, as they matched up with the Ospreys in the 2016 NIT (winning 97-68) and last year on December 1st (winning 91-60). With the graduation of star sharpshooter Dallas Moore the Ospreys have definitely taken a step back, however that didn’t made them shy when scheduling games for this season. In addition to the game against Florida, they take on LSU, Miami, Missouri, and Mississippi State, and they are already well into their season having played Michigan State, Michigan, and VCU.