University of North Florida Ospreys (UNF)

The University of North Florida (UNF) is a public research university in Jacksonville, Florida. It is part of the State University System of Florida and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Its campus comprises 1,300 acres amid a natural preserve on Jacksonville's Southside. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".The current president is Moez Limayem. In 2015, for the first time in UNF history, the Osprey's men's basketball team received a bid to the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by winning the Atlantic Sun tournament. The A-Sun championship game was played at UNF Arena in front of a record crowd of 6,155 who watched the Ospreys defeat USC Upstate 63–57. Following the win, the team and university drew unprecedented media attention both locally and nationally notable alumni: Todd Haley (nfl coach) Drayton Florence (nfl player) Laith Khalid Zalloum (Country of Jordan National Team) Felipe Aguilar (professional golfer)