JU rolls to hoops win over Florida College
After two tough road losses, Jacksonville University basketball coach Tony Jasick was looking forward to a return to Swisher Gymnasium and an easier opponent. Jasick and the Dolphins got their wish...
View ArticleJacksonville routs Valparaiso in season finale
Orlando Thomas talked of setting a foundation for future players, while his coach, Jacksonville’s Kerwin Bell, spoke of unfinished business. The season finale Saturday afternoon didn’t necessarily...
View ArticleGene Frenette: With son sidelined, JU's Bells don't get to share a fitting...
No matter what sport or team they’ve been on together, Jacksonville University football coach Kerwin Bell and son Kade have always had this love-hate relationship. It’s a coach-player dynamic that...
View ArticleSlow start but JU pulls away for basketball win over Thomas
It took 16 minutes of the first half for Jacksonville to figure out Thomas College’s plan. Once the Dolphins did, the rout was on for JU. Jacksonville closed the half on a 12-1 run and started the...
View ArticleLate free throws key in JU loss
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Mo Evans scored 18 points with four 3-pointers to lead balanced IPFW past Jacksonville 71-63 in the Spartan Showcase on Friday. Evans shot 7 for 13 from the field, including 4 for 9...
View ArticleCollege basketball: Jacksonville vs. Navy
JACKSONVILLE VS. NAVY When: 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Where: Greensboro Coliseum, Geensboro, N.C. Radio: WJXL (92.5 FM) PROBABLE STARTERS Midshipmen (4-2) 0 Will Kelly, C, 6-9 Avg.: 8.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg. 31 Tom...
View ArticleJU falls to balanced Navy team
GREENSBORO, N.C. | Jace Hogan scored 17 points, leading five Navy players in double figures as the Midshipmen beat Jacksonville 71-65 in the Spartan Showcase on Saturday. Shawn Anderson and Will Kelly...
View ArticleWhat is Kerwin Bell's future at JU?
When Kerwin Bell began addressing his Jacksonville University football team after the Dolphins’ season ended with a 58-13 victory over Valparaiso, the raw emotion in the air was palpable. As Bell...
View ArticleDarius Dawkins, big second half help JU top Florida Memorial
Darius Dawkins spent all but seven minutes of the first half sitting on the bench with two fouls and no points. But Dawkins, one of Jacksonville University’s leading scorers, stayed out of foul trouble...
View ArticleKerwin Bell out as Jacksonville University football coach
The Kerwin Bell era at Jacksonville University is over, and the Dolphins’ football coach didn’t have kind words to say about the way his employer handled the end of his successful nine-year tenure. JU...
View ArticleGene Frenette: JU's split from Kerwin Bell long time in making
It’s a shame the nine-year working relationship between Jacksonville University football coach Kerwin Bell and the administration ended so acrimoniously, but both parties understood they were...
View ArticleJacksonville at Jacksonville State
JACKSONVILLE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE When: 8 p.m. Saturday. Where: Pete Matthews Coliseum, Jacksonville, Ala. Radio: WJXL (92.5 FM). PROBABLE STARTERS Dolphins (3-5) 5 Darius Dawkins, F, 6-7 Avg.: 15.9...
View ArticleCoach Ian Shields bringing new approach to JU football
New Jacksonville University football coach Ian Shields met boosters, staff members and the media for the first time Tuesday afternoon and vowed to find the right players to fit his style of play....
View ArticleJacksonville at South Carolina State
JACKSONVILLE AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE When: 2 p.m. Saturday. Where: Smith-Hammond-Middleton Mem. Center, Orangeburg, S.C. Radio: WJXL (92.5 FM). PROBABLE STARTERS Dolphins (4-5) 5 Darius Dawkins, F, 6-7...
View ArticleJU basketball falls at South Carolina State
ORANGEBURG, S.C. | A poor opening to the second half cost Jacksonville in an 81-74 loss to South Carolina State on Saturday. JU trailed by five at the break, but South Carolina State (5-5) outscored...
View ArticleFormer JU assistant Jerry Odom hired as Tusculum College's football coach
Tusculum College has hired former Jacksonville University assistant Jerry Odom as its football coach. Odom spent the last six years as an associate head coach at Jacksonville. Odom helped run the...
View ArticleCollege basketball preview: Jacksonville at South Florida
JACKSONVILLE AT SOUTH FLORIDA When: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Sun Dome, Tampa. Radio: WJXL (92.5 FM). PROBABLE STARTERS Dolphins (4-6) 5 Darius Dawkins, F, 6-7 Avg.: 15.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg. 11 Omar El...
View ArticleHot shooting leads USF to 600th win
TAMPA | Jahmal McMurray scored 22 points by hitting 6 of 9 from beyond the 3-point arc and Jaleel Cousins had 13 points and 14 rebounds as South Florida earned the 600th win in program history,...
View ArticleJU Dolphins barely hang on for victory over Florida A&M
Jacksonville’s Kori Babineaux sank two free throws with 8.3 seconds left in the game and the Dolphins then survived a last-second Florida A&M shot at the buzzer to escape with a 68-66 win over the...
View ArticleCoach not happy despite UF basketball team rolling past JU
GAINESVILLE | On Tuesday night, the Gators had what coach Mike White calls “Christmas-itis.” Florida dunked and dominated en route to an 89-65 victory over Jacksonville University, improving to 8-3 on...
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