Freshman Shelton Henderson leads Miami into battle with North Florida
FLM
Dec 20, 2025
Freshman Shelton Henderson leads Miami into battle with North Florida
Five-star freshman Shelton Henderson appears to be coming of age, and that's great news for the Miami Hurricanes.
Miami (10-2) will be looking for its sixth straight win on Sunday afternoon when the Hurricanes play host to the North Florida Ospreys (2-9) in Coral Gables.
Henderson is coming off a career-high 30-point game in Miami's 98-81 win over cross-town rival Florida International University on Tuesday.
A physically-mature, 6-foot-6, 240-pound forward, Henderson is averaging 13.2 points, and he's shooting 64.0% on two-point attempts. However, he's shooting just 27.3% on 3-pointers and 58.3% on free throws.
"That's the main thing, being versatile," Henderson said when asked about his game. "That includes playmaking, getting downhill and (defending)."
Miami's other starters are Malik Reneau (20.5 scoring average); Tre Donaldson (14.8 points, 6.8 assists); Tru Washington (13.9 points, 2.5 steals); and Ernest Udeh Jr. (7.4 points, team-high 9.4 rebounds).
But the Hurricanes' bench took a hit this week -- both physically and emotionally -- when it was announced that guard Marcus Allen was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Allen has begun chemotherapy and will miss the rest of the season.
Meanwhile, the Ospreys are 0-6 on the road. They have also taken some massive beatings so far this season, losing by 33 to Tennessee, 40 to Florida and 51 to Gonzaga.
North Florida's only wins have come against Trinity College of Jacksonville, which belongs to the National Christian College Athletic Association; and New College of Florida, an NAIA school.
The Ospreys are led by 6-3 senior guard Kamrin Oriol, who tops the team in scoring (17.5) and assists (3.7). He was North Florida's sixth man last season, averaging 7.3 points.
The Ospreys have never defeated Miami, going 0-7 against the Hurricanes. In their most recent matchup, Miami beat North Florida 95-55 on Dec. 29, 2023.
The Ospreys, predicted to finish in eighth place this season in the Atlantic Sun Conference, graduated their entire starting lineup from 2024-25. In addition, longtime coach Matthew Driscoll left to become an assistant coach at Kansas State.
North Florida's new coach is Bobby Kennen, who had zero prior experience as a college head coach after success at the high school level in Florida. However, he had been on Driscoll's staff since 2009.
"We have a young team this season," Kennen said. "We have four true freshmen and two redshirt freshmen."
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2nd Half
UNF
Ospreys
32
MIA
Hurricanes
54
Time
Team
Play
Score
0:00
End of period
0:25
+1
Trey Cady makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-105
0:25
+1
Trey Cady makes regular free throw 1 of 2
66-105
0:25
Salih Altuntas shooting foul (Trey Cady draws the foul)
0:29
BJ Plummer defensive rebound
0:31
Jordyn Kee misses two point layup
0:36
Timotej Malovec defensive rebound
0:38
Trey Cady misses three point jump shot
0:48
Timotej Malovec turnover (out of bounds)
0:50
Taylor Thompson turnover (lost ball) (John Laboy II steals)
1:03
+3
Timotej Malovec makes three point jump shot (Noam Dovrat assists)
65-105
1:19
Jordyn Kee defensive rebound
1:21
Mason Lee misses three point jump shot
1:31
+3
John Laboy II makes three point jump shot (Noam Dovrat assists)
65-102
1:51
BJ Plummer turnover (out of bounds)
2:10
Mason Lee defensive rebound
2:10
Salih Altuntas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:10
Salih Altuntas misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:10
Dante Oliver shooting foul (Salih Altuntas draws the foul)
2:10
Salih Altuntas offensive rebound
2:12
Noam Dovrat misses three point jump shot
2:25
+2
Trey Cady makes two point layup (Kamrin Oriol assists)
65-99
2:47
Mason Lee defensive rebound
2:47
Salih Altuntas misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:47
Devin Hines shooting foul (Salih Altuntas draws the foul)
2:47
+2
Salih Altuntas makes two point layup (Noam Dovrat assists)
63-99
2:53
Malik Reneau defensive rebound
2:55
Kent Jackson misses three point jump shot
3:06
+1
Tru Washington makes regular free throw 2 of 2
63-97
3:06
+1
Tru Washington makes regular free throw 1 of 2
63-96
3:06
Nestor Dyachok shooting foul (Tru Washington draws the foul)
3:26
+3
Kamrin Oriol makes three point jump shot
63-95
3:36
+1
Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2
60-95
3:36
+1
Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-94
3:36
TV timeout
3:36
Mason Lee shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
4:02
+3
Kamrin Oriol makes three point jump shot
60-93
4:18
Mason Lee defensive rebound
4:20
Salih Altuntas misses two point jump shot
4:35
Tru Washington defensive rebound
4:35
Kamrin Oriol misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:35
+1
Kamrin Oriol makes regular free throw 1 of 2
57-93
4:35
Ernest Udeh Jr. shooting foul (Kamrin Oriol draws the foul)
4:44
Tru Washington turnover (lost ball) (Nestor Dyachok steals)
5:00
Shelton Henderson offensive rebound
5:02
Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot
5:25
+2
Devin Hines makes two point layup
56-93
5:32
Devin Hines offensive rebound
5:34
Kent Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:00
+2
Shelton Henderson makes two point jump shot
54-93
6:02
Shelton Henderson offensive rebound
6:04
Timotej Malovec misses three point jump shot
6:17
Timotej Malovec defensive rebound
6:19
Nestor Dyachok misses three point jump shot
6:34
+1
Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
54-91
6:34
+1
Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
54-90
6:34
Kamrin Oriol shooting foul (Shelton Henderson draws the foul)
6:38
Tre Donaldson defensive rebound
6:40
Kent Jackson misses three point jump shot
6:49
Devin Hines defensive rebound
6:51
Tru Washington misses three point jump shot
7:09
TV timeout
7:09
Ospreys 30 second timeout
7:09
+2
Devin Hines makes two point layup
54-89
7:14
Tre Donaldson turnover (lost ball) (BJ Plummer steals)
7:16
Tre Donaldson defensive rebound
7:18
Trey Cady misses three point jump shot
7:38
+3
John Laboy II makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists)
52-89
7:43
Malik Reneau offensive rebound
7:45
Noam Dovrat misses three point jump shot
7:56
+2
Trey Cady makes two point layup (Kent Jackson assists)
52-86
8:12
+3
Tre Donaldson makes three point jump shot (John Laboy II assists)
50-86
8:17
Tre Donaldson defensive rebound
8:19
BJ Plummer misses three point jump shot
8:33
+1
Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2
50-83
8:33
Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:33
Dalton Gayman shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
8:42
Ernest Udeh Jr. defensive rebound
8:44
Malik Reneau blocks Trey Cady's two point layup
9:02
+2
Malik Reneau makes two point layup
50-82
9:20
+1
Kent Jackson makes regular free throw 3 of 3
50-80
9:20
+1
Kent Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 3
49-80
9:20
+1
Kent Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 3
48-80
9:20
Tre Donaldson shooting foul (Kent Jackson draws the foul)
9:30
Timotej Malovec personal foul
9:38
Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
9:46
Noam Dovrat defensive rebound
9:48
Devin Hines misses two point layup
10:01
Timotej Malovec personal foul
10:02
Ospreys defensive rebound
10:02
Shelton Henderson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:02
+1
Shelton Henderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
47-80
10:02
Trey Cady shooting foul (Shelton Henderson draws the foul)
10:04
Dante Oliver turnover (bad pass) (Noam Dovrat steals)
10:20
+2
Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Timotej Malovec assists)
