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Florida (0-1/0-0 SEC) vs. Charleston Southern (1-0/0-0 Big South) Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center | 10,151 Gainesville, Fla. | Game 2 | Nov. 9, 2018 | 7 p.m. FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS HEAD COACHES OCTOBER # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. A/B/S Mike White 25 Keith Stone F 6-8 253 Jr. 26.0 6.0 8.0 1.0s 30 Florida Southern (Exhibition) W 95-70 69-38/4th season at UF 13 Kevarrius Hayes C 6-9 227 Sr. 18.0 4.0 6.0 1.0b 170-78/8th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 191 Fr. 34.0 12.0 0.0 4.0a NOVEMBER Barclay Radebaugh 3 Jalen Hudson G 6-6 195 Sr. 22.0 11.0 2.0 1.0s 6 at #17/15 Florida St. ESPN2 L 60-81 176-222/14th season at CSU 5 KeVaughn Allen G 6-2 193 Sr. 23.0 0.0 1.0 2.0a 9 Charleston Southern SEC + 7 p.m. 197-230/15th season overall 14 La Salle SEC + 7 p.m. OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS MATCHUP BASICS 21 vs. Oklahoma ESPN Noon # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. A/B/S All-Time Series: 5-0 1 Travis McConico F 6-6 200 Sr. 28.0 17.0 6.0 4.0a 22 vs. Stanford/Wisconsin 1:30/7 p.m. Home: 5-0 13 Timmy Sellers F 6-8 220 Fr. 25.0 10.0 6.0 3.0s 23 vs. Butler/Dayton/MTSU/Virginia TBD Under Mike White: 0-0 14 Duncan LeXander F 6-8 205 Fr. 17.0 17.0 8.0 1.0s Last Meeting: 27 North Florida SEC 7 p.m. 4 Deontaye Buskey G 6-1 160 So. 28.0 11.0 4.0 3.0a W, 89-64, 12/19/07, Home 11 Christian Keeling G 6-4 175 Jr. 30.0 13.0 3.0 3.0a DECEMBER BROADCAST INFO 4 vs. West Virginia ESPN 9 p.m. RADIO: Gator IMG Basketball Network THE SETUP 8 Michigan State CBS Noon Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert • Florida opens its home slate looking to rebound from a season-opening setback at Florida State. The Gators 18 Mercer SEC 8 p.m. Analyst: Bill Koss were the only power conference team in the nation to open their season on the road vs. a ranked opponent. 22 vs. Florida Gulf Coast FS2/SUN 5 p.m. Streaming: SEC Network + • The Gators and Bucs meet for the fi rst time in 11 years, with all fi ve prior contests between the two being UF 29 Butler ESPNU 12/2/4 p.m. Play-by-Play: T.J. Rives victories in Gainesville. Analyst: Mark Wise • Andrew Nembhard became the fi rst UF player to start his freshman debut since KeVaughn Allen and the fi rst JANUARY point guard since Kasey Hill. Nembhard, Hill and Matt Walsh are the only Gators since 2000 to start, score 5 South Carolina ESPN2 7 p.m. in double fi gures and record at least 4 assists in their freshman debut and the only one to do so against a 9 at Arkansas SEC 8:30 p.m. NUMBERS OF NOTE high-major opponent. 12 Tennessee ESPN/2 6 p.m. 2018-19 AT A GLANCE 15 at Mississippi State ESPN/2/U/SEC 7 p.m. • Florida looks to make it three straight NCAA Tournament bids this year and will have all but two letterwinners 19 at Georgia CBS Noon 3 back from a team that fi nished third in a historically tough SEC last season. Since 2000, only 3 Gators have 22 Texas A&M SEC 8:30 p.m. started, scored double fi gures and • The Gators will play a minimum of 12 games against preseason AP Top 25 teams this season, including seven 26 at TCU ESPN/2/U Noon dished 4+ assists as a freshman road contests. 30 Ole Miss SEC 6:30 p.m. in a season opener, and Andrew • KeVaughn Allen and Kevarrius Hayes will be the Gators’ two fourth-year seniors, while last season’s leading Nembhard is the only one to reach scorer Jalen Hudson (15.5 ppg) also returns after testing the NBA Draft waters this spring. that benchmark vs. a power confer- FEBRUARY ence opponent. Kasey Hill (15/4 vs. • Allen, who led the Gators in scoring in 2016-17, is already in Florida’s top 30 all-time leading scorers and looks 2 Kentucky ESPN/2 4/6 p.m. UNF in 2013) and Matt Walsh (26/5 to return to All-SEC form, while Hayes is one of four men to block 60 shots in a season for UF, doing so each of 5 at Auburn ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. the past two seasons. vs. LA Tech in 2002) also did so. 9 at Tennessee ESPN/2/U 4 p.m. • Keith Stone gives the Gators another experienced frontcourt player as a skilled scorer with a versatile off ensive 13 Vanderbilt ESPN2/U 9 p.m. game. Stone started 26 games last season and averaged 8.8 points per game. 11 16 at Alabama ESPN/2/U 2 p.m. Eleven Gators saw action in the • Reserve big man Gorjok Gak underwent off season arthroscopic knee surgery to address soreness and stiff ness 20 at LSU ESPN2/U 7 p.m. season opener at Florida State. For that hampered his minutes and productivity last season, while Dontay Bassett took signifi cant strides during 23 Missouri ESPN/2/U 4 p.m. the majority of last season, the his freshman campaign to become a reliable post presence. 27 at Vanderbilt SEC 9 p.m. Gators did not have 11 scholarship • Mike Okauru saw his minutes increase throughout his freshman campaign, sharing backup point guard duties players available due to injuries. with Allen. Meanwhile, Deaundrae Ballard showed fl ashes of his exceptional skill as a scorer and showed MARCH growth throughout his freshman campaign. 2 Georgia SEC 8:30 p.m. • Isaiah Stokes missed all last season recovering from a torn ACL suff ered in high school. Stokes brings a combi- 14 6 LSU ESPN2/U 7 p.m. Florida has won 14 all-time meet- nation of strength and fi nesse to the post with a soft touch around the basket and the ability to step out and ings vs. Big South teams, including hit a jumper. 9 at Kentucky CBS 2 p.m. fi ve vs. Charleston Southern. The 13-17 SEC Tournament (Nashville) • Chase Johnson played four games last season before his season was derailed due to concussions. Johnson Gators beat Gardner-Webb, 116-74, received a medical redshirt and gives the Gators a talented rebounder and athletic driver with size. in last year’s season opener, UF’s only prior meeting vs. a Big South • The trio of incoming freshmen all bring their own high-level skill to table, as Nembhard is one of the top team under Mike White. distributors in the class, Johnson brings elite athleticism, while Locke is regarded as the best pure shooter Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu in the class. Offi ce: 352-692-6195 | Cell: 352-318-3493 Combo guard with a great motor...Earned more minutes throughout the course of his freshman season, including his fi rst career start in the win #0 Guard vs. #12 Auburn...Served as Chris Chiozza’s backup during the 2017-18 season, appearing in every game. Sophomore MIKE Raleigh, N.C. Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 6-3 | 184 2018-19 1 0 10 10.0 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1.0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 4.0 OKAURU TOTAL 35 1 388 11.1 48 104 .462 19 49 .388 19 32 .594 5 30 35 1.0 39 0 22 14 2 18 134 3.8 An athletic forward who excels as a rebounder and a driver and is also a capable shooter...Looks to contribute after missing most of 2017-18, #1 Forward receiving a medical redshirt. Freshman CHASE Ripley, W.V. Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg JOHNSON 6-9 | 219 2018-19 TOTAL 4 0 33 8.3 6 12 .500 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 5 3 8 2.0 2 0 1 1 2 2 17 4.3 #2 Guard Arguably the best passer in the entire 2018 freshman class, Nembhard comes to Florida with a wealth of high-level experience both at Montverde Academy and on the international stage with the Canadian national team. ANDREW Freshman Aurora, Ont., Canada Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NEMBHARD 6-5 | 191 2018-19 1 1 34 34.0 4 8 .500 2 4 .500 2 3 .667 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 4 4 0 1 12 12.0 A high-caliber scorer, Hudson led the Gators in scoring last season despite coming off the bench 15 times in 34 games. #3 Guard Senior Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg JALEN Richmond, Va.