Florida (15-9/7-4 SEC) Vs. Vanderbilt (9-15/1-10 SEC) Exactech Arena at the Stephen C
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Florida (15-9/7-4 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt (9-15/1-10 SEC) Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center | 10,151 Gainesville, Fla. | Game 25 | Feb. 15, 2020 | 8 p.m. FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS HEAD COACHES OCTOBER Mike White # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 231 So. 30.6 13.3 6.9 .532 fg% 29 Lynn University (Exh.) SEC + W 89-71 104-62 | 5th season at UF 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. F 6-10 241 Gr. 28.0 13.5 7.9 1.6 ast 205-102 | 9th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 So. 33.4 12.0 2.9 5.7 ast NOVEMBER Jerry Stackhouse 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 207 So. 30.0 10.4 2.6 2.5 3fg 5 North Florida SEC Net. W 74-59 9-15 | 1st season at Vandy/overall 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 185 Fr. 28.1 8.0 4.0 1.3 blk 10 Florida State ESPN L 51-63 MATCHUP BASICS 14 Towson ESPN2 W 66-60 OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS All-Time Series: 67-71 17 at UConn ESPN L 59-62 Home: 42-20 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s ESPN2 W 70-62 Series under White: 4-6 1 Dylan Disu F 6-9 220 Fr. 27.1 6.9 5.8 1.5 3fg Home/White: 2-2 50 Ejike Obinna C 6-10 243 RSo. 17.7 3.7 4.2 .550 fg% 22 vs. Miami ESPN2 W 78-58 Last Meeting: 0 Saben Lee G 6-2 183 Jr. 32.2 17.0 3.2 4.5 ast 24 vs. #18/21 Xavier ESPN W 70-65 W, 61-55, 2/15/20, Away 2 Scotty Pippen Jr. G 6-1 170 Fr. 30.0 11.3 3.0 3.7 ast 29 Marshall SEC Net. W 73-67 3 Maxwell Evans G 6-2 190 Jr. 26.0 8.3 3.3 1.4 3fg BROADCAST INFO Radio: Gators Sports Network THE SETUP DECEMBER Sirius 84 | XM 84 | Internet 84 • Florida hosts Vanderbilt 2 weeks after the teams met in Nashville, a 61-55 Florida victory, which gave the 7 at #24 Butler FOX L 62-76 Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert Gators back-to-back wins in Memorial Gym for the 5th time in program history. The Gators have won 3 in a row 17 vs. Providence ESPN2 W 83-51 Analyst: Lee Humphrey overall vs. Vandy and 4 of the last 5 meetings. 21 vs. Utah State FS1 L 62-65 TV: SEC Network • UF welcomes back future Hall of Fame coach Billy Donovan for the naming of Billy Donovan Court. Donovan 28 Long Beach State SEC Net. W 102-63 Streaming: ESPN App recorded 2 national championships, 4 Final Fours, 6 SEC championships and 467 wins in his 19 seasons leading Play-by-Play: Richard Cross the Florida program. JANUARY Analyst: Joe Kleine • The Gators enter off a stellar shooting performance at Texas A&M where Florida hit a season-high 12 triples on 4 Alabama ESPN2 W/2OT 104-98 27 3-point attempts, while protecting the glass with 14 off ensive rebounds vs. TAMU’s 11 defensive boards. 7 at South Carolina ESPNU W 81-68 2019-20 AT A GLANCE 11 at Missouri SEC Net. L 75-91 • Florida played the toughest non-conference slate of any SEC team for the 4th time in 5 years under Mike White, 14 Ole Miss ESPN2 W 71-55 NUMBERS OF NOTE according to KenPom (3rd in 2017-18). 18 #4 Auburn CBS W 69-47 • The Gators put together a 22-point comeback win vs. Georgia, tied for the largest in school history (1993 at 21 at LSU SEC Net. L 82-84 .485 South Carolina). Florida trailed 52-30 with under 17 minutes to play in the game then reeled off a 39-7 run. 25 #1/2 Baylor ESPN L 61-72 Noah Locke is hitting from 3-point • Florida’s win vs. #4 Auburn marked the 22nd victory vs. an AP top 5 team in program history. Omar Payne 28 Mississippi State ESPN2 L 71-78 range at a .485 clip in SEC play, lead- made all 9 fi eld goal attempts on his way to 19 points and 11 rebounds. He became the 2nd SEC player in the ing the league by a 4.2% margin. His 2000s to post 9+ makes without a miss in a conference game, joining Andrew Nembhard, who went 9-for-9 conference 3-point percentage ranks FEBRUARY at Alabama last season. #3 nationally among power confer- 1 at Vanderbilt SEC Net. W 61-55 ence players (.500, Villanova’s Saddiq • The Gators earned their 100th win under Mike White on Jan. 15 vs. Ole Miss, White’s alma mater. White made 5 Georgia ESPNU W 81-75 Bey and Notre Dame’s T.J. Gibbs). it to 100 wins in the 2nd-fewest games of any coach in UF history (158), just 4 games behind the pace set by 8 at Ole Miss ESPN2 L 51-68 future Hall of Famer Billy Donovan (154). He is the 5th coach in UF history to reach 100 wins. 12 at Texas A&M SEC Net. W 78-61 3 • In Florida’s remarkable 21-point comeback win vs. Alabama, Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24p/16r), Scottie Lewis 15 Vanderbilt SEC Net. 8 p.m. (15p/10r) and Keyontae Johnson (10p/12r) became the fi rst trio of Gators to post double-doubles in the same All 3 of Florida’s sophomores rank in 18 Arkansas ESPNU 7 p.m. the SEC’s top 2 in a statistical cate- game since Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah and Al Horford did so on Dec. 18, 2005, vs. Jacksonville. Lewis earned 22 at Kentucky ESPN 6 p.m. gory: Keyontae Johnson (2nd, .532 SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his eff ort. 26 LSU ESPN2 9 p.m. FG%), Noah Locke (2nd, .420 3FG%) • Florida earned a dominant 83-51 win vs. Providence in Brooklyn, led by Keyontae Johnson’s double-double and Andrew Nembhard (1st, 2.1 A/TO with 19 points and 10 rebounds. 29 at Tennessee ESPN/2 2 p.m. ratio; 2nd, 5.7 assists). • The Gators’ fi rst ranked win of the season came vs. #18 Xavier in the Charleston Classic championship game, led by 15 points from Keyontae Johnson and Andrew Nembhard, 14 points and 10 rebounds from Kerry Blackshear MARCH 5 and 13 by Noah Locke. 4 at Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. 7 Kentucky CBS 1 p.m. The Gators have had 5 players post • Keyontae Johnson earned SEC Player of the Week honors, the fi rst conference honor of his career, following his a 10-point, 10-rebound, 5-assist Charleston Classic MVP performance, averaging 16.3 points and 8.0 rebounds at the event. 11-15 SEC Tournament game under Mike White, as Keyontae Johnson did so at Texas A&M, joining • The Gators’ Charleston Classic title was their fi rst holiday tournment championship since 2009. Florida shot Kerry Blackshear, Chris Chiozza, Egor .407 (24-for-59) from long range at the event, including 10-for-19 in the semifi nal win vs. Miami. Koulechov and Dorian Finney-Smith. • Florida is 1 of 10 teams in the nation that has advanced in each of the past 3 NCAA Tournaments. The Gators’ 3 Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu straight NCAA Tournament bids is the 3rd-longest streak in Florida history. Offi ce: 352-692-6195 | Cell: 352-318-3493 Led the Gators with 14 points in the win vs. Marshall, following a breakout game vs. Miami, scoring 11 points on 5-for-6 from the fi eld with 2 #0 Guard assists...Also had 9 points in the Charleston Classic championship win vs. Xavier...Speedy point guard with great bounce and outstanding range Freshman who brings toughness and winning experience to the Gators’ backcourt. QUES Knoxville, Tenn. GLOVER 5-11 | 176 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 2019-20 24 0 322 13.4 47 107 .439 9 36 .250 13 23 .565 6 20 26 1.1 26 0 14 34 1 2 116 4.8 Had a major hand in Florida’s 22-point comeback win vs. Georgia, scoring all 11 of his points in the 2nd half...Scored 13 points and grabbed 4 #1 Guard rebounds in the Gators’ win vs. Providence...Started in his Florida debut, the third freshman under Mike White to do so...Combo guard with range Freshman and the ability to facilitate. TRE Gainesville, Fla. MANN 6-4 | 172 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 2019-20 22 4 384 17.5 39 118 .331 15 62 .242 17 26 .654 5 38 43 2.0 44 0 17 22 2 16 110 5.0 Has posted 4 games with 20+ points...Rang up a career-best 25 points in 2 of the Gators’ largest comebacks ever, including 15 after the 5:00 mark in the 2nd half vs. Alabama (21-point comeback) and 14 in the fi nal 7:00 vs. Georgia (22-point comeback)...Has posted 2 double-doubles, both #2 Guard on the road (SC, LSU), the 1st Gator with multiple points/assists double-doubles in a season since Nick Calathes in 2008-09...Dished 13 assists in Sophomore the win vs.