RV/#25 Florida (3-0/0-0 SEC) vs. #20/21 Florida State (2-0/0-0 ACC) Donald L. Tucker Center | Tallahassee, Fla. Game 4 | Dec. 12, 2020 | 11 a.m. FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS HEAD COACH # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. NOVEMBER Mike White 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 229 Jr. 25.4 19.7 6.0 .639 fg% 2 5 v s . U M a s s L o w e l l C a n c e l e d 111-65 | 6th season at UF 12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 231 Jr. 18.3 6.3 3.7 1.3 blk 212-105 | 10th season overall 27 vs. #4 Virginia Canceled 1 Tre Mann G 6-5 190 So. 29.4 15.3 3.3 4.0 ast 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 203 Jr. 23.5 11.3 2.3 2.7 3fg Leonard Hamilton 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 189 So. 27.0 10.7 5.7 1.7 stl DECEMBER 362-221 | 19th season at FSU 562-431 | 33rd season overall 2 at Oklahoma Canceled OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS 2 vs. Army ESPN2 W 76-69 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. MATCHUP BASICS 1 RaiQuan Gray F 6-8 260 RJr. 24.4 10.0 7.0 2.5 stl 3 vs. Boston College ESPN W 90-70 All-Time Series: 43-28 5 Balsa Koprivica C 7-1 240 So. 19.4 12.5 6.5 1.0 blk 6 Stetson SEC Net. W 86-40 All-Time/Away: 18-13 2 Anthony Polite G 6-6 215 RJr. 28.4 8.0 5.5 1.0 blk All-Time vs. ACC: 149-138 12 at #20/21 Florida St. ESPNU 11 a.m. 4 Scottie Barnes G 6-9 227 Fr. 27.0 8.5 5.0 5.5 ast Last Meeting: 23 M.J. Walker G 6-5 213 Sr. 33.9 18.0 2.5 2.5 3fg 16 North Florida SEC Net. 7 p.m. L, 51-63, 11/10/19 (Home) Last Meeting vs. ACC: 19 Florida Atlantic Noon W, BC, 90-70, 12/3/20 (Neutral) 2020-21 AT A GLANCE 22 James Madison SEC Net. 7 p.m. • The Gators were on the verge of their fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid when the COVID-19 pandemic 29 at Vanderbilt ESPN2 9 p.m. brought the world to a halt hours before UF tipped off in the SEC Tournament in Nashville. The pandemic also BROADCAST INFO scrambled the start of the Gators’ non-conference schedule, pushing UF to its fi rst December start since 1992 ESPNU | ESPN App and its latest start since a Dec. 2 tip to the 1977-78 campaign. Play-by-Play: Sam Gore JANUARY Analyst: Chris Spatola • Head coach Mike White looks to get back to his roots and push the pace this season and has the personnel to 2 LSU CBS 2 p.m. do it. In White’s four seasons at Louisiana Tech, his teams averaged in the top-40 nationally in adjusted tempo 5 at Alabama ESPN2/U 7 p.m. Gators Sports Network (per KenPom). The Gators sat just outside the top 100 in tempo each of White’s fi rst two seasons at UF before Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert slowing the pace in recent seasons. 9 Kentucky ESPN/2 5/8 p.m. Analyst: Lee Humphrey • Through three games, the Gators’ adjusted tempo via KenPom is 72.1, above the national average to date 12 Ole Miss SEC Net. 7 p.m. (71.7), and well ahead of the Florida pace last season (64.9). 16 at Mississippi State ESPN2 4 p.m. • Florida opened the season with a win vs. Army, knocking off some rust en route to a 76-69 win while overcom- 19 Tennessee ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. ing a 12-point defi cit in the second half. Tre Mann had a career-best 19 points and fi ve steals, the fi rst Gator 23 at Georgia ESPN/2 2 p.m. with a 19-point, fi ve-steal game since Michael Frazier (2/3/15 at Vanderbilt). 27 Vanderbilt SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. NUMBERS OF NOTE • The Gators found their groove in their 90-70 win vs. Boston College with fi ve Gators scoring double fi gures, including a massive 24-point, 12-rebound performance by Keyontae Johnson, which marked just the eighth 30 at West Virginia ESPN/2/U TBD 24/12 game by a Gator since 1996. +7.2 • Florida returns stalwart juniors Keyontae Johnson, who earned All-SEC honors while averaging 14.0 points FEBRUARY Increased tempo was promised, and and 7.1 rebounds last season, and Noah Locke, who shot .432 from 3-point range and averaged 10.6 points. 3 South Carolina SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. Johnson earned preseason SEC Player of the Year from the media and fi rst-team All-SEC recognition from increased tempo has been delivered. 6 at LSU ESPN/2 2 p.m. Through three games this season, the coaches and the media. 10 at Tennessee ESPN2 7 p.m. Gators’ adjusted tempo per KenPom • Preseason second-team coaches All-SEC Scottie Lewis comes back after fi nishing strong last season, averaging is 72.1, compared to 64.9 last season 13.0 points over the season’s fi nal four games. Sophomores Tre Mann, Ques Glover, Omar Payne and Jason 13 Texas A&M SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. and 62.9 in 2018-19. Jitoboh bolster the Gators’ experience and depth. 16 at Arkansas ESPN/2 7 p.m. • Florida has the services of four transfers this season, all juniors. Power forward Anthony Duruji (Louisiana 20 Georgia SEC Net. 3:30 p.m. Tech) and point guard Tyree Appleby (Cleveland State) both sat last season while practicing with the Gators. 23 at Auburn ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. 40 They will be joined by 6-foot-11 Florida native Colin Castleton (Michigan, received NCAA waiver) and high- The 40 points allowed by Florida’s motor 4-man Osayi Osifo (junior college). 27 at Kentucky CBS 4 p.m. defense on Sunday marked the • UF brings in a pair of scholarship freshmen in guard Niels Lane and wing forward Samson Ruzhentsev, while second-lowest of Mike White’s the Gators’ roster includes a pair of walk-ons in redshirt freshman Alex Klatsky and true freshman Jack May. MARCH tenure, trailing only the 39 points surrendered vs. Virginia in the second • The Gators have played the most challenging non-conference schedule of any power conference team over the 3 Missouri SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. course of Mike White’s tenure. One-third of Florida’s non-conference schedule, prior to cancellations, was vs. 10-14 SEC Tournament (Nashville) The +46 margin of victory was also preseason Top 25 teams (neutral vs. Virginia, at Florida State, at West Virginia) with an fourth power confer- the second-largest under White, ence opponent on the road (at Oklahoma). behind a 50-point win vs. North • UF’s schedule strength extends to the SEC slate where eight of 18 games will be vs. teams receiving votes in the Carolina A&T on Nov. 16, 2015. preseason Top 25, fi ve on the road and three at home. Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu Offi ce: 352-692-6195 | Cell: 352-318-3493 Speedy point guard with great bounce and outstanding range...Had four double-fi gure scoring games during his freshman season, averaging 4.4 #0 Guard per game while appearing in all 31 contests. Sophomore QUES Knoxville, Tenn. 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 GLOVER 5-11 | 182 2020-21 3 0 20 6.7 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 1.7 TOTAL 34 0 403 11.9 55 130 .423 12 48 .250 19 34 .559 6 25 31 0.9 33 0 21 40 2 5 141 4.1 Combo guard with the potential to be a major contributor this season...Set career bests wtih 19 points and fi ve steals in the season opener vs. #1 Guard Army...Averaged 5.3 points with fi ve double-fi gure games during his freshman campaign. Sophomore TRE Gainesville, Fla. 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 MANN 6-5 | 190 2020-21 3 3 88 29.3 15 30 .500 5 8 .625 11 13 .846 1 9 10 3.3 8 0 12 7 0 5 46 15.3 TOTAL 32 7 604 18.9 72 190 .379 27 88 .307 30 42 .714 9 56 65 2.0 61 0 32 39 2 22 201 6.3 #2 Forward Wing with great length and bouncy athleticism...One of the top shooters in the 2020 class...Represented Russia in the FIBA U18 Euro Champion- ships...Averaged 19.3 points at Hamilton Heights during his senior season. SAMSON Freshman Moscow, Russia 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 RUZHENTSEV 6-7 | 192 2020-21 3 0 25 8.3 2 8 .250 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0.7 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 1.7 Four-man who can play above the rim or step out to the perimeter...Averaged 9.7 points and 5.1 rebounds over two seasons at Louisiana Tech, #4 Forward where he was the 2018 C-USA Freshman of the Year.