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Florida (10-5/2-1 SEC) vs. Ole Miss (9-6/0-2 SEC) Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center | 10,151 Gainesville, Fla. | Game 16 | Jan. 14, 2020 | 7 p.m. HEAD COACHES FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. OCTOBER Mike White 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 231 So. 30.3 12.9 6.8 1.3 ast 29 Lynn University (Exh.) SEC + W 89-71 99-58 | 5th season at UF 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. F 6-10 241 Gr. 27.6 15.1 8.4 1.6 ast 200-98 | 9th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 So. 34.4 11.1 2.8 5.9 ast NOVEMBER Kermit Davis 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 207 So. 30.9 10.0 3.2 2.3 3fg 5 North Florida SEC Net. W 74-59 29-19 | 2nd season at Ole Miss 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 185 Fr. 29.4 9.3 4.9 1.5 blk 10 Florida State ESPN L 51-63 432-257 | 22nd season overall 14 Towson ESPN2 W 66-60 OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS MATCHUP BASICS 17 at UConn ESPN L 59-62 All-Time Series: 66-46 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s ESPN2 W 70-62 Home: 39-12 3 Khadim Sy F 6-10 240 Jr. 21.4 8.8 5.1 .522 fg% Series under White: 4-1 5 KJ Buff en F 6-7 225 So. 29.7 9.7 6.6 1.6 stl 22 vs. Miami ESPN2 W 78-58 Home/White: 3-0 0 Blake Hinson G 6-7 229 So. 28.3 11.0 4.6 1.7 3fg 24 vs. #18/21 Xavier ESPN W 70-65 Last Meeting: 2 Devontae Shuler G 6-2 190 Jr. 32.7 10.9 4.7 4.1 ast 29 Marshall SEC Net. W 73-67 W/OT, 90-86, 1/30/19, Home 4 Breein Tyree G 6-2 195 Sr. 31.7 17.8 3.8 2.2 3fg BROADCAST INFO THE SETUP DECEMBER RADIO: Gators Sports Network • Florida looks to rebound from its fi rst SEC loss, falling at Missouri on Saturday night despite 22 points from 7 at #24 Butler FOX L 62-76 Satellite: XM 384 | Internet 974 Kerry Blackshear Jr. and a 10-for-23 3-point performance. 17 vs. Providence ESPN2 W 83-51 Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert 21 vs. Utah State FS1 L 62-65 Analyst: Lee Humphrey • The Florida off ense has found its rhythm since returning from the holiday break. Over the past 4 games, the Gators are tallying 90.5 points and 9 made 3-pointers per game with 5 players averaging 13+ points. 28 Long Beach State SEC Net. W 102-63 TV: ESPN2 • Blackshear has scored 20+ points in 4 of the past 5 games, averaging 10 made free throws per game over that Streaming: ESPN App JANUARY Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech span (50-for-57, .877). 4 Alabama ESPN2 W/2OT 104-98 Analyst: Jimmy Dykes • The Gators are looking to earn their 100th win under Mike White, who is in position to make it to 100 wins in the 2nd-fewest games of any coach in UF history. White, coaching his 158th game at UF on Saturday, stands 7 at South Carolina ESPNU W 81-68 just a handful of games behind the pace set by future Hall of Famer Billy Donovan, who reached the milestone 11 at Missouri SEC Net. L 75-91 in 154 games, and well ahead of Florida’s remaining 100-win coaches (Sam McAllister 170, Lon Kruger 172, 14 Ole Miss ESPN2 7 p.m. NUMBERS OF NOTE Norm Sloan 180). 18 #4 Auburn CBS 1:30 p.m. 2019-20 AT A GLANCE 21 at LSU ESPN/2/U/SEC 7 p.m. 100 • In Florida’s remarkable 21-point comeback win vs. Alabama, Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24p/16r), Scottie Lewis 25 Baylor ESPN 8 p.m. Mike White sits one victory shy of (15p/10r) and Keyontae Johnson (10p/12r) became the fi rst trio of Gators to post double-doubles in the same 28 Mississippi State ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. reaching 100 wins at Florida. He aims game since Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah and Al Horford did so on Dec. 18, 2005, vs. Jacksonville. Lewis earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his eff ort. to become the 5th coach in program FEBRUARY history to reach the milestone and • Florida earned a dominant 83-51 win vs. Providence in Brooklyn, led by Keyontae Johnson’s double-double 1 at Vanderbilt SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. is poised to be the 2nd-fastest to with 19 points and 10 rebounds. reach it. 5 Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. • The Gators’ fi rst ranked win of the year came vs. #18 Xavier in the Charleston Classic championship game, led 8 at Ole Miss ESPN/2 2 p.m. by 15 points from Keyontae Johnson and Andrew Nembhard, 14 points and 10 rebounds from Kerry Blackshear and 13 by Noah Locke. 12 at Texas A&M SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. 12 15 Vanderbilt SEC Net. 8 p.m. Noah Locke has made multiple • Keyontae Johnson earned SEC Player of the Week honors, the fi rst conference honor of his career, following his 18 Arkansas ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. 3-pointers in 12 straight games, tied Charleston Classic MVP performance, averaging 16.3 points and 8.0 rebounds at the event. 22 at Kentucky ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. for the longest such streak by a Gator • Florida outscored Miami 33-13 over the fi nal 15 minutes in the Charleston Classic semifi nals after the Hurri- 26 LSU ESPN2 9 p.m. (Brett Nelson, 2000-01). canes had tied the score at 45. Blackshear led the way with 20 points and 11 rebounds, while freshmen Scottie Lewis (13 points, 8 rebounds) and Ques Glover (11 points) both played a signifi cant role in the win. 29 at Tennessee ESPN/2 2 p.m. 10 • The Gators’ Chalreston Classic title was their fi rst holiday tournment championship since 2009. Florida shot MARCH Kerry Blackshear Jr. is averaging 10 .407 (24-for-59) from long range at the event, including 10-for-19 in the semifi nal win vs. Miami. 4 at Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. made free throws per game over the • The Gators look to extend their current streak of three straight NCAA Tournament bids, which is already the 7 Kentucky CBS 1 p.m. last 5 games, shooting 50-for-57 third-longest streak in Florida history. (.877) from the charity stripe. He 11-15 SEC Tournament ranks #10 nationally in KenPom’s free • UF has once again lined up one of the most challenging schedules in the nation and will play 12 of its 31 regular throw rate, which measures a player’s season games against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams. ability to get the line relative to how • The Gators’ rotation includes 5 freshmen and 3 sophomores, along with grad transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. and often he attempts to score. junior post Dontay Bassett. The 212 combined Florida games by this roster entering the season are the fewest Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu since 2007-08. 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 15 0 219 14.6 33 76 .434 5 26 .192 8 17 .471 5 13 18 1.2 18 0 8 18 0 0 79 5.3 Scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in the Gators’ win vs. Providence...Started in his Florida debut, the third freshman under Mike White to #1 Guard do so...Combo guard with range and the ability to facilitate...McDonald’s All-American...Led The Villages to a 23-8 record and the Class 5A state Freshman semifi nals, averaging 23.6 points per game. 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 13 4 212 16.3 27 72 .375 7 32 .219 11 19 .579 4 20 24 1.8 31 0 8 15 1 10 72 5.5 Earned his 1st double-double with 21 points and 10 assists at South Carolina...Scored a career-best 25 in the comeback win vs. Alabama, including #2 Guard 15 after the 5:00 mark in the 2nd half...Dished 13 assists in the win vs. Long Beach State, the most by a Gator since Nick Calathes in 2009...Scored 15 in the Charleston Classic championship vs. #18 Xavier...His 194 assists in 2018-19 marked UF’s #4 all-time single season total. ANDREW Sophomore 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 | 193 2019-20 15 15 516 34.4 58 144 .403 19 55 .345 32 39 .821 2 40 42 2.8 24 0 89 41 1 19 167 11.1 TOTAL 51 51 1699 33.3 164 400 .410 54 156 .346 74 94 .787 8 137 145 2.8 86 0 283 116 3 63 456 8.9 Earned his 1st career start vs.