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Florida (2-2/0-0 SEC) vs. Saint Joseph’s (2-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) TD Arena | 5,100 | Charleston, S.C. | Charleston Classic Game 5 | Nov. 21, 2019 | 2 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. 27.2 10.5 5.5 1.3 ast 29 Lynn University (Exh.) SEC + W 89-71 91-55 | 5th season at UF 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. F 6-10 241 Gr. 32.1 14.3 12.0 2.0 ast 192-95 | 9th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 So. 36.4 8.3 3.0 5.8 ast NOVEMBER BIlly Lange 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 207 So. 27.7 6.3 2.3 1.3 3fg 5 North Florida SEC Net. W 74-59 2-2 | 1st at Saint Joseph’s 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 185 Fr. 26.6 9.0 2.8 1.3 blk 10 Florida State ESPN L 51-63 94-117 | 8th season overall 14 Towson ESPN2 W 66-60 OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS MATCHUP BASICS 17 at UConn ESPN L 59-62 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. All-Time Series: 2-1 2 Myles Douglas F 6-7 215 RSo. 27.8 10.0 2.3 1.5 ast 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s ESPN2 2 p.m. Neutral: 2-1 21 Lorenzo Edwards F 6-8 215 Jr. 25.8 12.3 6.3 2.3 3fg 22 vs. Miami/Missou. St. 12/2 p.m. Under Mike White: 1-0 33 Taylor Funk F 6-8 230 Jr. 30.3 10.0 5.5 2.8 ast 24 vs. TBD Florida vs. Atlantic 10: 18-12 1 Ryan Daly G 6-5 225 RJr. 34.8 19.3 9.0 3.0 ast Under White vs. A-10: 5-1 29 Marshall SEC Net. 9 p.m. 3 Cameron Brown G 6-5 210 Fr. 29.3 9.0 4.8 2.3 ast Last Meeting: W, 74-63, 11/21/15, Neutral DECEMBER (Uncasville, Conn.) THE SETUP 7 at Butler FOX 12 p.m. BROADCAST INFO • For the 2nd time in the past 5 seasons, Florida and Saint Joseph’s will link up in holiday tournament action. UF 17 vs. Providence ESPN2 7 p.m. RADIO: Gators Sports Network and SJU at the 2015 Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic in Uncasville, Conn., which was the Gators’ 3rd game of Mike 21 vs. Utah State FS1 2:30 p.m. White’s tenure. Sirius 138 | XM 190 28 Long Beach State SEC Net. 12 p.m. Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert • The Gators look to get back in the win column after a road setback at UConn on Sunday, where the Gators came Analyst: Lee Humphrey up short despite another solid defensive eff ort. Kerry Blackshear led the way with 15 points and 8 rebounds, JANUARY while Andrew Nembhard scored all 14 of his points in the 2nd half. TV: ESPN2 4 Alabama ESPN2/U 6 p.m. Streaming: ESPN app 2019-20 AT A GLANCE 7 at South Carolina ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. Play-by-Play: Richard Cross • Florida has been outstanding defensively, holding all 4 opponents to this season to 63 or fewer points. The 11 at Missouri SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. Gators’ defense ranks 23rd nationally in KenPom defensive effi ciency. Analyst: Daymeon Fishback 14 Ole Miss ESPN/2 7 p.m. • The defensive eff ort is keeping the Gators competitive as the team’s outside shooting has not hit its stride yet, 18 Auburn CBS 1:30 p.m. shooting .241 from 3-point range and making just 4.8 3-pointers per game. 21 at LSU ESPN/2/U/SEC 7 p.m. • The Gators look to extend their current streak of three straight NCAA Tournament bids, which is already the 25 Baylor ESPN 8 p.m. NUMBERS OF NOTE third-longest streak in Florida history. 28 Mississippi State ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. • UF has once again lined up one of the most challenging schedules in the nation and will play no fewer than 12 3rd of its 31 regular season games against 2019 NCAA Tournament teams. FEBRUARY The last meeting between UF and • The Gators’ rotation includes 5 freshmen and 3 sophomores, along with grad transfer Kerry Blackshear Jr. 1 at Vanderbilt SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. Saint Joseph’s was Mike White’s 3rd and a pair of junior post reserves. The 212 combined Florida games by this roster entering the season are the 5 Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. fewest since 2007-08. game as Florida’s head coach. The 8 at Ole Miss ESPN/2 2 p.m. Gators fell behind 14-5 early and • The trio of returnering starters put up elite numbers during their freshman season, as Andrew Nembhard’s 194 12 at Texas A&M SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. trailed by 6 with under 7 minutes to assists ranked fourth-most in UF history, Noah Locke hit a Florida freshman record 81 3-pointers and Keyontae 15 Vanderbilt SEC Net. 8 p.m. play, but UF fi nished the game on a Johnson’s 229 rebounds were fi fth-most by a UF freshman. 21-4 run. 18 Arkansas ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. • The Gators bring in the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the country, according to 247sports. During the early 22 at Kentucky ESPN/2 6/8 p.m. signing period, Florida signed two McDonald’s All-Americans in Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann, along with top-50 26 LSU ESPN2 9 p.m. big man Omar Payne. In the spring signing period, Florida added point guard Ques Glover and 6-foot-11 post 4 Jason Jitoboh. Florida also added the services of shooting guard Alex Klatsky. 29 at Tennessee ESPN/2 2 p.m. • UF returns post players Dontay Bassett and Gorjok Gak, who fi gure to provide depth behind Blackshear. The Gators have held their oppo- MARCH nents to 63 points or fewer in all 4 Bassett averaged 2.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in a reserve role last season. Gak missed the 2018-19 4 at Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. games this season, the 2nd-longest campaign while recovering from knee surgery, but averaged 2.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 2017-18. such steretch under Mike White. • Florida also added a pair of sit-out transfers in forward Anthony Duruji from Louisiana Tech and point guard 7 Kentucky CBS 1 p.m. Florida held 5 straight opponents Tyree Appleby from Cleveland State. Duruji averaged 12.2 points and 6.2 rebounds last season, while Appleby 11-15 SEC Tournament to that mark last season (Dec. 4-29, scored 17.2 points per game at CSU. 2018). • The Gators enjoy continuity on their staff as coaches Al Pinkins, Jordan Mincy and Darris Nichols all return, along with director of basketball operations Jonathan Blake and director of scouting Bryce Douglas. Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu Offi ce: 352-692-6195 | Cell: 352-318-3493 #0 Guard Speedy point guard with great bounce and outstanding range who brings toughness and winning experience to the Gators’ backcourt...Averaged 21 points per game and led Bearden to the state championship as a senior, earning MVP honors. QUES Freshman 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 | 176 2019-20 4 0 31 7.8 1 10 .100 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.3 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 0.5 #1 Guard McDonald’s All-American...Started in his Florida debut, the third freshman under Mike White to do so...Combo guard with range and the ability to facilitate...Led The Villages to a 23-8 record and the Class 5A state semifi nals, averaging 23.6 points per game. TRE Freshman 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 6-4 | 172 2019-20 4 4 86 21.5 9 28 .321 2 12 .167 4 8 .500 1 9 10 2.5 13 0 1 4 0 3 24 6.0 Preseason All-SEC...SEC All-Freshman in 2018-19...Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week...Drilled the game-winning 3 vs. #9 LSU with 1.2 seconds #2 Guard left in the SEC Tournament quarterfi nals...His 194 assists in 2018-19 marked 2nd-most assists by a UF freshman in program history (Nick Calathes, 221, 2007-08) and the No. 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 4 4 146 36.5 10 35 .286 4 14 .286 9 10 .900 1 11 12 3.0 5 0 23 9 0 3 33 8.3 TOTAL 40 40 1329 33.2 116 291 .399 39 115 .339 51 65 .785 7 108 115 2.9 67 0 217 84 2 47 322 8.1 Four-star big man with the ability to guard multiple positions...Boasts a 7’5.5 wingspan, combined with great hands to make him a reliable #5 Forward fi nisher around the rim...Helped Montverde to a 22-3 record and a semifi nal appearance in the GEICO Nationals after helping Osceola to the 2019 Freshman Class 9A state championship and a 28-2 record.