(10) Florida (20-15/9-9 SEC) Vs. (2) Michigan (29-6/15-5 Big Ten) Wells Fargo Arena | 14,039 | Des Moines, Iowa NCAA Tournament | Game 36 | March 23, 2019 | 5:15 P.M
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(10) Florida (20-15/9-9 SEC) vs. (2) Michigan (29-6/15-5 Big Ten) Wells Fargo Arena | 14,039 | Des Moines, Iowa NCAA Tournament | Game 36 | March 23, 2019 | 5:15 p.m. ET HEAD COACHES FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. OCTOBER Mike White 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 225 Fr. 23.5 8.1 6.3 1.3 ast 30 Florida Southern (Exhibition) W 95-70 89-52/4th season at UF 13 Kevarrius Hayes C 6-9 227 Sr. 24.7 8.3 6.2 1.9 blk 190-92/8th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 191 Fr. 32.7 8.1 2.9 5.3 ast NOVEMBER John Beilein 3 Jalen Hudson G 6-6 195 Sr. 22.2 9.2 2.9 1.2 3fg 6 at #17/15 Florida St. ESPN2 L 60-81 276-149/12th season at UM 5 KeVaughn Allen G 6-2 193 Sr. 30.7 11.9 2.8 2.1 ast 9 Charleston Southern SEC + W 76-46 569-324/27th season overal 14 La Salle SEC + W 82-69 OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS 21 vs. Oklahoma ESPN L 60-65 MATCHUP BASICS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 22 vs. Stanford ESPN2 W 72-49 All-Time Series: 1-2* 13 Ignas Brazdeikis F 6-7 215 Fr. 29.7 15.0 5.3 1.6 3fg 23 vs. Butler ESPNU L 54-61 Florida in NCAA Tourney: 44-17 15 Jon Teske C 7-1 260 Jr. 28.0 9.7 7.0 2.1 blk 27 North Florida SEC W 98-66 NCAA Tournament under White: 5-2 1 Charles Matthews G 6-6 205 Sr. 31.3 12.3 5.0 1.4 ast *Including loss from vacated 1988 2 Jordan Poole G 6-5 195 So. 33.1 12.7 2.9 2.0 3fg DECEMBER NCAA Tournament appearance. 3 Zavier Simpson G 6-0 190 Jr. 33.7 9.1 5.0 6.7 ast 4 vs. West Virginia ESPN W 66-56 BROADCAST INFO 8 #10 Michigan State CBS L 59-63 RADIO: Gators Sports Network THE SETUP 18 Mercer SEC W 71-63 Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert • Florida makes its 20th NCAA Tournament appearance, holding a 44-17 record all-time in March Madness. The 22 vs. Florida Gulf Coast FS2 W 77-56 Analyst: Mark Wise Gators are 10-4 all-time in 2nd round games, including 1-1 under Mike White. 29 Butler ESPNU W 77-43 TV: TNT • This is the Gators’ 3rd NCAA appearance under Mike White, going 5-2 under his guidance. White’s 5 NCAA Streaming: March Madness App Tournament wins already rank 2nd in Florida history, passing Lon Kruger’s 4 and trailing Billy Donovan’s 35. JANUARY Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan 5 South Carolina ESPN2 L 69-71 • Florida has dropped both prior NCAA Tournament meetings vs. Michigan, most recently in the 2013 Elite Eight. Analysts: Reggie Miller/Dan Bonner 9 at Arkansas SEC W 57-51 The teams also met in the 1988 2nd round, though UF’s NCAA appearance was later vacated. Reporter: Dana Jacobson 12 #3 Tennessee ESPN L 67-78 • Entering the NCAA Tournament, UF leads the SEC in scoring defense (63.6; 21st nationally), ranks 2nd in 15 at #24/23 Miss. State SEC L 68-71 3-point fi eld goal percentage defense (.320) and 3rd in turnover margin (+3.0). 19 at Georgia CBS W 62-52 NUMBERS OF NOTE • Several Gators rate among the SEC leaders entering the NCAA Tournament: KeVaughn Allen (1st, .892 free 22 Texas A&M SEC W 81-72 throw percentage); Kevarrius Hayes (4th, 2.8 off ensive rebounds, 6th, 1.9 blocked shots); Noah Locke (5th, 2.3 26 at TCU ESPN2 L 50-55 3-pointers made); and Andrew Nembhard (3rd, 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio; 5th, 5.3 assists). 30 Ole Miss SEC W/OT 90-86 20 2018-19 AT A GLANCE Of the nation’s 353 Division I • Florida’s defense has been strong, 14th in KenPom defensive effi ciency entering the NCAA Tournament, and FEBRUARY teams, only 7.4% of them (27) have has held 10 foes to 57 points or fewer. 2 #7/6 Kentucky ESPN L 54-65 posted 20+ wins each of the past 4 5 at Auburn ESPNU L 62-76 seasons, as the Gators have in Mike • Florida has held 3 opponents -- West Virginia, Butler and Arkansas -- more than 30 points below their season White’s fi rst 4 seasons at the helm. scoring average entering the meeting. The Gators have held 12 major conference or ranked opponents at least 9 at #1 Tennessee ESPN L 61-73 He is the 6th coach in SEC history 19 points under the team’s scoring average entering the contest. 13 Vanderbilt ESPNU W 66-57 to win 20+ in each of his fi rst 4 • The Gators’ non-conference schedule and overall strength of schedule both rated the toughest in the SEC 16 at Alabama ESPNU W 71-53 seasons coaching in the SEC. according to KenPom. 20 at #13/15 LSU ESPN2 W/OT 82-77 • KeVaughn Allen exploded for 12 of his 21 points in overtime in the win at #13 LSU, the most points in a single 23 Missouri ESPNU W 64-60 3rd OT period by a Gator since Nick Calathes scored 13 vs. Kentucky on 1/19/08. 27 at Vanderbilt SEC W 71-55 Keyontae Johnson became the 3rd • Andrew Nembhard’s 9-for-9, 21-point performance in the win at Alabama was the fi rst game with 9+ fi eld MARCH freshman in Florida history to post goals without a miss by an SEC player in conference action since 1/23/99 (UT’s Isiah Victor in a loss at Florida). a double-double in NCAA Tourna- 2 Georgia SEC L 55-61 ment action (Bradley Beal, 2012 • Keyontae Johnson has had a double-double in 3 of UF’s 4 combined SEC and NCAA Tournament games. He’s the 6 #10 LSU ESPN2 L/OT 78-79 vs. Virginia; Mike Miller, 1999 vs. 3rd Florida freshman with a double-double in the NCAA Tournament (Bradley Beal, Mike Miller). 9 at #6 Kentucky CBS L 57-66 Gonzaga). • KeVaughn Allen (8) and Noah Locke (7) made 15 of Florida’s 18 3-pointers in the win vs. Texas A&M as Allen 14 vs. Arkansas SEC W 66-50 posted 31 points and Locke added 27. It marked the most 3-pointers ever by 2 Florida teammates in a game. 15 vs. #9 LSU ESPN W 76-73 10 • Noah Locke has set a Florida freshman record for 3-point fi eld goals, passing Anthony Roberson’s old record 16 vs. #22/24 Auburn ESPN L 62-65 Saturday marks Florida’s 10th of 74, set in 2002-03 21 vs. (7) Nevada TNT W 70-61 game this season against teams • In Florida’s win at Georgia, Keyontae Johnson, Noah Locke and Andrew Nembhard became UF’s fi rst freshman 23 vs. (2) Michigan currently ranked in the top 12 of trio to start a game since Jan. 2, 1999, when LaDarius Halton, Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller all started. the AP Top 25 poll. • Jalen Hudson scored 33 in Florida’s overtime loss vs. LSU, including 25 of Florida’s 28 points over the fi nal 13:00 Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu of regulation. He scored 16 straight for the Gators in one 6+ minute stretch. Offi ce: 352-692-6195 | Cell: 352-318-3493 #0 Guard Sees minutes in a reserve role, able to play the point and off the ball...Hit a big 3-pointer in wins against Arkansas, Georgia and Vanderbilt. MIKE Sophomore 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 Raleigh, N.C. 2018-19 34 0 232 6.8 17 45 .378 6 24 .250 9 13 .692 3 19 22 0.6 30 0 11 10 1 8 49 1.4 OKAURU 6-3 | 184 TOTAL 68 1 609 9.0 64 146 .438 25 71 .352 26 43 .605 8 48 56 0.8 65 0 32 23 3 26 179 2.6 SEC All-Freshman...Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week...Drilled the game-winning 3 vs. #9 LSU with 1.2 seconds left in the SEC Tournament #2 Guard quarterfi nals...Has the 2nd-most assists by a UF freshman in program history (Nick Calathes, 221, 2007-08)...Scored 21 on 9-for-9 FG in the win at Freshman Alabama, the fi rst SEC player in 20 years to go perfect from the fi eld with 9+ FG in a conference game...Dished 11 assists in the win vs. Texas A&M... ANDREW Aurora, Ont., Canada The 8th SEC player & 2nd SEC freshman since the 1996-97 to have an 11+ assist, 0-turnover game, doing so vs. UNF. NEMBHARD 6-5 | 191 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 2018-19 35 35 1144 32.7 104 249 .418 34 99 .343 40 53 .755 6 95 101 2.9 62 0 186 71 2 41 282 8.1 Scored 33 points on Senior Night vs.