Florida (5-1/2-0 SEC) vs. Alabama (7-3/2-0 SEC) Coleman Coliseum | Tuscaloosa, Ala. Game 7 | Jan. 5, 2021 | 7 p.m. EST FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS HEAD COACHES # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. NOVEMBER Mike White 4 Anthony Duruji F 6-7 220 Jr. 17.7 5.3 3.7 0.5 blk 2 5 v s . U M a s s L o w e l l C a n c e l e d 113-66 | 6th season at UF 12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 231 Jr. 21.0 11.7 4.8 1.3 blk 214-106 | 10th season overall 27 vs. #4 Virginia Canceled 1 Tre Mann G 6-5 190 So. 30.8 15.2 5.5 4.0 ast Nate Oats 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 203 Jr. 24.9 9.7 2.0 2.0 3fg 23-18 | 2nd season at Alabama 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 189 So. 31.7 14.0 5.2 2.5 ast DECEMBER 119-61 | 6th season overall 2 at Oklahoma Canceled OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS 2 vs. Army ESPN2 W 76-69 MATCHUP BASICS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. All-Time Series: 70-75 1 Herbert Jones F 6-8 210 Sr. 27.6 12.0 6.5 2.0 ast 3 vs. Boston College ESPN W 90-70 All-Time/Away: 22-47 2 Jordan Bruner F 6-10 225 Gr. 21.9 6.8 5.3 1.4 blk 6 Stetson SEC Net. W 86-40 Series Under White: 4-2 5 Jaden Shackelford G 6-3 200 So. 28.9 13.0 4.7 1.8 ast 12 at #20/21 Florida St. ESPNU L 71-83 Away/White: 3-0 11 Joshua Primo G 6-6 190 Fr. 21.7 7.0 3.3 1.2 3fg Last Meeting: 23 John Petty Jr. G 6-5 184 Sr. 30.7 12.7 5.6 2.2 3fg 16 North Florida Postponed W/2OT, 104-98, 1/4/20 (Home) 19 Florida Atlantic Postponed 2020-21 AT A GLANCE 20 Florida A&M Postponed BROADCAST INFO • Florida and Alabama meet for the fi rst time almost a year to the day after the Gators’ 104-98 double overtime 22 James Madison Postponed ESPN2 | ESPN App win on Jan. 4, 2020, in Gainesville last season that featured UF rallying from a 21-point defi cit to win. Play-by-Play: Karl Ravech 29 at Vanderbilt ESPN2 W 91-72 Analyst: Jimmy Dykes • Colin Castleton had a breakout week with the start of SEC play and earned SEC Player of the Week honors, scoring 23 against Vanderbilt and 21 vs. LSU. In both games, Castleton hit his stride in the second half of both Gators Sports Network | XM 192 games, scoring 17 second-half points vs. the Commodores and 19 against the Tigers. Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert JANUARY Analyst: Lee Humphrey • Castleton’s off ense was effi cient in Nashville, going 11-for-13 from the fi eld with fi ve dunks. After early foul 2 LSU CBS W 83-79 trouble limited Castleton to two points in two minutes during the fi rst half vs. LSU, he scored the Gators’ fi rst 15 5 at Alabama ESPN2 7 p.m. points of the second half over a six-minute span and totaled 19 of his 21 points after the break. 9 Kentucky ESPN/2 5/8 p.m. • Florida opened its SEC schedule with a 91-72 win at Vanderbilt, improving to 5-1 in SEC openers under White. NUMBERS OF NOTE The Gators’ .618 fi eld goal percentage was the team’s best in a road SEC game since a .642 performance at 12 Ole Miss SEC Net. 7 p.m. South Carolina in 2007. 16 at Mississippi State ESPN2 4 p.m. • UF’s 83-79 win vs. LSU marked the fi fth time in six meetings between the teams that the outcome was decided 19 Tennessee ESPN/2/U 7 p.m. 15 by fi ve points or fewer. Colin Castleton was limited to two 23 at Georgia ESPN/2 2 p.m. points in two minutes during the • The Gators rank #1 in the SEC in fi eld goal percentage (.507), #2 in blocked shots (5.8) and #3 in scoring (82.8), 27 Vanderbilt SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. free throw percentage (.750) and 3-point fi eld goal percentage (.362). fi rst half vs. LSU after picking up a 30 at West Virginia ESPN/2 2/4 p.m. pair of quick fouls, but he came out of • The COVID-19 pandemic scrambled the start of the Gators’ non-conference schedule, pushing UF to its fi rst halftime to score the Gators’ fi rst 15 December start since 1992 and its latest start since a Dec. 2 tip to the 1977-78 campaign. points of the second half and totaled FEBRUARY 19 of his 21 points after the break. • In the Gators’ fourth game of the season, Keyontae Johnson’s medical emergency became the focal point of the team’s energy for the following weeks, and the remaining non-conference games were postponed (no 3 South Carolina SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. makeup dates announced). Johnson was discharged from UF Health on Dec. 22 and is expected to be on the 6 at LSU ESPN/2 2 p.m. 8 Gators’ bench Saturday. 10 at Tennessee ESPN2 7 p.m. Florida’s eight straight road wins at • Head coach Mike White looks to get back to his roots and push the pace this season and has the personnel to 13 Texas A&M SEC Net. 8:30 p.m. Alabama (2008-present) mark UF’s do it. In White’s four seasons at Louisiana Tech, his teams averaged in the top-40 nationally in adjusted tempo 16 at Arkansas ESPN/2 7 p.m. second-longest road win streak all- (per KenPom). The Gators sat just outside the top 100 in tempo each of White’s fi rst two seasons at UF before time vs. a single opponent, one shy slowing the pace in recent seasons. 20 Georgia SEC Net. 3:30 p.m. of the team’s record of nine straight 23 at Auburn ESPN/2/U 9 p.m. at Auburn from 2001-17. The Gators • Florida opened the season with a win vs. Army, knocking off some rust en route to a 76-69 win while overcom- have also had seven-game win 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 27 at Kentucky CBS 4 p.m. streaks at Tennessee (1991-97) and with a 19-point, fi ve-steal game since Michael Frazier (2/3/15 at Vanderbilt). Jacksonville (1982-present). • The Gators had a solid 90-70 win vs. Boston College with fi ve Gators scoring double fi gures, including a MARCH 24-point, 12-rebound performance by Keyontae Johnson, which marked just the eighth 24/12 game by a Gator since 1996. 3 Missouri SEC Net. 6:30 p.m. 2-0 • The Gators have played the most challenging non-conference schedule of any power conference team over the 10-14 SEC Tournament (Nashville) The Gators have started their SEC course of Mike White’s tenure. UF’s schedule strength this season extends to the SEC slate where eight of 18 slate 2-0 for the fourth time in the games scheduled are vs. teams receiving votes in the preseason Top 25, fi ve on the road and three at home. past fi ve seaosns. 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 5 0 37 7.4 5 12 .417 1 4 .250 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 0.8 6 0 3 4 0 2 13 2.6 TOTAL 36 0 420 11.7 59 137 .431 12 49 .245 19 34 .559 6 28 34 0.9 36 0 22 44 2 7 149 4.1 Starting point guard who will carry a major part of the Gators’ scoring load...Has put up 19 points twice this season (LSU, Army) and paried that #1 Guard with fi ve steals in the season opener vs. 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 6 6 185 30.8 32 69 .464 11 25 .440 16 20 .800 2 31 33 5.5 20 0 24 18 0 7 91 15.2 TOTAL 35 10 701 20.0 89 229 .389 33 105 .314 35 49 .714 10 78 88 2.5 73 0 44 50 2 24 246 7.0 #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.