Florida (18-10/10-5 SEC) vs. Tennessee (15-13/7-8 SEC) Thompson-Boling Arena | 21,678 | Knoxville, Tenn. Game 29 | Feb. 29, 2020 | 2 p.m. FLORIDA PROJECTED STARTERS HEAD COACHES OCTOBER Mike White # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 231 So. 30.6 14.3 7.2 .545 fg% 29 Lynn Univ. (Exh.) SEC + W 89-71 107-63 | 5th season at UF 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. F 6-10 241 Gr. 27.6 13.1 7.5 1.6 ast 208-103 | 9th season overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 So. 33.2 11.8 3.1 5.4 ast NOVEMBER Rick Barnes 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 207 So. 29.7 10.1 2.5 2.5 3fg 5 North Florida SEC Net. W 74-59 103-63 | 5th season at Tennessee 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 185 Fr. 28.3 8.2 3.9 1.3 blk 10 Florida State ESPN L 51-63 707-377 | 33rd season overall 14 Towson ESPN2 W 66-60 OPPONENT PROJECTED STARTERS MATCHUP BASICS 17 at UConn ESPN L 59-62 All-Time Series: 57-76 # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s ESPN2 W 70-62 Away: 17-47 10 John Fulkerson F 6-9 212 RJr. 29.5 12.8 6.0 .609 fg% Series under White: 1-4 5 Josiah-Jordan James G 6-6 208 Fr. 29.7 7.0 5.5 2.8 ast 22 vs. Miami ESPN2 W 78-58 Away/White: 0-3 23 Jordan Bowden G 6-5 183 Sr. 34.1 13.8 4.0 1.6 3fg 24 vs. #18/21 Xavier ESPN W 70-65 Last Meeting: 25 Santiago Vescovi G 6-3 188 Fr. 29.8 11.0 3.4 3.9 ast 29 Marshall SEC Net. W 73-67 L, 61-73, 2/9/19, Away 35 Yves Pons G 6-6 25 Jr. 33.4 11.0 5.4 2.4 blk BROADCAST INFO THE SETUP DECEMBER Radio: Gators Sports Network • The Gators enter their only regular season meeting with Tennessee off a resounding home win vs. LSU on 7 at #24 Butler FOX L 62-76 SiriusXM: XM 380 | Internet 970 Wednesday and winners of 6 of their last 8 outings. 17 vs. Providence ESPN2 W 83-51 Play-by-Play: Mick Hubert 21 vs. Utah State FS1 L 62-65 Analyst: Bill Koss • UF has the SEC’s best 3-point percentage (.376) and fi eld goal percentage (.467) during conference play. Noah Locke’s .494 conference 3-point percentage also leads the league. 28 Long Beach State SEC Net. W 102-63 TV: ESPN2 Streaming: ESPN App • Florida’s sophomore trio has stepped up big in the month of February, combining for 41.5 points per game, led JANUARY Play-by-Play: Mike Corey by Keyontae Johnson’s 17.5 average and followed by Andrew Nembhard (13.3) and Noah Locke (11.9). Locke is Analyst: Jimmy Dykes shooting .489 from 3-point range and making 2.9 3-pointers per game (23-for-47) in February. 4 Alabama ESPN2 W/2OT 104-98 2019-20 AT A GLANCE 7 at South Carolina ESPNU W 81-68 • Florida played the toughest non-conference slate of any SEC team for the 4th time in 5 years under Mike White, 11 at Missouri SEC Net. L 75-91 according to KenPom (3rd in 2017-18). 14 Ole Miss ESPN2 W 71-55 NUMBERS OF NOTE • Florida is 1 of 10 teams in the nation that has advanced in each of the past 3 NCAA Tournaments. The Gators are 18 #4 Auburn CBS W 69-47 looking to add to their 3 straight NCAA Tournament bids, which is already the 3rd-longest streak in UF history. 21 at LSU SEC Net. L 82-84 17.5 • Keyontae Johnson’s 25-point, 11-rebound, 5-assist night in the win vs. LSU was UF’s fi rst 25/10/5 stat line since 25 #1/2 Baylor ESPN L 61-72 Keyontae Johnson is averaging 17.5 2009 (Nick Calathes vs. Arkansas) and only the 3rd since 1996 (Matt Walsh, 2002 vs. Miami). 28 Mississippi State ESPN2 L 71-78 points per game in the month of • The Gators put together a 22-point comeback win vs. Georgia, tied for the largest in school history (1993 at February, shooting .576 from the fi eld South Carolina). Florida trailed 52-30 with under 17 minutes to play in the game then reeled off a 39-7 run. FEBRUARY and grabbing 8.8 boards per game. 1 at Vanderbilt SEC Net. W 61-55 That uptick in production coincides • Florida’s win vs. #4 Auburn marked the 22nd victory vs. an AP top 5 team in program history. Omar Payne 5 Georgia ESPNU W 81-75 with a 6-2 record for the Gators this made all 9 fi eld goal attempts on his way to 19 points and 11 rebounds. He became the 2nd SEC player in the month. 2000s to post 9+ makes without a miss in a conference game, joining Andrew Nembhard, who went 9-for-9 8 at Ole Miss ESPN2 L 51-68 at Alabama last season. 12 at Texas A&M SEC Net. W 78-61 • The Gators earned their 100th win under Mike White on Jan. 15 vs. Ole Miss, White’s alma mater. White made 15 Vanderbilt SEC Net. W 84-66 7 it to 100 wins in the 2nd-fewest games of any coach in UF history (158), just 4 games behind the pace set by 18 Arkansas ESPNU W 73-59 Kerry Blackshear Jr. (8) and Keyontae future Hall of Famer Billy Donovan (154). He is the 5th coach in UF history to reach 100 wins. 22 at #10 Kentucky ESPN L 59-65 Johnson (7) are the fi rst Florida team- mates to post 7+ double-doubles in • In Florida’s remarkable 21-point comeback win vs. Alabama, Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24p/16r), Scottie Lewis 26 LSU ESPN2 W 81-66 a season since Al Horford (16) and (15p/10r) and Keyontae Johnson (10p/12r) became the fi rst trio of Gators to post double-doubles in the same 29 at Tennessee ESPN2 2 p.m. Joakim Noah (8) did so in 2006-07. 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. MARCH • Florida earned a dominant 83-51 win vs. Providence in Brooklyn, led by Keyontae Johnson’s double-double 4 at Georgia ESPN2/U 7 p.m. 6 with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Florida has had 6 players record a 7 Kentucky CBS 1 p.m. double-double, its most since 1996 • The Gators’ fi rst ranked win of the season came vs. #18 Xavier in the Charleston Classic championship game, led 11-15 SEC Tournament (White/Donovan era). Florida’s 20 by 15 points from Keyontae Johnson and Andrew Nembhard, 14 points and 10 rebounds from Kerry Blackshear total double-double performances and 13 by Noah Locke. are the 3rd-most in that span and the • Keyontae Johnson earned SEC Player of the Week honors, the fi rst conference honor of his career, following his most since posting 27 in 2006-07. Charleston Classic MVP performance, averaging 16.3 points and 8.0 rebounds at the event. Contact: Denver Parler | [email protected] .edu 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 28 0 370 13.2 52 121 .430 10 43 .233 17 31 .548 6 24 30 1.1 29 0 19 37 2 5 131 4.7 Had a major hand in Florida’s 22-point comeback win vs. Georgia, scoring all 11 of his points in the 2nd half...Shot 3-for-4 from 3 and scored 13 at #1 Guard Kentucky...Scored 13 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in the Gators’ win vs. Providence...Started in his Florida debut, the third freshman under Mike Freshman White to do so...Combo guard with range and the ability to facilitate. 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 26 4 471 18.1 50 142 .352 20 75 .267 19 29 .655 6 43 49 1.9 51 0 19 28 2 17 139 5.3 Has posted 4 games with 20+ points...Rang up a career-best 25 points in 2 of the Gators’ largest comebacks ever, including 15 after the 5:00 mark in the 2nd half vs. Alabama (21-point comeback) and 14 in the fi nal 7:00 vs. Georgia (22-point comeback)...Has posted 2 double-doubles, both #2 Guard on the road (SC, LSU), the 1st Gator with multiple points/assists double-doubles in a season since Nick Calathes in 2008-09...Dished 13 assists in Sophomore the win vs.