Florida 2019-20 Season Review (19-12/11-7 SEC) Gators Post 5 Quad 1 Wins and Play SEC’s Toughest Schedule SEC & NCAA Tournaments Cancelled Due To Coronavirus HEAD COACH FLORIDA USUAL STARTERS # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. OCTOBER Mike White 11 Keyontae Johnson F 6-5 231 So. 31.3 14.0 7.1 .544 fg% 29 Lynn Univ. (Exh.) SEC + W 89-71 108-65 | 5 seasons at UF 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. F 6-10 241 Gr. 27.2 12.8 7.5 1.6 ast 209-105 | 9 seasons overall 2 Andrew Nembhard G 6-5 193 So. 33.2 11.2 3.0 5.6 ast NOVEMBER 10 Noah Locke G 6-3 207 So. 29.8 10.6 2.5 2.5 3fg 5 North Florida SEC Net. W 74-59 RECORD SPLITS 23 Scottie Lewis G 6-5 185 Fr. 29.1 8.5 3.6 1.2 blk Home: 11-4 10 Florida State ESPN L 51-63 Away: 4-7 14 Towson ESPN2 W 66-60 Neutral: 4-1 FLORIDA RESERVES # Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc. 17 at UConn ESPN L 59-62 SEC Home: 7-2 1 Tre Mann G 6-4 172 Fr. 17.7 5.3 1.9 0.6 stl 21 vs. Saint Joseph’s ESPN2 W 70-62 SEC Away: 4-5 0 Ques Glover G 5-11 176 Fr. 12.4 4.4 1.0 0.6 ast 22 vs. Miami ESPN2 W 78-58 Non-Conference Home: 4-2 5 Omar Payne F 6-10 223 Fr. 15.1 3.8 3.6 1.1 blk 24 vs. #18/21 Xavier ESPN W 70-65 Non-Conferene Away: 0-2 33 Jason Jitoboh C 6-11 300 Fr. 6.2 1.8 1.3 .517 fg% 29 Marshall SEC Net. W 73-67 21 Dontay Bassett F 6-9 236 Jr. 6.8 1.2 1.7 0.5 blk Quad 1: 5-9 Quad 2: 4-3 2019-20 AT A GLANCE DECEMBER Quad 3: 6-0 • The college basketball season was cut short due to the coronavirus with the cancellation of the SEC and NCAA 7 at #24 Butler FOX L 62-76 Quad 4: 4-0 Tournaments on March 12, hours before the Gators were set to take on Georgia in Nashville. 17 vs. Providence ESPN2 W 83-51 • Florida fi nished the season with 2 ranked wins, defeating #18 Xavier in the Charleston Classic fi nal and #4 21 vs. Utah State FS1 L 62-65 Auburn in a 22-point rout. 28 Long Beach State SEC Net. W 102-63 NUMBERS OF NOTE • The Gators posted 2 of the largest comebacks in team history, rallying from 21 down to defeat Alabama in double overtime to open the SEC schedule and adding a 22-point comeback vs. Georgia that matched the JANUARY largest rally in program history. 4 Alabama ESPN2 W/2OT 104-98 1st • Keyontae Johnson earned 1st-team All-SEC honors, while Kerry Blackshear Jr. earned 2nd-team recognition 7 at South Carolina ESPNU W 81-68 The Gators fi nished 1st in the SEC and Scottie Lewis garnered SEC All-Freshman honors. 11 at Missouri SEC Net. L 75-91 in fi eld goal percentage (.470) and • UF led the SEC in 3-point percentage (.376) and fi eld goal percentage (.470) during conference play. Noah 14 Ole Miss ESPN2 W 71-55 3-point fi eld goal percentage (.376) in Locke’s .481 3-point percentage in SEC action also led the league. 18 #4 Auburn CBS W 69-47 conference play. Noah Locke also led 21 at LSU SEC Net. L 82-84 the SEC in 3-point fi eld goal percent- • Through Mike White’s fi rst 5 seasons as the Gators’ head coach, Florida’s 54 conference wins trail only Kentucky age (.481), hitting at the highest clip over that time span. 25 #1/2 Baylor ESPN L 61-72 with 50+ makes since John Jenkins 28 Mississippi State ESPN2 L 71-78 • Florida played the toughest non-conference slate of any SEC team for the 4th time in 5 years under Mike White, (Vanderbilt) in 2011-12. according to KenPom (3rd in 2017-18). No power conference team has more neutral-site wins than UF’s 4. FEBRUARY • 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 14 2009 (Nick Calathes vs. Arkansas) and only the 3rd since 1996 (Matt Walsh, 2002 vs. Miami). 1 at Vanderbilt SEC Net. W 61-55 5 Georgia ESPNU W 81-75 No SEC team played more than UF’s • The Gators put together a 22-point comeback win vs. Georgia, tied for the largest in school history (1993 at 8 at Ole Miss ESPN2 L 51-68 14 Quad 1 games, and KenPom rated South Carolina). Florida trailed 52-30 before reeling off a 39-7 run. UF had another rally in the road contest vs. Florida’s schedule the toughest in Georgia, falling behind 19-6 before outscoring UGA 62-35 from that point on. 12 at Texas A&M SEC Net. W 78-61 the SEC for the 4th time in 5 seasons 15 Vanderbilt SEC Net. W 84-66 under Mike White. Florida played • In the win vs. #4 Auburn, Omar Payne made all 9 fi eld goal attempts on his way to 19 points and 11 rebounds. 18 Arkansas ESPNU W 73-59 the #23 strongest non-conference He became the 2nd SEC player in the 2000s to post 9+ makes without a miss in a conference game, joining schedule in the nation, per KenPom, Andrew Nembhard, who went 9-for-9 at Alabama last season. 22 at #10 Kentucky ESPN L 59-65 the only SEC team to play a top-50 • The Gators earned their 100th win under Mike White on Jan. 15 vs. Ole Miss, White’s alma mater. White made 26 LSU ESPN2 W 81-66 non-conference slate and 1 of 3 in the it to 100 wins in the 2nd-fewest games of any coach in UF history (158), just 4 games behind the pace set by 29 at Tennessee ESPN2 L 58-63 top 100 (Alabama 59, Tennessee 79). future Hall of Famer Billy Donovan (154). He is the 5th coach in UF history to reach 100 wins. • In Florida’s remarkable 21-point comeback win vs. Alabama, Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24p/16r), Scottie Lewis MARCH 7th (15p/10r) and Keyontae Johnson (10p/12r) became the fi rst trio of Gators to post double-doubles in the same 4 at Georgia ESPNU W 68-54 The Gators, who had the 7th-young- game since Corey Brewer, Joakim Noah and Al Horford did so on Dec. 18, 2005, vs. Jacksonville. 7 #6 Kentucky CBS L 70-71 est team out of all 353 Division I • Florida earned a dominant 83-51 win vs. Providence in Brooklyn, led by Keyontae Johnson’s double-double 12 vs. Georgia* teams, projected to be the youngest with 19 points and 10 rebounds. *Postseason cancelled due to Coronavirus team competing in the 2020 NCAA • The Gators’ fi rst ranked win of the season came vs. #18 Xavier in the Charleston Classic championship game. Tournament (based on Joe Lunardi’s Keyontae Johnson scored 15 vs. the Musketeers and earned Charleston Classic MVP and SEC Player of the Week fi nal fi eld). honors, 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 31 0 383 12.4 54 125 .432 11 45 .244 17 32 .531 6 24 30 1.0 30 0 19 40 2 5 136 4.4 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 29 4 516 17.8 57 160 .356 22 80 .275 19 29 .655 8 47 55 1.9 53 0 20 32 2 17 155 5.3 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.