game Exhibition Game two Nov. 11, 2002 florida #7 Florida vs. EA Sports All-Stars today’s game Q Tip 7 p.m. UF has won 15 of the last 18 exhibition games Site O’Connell Center (12,000) Q The Gators will try and go 2-0 in exhibition play for the Gainesville, Fla. fifth time in seven years TV None Radio WRUF. Steve Russell and tipoff Mark Wise call the action and Q After a 113-63 blowout over Midwest All-Stars, Florida is ready to take on the EA Sports Coaches Billy Donovan is 124-65 in All-Stars...UF is 4-1 vs. EA Sports, with the lone loss coming last season...The All-Stars his seventh season at Florida upset the Gators 100-96...It was Donovan’s first exhibition loss at home...Tonight is the last and 159-85 in his ninth year as exhibition game before Florida begins the 2002-03 season in the first round of the Preseason a head coach. Phil Bryant is the coach of EA Sports All-Stars NIT in Gainesville...UF is 40-13-1 all time in exhibition games since Florida began playing Tickets Available. Call Gator Ticket exhibition games 30 years ago... The Gators are 15-2-1 in exhibition games under head coach Office 352.275.4683 ext. 6800 Billy Donovan...Florida has won 15 of the last 18 contests......Florida has 11 century scoring Up Next Nov. 19 vs. Louisana Tech at 7 games in the preseason under Donovan...At least one Gator has scored 20 or more points in p.m. 16 of the 18 exhibition games Donovan has coached, including the last four. the polls measurement changes AP ESPN Q In preparation for the Owens Corning Preseason NIT, the O’Connell Center court will be Florida -- 7 set at different dimensions for both exhibition games. The three-point line will be set at 20' EA Sports n/a n/a 6" (moved back nine inches from the standard NCAA distance of 19’9"), while the lane will be widened by two feet in each direction. These are the court specifications that will be used in all Preseason NIT matches. The Florida coaching staff had the option to use them series information in each exhibition game in preparation for the season-opener on Nov. 19 and opted to take The Gators lead the series 4-1. advantage. Nov. 19, 2001 ......................... L, 96-100 Nov. 13, 2000 ........................ W, 124-86 Nov. 12, 1999 .......................... W, 84-79 preseason rankings Nov. 11, 1998 ........................ W, 137-99 Q The Gators received their second highest preseason ranking ever in the coaches poll, as Nov. 3, 1997 ............................ W, 86-71 the Gators will open the season holding the No. 7 spot in the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, released on Oct. 31. The Gators were the highest ranked SEC team in the preseason by the numbers poll, one spot ahead of Alabama. Mississippi State enters at No. 13, followed by Georgia at No. 16 and Kentucky at No. 17 among league schools ranked in the preseason poll. 2...the number of current Gators who have scored over 1,000 career points. 6...the number of Gators with double fig- ure scoring vs. Midwest All-Stars. tentative starting lineup 11...the number of games Florida has scored 100 or more points in an exhibition game Florida Gators (0-0, 0-0 SEC) under Donovan. No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG* 15 Matt Bonner F 6-10 237 Sr. Concord, N.H. 15.6/7.2 12...the number of shots Florida blocked 24 David Lee C 6-9 240 So. St. Louis, Mo. 7.0/4.7 vs. Midwest All-Stars 1 Anthony Roberson G 6-1 180 Fr. Saginaw, Mich. 10 Brett Nelson G 6-4 182 Sr. St. Albans, W. Va. 14.6/3.3a 7,931...the highest attendance for an exhi- 12 Justin Hamilton G 6-3 207 Sr. Sarasota, Fla. 8.5/3.5a bition game. The Gators set the attendance record in an 84-79 win over California All- EA Sports All-Stars (0-3) Stars Nov. 12, 1999. No. Player Pos. Ht. College PPG/RPG 21 Matt Garrison F 6-6 Pepperdine 31 Kelvin Gibbs F 6-9 Biola 44 Marion Thurmond C 6-8 San Jose State 2 Adonis Jordan G 6-0 Kansas 3 Corey Anders G 6-3 Pacific scouting ea sports all-stars schedule & Q EA Sports is playing its seventh game in 10 days...The All-Stars have four of Florida’s results opponents on its schedule (FSU, Auburn, Tennessee and Georgia)...The EA Sports All- Stars opened the 2002 exhibition tour with a pair of closely-contested losses to Big 12 Date Opponent Results/Time opponents..Missouri came up with an 81-80 overtime decision in the EA Sports All-Stars’ 11/4 Midwest All-Stars (Exh.) W, 113-63 11/11 EA Sports All-Stars (Exh.) 7 p.m. first game on Nov. 2, despite 17 points off the bench from Corey Anders...Two nights later, Preseason NIT Brian Jones came off the bench to torch No. 2 Kansas for 27 points on 9 of 17 shooting from 11/19 Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. the floor...The Jayhawks won a high-scoring affair, 111-94 behind 26 points for forward 11/21 Pending NIT 7:30 p.m. Wayne Simien ... The All-Stars dropped a 92-63 decision at Xavier (OH) in their most recent 11/24 Coastal Carolina 3:30 p.m. 11/27 Pending NIT 7 or 9 p.m. outing. 11/29 Pending NIT 7 or 9 p.m. 12/3 West Virginia 7 p.m. 12/6 Florida State 7 p.m. last time out 12/8 South Florida 4 p.m. Q Nine Gators put points on the board to take a 113-63 win over Midwest All-Stars...Freshman 12/14 Maryland 2 p.m. Anthony Roberson and David Lee scored 22 points apiece to lead the Gators...Matt Bonner 12/21 Miami 7 p.m. led the team in rebounds with nine...The Gators shot .565 (48-of-85) from the field...UF had 12/23 Charleston Southern 4 p.m. 12/28 Bethune-Cookman 1 p.m. nine three-pointers...Florida forced 25 turnovers which led to 37 points for the Gators...Four 12/30 Florida A&M 7 p.m. Gators had at least one dunk...Lee led the team with three...The Gators blocked 12 shots, 1/7 Mississippi State* 9 p.m. including a team-best of five by Adrian Moss...Six Gators scored in double figures (Lee, 22; 1/11 Georgia* 3 p.m. Roberson, 22; Colas, 14; Drejer, 13; Nelson, 12; Hamilton, 10). 1/15 Tennessee* 7 p.m. 1/18 South Carolina* 8 p.m. 1/22 Vanderbilt* 8 p.m. Q Anthony Roberson’s 22-point performance vs. Midwest All-Stars was the fifth time under 1/28 LSU* 9 p.m. Donovan that a freshman led the team in scoring (exhibition games only). 2/1 Arkansas* 1 p.m. 2/4 Kentucky* 9 p.m. 2/8 Alabama* 1 p.m. Q David Lee connected on 11-of-13 from the field and racked up 22 points...Lee missed his 2/12 Ole Miss* 8 p.m. first three shots, then made 11 consecutive baskets...Lee also had four steals and two 2/15 Tennessee* 5 p.m. blocked shots. 2/17 New Orleans 7 p.m. 2/22 Vanderbilt* 8 p.m. 2/25 South Carolina* 7 p.m. exhibition record 3/1 Auburn* 2 p.m. Q After the Gators’ victory over the Midwest All-Stars, seventh-year head coach Billy 3/4 Georgia* 9 p.m. 3/8 Kentucky* 2 p.m. Donovan applauded his team’s “unselfishness.” With 31 assists and only 14 turnovers (a 3/13-16 SEC Tournament TBA ratio of 2.21/1), the Gators were easily at their most efficient of any exhibition opener under 3/20-22 NCAA Tournament- 1st/2nd Rounds Donovan. The 31 assists were the most in any exhibition opener for the Gators under st nd 3/21-23 NCAA Tournament- 1 /2 Rounds Donovan, while the turnovers represented a low. A look at exhibition openers under 3/27-29 NCAA Tournament – Regionals 3/28-30 NCAA Tournament- Regionals Donovan: 4/5-7 NCAA Tournament – Final Four Year Assists/Turnovers 2002 31/14 *Denotes SEC game.Home games in bold. All times EST and subject to change; All games can be heard on the Gator Radio 2001 24/20 Network and the athletic department’s official website, 2000 27/19 Gatorzone.com.; For ticket information call the UF ticket of- 1999 20/17 fice at (352) 375-4683 ext. 6800. 1998 19/21 the 1997 12/26 polls 1996 18/19 Florida Week-by-Week AP ESPN/Coaches’ 2001-02 team highlights and milestones Preseason 7 Q UF won its third consecutive SEC Eastern Division Title in 2002...UF won 20-plus games this season for the fourth consecutive year for the first time in school history..Five players Florida’s Opponents in the Polls were named to the 2002 SEC Academic Honor Roll, more than any other SEC school last AP ESPN/Coches’ Alabama 8 year...Florida was ranked in the AP Top 10 for a school-record 20 consecutive weeks. Miss. State 13 Maryland 15 Georgia 16 what have you done for me lately? Kentucky 17 Q Brett Nelson is just 16 three-pointers shy of breaking the Florida career mark in that category, entering his senior season with 228 career treys.