Billy Donovan and the Thunder are rolling.
It didn’t seem as if Mike White was asking for much.
After falling at home to Florida State last Tuesday, Florida got something it desperately needed on Saturday: a win over Georgia to open Southeastern Conference play.
With the shot clock expiring late in the second half of Florida’s Southeastern Conference opener against Georgia, KeVaughn Allen stepped into position and shot a fadeaway three-pointer.
Despite KeVaughn Allen’s career-best performance, a Florida State jump shot by Dwayne Bacon in the final seconds spoiled a late comeback by Florida on Tuesday night.
Florida had struggled shooting the basketball in recent games heading into Tuesday night’s matchup against Jacksonville.
SUNRISE, Fla. — Chris Chiozza’s leadership is not one of vocal strength — he does so by example.
What hurt most were the three-pointers.
With a week off following a 20-point win over Richmond, Florida has taken the time to prepare for its upcoming December schedule.
It began as Brandone Francis-Ramirez drove into the paint, left his feet to spin in mid-air, and dropped a no-look, behind-the-back pass into John Egbunu’s lap.
While Vermont and Florida Gulf Coast, whom Florida defeated Wednesday and Friday respectively, put up solid first half fights, they aren’t exactly offensive juggernauts.
Playing its fourth game in six days and one game after Thanksgiving, Florida might’ve been feeling the ill effects of the workload during the first half against Florida Gulf Coast.
In its second game of a weekend back-to-back, Florida faced its first ranked team of the season and was unable to keep up.
With a little more than a minute remaining, Chris Chiozza dribbled to his right, spun into the paint and passed out to Dorian Finney-Smith.
While the first two games of the season have resulted in wins for the Gators, they are still just the first two games. Florida defeated Navy on the road by 18 and blew out North Carolina A&T at home by 50, but the competition will only increase in difficulty from here, starting Saturday in Connecticut.
What strikes you first is their confidence: their faces calm and smiling, even after an offseason of so much upheaval and uncertainty.
DeVon Walker is grateful to be back on the court.
In Florida’s home-opener, North Carolina A&T didn’t seem to have a chance.
In the wake of Florida’s 59-41 win over Navy on Friday, Mike White walked off the still-emptying court in Annapolis, Maryland, and into his crowded locker room.
Florida started off the Mike White era with a win.
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