Calathes emerges as No.1 option
Jan. 4, 2009If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
The Gators were hungry to prove they could beat a big-time opponent.Saturday, Nick Calathes fed his team's ambition.
A mistake-riddled first half left UF only 9 points ahead of Stetson as they walked into the locker room.
SUNRISE - Maybe it was the refreshing, sunny South Florida weather, maybe it was the four-day break for Christmas, or maybe it was playing a 1-9 team, but UF looked as good as it had all season with a 74-45 flattening of Winthrop on Sunday night in the Orange Bowl Classic.
Walter Hodge may have had "DEFENSE" shaved into the side of his head, but it was all about offense for the Gators on Monday night.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season, freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. On Saturday night, he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. Saturday night he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
It was a night Florida Gulf Coast guard Reed Baker will always remember, and one UF will try and forget.
TALLAHASSEE - On a night when the Seminoles student section taunted Nick Calathes with poker chips and gambling references, the last card fell in favor of FSU.
In recent days, the Gators' two most veteran players have played like anything but.
While Chandler Parsons found nothing but futility in the starting lineup, he's thriving in his new role off the bench.
There are a lot of questions surrounding the UF frontcourt this season. Lately, Alex Tyus has had all the answers.
There are a lot of questions surrounding the UF frontcourt this season. Lately, Alex Tyus has had all the answers.
ORLANDO - After an early season full of glass and iron, Chandler Parsons finally found some nylon.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Leave it to the man with the rings to make the big shot.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It looked as though UF was going to contain Syracuse point guard Jonny Flynn.
UF coach Billy Donovan said earlier this year his team would live and die by its outside shooting. Thursday night, the Gators almost dug their own grave.
Growing up in the shadow of Baltimore, Md., Allan Chaney was constantly moving - on the court, during late nights with friends, moving anywhere but the right direction.
It was a baptism by fire, and the Gators nearly got burned.
An athletic department investigation into alleged student-athlete gambling revealed that UF guard Nick Calathes reportedly ran up a $600 online poker debt.