Mixed debut for point guard
By LANDON WATNICK< | Nov. 4, 2013Kasey Hill’s debut with the Gators got off to an erratic start Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
Kasey Hill’s debut with the Gators got off to an erratic start Friday night in the O’Connell Center.
With an offseason plagued by injuries and suspensions, coach Billy Donovan has had only five of his 13 players consistently at practice: Kasey Hill, DeVon Walker, Casey Prather, Patric Young and Jacob Kurtz.
Coach Billy Donovan left the decision to play in Friday night’s exhibition game against Florida Southern in Will Yeguete’s hands.
Coach Billy Donovan has suspended Dorian Finney-Smith and Damontre Harris indefinitely for violating team rules.
Less than two weeks after testing negative for mononucleosis, sophomore guard Michael Frazier II began to feel sick again Sunday night.
For center Damontre Harris, conditioning has been an uphill battle.
Florida’s defense was one of the strongest in the nation in 2012-13.
The buzz around the Gators this preseason has been about their new, fluid offense that incorporates the transition game.
When Florida faces Georgia Tech on Saturday in a private scrimmage in Valdosta, Ga., guard Eli Carter could finally see some full-court action.
The best defense is a good offense.
Required to sit out the 2012-2013 season after transferring from Virginia Tech, Dorian Finney-Smith dedicated the off year to adding muscle, shooting at the peak of his jump and completing every task Billy Donovan asked him to do.
Out with the old, in with the new.
Coach Billy Donovan received some good news Thursday regarding injuries and illness.
Following the Mike Rice player-abuse scandal in April that left the Rutgers basketball program in shambles, Eli Carter decided he needed a new start.
The injury bug continues to wreak havoc on the Gators.
Michael Frazier II experienced few struggles as a freshman last season.
Although forward DeVon Walker has impressed Billy Donovan in practice, the Florida coach has not ruled out redshirting Walker this season because of UF’s frontcourt depth.
Florida enters the upcoming season having lost more than half of its scoring output from 2012-13, but coach Billy Donovan is not looking for one player to be the savior on the offensive end.
One word summarizes the start of Florida’s 2013-14 season: uncertainty.
After being suspended in June for violating team rules, Scottie Wilbekin has been cleared to participate in Friday’s first practice of the year.