When coach Billy Donovan suspended starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin on Thursday, shooting guard Kenny Boynton took on a different role.
With 7:30 left in the game, Alabama State’s Timothy Coleman went for the jumper, only to be denied by center Patric Young. Although it was only his second block of the game, Young led the No. 10 Gators’ defensively in at 84-35 win against the Hornets.
USS BATAAN — When the Gators retook the court for the second half of their season opener on Friday, they quickly discovered that the hardwood was unplayable.
Florida will be without starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin in its season opener against Georgetown tonight. The team suspended the junior indefinitely on Thursday for undisclosed reasons.
When the Gators and Hoyas take the court on the deck of the USS Bataan tonight, chills will run down their spines for reasons other than patriotism.
Coach Billy Donovan said he doesn’t like to name starters, but he admitted Monday that four of the five spots are just about set by a process of elimination. The one role that isn’t defined yet? Small forward.
Finding consistent offense was problematic for Florida last season, but Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma has an answer for UF and the rest of women’s basketball: lower the rims.
Erik Murphy’s perimeter play earned increased attention last season.
Last season, Jennifer George developed into one of the Southeastern Conference’s elite players.
Kayla Lewis has had trouble staying on the court during her first two seasons with the Gators.
Damontre Harris knew he would have to sit out the season when he transferred to Florida from South Carolina in May, but he hoped he could at least help the team during practice.
The Gators were historically good on defense last season.
Florida women’s basketball assistant David Lowery sat in his office, typing at his desk.
Despite a three-week bout with mononucleosis during the offseason, Patric Young passed his conditioning test on Tuesday, coach Billy Donovan said. The junior center returned to workouts on Sept. 19.
Florida guard Brad Beal said Sunday night that he has not decided whether he will enter the NBA draft or return to school for his sophomore season.
Deana Allen has never beaten her dad in one-on-one.
James Perez had no idea it was a former Gators basketball player who was arrested for stealing a $3 taco from his downtown food stand early Friday morning.
The Gators will have a different look when the 2012-13 season begins.
PHOENIX — As Peyton Siva, Kyle Kuric and Russ Smith celebrated, jumping up and down on the US Airways Center floor and donning T-shirts and hats emblazoned with the words “Final Four,” Brad Beal, Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton fought back tears.
PHOENIX — Before all of the wins, the trips to the Elite Eight and the record-setting performances, there was a time when Erving Walker questioned becoming a Gator.
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