Goodbye Column: Basketball reporter says so long
Here comes the Boone
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Here comes the Boone
The Miami Heat’s 2016-17 season came to an abrupt end on Wednesday night.
The Florida men’s basketball team will have one less guard on its roster at the start of the 2017-18 season.
In the final moments of Tuesday night’s game between the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors, Pacers guard Lance Stephenson scored an uncontested layup with 3.3 seconds left in the game. The blue-and-gold-clad crowd in Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis erupted with excited applause.
The Gators men’s basketball team is losing seniors Kasey Hill, Canyon Barry, Justin Leon and Schuyler Rimmer to graduation, and it could possibly lose junior starters Devin Robinson and John Egbunu to the NBA Draft.
When the final buzzer rang in Madison Square Garden in the Elite Eight on Sunday afternoon, three things became clear: The Gators were completely outplayed by South Carolina, their season was over and, last but not least, senior point guard Kasey Hill’s career as a Florida Gators basketball player was over as well.
With Sunday’s 77-70 loss to South Carolina in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, the careers of four Gators came to a close: seniors Kasey Hill, Justin Leon, Canyon Barry and Schuyler Rimmer.
Down two points. Four seconds left. And the full length of the court.
OK, who saw this coming?
All Chris Chiozza could do was watch.
ORLANDO — With five minutes left in the game, Chris Chiozza rifled a pass to Devin Robinson on the right wing.
ORLANDO — Before the Gators set foot on the court at the Amway Center for their first NCAA Tournament action in two years, Mike White turned on the locker room’s TV.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was all hugs and smiles.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — In a sea of sulking players and buzzing reporters, Mike White sat alone.
Kasey Hill dribbled the ball quickly down the court as the seconds ticked away.
Keith Stone stood in the right corner as Canyon Barry drove toward the basket.
Kasey Hill stepped into the shot with confidence.
I have to admit, I was slightly surprised at the outcome of Tuesday night’s game between No. 13 Florida and South Carolina.
Nearly midway through the second half and with Florida holding onto a thinning lead, the ball started with Canyon Barry in the left corner.
With the devastating news Gators basketball fans received Wednesday regarding starting center John Egbunu’s ACL tear, I want to talk about something positive for a change.