SUNRISE – Any chance of Damontre Harris returning to the Gators is out of the question.
The Murphy family tree will continue on at Florida.
More than two weeks ago against FSU, Dorian Finney-Smith stood at the line with 1.3 seconds remaining with a chance to win the game for the Gators. Patric Young leaned in to give his teammate words of encouragement, which were enough for Finney-Smith to sink his final free throw.
It’s not every day that a high-profile college athlete like Andrew Wiggins visits the O’Connell Center.
If it were up to Jayhawks coach Bill Self, the game would have ended when his team jumped out to a 10-3 lead. Instead, it ended with No. 19 Florida (7-2) defeating No. 13 Kansas (6-3) at home 67-61.
For the first time this season, both Kasey Hill (high ankle sprain) and Scottie Wilbekin (sprained ankle) will be available for No. 19 Florida (6-2) when it squares off against No. 13 Kansas (6-2) on Tuesday night at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
Contrary to previous thought, No. 15 Florida will have at least one point guard available when it squares off against No. 6 Kansas on Tuesday night in the O’Connell Center.
When it comes to the injury bug, Florida has not had any luck this year.
Rather than play limited minutes for the Gators on a hobbled right leg, guard Eli Carter will sit out the remainder of the season and earn a medical redshirt, according to SNY.tv.
With his team trailing by one in the waning seconds, No. 12 Connecticut’s Shabazz Napier sunk a game-winning mid-range jumper to beat No. 15 Florida 65-64 on Monday night.
Casey Prather has been Florida’s most productive player through seven games.
After winning each home game by at least 12 points last year, No. 15 Florida’s 20-game home winning streak came down to whether Florida State’s Ian Miller could sink a last-second half-court shot.
Dorian Finney-Smith had been struggling all night against FSU, but an opportunity for redemption presented itself in the final seconds of the contest.
JACKSONVILLE — With point guard Scottie Wilbekin inserted into the starting lineup for the first time since serving a five-game suspension for violating team rules, UF’s offense clicked from start to finish Monday night.
JACKSONVILLE — Billy Donovan stepped into the media room with Scottie Wilbekin not far behind.
After missing the Gators’ first five games due to a suspension dating back to the summer, Scottie Wilbekin will play in No. 16 Florida’s road matchup against Jacksonville tonight at 7.
Without freshman point guard Kasey Hill (high ankle sprain), the Gators struggled to play organized on the offensive end early Thursday night. But they eventually figured it out and cruised to a big win.
At 6-foot-8, Dorian Finney-Smith is a sight to see when he brings the ball up the court.
It was supposed to be a regular move in Kasey Hill’s repertoire.
Just two minutes into the second half of No. 16 Florida’s 67-53 victory against Southern on Monday night, point guard Kasey Hill suffered a high left ankle sprain after being fouled driving to the basket.
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