As Florida bullied LSU in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday, Texas A&M’s Elston Turner was putting on a show against Kentucky in Rupp Arena.
Forward Casey Prather is again dealing with injury.
The Gators were already playing a man down in Baton Rouge, La.
With Erik Murphy suffering from a broken rib and Will Yeguete nursing tendinitis in his right knee, Florida needed a frontcourt player to step up against Georgia.
Forward Erik Murphy fractured one of his ribs when he absorbed contact from a teammate during Friday’s practice.
When Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban raised the crystal football above his head, the Southeastern Conference made history.
For Florida, the memory of last season’s road loss to Georgia is still fresh.
When No. 11 Florida traveled to New Haven, Conn., to face Yale, the game was going to be a homecoming of sorts for senior Erik Murphy. The South Kingstown, R.I., native planned on having family and friends make the hour long trip to watch him play Sunday night.
After a rough stretch offensively, guard Kenny Boynton rediscovered his shot.
Florida may have left Sunrise with a 78-61 win against Air Force in the Orange Bowl Classic, but coach Billy Donovan still knew the Gators could have performed better on defense.
SUNRISE – Before facing Air Force, Kenny Boynton found himself in one of the worst shooting slumps of his college career.
For the first time this season, the No. 8 Gators entered the half trailing by double-digits. Although Florida cut Kansas State’s lead from 10 to one in less than four minutes to open the second half, it wasn’t enough to give Florida the win.
Jabari Parker, the No. 3 recruit in the 2013 class on Rivals.com, announced his commitment to Duke at his high school Thursday afternoon.
After Mike Rosario missed six games and 25 practices last season, coach Billy Donovan questioned the guard’s consistency. But as Florida faced Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday night in the O’Connell Center, Rosario showed Donovan he’s more reliable.
Up by six against Arizona with less than a minute remaining, Florida melted down late Saturday night.
TALLAHASSEE—Last season, guard Mike Rosario missed Florida’s meeting against Florida State with a lower back strain.
TALLAHASSEE – Less than five minutes into Wednesday night’s game, Scottie Wilbekin grabbed a pass from Florida State’s Michael Snaer. The Gators were half way through their early 10-0 run, but Wilbekin was just getting started.
When Florida lined up against Marquette on Thursday night, the Gators needed someone to step up and provide a quick boost.
Billy Donovan wanted to send Patric Young a message. Young heard him loud and clear.
After sustaining two concussions during the preseason, Casey Prather tasted blood less than a minute into his season debut.
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