Last Thursday, with less than four minutes to play, Brad Beal was in mid-air above the rim and about to exact a small piece of revenge on South Carolina’s Damontre Harris.
Kenny Boynton has not always been comfortable with clearing his mind and closing tight games for the Gators.
When South Carolina hosted Florida nearly three weeks ago, the Gamecocks allowed their visitors to shoot 50 percent from three and steal their first road win of the season before they left town.
Billy Donovan entered Southeastern Conference play for the 16th time in his career with the belief that he had coached worse rebounding teams.
There were times last season when Will Yeguete felt like a single mistake would land him on the bench.
Florida coach Billy Donovan isn’t worried about Brad Beal getting tired any time soon — at least in his legs.
Whenever Erik Murphy sets a screen for one of his fellow big men and fades back behind the 3-point arc, he presents a dilemma for opposing defenders.
As the nation’s leader in 3-point shooting, Florida came into Ole Miss’ Tad Smith Coliseum knowing how to sustain a scorching pace from behind the arc through more than half a season.
Kenny Boynton had ended 12 other games in his UF career before last Saturday without a 3-pointer, but that didn’t register immediately with his shocked teammates.
On a team filled with new starters and changing roles, Scottie Wilbekin has been content to see his responsibilities remain static during his sophomore year.
After watching his team squander a 16-point, second-half lead against LSU, coach Billy Donovan wasn’t surprised UF let another Southeastern Conference team avoid a blowout — just disappointed.
Patric Young’s most impressive play from Saturday night can’t be found in the box score.
When Mike Rosario was at Rutgers, playing weak defense was the only way he could rack up more minutes.
After limping through Florida’s first three conference games, Patric Young is finally getting some much needed rest.
When an elbow smashed into the side of his face two weeks ago in practice, splitting his eyebrow the length of eight stitches, Erik Murphy didn’t panic.
Entering his senior season, Erving Walker was challenged by Florida coach Billy Donovan to do less.
When Patric Young is posting up and waiting for a pass, it usually takes the Gators a day to find him.
The ball left Mike Rosario’s hand and flew more than 21 feet before it finally hit nothing but hardwood. No clang, no swish. Just a swift rotation of leather cutting through an air-conditioned arena.
For two months, Florida coach Billy Donovan has seen his patience dwindle.
Georgia guard Gerald Robinson spun 360 degrees in the lane, blowing by Erving Walker with his sights set on the rim. But Robinson didn’t see a trailing Patric Young, who swatted the layup attempt into the sixth row.
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