Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
The young UF frontcourt showed flashes of its potential against Auburn on Wednesday. Saturday, the Gators will be face to face with talent realized.
AUBURN, Ala. - With the first three, Erving Walker gave the Gators a chance, with the second, hope, and with the third, Walter Hodge delivered a win.
AUBURN, Ala. - In their first two Southeastern Conference bouts, the Gators have scored the first knockdown only to have their opponents pick themselves up off the canvas.
It's Nov. 22, 1996, and the final buzzer sounds on UF's 80-63 win over Central Florida.
Walter Hodge's haircuts have gone through almost as many ups and downs as the UF basketball team this season.
The Florida frontcourt has been questioned all season.
It doesn't take much for old friends to become familiar foes.
It's all uphill from here.
If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
If the Gators have learned one thing this season, it's that when the chips are down, Nick Calathes antes up.
The Gators were hungry to prove they could beat a big-time opponent.Saturday, Nick Calathes fed his team's ambition.
A mistake-riddled first half left UF only 9 points ahead of Stetson as they walked into the locker room.
SUNRISE - Maybe it was the refreshing, sunny South Florida weather, maybe it was the four-day break for Christmas, or maybe it was playing a 1-9 team, but UF looked as good as it had all season with a 74-45 flattening of Winthrop on Sunday night in the Orange Bowl Classic.
Walter Hodge may have had "DEFENSE" shaved into the side of his head, but it was all about offense for the Gators on Monday night.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season, freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. On Saturday night, he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
JACKSONVILLE - At times this season freshman Kenny Kadji has looked all but lost out on the court. Saturday night he found the talent that brought him to Gainesville in the first place.
It was a night Florida Gulf Coast guard Reed Baker will always remember, and one UF will try and forget.
TALLAHASSEE - On a night when the Seminoles student section taunted Nick Calathes with poker chips and gambling references, the last card fell in favor of FSU.
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