Calathes carries UF to 3-0 SEC start
Jan. 19, 2009Nick 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.
Nick Calathes caught the ball at the top of the key, took one step behind the 3-point line and buried the Razorbacks.
UF had a lot to prove Sunday against Georgia, and the team sure played like it.
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.
It might be used as added motivation, or it might just be a painful memory from last season.
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.
After winning 15 games in a row, losing becomes an afterthought.
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.
For close to two hours, UF made the third-largest crowd in women's basketball history forget they had come to view the BCS National Championship in the O'Connell Center following the basketball game.
Forget about their record. Forget about what they've done over the past two months.
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.
Not many saw this kind of start to the season coming, maybe not even the UF women's basketball team.
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.