December 29th, 2008 04:11pm
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Here are a few extra tidbits from Sunday’s 74-45 win over Winthrop at Sunday night’s Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise:
* Winthrop coach Randy Peale was effusive in his praise of Florida’s ability to pass the basketball and sophomore point guard Nick Calathes following the game. Peale, who has already faced North Carolina State, South Carolina and Davidson this season, rates Calathes ahead of returning All-American Stephen Curry as the best guard he’s seen this season. “We’ve played Curry …
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December 28th, 2008 07:13pm
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Florida freshman 6-foot-10 forward Eloy Vargas was dressed and took part in pregame warmups before Florida’s game Sunday night against Winthrop.
Vargas has sat out the first 11 games this season while recovering from offseason surgery last June to remove bone spurs in his ankle.
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December 24th, 2008 01:20pm
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OK, so my assessment may have been a little harsh following Florida’s 88-81 escape against Georgia Southern, but to go life and death with a 3-6 team this late in the non-conference schedule is somewhat alarming. If you want some perspective, Georgia Southern lost 97-54 to Duke, which tells you how far the Gators are from becoming a Sweet 16 team.
Some other thoughts:
* Florida coach Billy Donovan was guarded in his comments about his team’s performance following the …
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December 21st, 2008 05:09pm
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A significant part of Florida basketball history was demolished into rubble when the RCA Dome was imploded Saturday morning.
Florida won its first national basketball title at the dome in Indianapolis in 2006. Six years earlier in 2000, Florida coach Billy Donovan led the Gators to the Final Four in the same building. Florida lost to Michigan State in the finals that year.
The Gators purchased the floors from both Final Four appearances, which hang on the …
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December 20th, 2008 05:08pm
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Fans who tune into tonight’s Florida-UCF game on the Gator radio network will be in for a surprise.
Former Gator guard Dan Cross, a member of Florida’s first Final Four team in 1994, will handle color commentary duties alongside play-by-play man Mick Hubert.
It’s the first of seven games that Cross is scheduled to broadcast this season. Cross had dabbled in broadcasting during a 10-year basketball career overseas, but will call his first college basketball game Saturday.
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December 19th, 2008 03:00pm
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Here are the projected starting lineups for Florida’s game Saturday in Jacksonville against UCF:
FLORIDA
G Walter Hodge 6-1 Sr. 8.0 ppg, 2.1 apgG Nick Calathes 6-6 So. 15.0 ppg, 6.7 apgG Erving Walker 5-8 Fr. 9.0 ppg, 2.9 apgF Dan Werner 6-8 Jr. 11.6 ppg, 5.0 rpgC Alex Tyus 6-8 So. 13.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
UCF
G Taylor Young 6-1 So. 5.3 ppg, 2.9 apgG A.J. Rompza 5-9 Fr. 4.8 ppg, 4.6 apgG Isaac Sosa 6-3 Fr. 9.8 ppg, 2.4 rpgG Jermaine Taylor …
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December 6th, 2008 03:41pm
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Had a chance to catch up with three former Gators in the NBA when the Knicks
and Hawks played in Atlanta on Friday night at Phillips Arena. The
battle in the pivot between former Gator big men was a wash. Hawks
center AlHorford finished with 14 points and 9 rebounds and Knicks center David Lee had 15 points and 11 boards. Former Gator point guard Anthony Roberson also played for the Knicks, but didn’t score in …
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December 5th, 2008 04:53pm
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On the media notes for Sunday’s game against Florida State, freshman Erving Walker was the projected starter in a three-guard lineup with Nick Calathes and Walter Hodge.
But UF coach Billy Donovan didn’t sound like he was leaning toward that lineup when he talked before the game Tuesday.
Donovan said he went with the smaller lineup against Florida A&M because the Rattlers started four guards. But against an FSU starting lineup …
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December 1st, 2008 10:08pm
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Former Gator big-man Al Horford hasn’t forgotten his Florida roots.
Horford’s Atlanta Hawks are offering a ticket deal ” 50 percent off ” for Friday night’s home game against New York Knicks at Phillips Arena. The game also will feature former Gator forward David Lee and former Gator guard Anthony Roberson, who both play for the Knicks.
Horford is encouraging all fans to turn out for the game the night before Florida’s SEC-title football game at the Georgia …
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