November 17th, 2009 11:26pm
by Kevin Brockway
Each November, as college basketball opens, the excitement revolves around the inevitable upsets.
Over the weekend, 18th ranked Mississippi State fell at home to Rider 88-74. Alabama, in former Florida assistant coach Anthony Grant’s debut, lost 71-67 at home to defending Ivy League champion Cornell. And No. 4 Kentucky needed a last-second shot from heralded freshman John Wall to beat Miami of Ohio 72-70.
Late Monday night, Cal-State Fullerton kicked off ESPN’s 24-hour basketball marathon with a stunning 68-65 double-overtime win over …
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November 16th, 2009 08:47pm
by Kevin Brockway
An Achilles heel for Florida early this season has been its inability to take care of the basketball.
The Gators recorded a combined 39 turnovers in its last two games against Webber International (exhibition) and Stetson. In its season opener against the Hatters, Florida had 18 turnovers and just 11 assists.
Why so many turnovers? Florida coach Billy Donovan pointed out a variety of reasons after watching film of the game Monday morning.
“We had some guys maybe trying to do too much …
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November 12th, 2009 10:55pm
by Kevin Brockway
Fans going to Florida’s season-opener Sunday against Stetson at the O’Connell Center will notice a different sound when starting lineups are announced.
Florida has scrapped the traditional U2 “Where the Streets Have No Name” theme, at least, sort of, in favor of different introduction music.
Players approached Florida coach Billy Donovan during the offseason about having different theme songs when they were introduced. Donovan was open to the idea.
“I think anything that can bring some new energy to our fans, to our …
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November 10th, 2009 03:13pm
by Kevin Brockway
Some thoughts after Florida wrapped up its exhibition schedule with a 104-53 win over Webber International.
– Freshman Kenny Boynton should make up for the scoring lost from the departure of Nick Calathes. Boynton not only was Florida’s top scorer in the preseason (23.5 ppg) but has been efficient as well (13-25 from the field, 10-17 from 3-point range). “I think Kenny has so far shown a pretty good understanding of what’s a good shot and what’s a bad shot,” Florida …
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November 2nd, 2009 06:50pm
by Kevin Brockway
Florida junior forward Alex Tyus made the preseason All-SEC coaches team released Monday.
Tyus was second on the Gators in scoring (12.5 ppg) and led the Gators in rebounding (6.3 rpg) last season. He was Florida’s lone selection, making the second team.
A look at the team, voted on by coaches throughout the league:
First team
Devan Downey, G, South Carolina
Tasmin Mitchell, F, LSU
A.J. Ogilvy, C, Vanderbilt
Patrick Patterson, F, Kentucky
Tyler Smith, F, Tennessee
Jarvis Varnado, C, Mississippi State
Michael Washington, F, Arkansas
Terrico White, G, Ole Miss
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