Florida vs. South Carolina
* When: Wednesday, 7 p.m. (ET)
* Where: Exactech Arena/O’Connell Center / Gainesville, Fla.
* Records: Florida (11-8, 4-3) / South Carolina (8-11, 1-5)
* TV: ESPN2 (Kevin Fitzgerald and Pat Bradley)
* Radio: Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD (Sean Kelley and Lee Humphrey)
Projected Starters
| Florida | Position | Height / Weight | Class | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Castleton | F | 6-11 / 231 | 5th-Senior | 14.8 pts / 7.8 reb / 3.1 blk |
| Will Richard | G | 6-5 / 206 | Sophomore | 10.2 pts / 4.2 reb |
| Riley Kugel | G | 6-5 / 207 | Freshman | 6.3 pts / 2.2 reb |
| Myreon Jones | G | 6-3 / 177 | 5th-Senior | 4.6 pts / 2.5 reb |
| Kyle Lofton | G | 6-3 / 188 | 5th-Senior | 8.6 pts / 2.8 reb / 3.8 ast |
| South Carolina | Position | Height / Weight | Class | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Brown | F | 6-5 / 225 | Grad | 11.1 pts / 4.1 reb |
| Gregory Jackson II | F | 6-9 / 210 | Freshman | 15.1 pts / 6.6 reb |
| Chico Carter | G | 6-3 / 189 | Senior | 11.1 pts / 2.1 reb |
| Jacobi Wright | G | 6-2 / 180 | Sophomore | 5.7 pts / 2.3 reb |
| Meechie Johnson | G | 6-2 / 172 | Junior | 12.5 pts / 4.1 reb / 3.4 as |
The Breakdown
Setup / Series / Last Meeting
Florida and South Carolina meet in a mid-week Southeastern Conference game nearing the mid-point of the league schedule. The Gators have won four of the previous five after defeating Mississippi State 61-59 on the road Saturday night and currently sit in a tie for fifth place, along with Kentucky, in the SEC standings. The Gamecocks have dropped three straight, all at home, the most recent being Saturday’s 81-66 loss to 16th-ranked Auburn. … UF leads the all-time series 47-28, including a 71-63 win at Columbia on Jan. 15, 2022. After the starting the season 0-3 in league play, the Gators got their first league victory by shooting 55 percent (66 in the second half) and dishing 17 assists for the game. Freshman guard Kowacie Reeves, in just his second start, scored a career-best 14 points, as did fifth-year guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr., who hit six of his 10 field-goal attempts. Senior forward Colin…
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