Florida at No. 5 Kansas State
* What: SEC/Big 12 Challenge
* When: Saturday, 6 p.m. (ET)
* Where: Bramlage Coliseum / Manhattan, Kan.
* Records: Florida (12-8) / Kansas State (17-3)
* TV: ESPN2 (Rich Hollenberg and Chris Spatola)
* 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 | 15.0 pts / 7.6 reb / 3.2 blk |
| Will Richard | G | 6-5 / 206 | Sophomore | 10.2 pts / 4.4 reb |
| Riley Kugel | G | 6-5 / 207 | Freshman | 6.7 pts / 2.2 reb |
| Myreon Jones | G | 6-2 / 177 | 5th-Senior | 4.9 pts / 2.9 reb |
| Kyle Lofton | G | 6-3 / 188 | 5th-Senior | 8.7 pts / 2.8 reb / 3.2 ast |
| Kansas State | Position | Height / Weight | Class | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyontae Johnson | F | 6-6 / 230 | Senior | 18.3 pts / 7.5 reb |
| Abayomi Iyiola | F | 6-10 / 220 | Senior | 4.5 pts / 3.5 reb |
| Nae’Qwan Tomlin | F | 6-10 / 210 | Junior | 10.5 pts / 5.8 reb |
| Cam Carter | G | 6-3 / 190 | Sophomore | 6.8 pts / 3.0 reb |
| Markquis Nowell | G | 5-8 / 160 | Senior | 17.1 pts / 3.2 reb / 8.8 ast |
The Breakdown
Setup / Series / Last Meeting
Florida and fifth-ranked Kansas State meet in one of the evening matchups of the 10-game SEC/Big 12 Challenge, now in its eighth (and final) year of being staged for maximum exposure as an all-day, cross-regional basketball extravaganza the day before the NFL’s conference championship games. … The Gators are coming off Wednesday’s 81-60 victory over South Carolina, one of their best all-around efforts of the season, while the Wildcats lost for just the second time since Dec. 3, falling 80-76 at 12th-ranked Iowa State Tuesday to drop into a three-way tie for first place (With ISU and Texas) in the B12. … This will be the final season of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, what with the former soon saying so long to Texas and Oklahoma, perhaps as soon as next season. The ESPN-made event began in 2013, with the Gators participating in all 10 and going 6-3 to date, including last year’s 81-72 win over Oklahoma State at…
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