What to know: #17 Florida Gators basketball vs. Georgia Bulldogs
Game Information
When: Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Where: Stegeman Coliseum, Athens, Georgia
Coaches: Mike White 39-20 (2nd season at Florida), 140-60 (6th season overall); Mark Fox 139-113 (8th season at Georgia), 262-156 (13th season overall).
TV: ESPN 2
Streaming: WatchESPN
Radio: Gator IMG Sports Network
Record: Florida (18-5, 8-2 SEC); Georgia (13-10, 4-6 SEC)
Projected Starters:
Florida Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Per Game
Devin Robinson F 6-8 200 Junior 12.0 pts/5.9 reb
Justin Leon F 6-8 196 Senior 6.4 pts/3.5 reb
John Egbunu C 6-11 255 R-Junior 7.7 pts/6.7 reb
Kasey Hill G 6-1 175 Senior 9.9 pts/4.9 asts
Kevaughn Allen G 6-2 183 Sophomore 13.6 pts/2.3 reb
Georgia Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Per Game
Yante Maten F 6-8 240 Junior 19.7 pts/7.4 reb
Derek Ogbeide F 6-8 245 Sophomore 7.3 pts/7.0 reb
William Jackson II G 6-4 185 Sophomore 3.9 pts/1.1 asts
Juwan Parker G 6-4 205 R-Junior 9.5 pts/5.5 reb
J.J. Frazier G 5-10 155 Senior 16.0 pts/4.3 asts
Preview
The Georgia Bulldogs limp into this important conference matchup against the red-hot Florida Gator 2-5 in their last seven games including a tough overtime loss against Kentucky and two- point loss to No. 19 South Carolina.
The Gators are riding into this road trip on a four-game winning streak averaging a 32-point win in each of the game. In Florida’s last two wins, guards Kasey Hill and Chris Chiozza were the keys to success. First Chiozza with his first career triple-double in a home beat down of Missouri, then Kasey Hill with 21 huge points on Saturday in the 22-point win over the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats.
It would be hard to pinpoint a player to watch on this Gator roster going into the game against the Bulldogs. During the four-game winning streak, the Gators have had at least four players in double digits. In the all-time series, Florida leads 112-100 against the Bulldogs. Gator second year head coach Mike White is 3-0 against the Bulldogs. One of those wins came this year and just a few weeks ago in down to the wire 80-76 victory in overtime in Gainesville.
The Florida Gators’ March resume continues to build up some juice with four straight games with a 20 point victory, but must not stumble down the stretch and continue to win the games that it should.