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Nov 14 (Tue) 7 PM
Florida vs Florida A&M

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HEAD COACHES
Todd Golden
17-18 | 2nd season at UF
74-54 | 5th season overall

Robert McCollum
61-112 | 6th season at Florida A&M
145-232 | 14th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 12-0
Series under Golden: 1-0
Series at Home: 11-0
All-Time vs. SWAC: 27-1
Last Meeting: W, 102-62, 11/30/22, Home

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
4 Tyrese Samuel F 6-10 239 Gr. 28.7 12.5 9.5 3.0 ast
3 Micah Handlogten C 7-1 235 So. 23.7 15.0 10.0 .778 fg%
1 Walter Clayton Jr. G 6-2 195 Jr. 33.7 10.5 6.0 5.0 ast
2 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 So. 34.1 18.5 3.5 2.5 stl
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 Jr. 30.6 9.5 1.0 2.0 3fg

OPPONENT POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
5 Keith Lamar F 6-5 210 Sr. 26.5 10.5 2.5 1.0 blk
13 Shannon Grant F 6-10 300 Sr. 20.0 5.0 1.5 2.0 stl
2 Jordan Chatman G 6-4 210 Jr. 16.0 2.5 1.0 0.5 stl
4 Hantz Louis-Jeune G 6-4 175 Sr. 24.5 8.5 4.5 1.5 blk
12 K’Jei Parker G 6-1 190 Fr. 37.0 12.5 4.0 2.5 ast

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE
8​

Micah Handlogten’s eight offensive rebounds vs. Virginia marked just
the seventh time this century a Gator has had 8+ offensive boards.
Handlogten joins Al Horford (twice), Colin Castleton, Dorian
Finney-Smith, Udonis Haslem and Will Yeguete in that category.

+17​

Florida’s rebounding provided a bright spot against Virginia, as the
Gators outrebounded UVA, 47-30. It marked the largest rebounding
margin by UF under Todd Gold.

2​

Only two Gators who scored in last year’s game vs. Florida A&M will
play in this year’s: Riley Kugel and Denzel Aberdeen

 

THE TIP-OFF​

• Florida returns home for the first of two in-state opponents this week, starting with Tuesday’s meeting vs.Florida A&M. This marks the second straight season the Rattlers come to Gainesville, with UF picking up a 102-62 victory in last season’s contest.

• UF looks bounce back from its first loss of the season, a closely-contested neutral-site showdown vs. Virginia. Will Richard knocked down four 3-pointers and posted a team-leading 16 points as all five starters scored in double figures.

• Micah Handlogten (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Tyrese Samuel (10 points, 11 rebounds) both posted their first double-double as Gators vs. UVA and became the first UF duo in more than three years to record double-doubles in the same game (Kerry Blackshear Jr. and Omar Payne vs. Auburn, 1/18/20). The pair helped UF to a +17 rebounding margin in the game, larger than UF had in any contest last season.

• The Gators started their season hot, going on a 16-0 run over the first six minutes of the season-opening win vs. Loyola Maryland. Riley Kugel’s 23 points and six steals led the way, while Micah Handlogten (16), Tyrese Samuel (15) and Alex Condon (13) all contributed double-figure scoring and Walter Clayton Jr. added nine points, eight rebounds and five assists.

• 2023-24 OUTLOOK

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• Florida moves into its second season under head coach Todd Golden, who led the Gators to a pair of top-25 wins and a postseason berth in his first season leading the program.

• The Gators had a busy spring in the transfer portal, bringing in one of the top transfer classes in the nation, along with its freshman class.

• Florida returns four scholarship players, including a pair of starters in Will Richard and Riley Kugel.

• Richard posted 18 double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 24 at Georgia, while Kugel shone late in the season and earned SEC All-Freshman honors after averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games of the season.
• Point guard Denzel Aberdeen and forward Aleks Szymczyk also return as sophomores looking to make a jump.

• UF’s transfer class includes guards Walter Clayton Jr., Zyon Pullin and Julian Rishwain along with the frontcourt duo of Micah Handlogten and Tyrese Samuel.

• The Gators welcome several freshmen to the program with 6-foot-9 forward Thomas Haugh from Pennsylva-nia, 6-foot-11 Australian Alex Condon and Lithuanian point guard Kajus Kublickas joining the squad.

• Walk-ons Alex Klatsky and Jack May both return, while the Gators also added freshman Cooper Josefsberg and former team manager Bennett Andersen to the roster in the walk-on role.

• Golden’s coaching staff enters their second year with the program, including associate head coaches Carlin Hartman and Korey McCray and assistant coach Kevin Hovde. With the NCAA’s expansion of basketball coaching staff s, the Gators also added assistant coaches John Andrzejek and Taurean Green to their on-court staff.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT​

• Florida A&M has one of the nation’s most challenging nonconference
schedules, already going on the road to face Creighton and Nebraska
with games still to come vs. Oregon, Iowa, Iowa State, UCF and South
Carolina.

• Through two games, K’Jei Parker leads the team in scoring at 12.5 per
game, while Keith Lamar also adds 10.5 points per game. Parker’s five
assists also lead the team.

• Hantz Louis-Jeune and Morrell Schramm are both 2-for-4 from 3-point range this season. Louis-Jeune also paces the Rattlers with 4.5 rebounds per game and three blocked shots.

• Shannon Grant has a team-leading four steals.

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES​

Feb. 25 Grambling State L 55-69
Feb. 28 Southern University L 58-60
March 4 at Bethune-Cookman L 70-91
Nov. 7 at Creighton L 54-105
Nov. 9 at Nebraska L 54-81

OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES​

Nov. 20 Oregon
Nov. 29 Albany State
Dec. 6 at Presbyterian
Dec. 9 LeMoyne-Owen College
Dec. 16 vs. Iowa

ALL-TIME SERIES (12-0)​

Nov. 23, 1991 H W 76-66
Dec. 4, 1999 H W 96-44
Dec, 10, 2000 H W 125-50
Dec. 30, 2002 H W 91-58
Dec. 2, 2003 H W 102-78
Nov. 30, 2004 H W 88-51
Dec. 30, 2005 H W 84-47
Dec. 17, 2006 N W 72-57
Dec. 5, 2007 H W 91-52
Dec. 2, 2008 H W 73-58
Dec. 1, 2009 H W 80-59
Nov. 30, 2022 H W 102-6d

ALL-TIME VS. SWAC (27-1)​

Nov. 23, 1991 Florida A&M W 76-66
Nov. 25, 1996 Bethune-Cookman W 68-59
Nov. 23, 1998 Bethune-Cookman W 91-61
Dec. 4, 1999 Florida A&M W 96-44
Dec. 11, 1999 Bethune-Cookman W 93-77
Dec. 10, 2000 Florida A&M W 125-50
Dec. 19, 2000 Bethune-Cookman W 106-64
Dec. 28, 2002 Bethune-Cookman W 99-64
Dec. 30, 2002 Florida A&M W 91-58
Dec. 2, 2003 Florida A&M W 102-78
Nov. 30, 2004 Florida A&M W 88-51
Nov. 28, 2005 Alabama State W 87-60
Dec. 9, 2005 Bethune-Cookman W 88-58
Dec. 30, 2005 Florida A&M W 84-47
Nov. 21, 2006 Prairie View A&M W 94-33
Nov. 28, 2006 Southern W 83-27
Dec. 17, 2006 Florida A&M W 72-57
March 16, 2007 *vs. Jackson State W 112-69
Dec. 5, 2007 Florida A&M W 91-52
Dec. 2, 2008 Florida A&M W 73-58
Dec. 1, 2009 Florida A&M W 80-59
Nov. 11, 2011 Jackson State W 99-59
Dec. 19, 2011 Mississippi Valley State W 82-54
Nov. 11, 2012 Alabama State W 84-35
Nov. 18, 2013 Southern W 67-53
Dec. 12, 2014 Texas Southern W 75-50
Dec. 6, 2021 Texas Southern L 54-69
Nov. 30, 2022 Florida A&M W 102-6
*NCAA Tournament