OGT-Florida vs Ole Miss 2/15/23 6:30 pm SECN

Feb 15 (Wed) 6:30 PM Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD
SEC
Florida vs Ole Miss
Presented by Florida Dairy Farmers
Gainesville, FL Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center

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BROADCAST INFO
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Play-by-Play: Dave Neal
Analyst: Jon Sundvold

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Analyst: Lee Humphrey
Engineer/Producer: Steve Egan

 

HEAD COACHES
Todd Golden
13-12 | 1st season at UF
70-48 | 4th season overall

Kermit Davis
74-76 | 5th season at Ole Miss
477-314 | 25th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 69-48
All-Time/Home: 42-12
Series under Golden: 0-0
Home under Golden: 0-0
Last Meeting: W/OT, 62-57, 2/5/22 (Home)

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 250 Gr. 31.5 16.5 7.9 3.0 blk
0 Myreon Jones G 6-3 177 Gr. 20.4 4.9 2.9 2.1 ast
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 So. 27.9 10.2 4.5 1.6 3fg
11 Kyle Lofton G 6-3 188 Gr. 31.6 8.8 3.0 3.2 ast
24 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 Fr. 20.1 7.4 2.7 0.8 stl

OPPONENT POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
3 Myles Burns F 6-6 210 Sr. 25.7 7.2 6.2 2.1 stl
4 Jaemyn Brakefield F 6-8 220 Jr. 26.8 10.0 5.4 1.0 3fg
21 Robert Allen F 6-8 230 Sr. 14.3 4.0 3.0 0.9 ast
2 TJ Caldwell G 6-4 190 Fr. 18.8 5.2 1.7 1.6 ast
11 Matthew Murrell G 6-4 200 Jr. 33.3 14.3 3.5 2.0 3fg

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE
25​

Colin Castleton has his second three-game streak of 25+ points
this season, the first Gator with one since Anthony Roberson (2005).
The only Gator on record with four straight is Andy Owens (Dec. 1969).

20​

Castleton has 20+ points in four straight games. Nick Calathes is the
last Gator with 20 in four straight (2009), while Tre Mann (2021)
scored 20 in four straight appearances. Dwayne Schintzius was the
last with five in a row (1989).

3​

Castleton has three 25/10 double-doubles this season, the first Gator
with more than one since Dwayne Schintzius (1988-89) 25-point
games in a row (1989).

 

GATORS AT A GLANCE​

• Florida hosts Ole Miss as Colin Castleton is coming off another big outing with 25 points and 11 rebounds against Vanderbilt and carries four straight 20-point performances into Wednesday’s contest.

• The Gators have played a top-20 schedule in the nation (KenPom) and recently completed the most challenging four-game stretch in program history, which included three top-five opponents (two on the road) and a trip to Kentucky.

• Florida ranks 13th in defensive efficiency and 10th in two-point field goal percentage defense nationally (KenPom). The Gators have held SEC opponents to .392 from the field and .305 from 3-point range.

• Colin Castleton leads UF in scoring (16.5), rebounding (7.9), blocked shots (75), free throws made (112) and steals (23). Lofton has dished a team-high 74 assists, and Will Richard paces Florida with 39 made 3-pointers and a .406 3-point percentage.

• As a team, the Gators’ 5.8 blocked shots per game rank fifth in the NCAA. Individually, Castleton’s 3.00 blocked shots per game rank tied for fourth the nation.

• Colin Castleton posted a 29-point, 10-rebound double-double at #3 Alabama, becoming the first Gator since Nick Calathes in 2009 to post three straight 20-point games in SEC play.

• Colin Castleton’s 20 points and nine rebounds led the Gators’ win vs. #2 Tennessee, along with Kyle Lofton’s 14 points and four rebounds. Both Lofton and Will Richard posted a +26 plus-minus. The win marked Florida’s sixth all-time top-2 win and matched the highest ranked home win in program history.

• With his outing at Kentucky, Colin Castleton became the first player since Dwyane Wade 20 years ago (3/8/03 vs. UK) to post 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and a steal against an SEC team.

• Florida turned in a complete performance vs. South Carolina, where Colin Castleton’s 18 points led five scorers in double figures and the Gators dished a season-high 21 assists vs. five turnovers. Myreon Jones flirted with a triple-double with 10 rebounds and eight assists -- both career highs -- to go along with nine points and zero turnovers.

• UF built a 16-point first-half lead at Mississippi State, then staved off the Bulldogs’ rally, getting a stop on the final possession of the game to seal the win. Colin Castleton posted 13 points, while Will Richard added 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range. Kyle Lofton and Myreon Jones combined for 11 assists and zero turnovers, and Lofton chipped in a season-high and team-leading eight rebounds.

• Colin Castleton earned SEC Player of the Week honors on Jan. 16 behind two strong performances in the wins at LSU and vs. #20 Missouri. At LSU, Castleton posted 18 points and five blocks with a career night at the free throw line (12-for-15) to help the Gators snap LSU’s 13-game home winning streak. He followed up with an all-around performance against Mizzou, tallying 16 points, 13 rebounds, a career-high six assists, three steals and two blocked shots.

• UF’s 19-point rally at Florida State marked the fourth-largest in team history and the largest on the road since a 22-point comeback at South Carolina on Feb. 24, 1993. Castleton scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT​

• Both of Ole Miss’ SEC wins have come on the road, winning at Georgia
and South Carolina. The Rebels own nonconference wins vs. Florida
Atlantic and Stanford.

• Matthew Murrell leads Ole Miss with 14.3 points per game, 43 3-pointers made (.293 3fg%) and 56 assists. Jaemyn Brakefield also contributes double-figure scoring at 10.0 points per game and had a 24-point game in the win at Georgia.

• Myles Burns is the leading rebounder at 6.2 per game and has a team-high 53 steals. Jayveous McKinnis has 27 blocked shots to pace Ole Miss.

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES
Jan. 28 at Oklahoma State L 60-82
Jan. 31 Kentucky L 66-75
Feb. 4 at Vanderbilt L 71-74
Feb. 7 at Georgia W 78-74
Feb. 11 South Carolina L 61-64

OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES
Feb. 18 Mississippi State
Feb. 22 at Auburn
Feb. 25 LSU
Feb. 28 Texas A&M
March 4 at Missouri

LAST 20 VS. OLE MISS (13-7)
Jan. 16, 2008 A L 87-89
Jan. 10, 2009 H W 78-68
Feb. 20, 2010 A W 64-61
Jan. 8, 2011 H W 77-71
Jan. 26, 2012 A W 64-60
Feb. 2, 2013 H W 78-64
March 17, 2013 SEC L 63-66
Feb. 22, 2014 A W 75-71
Jan. 24, 2015 A L 71-72
Feb. 12, 2015 H L 61-62
Jan. 16, 2016 A W 80-71
Feb. 9, 2016 H W 77-72
Jan. 3, 2017 H W 70-63
Jan. 13, 2018 A L 72-78
Jan. 30, 2019 H W/OT 90-86
Jan. 14, 2020 H W 71-55
Feb. 8, 2020 A L 51-68
Jan. 12, 2021 H W 72-63
Jan. 24, 2022 A L 54-70
Feb. 5, 2022 H W/OT 62-57