OGT-Florida vs Florida State 11/17/2023 7:00 SEC Network

Nov 17 (Fri) 7 PM
Florida vs Florida State

Women's & Men's Basketball Doubleheader Presented by Department of Agriculture
Gainesville, FL Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Radio: Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

BROADCAST INFO​

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HEAD COACHES​

Todd Golden
18-18 | 2nd season at UF
75-54 | 5th season overall

Leonard Hamilton
406-264 | 22nd season at FSU
606-474 | 36th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS​

All-Time Series: 45-29
Series under Golden: 1-0
Series at Home: 22-9
Home/Golden: 0-0
All-Time vs. ACC: 152-140
Last Meeting:
W, 76-67, 11/18/22, Away

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS​

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
4 Tyrese Samuel F 6-10 239 Gr. 26.1 11.3 9.0 2.3 ast
3 Micah Handlogten C 7-1 235 So. 22.3 10.7 9.0 .714 fg%
1 Walter Clayton Jr. G 6-2 195 Jr. 32.3 10.5 5.0 5.0 ast
2 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 So. 29.5 14.0 3.0 2.7 stl
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 Jr. 31.2 13.0 2.7 2.0 3fg

FSU POSSIBLE STARTERS​

# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
2 Jamir Watkins F 6-7 210 RJr. 19.1 10.5 6.5 4.0 ast
3 Cameron Corhen F 6-10 225 So. 23.0 10.0 2.5 .667 fg%
11 Baba Miller F 6-11 204 So. 19.9 10.0 2.5 2.5 stl
1 Jalen Warley G 6-7 205 Jr. 23.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 ast
22 Darin Green Jr. G 6-5 195 Sr. 24.5 17.0 3.0 3.5 3fg

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE
5​

Walter Clayton Jr. has dished five assists in each of the Gators’ first
three games while playing a teamhigh 32.3 minutes per game.

+15​

Florida posted a +15 rebounding margin vs. FAMU on the heels of a
+17 game vs. Virginia. It marked the first time in two years the
Gators went +15 or better in back-to-back games (vs. USF and Stony
Brook, Dec. 2021).

4​

Florida State marks the second of four ACC opponents the Gators face
during the month of November, with Pittsburgh up next and a trip
to Wake Forest for the ACC/SEC Challenge at the end of the month

 

THE TIP-OFF​

• Florida renews its annual rivalry with Florida State, meeting in Gainesville for the first time under Todd Golden. The Gators pulled off a comeback from 19 points down to win last year’s contest in Tallahassee and look to extend their series winning streak to three.

• UF enters Friday’s game off a win vs. Florida A&M where Will Richard posted 20 points and led the team in
scoring for a second straight game, while Walter Clayton Jr. scored 18 and Alex Condon added 17.

• Will Richard knocked down four 3-pointers vs. Virginia 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 Gators started their season hot, going on a 16-0 run over the first six minutes of the season-opening win vs. Loyola Maryland, led by 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​

• 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 front court duo of Micah Handlogten and Tyrese Samuel.

• The Gators welcome several freshmen to the program with 6-foot-9 forward Thomas Haugh from Pennsylvania, 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.

 

Matchup
ABOUT THE OPPONENT​

• Florida State enters Year 22 under Leonard Hamilton, opening the
season with a pair of home wins. The Gators represent FSU’s first road
game and first power-conference opponent this season.

• Darin Green Jr. has led the way with 17.0 points per game, shooting
.522 from the floor and .438 from 3-point range.

• Cameron Fletcher (11.5 ppg) and Josh Nickelberry (10.5) are both averaging double figures off the bench, while Jamir Watkins (10.5),
Cameron Corhen (10.0) and Baba Miller (10.0) round out the Seminoles’ top scorers.

• Watkins leads the team with 6.5 rebounds and co-leads with eight
assists, along with Chandler Jackson.

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES​

March 7 vs. Georgia Tech L 60-61
Oct. 29 Flagler College (Exh.) W 90-74
Nov. 5 Valdosta State (Exh.) W 90-67
Nov. 10 Kennesaw State W 94-67
Nov. 13 Central Michigan W 94-67

OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES​

Nov. 20 vs. UNLV
Nov. 21 vs. TBD
Nov. 29 Georgia
Dec. 2 at North Carolina
Dec. 9 vs. USF

LAST 10 VS. FSU (3-7)​

Nov. 29, 2013 H W 67-66
Dec. 30, 2014 A L 63-65
Dec. 29, 2015 H L 71-73
Dec. 11, 2016 A L 78-83
Dec. 4, 2017 H L 66-83
Nov. 6, 2018 A L 60-81
Nov. 10, 2019 H L 51-63
Dec. 12, 2020 A L 71-83
Nov. 14, 2021 H W 71-55
Nov. 18, 2022 A W 76-67

LAST 10 VS. ACC (5-5)​

Dec. 16, 2017 vs. Clemson L 69-71
Nov. 6, 2018 at #17 Florida State L 60-81
Nov. 10, 2019 Florida State L 51-63
Nov. 22, 2019 vs. Miami W 78-58
Dec. 3, 2020 vs. Boston College W 90-70
Dec. 12, 2020 at Florida State L 61-74
March 19, 2020 *vs. Virginia Tech W/OT 75-70
Nov. 14, 2021 #20 Florida State W 71-55
Nov. 18, 2022 at Florida State W 76-67
Nov. 10, 2023 vs. Virginia L 70-73
*NCAA Tournament
LAST MEETING: FLORIDA 76, FLORIDA STATE 67