OGT-MBB Florida at Texas A&M 1/18/2023 7:00 pm SECN

Jan 18 (Wed) 7 PM
SEC
Florida at Texas A&M
College Station, TX
Radio: Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

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Analyst: Pat Bradley

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Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley
Analyst: Lee Humphrey

 

HEAD COACHES
Todd Golden
10-7 | 1st season at UF
67-43 | 4th season overall

Buzz Williams
63-42 | 4th season at Texas A&M
316-197 | 16th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 9-7
All-Time/Away: 3-4
Series under Golden: 0-1
Away under Golden: 0-0
Last Meeting:
L, 63-66, 1/4/23 (Home

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
3 Alex Fudge F 6-9 200 So. 23.0 7.5 5.0 0.8 blk
12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 250 Gr. 30.6 15.0 7.8 3.1 blk
2 Trey Bonham G 6-0 170 Jr. 18.8 8.9 2.6 1.6 ast
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 So. 27.0 10.3 4.2 1.6 3fg
11 Kyle Lofton G 6-3 188 Gr. 30.3 9.0 2.3 3.1 ast

OPPONENT POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
15 Henry Coleman III F 6-8 245 Jr. 25.9 10.2 5.8 .540 fg%
34 Julius Marble F 6-9 245 Jr. 20.2 9.4 4.4 .580 fg%
0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 210 Gr. 26.3 8.2 5.1 1.2 3fg
4 Wade Taylor IV G 6-0 185 So. 26.1 15.6 2.6 2.4 3fg
23 Tyrece Radford G 6-2 195 Sr. 29.2 12.4 5.2 2.1 as

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE
1​

Colin Castleton is the only player this century to post at least 16
points, 13 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocked shots
vs. an AP top-25 opponent, doing so vs. #20 Missouri. He’s the fourth
to do so vs. a power conference foe, the first in almost four years.

3​

Over UF’s current three-game winning streak, Myreon Jones boasts a 5.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, a .500 3-point field goal percentage (7-for-14) and a 9.7 scoring average.

47​

Colin Castleton’s 47 assists are the most for any power conference
player at least 6-foot-11 and the most by any SEC player at least 6-foot-8.

 

GATORS AT A GLANCE​

• Florida brings a three-game winning streak to Texas A&M, which enters with a six-game win streak of its own. Neither team has lost since the teams’ Jan. 4 meeting in Gainesville.

• Colin Castleton earned SEC Player of the Week honors behind two strong performances in the wins at LSU and vs. #20 Missouri last week. At LSU, Castleton posted 18 points and five blocks with a career night at the free throw line (12-for-15). 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.

• The Florida defense and Colin Castleton’s 18-point, five-block performance powered Tuesday’s win at LSU, which snapped the Tigers’ 13-game home winning streak. As they made their second-half run, the Gators got timely 3-pointers from Myreon Jones and Riley Kugel, each of whom assisted on the other’s big basket.

• The Gators had five players in double figures in their win vs. UGA, led by Kyle Lofton’s season-high 18. Colin Castleton posted 12 points, eight rebounds, seven blocked shots and five assists, while Will Richard added 14 points and nine rebounds. Myreon Jones (season-high 13 points) and Kowacie Reeves (12) both added a scoring spark off the bench, as UF enjoyed a 35-17 bench scoring edge.

• Colin Castleton leads UF in scoring (15.0), rebounding (7.8), blocked shots (52), assist (47) free throws made (70) and steals (19). Will Richard paces the squad with 25 made 3-pointers and a .424 3-point percentage.

• As a team, the Gators’ 5.8 blocked shots per game are tied for eighth in the NCAA. Individually, Castleton’s 3.06 blocked shots per game ranks third the nation.

• Alex Fudge had a four-game stretch from Nov. 30-Dec. 14 when averaged 13.3 points and a team-high 8.3 rebounds, shooting 18-for-32 (.563) from the field, 3-for-6 from 3-point range, and hitting 14 of 15 free throw attempts (.933). Fudge had a pair of double-doubles over that span, posting 16 and 10 vs. FAMU and 13 and 10 vs. Ohio.

• Through Will Richard’s first seven appearances of the season, he displayed impressive efficiency scoring 13+points six times while shooting .607 from the field, .586 from 3-point range and .947 from the free throw line.

• Riley Kugel made his first career start vs. Florida A&M, marking six straight seasons and 15 of the last 16 in which a freshman started at least one game for UF (every season since 2007-08 except 2016-17).

• Colin Castleton’s double-double vs. Xavier (11 points, 10 rebounds) was the 15th of his career, tying him with Joakim Noah and Chandler Parsons for fifth-most by a Gator since the 1996-97 season.

• 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.

• Colin Castleton opened the season on fire and posted back-to-back 30-point outings, notching a career-best 33 vs. Kennesaw State and 30 vs. FAU.

• Castleton became the first Gator with a 30-point double-double since Joakim Noah (37/11 vs. Georgia, 3/1/06) and the only SEC player since the 1996-97 season with 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots in a game, a stat line he accomplished vs. FAU.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT

• Texas A&M holds a six-game win streak and began receiving votes in this week’s AP and Coaches polls. The Aggies have also won three straight in the series.

• Wade Taylor IV leads Texas A&M with 15.6 per game, 40 made 3-pointers (.385), 61 assists and 32 steals.

• Tyrece Radford averages 12.4 points and Henry Coleman III adds 10.2 points and a team-high 5.8 rebounds per game.

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES
Dec. 30 Prairie View A&M W 86-66
Jan. 4 at Florida W 66-63
Jan. 7 LSU W 69-56
Jan. 11 Missouri W 82-64
Jan. 14 at South Carolina W 94-53

OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES
Jan. 21 at Kentucky
Jan. 25 at Auburn
Jan. 28 Vanderbilt
Jan. 31 at Arkansas
Feb. 4 Georgia

ALL-TIME SERIES (9-7)
Jan. 2, 1992 H W 73-46
Dec. 22, 1992 A L/OT 54-57
Dec. 17, 2011 N W 84-64
Jan. 17, 2013 A W 68-47
Feb. 1, 2014 H W 69-36
Feb. 14, 2015 A L 62-63
March 3, 2015 H W 66-62
Jan. 12, 2016 A L 68-71
March 11, 2016 SEC L 66-72
Feb. 11, 2017 H W 71-62
Jan. 2, 2018 A W 83-66
Jan. 22, 2019 H W 81-72
Feb. 12, 2020 A W 78-61
Feb. 15, 2022 A L 55-56
March 10, 2022 SEC L/OT 80-83
Jan. 4, 2023 H L 63-66