OGT-Richmond vs Florida 12-9 4:00 SECN Sunrise FL

Dec 9 (Sat) 4 PM Gator Sports Network from LEARFIELD

Richmond vs Florida​

Sunrise, FL
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HEAD COACHES​

Todd Golden
21-20 | 2nd season at UF
78-56 | 5th season overall

Chris Mooney
330-262 | 19th season at Richmond
348-274 | 20th season overall

MATCHUP BASICS​

All-Time Series: 3-2
Series under Golden: 0-0
All-Time/Neutral: 0-1
All-Time vs. A-10: 19-13
Last Meeting:
W, 76-56, 12/1/75, Homr

 

FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
4 Tyrese Samuel F 6-10 239 Gr. 26.8 13.8 7.6 .606 fg%
10 Thomas Haugh F 6-9 210 Fr. 19.9 4.4 5.6 1.1 blk
1 Walter Clayton Jr. G 6-2 195 Jr. 30.5 16.9 4.0 3.8 ast
2 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 So. 29.7 13.9 4.3 2.0 ast
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 Jr. 29.5 8.3 3.5 1.6 ast

OPPONENT POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
24 Isaiah Bigelow F 6-7 205 Gr. 20.7 10.8 4.1 1.3 3fg
32 Neal Quinn C 7-0 260 Sr. 25.3 13.8 6.2 3.8 ast
2 Jordan King G 6-0 175 Gr. 32.6 20.9 4.1 2.7 3fg
11 Jason Roche G 6-5 200 Jr. 16.1 4.2 1.4 1.2 3fg
12 Mikkel Tyne G 5-10 180 Fr. 20.6 4.2 1.8 1.3 ast

 

NUMBERS OF NOTE
+20​

The Gators have posted a +20 rebounding margin four times
already this season, matching the most such performances by UF in
a single season since doing so four
times in 2011-12.

9​

Alex Condon’s nine offensive rebounds vs. Merrimack matched
the most by any Gator this century, tying Dorian Finney-Smith, Will
Yeguete and Al Horford.

4​

The Gators have used a different starting lineup in each of the last
four games while navigating Micah Handlogten’s ankle injury. Zyon
Pullin (shoulder) also came off the bench vs. Merrimack after taking a
hard fall at Wake Forest

 

THE TIP-OFF​

• Florida makes its 23rd appearance in the Orange Bowl Classic, dating back to 1997. The Gators hold an 18-4 record in the event and visit Sunrise for the first time under second-year head coach Todd Golden.

• The Gators hold a 3-2 record all-time vs. Richmond, winning each of the last two meetings. Richmond prevailed against Florida in the 2009 Orange Bowl Classic.

• UF assistant coach Kevin Hovde was part of Chris Mooney’s first recruiting class at Richmond. Hovde appeared in 99 games over four seasons and played on the 2011 A-10 championship and NCAA Sweet 16 team. He returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season before joining Todd Golden’s staff at UF.

2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS​

• Walter Clayton Jr. scored 21 of his 26 points vs. Merrimack in the second half. Freshman Alex Condon added his first career double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Condon’s 16 boards were the most by a Florida freshman since Al Horford’s 18 vs. Alabama during the 2004-05 season.

• Florida came up just short against 13th-ranked Baylor in the NIT Season Tip-Off championship game as Riley Kugel exploded for 25 points and nine rebounds, both career highs. Tyrese Samuel and Zyon Pullin earned All-Tournament Team honors, and Samuel added SEC Player of the Week recognition.

• The Gators topped Pitt in the first game of the NIT Season Tip-Off behind 28 points from Walter Clayton Jr. on 6-for-8 shooting from 3-point range, a 20-point, 10-rebound performance from Tyrese Samuel and a 24-to-8 assist-to-turnover showing as a team.

• Florida blitzed Florida State, leading 27-5 before taking a 52-22 advantage into halftime. The Gators shot .643 and held the Seminoles to .258 from the field during the first half. Walter Clayton Jr. led UF with 19 points, while Zyon Pullin and Tyrese Samuel added 15 each and Thomas Haugh grabbed 10 rebounds.

• Micah Handlogten (14 points, 14 rebounds) and Tyrese Samuel (10 points, 11 rebounds) both posted their first double-double as Gators in a hard-fought loss vs. Virginia in Charlotte.

 

ABOUT THE OPPONENT​

• Veteran coach Chris Mooney leads Richmond into his 19th campaign
at the helm. He has led the Spiders to a pair of A-10 championships
in 2011 and 2022 and three NCAA Tournament bids, including a 2011
Sweet 16 appearance.

• Grad transfer guard Jordan King (ETSU) leads Richmond at 20.9 points
per game, including a 34-point showing in the season opener vs. VMI
and 29 vs. William & Mary. King shoots the 3 at a .455 clip, hitting 25
of 55 attempts this season.

• Seven-footer Neal Quinn adds 13.8 points per game and leads the
team in rebounding (6.2), assists (34) and blocked shots (14). Isaiah
Bigelow also averages double figures at 10.8 points per game.

• Grad transfer guard DeLonnie Hunt (Wagner) started, averaged 11.0
points and led the team in minutes through three games before
suffering a fractured wrist Nov. 20 that will sideline him for 6-8 weeks.

OPPONENT’S LAST 5 GAMES
Nov. 21 vs. UNLV W 82-65
Nov. 25 Queens (NC) W 90-61
Nov. 29 at Wichita State L 68-80
Dec. 2 William & Mary W 88-69
Dec. 6 at Northern Iowa L 73-78
OPPONENT’S NEXT 5 GAMES
Dec. 16 Charlotte
Dec. 21 Buffalo
Dec. 30 Lafayette
Jan. 6 St. Bonaventure
Jan. 9 at Loyola Chicago
ALL-TIME SERIES (3-2)
1922-23 A L 25-27
^March 19, 1992 H W 66-52
Dec. 19, 2009 N L 53-56
Jan. 4, 2014 H W 67-58
Dec. 1, 2015 H W 76-56
LAST 10 VS. CURRENT A-10 (8-2)
Jan. 4, 2014 Richmond W 67-58
*March 29, 2014 vs. Dayton W 62-52
Nov. 21, 2015 vs. Saint Joseph’s W 74-63
De. 1, 2015 Richmond W 76-56
^March 23, 2016 at George Washington L 77-82
Nov. 17, 2016 vs. St. Bonaventure W 73-66
Dec. 6, 2017 Loyola Chicago L 59-65
*March 15, 2018 vs. St. Bonaventure W 77-62
Nov. 14, 2018 La Salle W 82-69
Nov. 21, 2019 vs. Saint Joseph’s W 70-62
*NCAA Tournament, ^NIT

UF IN ORANGE BOWL CLASSIC (18-4)
Dec. 27, 1997 vs. UAB L 73-80
Dec. 27, 1998 vs. Michigan W 79-63
Dec. 16, 2000 vs. Gonzaga W 85-71
Dec. 15, 2001 vs. Charlotte W 73-52
Dec. 21, 2002 vs. Miami W/2OT 94-93
Dec. 20, 2003 vs. West Virginia W 70-57
Nov. 27, 2004 vs. Providence W 84-66
Dec. 30, 2006 vs. UAB W 75-70
Dec. 29, 2007 vs. Temple W 86-69
Dec. 28, 2008 vs. Winthrop W 74-45
Dec. 19, 2009 vs. Richmond L 53-56
Dec. 18, 2010 vs. Kansas State W 57-44
Dec. 17, 2011 vs. Texas A&M W 84-64
Dec. 29, 2012 vs. Air Force W 78-61
Dec. 21, 2013 vs. Fresno State W 66-49
Dec. 20, 2014 vs. Wake Forest W 63-50
Dec. 19, 2015 vs. Oklahoma State W 72-70
Dec. 17, 2016 vs. Charlotte W 87-46
Dec. 16, 2017 vs. Clemson L 69-71
Dec. 22, 2018 vs. FGCU W 77-56
Dec. 21, 2019 vs. Utah State L 62-65
Dec. 18, 2021 vs. USF W 66-55