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Bama Game Thread: Bama v Gators - Wed 2.8.23 8 CST ESPN2
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Alabama has ‘got to play better’ against improving Florida
The Gators come to Tuscaloosa on the NCAA tournament bubble and a week removed from beating Tennessee.
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Another big man of concern. Bediako does okay on some big guys that post up but he does not usually stop them from getting too deep then catching the ball. He will also get pulled out to cover the UF big guy away from the basket.
Maybe this is not the real concern. The big guy can get his points but just don't let the rest of the team have much success. Hopefully the three point shot will be dropping in for Bama.
Maybe this is not the real concern. The big guy can get his points but just don't let the rest of the team have much success. Hopefully the three point shot will be dropping in for Bama.
Nate Oats explains value of Noah Clowney as screen setter
Coach Nate Oats explained the value of freshman Noah Clowney and his ability to work off screens on offense to create for Alabama.
Florida is a good team. They can play with anybody. Will need to come to play.
Thanks - we are nothing like you guys though - so just hoping for a competitive game.
One thing I like is we are not a dirty team so I don't want to read ANY comments about us playing ya'll dirty!
Of course, you guys don't play dirty either, thankfully.....
While we wait I hope you don't mind if I post some info pertinent to our game tonight.
These were provided on our Gator forum by one of our moderators who posts the game threads.
HEAD COACHES
Todd Golden
13-10 | 1st season at UF
70-46 | 4th season overall
Nate Oats
81-39 | 4th season at Alabama
177-82 | 8th season overall
MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 70-77
All-Time/Away: 22-48
Series under Golden: 0-0
Away under Golden: 0-0
vs. Top-5 under Golden: 1-1
All-Time vs. Top-5: 23-63
All-Time Away vs. Top-5: 2-31
Last Meeting: L, 70-83, 1/5/22 (Home)
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FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 250 Gr. 31.2 15.6 7.7 3.1 blk
0 Myreon Jones G 6-3 177 Gr. 20.6 5.3 3.0 2.3 ast
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 So. 27.7 10.3 4.6 1.7 3fg
11 Kyle Lofton G 6-3 188 Gr. 31.3 9.0 3.0 3.0 ast
24 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 Fr. 18.9 6.6 2.5 0.9 stl
ALABAMA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
15 Noah Clowney F 6-10 210 Fr. 25.3 10.0 8.3 1.1 blk
24 Brandon Miller F 6-9 200 Fr. 33.0 18.8 8.2 3.1 3fg
14 Charles Bediako C 7-0 225 So. 20.0 5.5 5.3 1.5 blk
0 Jaden Bradley G 6-3 185 Fr. 21.8 7.7 2.9 3.3 ast
1 Mark Sears G 6-1 185 Jr. 30.7 13.7 3.8 2.0 3fg
These were provided on our Gator forum by one of our moderators who posts the game threads.
HEAD COACHES
Todd Golden
13-10 | 1st season at UF
70-46 | 4th season overall
Nate Oats
81-39 | 4th season at Alabama
177-82 | 8th season overall
MATCHUP BASICS
All-Time Series: 70-77
All-Time/Away: 22-48
Series under Golden: 0-0
Away under Golden: 0-0
vs. Top-5 under Golden: 1-1
All-Time vs. Top-5: 23-63
All-Time Away vs. Top-5: 2-31
Last Meeting: L, 70-83, 1/5/22 (Home)
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FLORIDA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
12 Colin Castleton F 6-11 250 Gr. 31.2 15.6 7.7 3.1 blk
0 Myreon Jones G 6-3 177 Gr. 20.6 5.3 3.0 2.3 ast
5 Will Richard G 6-4 206 So. 27.7 10.3 4.6 1.7 3fg
11 Kyle Lofton G 6-3 188 Gr. 31.3 9.0 3.0 3.0 ast
24 Riley Kugel G 6-5 207 Fr. 18.9 6.6 2.5 0.9 stl
ALABAMA POSSIBLE STARTERS
# Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Min. Pts. Reb. Misc.
15 Noah Clowney F 6-10 210 Fr. 25.3 10.0 8.3 1.1 blk
24 Brandon Miller F 6-9 200 Fr. 33.0 18.8 8.2 3.1 3fg
14 Charles Bediako C 7-0 225 So. 20.0 5.5 5.3 1.5 blk
0 Jaden Bradley G 6-3 185 Fr. 21.8 7.7 2.9 3.3 ast
1 Mark Sears G 6-1 185 Jr. 30.7 13.7 3.8 2.0 3fg
• Alabama is a perfect 11-0 at home this season and boasts a 10-0 SEC mark, led by projected top-5 NBA Draft prospect Brandon Miller. Miller is the SEC’s leading scorer (18.8 ppg) and 3-point shooter (.442, 72/163) at 6-foot-9.
• Mark Sears scores 13.7 points per game and Noah Clowney adds 10.0. Clowney also grabs a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game, followed closely by Miller’s 8.2.
• Jaden Bradley has dished a team-leading 77 assists, while Charles Bediako has blocked 35 shots and Sears has 33 steals.
BAMA's LAST 5 GAMES
Jan. 21 at Missouri W 85-64
Jan. 25 Mississippi State W 66-63
Jan. 28 at Oklahoma L 69-93
Jan. 31 Vanderbilt W 101-44
Feb. 4 at LSU W 79-69
BAMA'S NEXT 5 GAMES
Feb. 11 at Auburn
Feb. 15 at Tennessee
Feb. 18 Georgia
Feb. 22 at South Carolina
Feb. 25 Arkansas
LAST 20 VS. ALABAMA (15-5)
March 13, 2008 SEC L 69-80
Feb. 18, 2009 H W 83-74
Feb. 4, 2010 A W 66-65
March 1, 2011 H W 78-51
Feb. 14, 2012 A W 61-52
March 9, 2012 SEC W 66-63
March 2, 2013 H W 64-52
March 16, 2013 SEC W 61-51
Jan. 23, 2014 A W 68-62
Feb. 8, 2014 H W 78-69
Jan. 27, 2015 A W 52-50
March 12, 2015 SEC W 69-61
Feb. 13, 2016 H L 55-61
Jan. 10, 2017 A W 80-67
Feb. 3, 2018 H L 50-68
Feb. 27, 2018 A W 73-52
Feb. 16, 2019 A W 71-53
Jan. 4, 2020 H W/2OT 104-98
Jan. 5, 2021 A L 71-86
Jan. 5, 2022 H L 70-83
UF’S ALL-TIME TOP-3 WINS (12-37)
Dec. 12, 1961 #3 Wake Forest W 71-65
Dec. 18, 1967 #3 Vanderbilt W 74-72
Jan. 17, 1984 #3 Kentucky W 69-57
March 24, 2000 *vs. #1 Duke (Syracuse) W 87-78
Nov. 29, 2002 vs. #2 Kansas (NYC) W 83-73
March 6, 2005 #3 Kentucky W 53-52
March 26, 2006 *vs. #3 Villanova W 75-62
Dec. 23, 2006 #3 Ohio State W 86-60
April 2, 2007 *vs. #1 Ohio State (Atlanta) W 84-75
Nov. 27, 2009 vs. #2 Mich. St. (Atlantic City) W 77-74
Feb. 19, 2022 #2 Auburn W 63-62
Feb. 1, 2023 #2 Tennessee W 67-54
*NCAA Tournament
• Mark Sears scores 13.7 points per game and Noah Clowney adds 10.0. Clowney also grabs a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game, followed closely by Miller’s 8.2.
• Jaden Bradley has dished a team-leading 77 assists, while Charles Bediako has blocked 35 shots and Sears has 33 steals.
BAMA's LAST 5 GAMES
Jan. 21 at Missouri W 85-64
Jan. 25 Mississippi State W 66-63
Jan. 28 at Oklahoma L 69-93
Jan. 31 Vanderbilt W 101-44
Feb. 4 at LSU W 79-69
BAMA'S NEXT 5 GAMES
Feb. 11 at Auburn
Feb. 15 at Tennessee
Feb. 18 Georgia
Feb. 22 at South Carolina
Feb. 25 Arkansas
LAST 20 VS. ALABAMA (15-5)
March 13, 2008 SEC L 69-80
Feb. 18, 2009 H W 83-74
Feb. 4, 2010 A W 66-65
March 1, 2011 H W 78-51
Feb. 14, 2012 A W 61-52
March 9, 2012 SEC W 66-63
March 2, 2013 H W 64-52
March 16, 2013 SEC W 61-51
Jan. 23, 2014 A W 68-62
Feb. 8, 2014 H W 78-69
Jan. 27, 2015 A W 52-50
March 12, 2015 SEC W 69-61
Feb. 13, 2016 H L 55-61
Jan. 10, 2017 A W 80-67
Feb. 3, 2018 H L 50-68
Feb. 27, 2018 A W 73-52
Feb. 16, 2019 A W 71-53
Jan. 4, 2020 H W/2OT 104-98
Jan. 5, 2021 A L 71-86
Jan. 5, 2022 H L 70-83
UF’S ALL-TIME TOP-3 WINS (12-37)
Dec. 12, 1961 #3 Wake Forest W 71-65
Dec. 18, 1967 #3 Vanderbilt W 74-72
Jan. 17, 1984 #3 Kentucky W 69-57
March 24, 2000 *vs. #1 Duke (Syracuse) W 87-78
Nov. 29, 2002 vs. #2 Kansas (NYC) W 83-73
March 6, 2005 #3 Kentucky W 53-52
March 26, 2006 *vs. #3 Villanova W 75-62
Dec. 23, 2006 #3 Ohio State W 86-60
April 2, 2007 *vs. #1 Ohio State (Atlanta) W 84-75
Nov. 27, 2009 vs. #2 Mich. St. (Atlantic City) W 77-74
Feb. 19, 2022 #2 Auburn W 63-62
Feb. 1, 2023 #2 Tennessee W 67-54
*NCAA Tournament
OK this post may not be of interest to you but in case it is....
GATORS AT A GLANCE
• Florida visits Alabama to face another top-5 opponent after notching a win vs. #2 Tennessee last week in
Gainesville. The Gators are looking for the first top-3 road win in program history, going 0-16 in such games entering Wednesday’s contest.
• This marks the first time in program history that Florida plays three AP top-5 opponents in a four-game span.
With two of those three on the road and the lone non-top-5 game a trip to Kentucky, the last two weeks make up the toughest four-game stretch in program history.
• Florida ranks 10th in defensive efficiency and eighth in effective field goal percentage defense nationally (KenPom) as Florida has held SEC opponents to .372 from the field and .251 from 3-point range.
• Colin Castleton leads UF in scoring (15.6), rebounding (7.7), blocked shots (71), free throws made (96), assists (63) and steals (22). Will Richard paces Florida with 37 made 3-pointers and a .411 3-point percentage.
• As a team, the Gators’ 6.0 blocked shots per game rank third in the NCAA. Individually, Castleton’s 3.09 blocked shots per game rank fourth the nation.
• 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.
• 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). 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 Gators’ win at LSU snapped the Tigers’ 13-game home winning streak. As UF made its 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.
• 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.
GATORS AT A GLANCE
• Florida visits Alabama to face another top-5 opponent after notching a win vs. #2 Tennessee last week in
Gainesville. The Gators are looking for the first top-3 road win in program history, going 0-16 in such games entering Wednesday’s contest.
• This marks the first time in program history that Florida plays three AP top-5 opponents in a four-game span.
With two of those three on the road and the lone non-top-5 game a trip to Kentucky, the last two weeks make up the toughest four-game stretch in program history.
• Florida ranks 10th in defensive efficiency and eighth in effective field goal percentage defense nationally (KenPom) as Florida has held SEC opponents to .372 from the field and .251 from 3-point range.
• Colin Castleton leads UF in scoring (15.6), rebounding (7.7), blocked shots (71), free throws made (96), assists (63) and steals (22). Will Richard paces Florida with 37 made 3-pointers and a .411 3-point percentage.
• As a team, the Gators’ 6.0 blocked shots per game rank third in the NCAA. Individually, Castleton’s 3.09 blocked shots per game rank fourth the nation.
• 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.
• 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). 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 Gators’ win at LSU snapped the Tigers’ 13-game home winning streak. As UF made its 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.
• 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.
Let's skull drag the lizards. No offense Bazza.
We owe them quite a few from the Donovan years.
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