Alabama State Hornets (0-1, 0-0 SWAC) versus #10 Florida Gators (0-0, 0-0 SEC)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
Broadcast Information
TV: Sun Sports; Larry Vettel (play-by-play) and Bill Koss (analyst)
Radio: WRUF/Gator IMG Sports Network; Mick Hubert (play-by-play) and Mark Wise (analyst)
Streaming: GatorVision.tv/ESPN3.com
Head Coaches:
Alabama State University: Lewis Jackson (109-112, 8th season at Alabama State/overall)
University of Florida: Billy Donovan (386-158, 17th season at Florida; 421-158 overall, 19th season)
Probable Starters:
Alabama State Hornets:
#12 Jamel Waters (5'9", 160 lbs FR) Season stats: 7.0 ppg
#4 Josh Freelove (6'2", 180 lbs JR) Season stats: 12.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
#24 Stephawn Brown (6'4", 190 lbs SR) Season stats: 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
#2 Luther Page (6'6", 190 SO) Season stats: 7.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
#00 Devonte Neal (6'10", 220 RS-FR) Season stats: 3.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
University of Florida:
#1 Kenny Boynton (6'2", 190 lbs SR) Last season's stats: 15.9 ppg, 2.7 apg
#3 Mike Rosario (6'3", 183 lbs RS-SR) Last season's stats: 6.6 ppg
#15 Will Yeguete (6'7", 240 lbs JR) Last season's stats: 4.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
#33 Erik Murphy (6'10", 238 lbs SR) Last season's stats: 10.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
#4 Patric Young (6'9", 249 lbs JR) Last season's stats: 10.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg
*Scottie Wilbekin remains suspended indefinitely for an unspecified reason. Coach Donovan announced that he will return on November 20th versus Savannah State. He will miss three games including today's.
Injury News
Casey Prather remains unavailable from a concussion sustained on Monday in practice, his second in the past two weeks. He should be cleared to play in Wednesday's game versus #23 Wisconsin.
Last Game
Alabama State: Lost 97-53 to Middle Tennessee State on Friday
Florida: Game canceled versus Georgetown on Friday (Gators were leading 27-23 at halftime)
What I'm Wondering:
1. Once again, Mike Rosario remains the biggest question mark. He needs to get his confidence up by playing solid defense (maybe drawing a charge or getting a steal) and knocking down a couple of early shots. He needs to let the game come to him and continue to remain positive. I'm expecting a solid game by Rosario this afternoon. So the question is: how will Rosario play?
2. Which freshman will score the first points of the season for the class?
3. Similar to the exhibition game against Nebraska-Kearney, the Gators will have the distinct advantage in the post. How will Young, Murphy, and Yeguete react?
4. How many three-pointers will the Gators attempt?
5. The Hornets' leading scorer, Josh Freelove, played at North Broward Prep, a school attended by Kenny Boynton. My high school plays them regularly and I watched Freelove a few times while he attended there. He transferred to ASU from Toledo, probably due to playing time. Boynton will most likely guard Freelove, so how will that matchup play out?
6. I'm looking forward to seeing Yeguete's new free-throw shooting form, so how does it look and will it translate to a better percentage?
Final score prediction: Florida 83 - Alabama State 48
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