College basketball's biggest remaining offseason decisions
These NBA draft decisions, transfer decisions and recruiting commitments will have a lot to say about college basketball's pecking order heading into 2019-20.
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2019 Schedule
20-16, 8th in SEC
- 11/617L 81-60
- 11/9W 76-46
- 11/14W 82-69
- 11/21L 65-60
- 11/22W 72-49
- 11/23L 61-54
- 11/27W 98-66
- 12/4W 66-56
- 12/810L 63-59
- 12/18W 71-63
- 12/22W 77-56
- 12/29W 77-43
- 1/5L 71-69
- 1/9W 57-51
- 1/123L 78-67
- 1/1524L 71-68
- 1/19W 62-52
- 1/22W 81-72
- 1/26L 55-50
- 1/30W 90-86
- 2/27L 65-54
- 2/5L 76-62
- 2/91L 73-61
- 2/13W 66-57
- 2/16W 71-53
- 2/2013W 82-77
- 2/23W 64-60
- 2/27W 71-55
- 3/2L 61-55
- 3/610L 79-78
- 3/96L 66-57
- 3/14W 66-50
- 3/159W 76-73
- 3/1622L 65-62
- 3/217W 70-61
- 3/232L 64-49
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UNC a big mover in Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
North Carolina secured the services of Cole Anthony, and makes a big move up the college basketball preseason rankings for 2019-20.
Duruji lands at UF; Glover, Jitoboh join '19 class
Former Louisiana Tech forward Anthony Duruji has officially transferred to Florida the same day coach Mike White added two more recruits to his best signing class.
Adrian Wojnarowski ESPN
Florida freshman Andrew Nembhard will enter the NBA draft. He has until late May to withdraw and return to school.
Where does Virginia rank among all the national championship teams?
Headlined by the 1972 UCLA Bruins, 81 teams have cut down the nets at an NCAA tournament. Virginia became the latest on Monday. Where do the Cavs rank all time?
Loaded Michigan State leads Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20
The Spartans have nearly everyone back from their Final Four team and project as next season's team to beat.
Florida guards Ballard, Okauru request transfers
Florida guards Deaundrae Ballard and Mike Okauru put their names into the NCAA's transfer portal, joining fourth-year junior Keith Stone in leaving coach Mike White's program.
Gators' Stone to leave after summer graduation
Keith Stone, who averaged 6.2 points and 3.4 rebounds this season before suffering a torn ACL in his left knee in January, will transfer from Florida after his expected graduation this summer.
Michigan returning to Sweet 16 after toppling Florida 64-49
Michigan is back in the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year after pulling away for a 64-49 win over Florida in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Florida needed to make its second-round game against Michigan a relatively low-scoring affair to have a reasonable chance to win in Des Moines. The Gators accomplished that but still couldn't generate enough offense to overcome the Wolverines. Florida shot just 29 percent in the second half, including 3-of-14 from three. The Gators went a stretch of over five minutes late in the game without a point and fell 64-49. Michigan moves to the the Sweet 16 and the West Regional in Anaheim.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Credit to Florida for finding a way to hang around. The Gators trailed Michigan by as many as 15 points early in the second half but a 9-0 run kept the Gators in the game. Michigan is up 46-39 with less than 12 minutes left.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Three times now that Florida has fouled a Michigan three-point shooter. And we have almost 14 minutes to go.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Michigan went on a 7-0 run to start the second half and leads Florida 39-28. It's difficult to see the Gators generating enough offense to rally from a much-bigger deficit. Michigan's man-to-man defense has been smothering at times, as it was in the Wolverines' first-round win over Montana.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Florida had a tough time getting a good look inside the arc in the first half against Michigan. The Gators as a result took almost half of their 27 shots from three. Florida is staying with Michigan because the Gators are uncharacteristically shooting well from outside (6-of-12). The Gators trail 32-28 but they'll need to be more productive near the basket in the second half or continue to shoot unusually well from long range.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Florida entered today's second-round game against Michigan shooting just 33 percent from three but the Gators are staying in the game early because of their long-range shooting. The Gators are 4-of-7 on three-pointers, so their deficit is just 18-14 with less than 12 minutes left in the first half.
Reseeding the 2019 NCAA tournament field for the round of 32
We started with 68 on Tuesday night. Now we're down to 32. Here's how we rank them heading into Saturday.
Gators looking for confidence boost (3:34)
No. 10 seed Florida stops Nevada comeback for 70-61 upset
Florida nearly squandered a double-digit lead before finally stopping a Nevada comeback and pulling off a 70-61 upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Nevada last season won two games in the NCAA tournament before losing by a point in the Sweet 16. The Wolf Pack's stay in the tournament this season will be much shorter. Nevada, the No. 7 seed in the West Regional, fell to 10th-seeded Florida 70-61 in the first round in Des Moines. Caleb Martin finished with 21 points for the Wolf Pack, but made just 5-of-22 shots. Florida will play the winner of the Michigan-Montana game on Saturday.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Nevada, which once trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half, is making some progress. The Wolf Pack, the seventh-seed in the West Regional, are down 58-46 with less than eight minutes left. It's hard to see Nevada getting much closer without more help from Caleb Martin, its leading scorer in the regular season. Martin has 10 points on 3-of-17 shooting. Martin averaged more than 19 points in the regular season.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Florida, a 42-percent shooting team in the regular season, is on fire in the second half in Des Moines against Nevada. The Gators are 5-of-7 in the early minutes after halftime to open up a 48-33 lead over the seventh-seeded Wolf Pack.
Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer
Florida went a stretch of almost six minutes late in the first half without a basket but still leads Nevada 37-28 at halftime. The Wolf Pack, the No. 7 seed in the West Regional, averaged almost 81 points per game in the regular season. Nevada's lowest-scoring game of the season is 56 points in its most recent game, a Mountain West Conference tournament loss to San Diego State. Nevada is shooting 45 percent but has nine turnovers.
Gators' freshmen look poised (4:08)
Florida heading to Des Moines (6:11)
Bilas: Two of the best non Power-5 teams in West (4:20)
2018-19 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| LSU | 16-2 | - | 28-7 |
| Tennessee | 15-3 | 1 | 31-6 |
| Kentucky | 15-3 | 1 | 30-7 |
| Auburn | 11-7 | 5 | 30-10 |
| South Carolina | 11-7 | 5 | 16-16 |
| Mississippi State | 10-8 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Ole Miss | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Florida | 9-9 | 7 | 20-16 |
| Arkansas | 8-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Alabama | 8-10 | 8 | 18-16 |
| Texas A&M | 6-12 | 10 | 14-18 |
| Missouri | 5-13 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Georgia | 2-16 | 14 | 11-21 |
| Vanderbilt | 0-18 | 16 | 9-23 |
Top Performers 2018-19
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game67.8
Rebounds Per Game33.3
Assists Per Game12.1
Points Allowed63.620th
2019 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Lewis | SF | Signed | 96 |
| Tre Mann | PG | Signed | 89 |
| Omar Payne | C | Signed | 88 |
| Jason Jitoboh | C | Committed | 80 |
| Alex Klatsky | PG | Committed | 60 |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 5 |
| Tournament Record | 45-18 |
| Championship Seasons | 2006, 2007 |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |