The Florida Gators men’s basketball team will compete in its second and final exhibition game of the 2009-10 season Monday night against Webber International at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Head coach Billy Donovan has not lost an exhibition game since Nov. 19, 2001, and his team defeated Saint Leo last week 95-46. Tickets are available for the game and can be purchased from the box office.

OGGOA will publish a complete Florida basketball season preview next week before the regular season begins against the Stetson Hatters on Sunday, Nov. 15. We will have full coverage of basketball and every other sport throughout the season. The entire schedule and more is available by clicking the “Basketball” button on the menu bar.

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The University of Florida‘s men’s basketball team began their 2009-10 season Monday night, defeating Saint Leo 95-46 in an exhibition game at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Gators freshman guard Kenny Boynton led the team with 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting while going 5/9 from three-point range. Boynton also contributed six rebounds, two assists and three steals and appeared to tweak his knee at some point in the second half. The extent of the injury is not known, though it did not look serious to those in attendance and it is believed he will be fine to play in Florida’s next exhibition game.

Junior forward Alex Tyus recorded a team-high nine rebounds and added 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting, while sophomore point guard Erving Walker was good for 16 points and led the way with nine assists. Redshirt junior transfer center Vernon Macklin grabbed four rebounds and seven points. Also of note is that Israeli freshman PG Nimrod Tishman wants to be known as “Rod” (good choice) during his Gators career.

Football’s sophmore kicker Caleb Sturgis, volleyball’s senior libero Elyse Cusack and soccer players Lauren Hyde and McKenzie Barney all took home individual awards from the Southeastern Conference on Monday. Sturgis was named Special Teams Player of the Week, Cusack and Hyde both earned Defensive Player of the Week honors for their respective sports and Barney won Freshman of the Week. Sturgis kicked a 56-yard and 44-yard field goal in the Gators win over the Georgia Bulldogs.

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The Florida Gators men’s basketball team is set to begin the 2009-10 season with an exhibition game Monday night against Saint Leo at 7 p.m. in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Head coach Billy Donovan has not lost an exhibition game since Nov. 19, 2001, when the Gators went down to the EA Sports All-Stars. (Yes, the EA Sports All-Stars.) Tickets are available for the game and can be purchased from the box office. Not that I’m saying this is a must-attend game or anything like that.

OGGOA will publish a complete Florida basketball season preview next week before the regular season begins against the Stetson Hatters on Sunday, Nov. 15. We will have full coverage of basketball and every other sport throughout the season. Expect additions to the right side bar soon.

Tags: Billy Donovan, O'Connell Center, Saint Leo, Stetson Hatters