Florida’s men’s basketball team will begin 2017 NCAA Tournament play on Thursday, March 16, tipping off against East Tennessee State at approximately 3:10 p.m. The No. 4 seed Gators will play No. 13 seed East Tennessee State in a first round East Region match-up in Orlando.
The Gators’ game with the Buccaneers is the second game of Thursday’s afternoon session, and will be played following the other East Region game in Orlando between No. 5 seed Virginia and No. 12 seed UNC Wilmington, which tips at 12:40 p.m.
Florida’s game will be televised on truTV, and will be covered by Ian Eagle, Steve Lavin, and Evan Washburn.