On Friday night, the Florida Gators encountered a much tougher foe in Kennesaw State than they defeated in their record-setting season-opening rout of Stony Brook.
But Colin Castleton plays for the Gators. And he’s pretty tough — and really, really good.
Castleton scored a career-high 33 points, divvying up 19 to the first half and 14 to a second half the Gators played without starting point guard Kyle Lofton, and filled the stat sheet besides that, lifting Florida to an 88-78 win over the Owls.
Castleton’s first half looked like one that had him en route to a huge night and Florida on pace for another comfortable win, with his usual variety of post moves and soft-touch jumpers allowing him to score at will against the undersized Kennesaw State frontcourt.