In basketball, size matters.
Florida has the size in 6-foot-11 starting center John Egbunu, but he’s not much help when he’s planted on the bench because of foul trouble.
Egbunu’s backups, Kevarrius Hayes and Schuyler Rimmer, also have size.
Their issue is inexperience.
In the Gators’ 60-59 loss Tuesday night at Vanderbilt, Florida faced a Commodores team with perhaps the best defensive frontcourt in the Southeastern Conference. The loss exposed the Gators’ lack of production from their big men when they were plagued with foul trouble.
At the 11:28 mark of the first half, Egbunu drew his second personal foul of the game with Florida (13-7, 5-3 SEC) down 11-9.