After reporting to the same effect on Monday night, the Florida Gators announced on Tuesday morning that their scheduled men’s basketball contest against North Florida for Wednesday night will be postponed and not played as scheduled.
With the team’s star and leader Keyontae Johnson still in a Gainesville hospital and only “following simple commands” after his terrifying collapse last Saturday against Florida State, that’s a first step toward the right call for this program: The cancellation of all non-conference games prior to SEC play.
Prior to this postponement — Florida’s statement says the decision was made given Johnson’s circumstances, and includes the quote “Florida basketball and the UAA wish to thank UNF’s coaching staff, administration and team for their flexibility and willingness to make this schedule change” and a proviso that “A makeup date will be determined at a later time” — the Gators had three games scheduled between now and Christmas: North Florida on Wednesday, Florida Atlantic on Saturday, and James Madison on Tuesday, December 22.