NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mike White sat slouched in a chair outside of Florida’s locker room, looking dejected with a blank stare on his face.
The Gators had just lost their Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game to the tournament’s No. 1 seed Texas A&M, 72-66, ending their tournament run. White had finished talking to his team in the locker room and was waiting to be taken to the press conference podium.
The scene inside the Florida locker room was the same. Hushed voices, long faces and any hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid gone.
Instead, the Gators will settle for a No.