Special report on the Florida Gators basketball team:
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida men’s basketball team has earned a No. 4 seed in the National Invitation Tournament and will host UCF on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The game will air on ESPN2.
Florida (16-16, 9-9 SEC) will make its 12th all-time NIT appearance, holding a 14-13 record in the event and with three semifinal appearances (1986, 1992, 2008). The Gators are 10-1 all-time vs. UCF, the last meeting a 79-66 win in Gainesville on Nov. 23, 2012.
Todd Golden is the second first-year head coach in Florida history to lead the Gators to a postseason appearance and the first since 1973-74 to post multiple top-25 wins.