Before the football team kicked off against Miami the Florida Gators basketball program had a treat for fans in Gainesville, opening up practice to anyone who wanted to escape the heat and see a group of players for which there is a lot of anticipation. Gator Country’s own Nick Marcinko and Andrew Spivey were in attendance as well as a number of other trusted sources giving us our first real look at a team that is attempting to improve on a first round exit in the NCAA Tournament.
Firstly, the starting lineup as of this moment is exactly what the staff has been alluding to all offseason long:
Walter Clayton
Alijah Martin
Will Richard
Alex Condon
Rueben Chinyelu
One of the early storylines of the practice was the focus on defense, both in the half court and in special situations such as baseline out of bounds plays.