The Florida Gators’ two best players, point guard Andrew Nembhard and shooting guard Noah Locke, are also the two of the team’s youngest players.
It’s a good sign for the future.
It also has become a big problem this season for coach Mike White.
“When you’ve got freshmen leading, not a sign of a great team,” White said Tuesday. “That’s where we’re at.”
White never imagined the Gators (8-5) would in this position to start conference play.
UF entered this past Saturday’s SEC opener against South Carolina at home a week removed from a 77-43 rout of Butler, a quality program that had beaten the Gators a month earlier.