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UF men’s basketball establishing new era under Mike White

New Florida men's basketball coach Mike White speaks to the media during the team's media day Sept. 29, 2015, at the UF Women's Club.

He had already analyzed film from 32 of Florida’s games from the previous year, already sought advice from the coaches he was replacing, asking them about players’ tendencies, strengths and weaknesses, and already called recruits to make sure they were still committed.

It wasn’t until 21 minutes into White’s first UF media day, which came more than four months after he was introduced as Billy Donovan’s successor, that the 38-year old coach was asked to revisit the past.