The South Carolina Gamecocks clash with the Florida Gators on Wednesday in Gainesville in a significant SEC basketball matchup. Look inside for a preview of the game, including key players, a statistical comparison, team schedules, injury reports, game TV information and a final score prediction.
John H. Sanford, 14Powers SEC Basketball
Venue
Florida
Arena Name: Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Capacity: 10,133
Year Opened: 1980
Game Date/Time
Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7:00 PM ET
Team Statistical Comparison
Scoring Offense
Scoring Defense
Scoring Margin
Winning %
Field Goal %
Free Throw %
Three Point %
FT Made P/G
Three Pointers P/G
FT Attempts P/G
3-Point Attempts P/G
FG % Defense
3-Point % Defense
Fouls Per Game
Rebound Margin
Rebounds (Off.) P/G
Rebounds (Def) P/G
Rebounds Per Game
Assist/Turnover Ratio
TOs Forced P/G
Effective FG pct
South Carolina
64.7
70.9
-6.2
50.0
40.1
63.5
32.4
9.2
7.8
14.6
24.1
46.5
35.6
15.5
1.4
13.06
22.69
35.75
0.84
10.81
0.467
Florida
74.2
66.5
7.8
56.2
45.1
75.4
33
15.8
6.6
20.9
20.1
40.2
33.2
17.3
0.3
8.38
27.62
36.0
1.01
13.25
0.508
Players and Stats
South Carolina
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Gregory “GG” Jackson II
23
FR
F
6-9
215
15.1 Pts, 6.6 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Meechie Johnson
5
SO
G
6-2
172
12.5 Pts, 4.1 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Hayden Brown
10
SR
F
6-5
225
11.1 Pts, 4.9 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Chico Carter
2
SR
G
6-2
190
11.1 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Jacobi Wright
1
SO
G
6-2
180
5.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
31
JR
F
6-8
3.0 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Josh Gray
33
JR
C
6-11
255
2.7 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Zachary Davis
12
FR
G
6-8
190
2.7 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
30
FR
F
6-8
233
2.6 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ford Cooper
44
SR
G
6-3
183
1.0 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Ja’Von Benson
21
JR
F
6-7
251
0.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Eli Sparkman
14
FR
G
6-0
153
0.4 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Tre-Vaughn Minott
4
JR
C
6-9
280
0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ebrima Dibba
0
SR
G
6-6
Florida
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Colin Castleton
12
SR
F
6-11
231
14.9 Pts, 8.1 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Will Richard
5
SO
G
6-5
195
10.1 Pts, 4.3 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Trey Bonham
2
JR
G
6-0
170
8.5 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 1.6 Ast
Kowacie Reeves
14
SO
G
6-6
182
9.1 Pts, 3.2 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Kyle Lofton
11
SR
G
6-3
190
8.8 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 3.0 Ast
Alex Fudge
3
SO
F
6-8
185
7.5 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Riley Kugel
24
FR
G
6-5
207
6.2 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Myreon Jones
0
SR
G
6-3
180
4.8 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Jason Jitoboh
33
SR
C
6-11
285
2.6 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.5 Ast
CJ Felder
1
SR
F
6-7
230
2.5 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Denzel Aberdeen
10
FR
G
6-5
189
1.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Niels Lane
4
JR
G
6-5
206
1.8 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Aleksander Szymczyk
13
FR
F
6-10
240
0.8 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Alex Klatsky
21
JR
G
6-4
185
0.8 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Jack May
20
SO
G
6-4
175
0.5 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
College Basketball Ratings
South Carolina vs. Florida Basketball Series History
Florida leads 47-28
South Carolina Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Ebrima Dibba
G
6′-6″
214
SR
–
1
Jacobi Wright
G
6′-2″
188
SO
Fort Mill, SC
2
Chico Carter Jr.
G
6′-3″
192
SR
Columbia, SC
4
Tre-Vaughn Minott
C
6′-9″
258
JR
Montreal, PQ
5
Meechie Johnson
G
6′-2″
180
JR
Cleveland, OH
10
Hayden Brown
F
6′-5″
234
SR
Greer, SC
12
Zachary Davis
G
6′-8″
190
FR
Orangeburg, SC
14
Eli Sparkman
G
6′-0″
153
FR
Cleveland, TN
21
Ja’Von Benson
F
6′-7″
253
JR
Columbia, SC
23
Gregory Jackson II
F
6′-9″
215
FR
Columbia, SC
30
Daniel Hankins-Sanford
F
6′-8″
233
FR
Charlotte, NC
31
Benjamin Bosmans-Verdonk
F
6′-8″
250
JR
–
33
Josh Gray
F
7′-0″
255
JR
Brooklyn, NY
44
Ford Cooper Jr.
G
6′-3″
193
SR
Charlotte, NC
Florida Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Myreon Jones
G
6′-3″
177
SR
Birmingham, AL
1
CJ Felder
F
6′-7″
240
SR
Sumter, SC
2
Trey Bonham
G
6′-0″
170
JR
Mobile, AL
3
Alex Fudge
F
6′-9″
194
SO
Jacksonville, FL
4
Niels Lane
G
6′-5″
215
JR
Freehold, NJ
5
Will Richard
G
6′-4″
206
SO
Fairburn, GA
10
Denzel Aberdeen
G
6′-5″
189
FR
Orlando, FL
11
Kyle Lofton
G
6′-3″
186
SR
Hillside, NJ
12
Colin Castleton
F
6′-11″
240
SR
Deland, FL
13
Aleks Szymczyk
F
6′-10″
233
FR
–
14
Kowacie Reeves
G
6′-6″
190
SO
Macon, GA
20
Jack May
G
6′-4″
195
SO
Boca Raton, FL
21
Alex Klatsky
G
6′-4″
206
JR
Colts Neck, NJ
24
Riley Kugel
G
6′-5″
207
FR
Orlando, FL
33
Jason Jitoboh
C
6′-11″
300
SR
–
South Carolina Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/8/2022
SC State
77
South Carolina
80
11/11/2022
Clemson
58
South Carolina
60
11/17/2022
Colorado St
85
South Carolina
53
11/18/2022
South Carolina
60
Davidson
69
11/20/2022
Furman
79
South Carolina
60
11/25/2022
SC Upstate
53
South Carolina
68
11/30/2022
South Carolina
55
G Washington
79
12/3/2022
South Carolina
74
Georgetown
71
12/11/2022
Presbyterian
57
South Carolina
68
12/14/2022
South Carolina
70
UAB
84
12/17/2022
East Carolina
64
South Carolina
56
12/22/2022
Western KY
58
South Carolina
65
12/30/2022
E Michigan
64
South Carolina
74
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Tennessee
85
South Carolina
42
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Texas A&M
94
South Carolina
53
1/17/2023
Ole Miss
70
South Carolina
58
1/21/2023
Auburn
81
South Carolina
66
1/25/2023
South Carolina
Florida
1/28/2023
South Carolina
Georgia
1/31/2023
Mississippi State
South Carolina
2/4/2023
Arkansas
South Carolina
2/7/2023
South Carolina
Missouri
2/11/2023
South Carolina
Ole Miss
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
2/18/2023
South Carolina
LSU
2/22/2023
Alabama
South Carolina
2/25/2023
South Carolina
Tennessee
2/28/2023
South Carolina
Mississippi State
3/4/2023
Georgia
South Carolina
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Florida Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Stony Brook
45
Florida
81
11/11/2022
Kennesaw St
78
Florida
88
11/14/2022
FAU
76
Florida
74
11/18/2022
Florida
76
Florida State
67
11/24/2022
Florida
83
Xavier
90
11/25/2022
Oregon St
68
Florida
81
11/30/2022
FAMU
62
Florida
102
12/4/2022
Stetson
51
Florida
89
12/7/2022
UConn
75
Florida
54
12/14/2022
Ohio
48
Florida
82
12/20/2022
Florida
53
Oklahoma
62
12/28/2022
Florida
58
Auburn
61
1/4/2023
Texas A&M
66
Florida
63
1/7/2023
Georgia
75
Florida
82
1/10/2023
Florida
67
LSU
56
1/14/2023
Missouri
64
Florida
73
1/18/2023
Florida
52
Texas A&M
54
1/21/2023
Florida
61
Mississippi State
59
1/25/2023
South Carolina
Florida
1/28/2023
Florida
Kansas St
2/1/2023
Tennessee
Florida
2/4/2023
Florida
Kentucky
2/8/2023
Florida
Alabama
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
Florida
2/15/2023
Ole Miss
Florida
2/18/2023
Florida
Arkansas
2/22/2023
Kentucky
Florida
2/25/2023
Florida
Vanderbilt
2/28/2023
Florida
Georgia
3/4/2023
LSU
Florida
3/9/2023 to 3/13/2023
SEC Tournament, Tampa, FL
Tampa, FL
3/14/2023 to 4/3/2023
NCAA Tournament
Injuries and Suspensions
South Carolina
None reported
Florida
None reported
Source: statfox.com
South Carolina-Florida Prediction
Florida 84, South Carolina 74
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Wednesday‘s game tips off at 7:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.
