The Florida Gators visit the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday in Lexington in a critical 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
Kentucky
Arena Name: Rupp Arena
Capacity: 23,000
Year Opened: 1976
Game Date/Time
Saturday, February 4, 2023, 8:30 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
Florida
72.8
65.0
7.7
60.0
44.1
74.3
33.0
14.9
7.0
20.0
21.0
39.8
31.5
16.6
-0.6
8.7
27.4
36.1
1.1
13.1
0.501
Kentucky
75.3
66.8
8.5
68.2
45.9
68.9
36.6
12.7
7.0
18.4
19.1
42.6
33.2
15.4
7.7
13.3
25.3
38.6
1.4
12.1
0.517
Players and Stats
Florida
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Colin Castleton
12
SR
F
6-11
231
15.1 Pts, 7.7 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Will Richard
5
SO
G
6-5
195
10.1 Pts, 4.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Kyle Lofton
11
SR
G
6-3
190
8.8 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Kowacie Reeves
14
SO
G
6-6
182
8.6 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Trey Bonham
2
JR
G
6-0
170
7.2 Pts, 2.4 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Alex Fudge
3
SO
F
6-8
185
7.0 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Riley Kugel
24
FR
G
6-5
207
6.6 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Myreon Jones
0
SR
G
6-3
180
5.3 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 2.3 Ast
Jason Jitoboh
33
SR
C
6-11
285
2.5 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 0.4 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
1.4 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Niels Lane
4
JR
G
6-5
206
1.5 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Aleksander Szymczyk
13
FR
F
6-10
240
0.7 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Alex Klatsky
21
JR
G
6-4
185
0.6 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Jack May
20
SO
G
6-4
175
0.4 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 As
Kentucky
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Oscar Tshiebwe
34
SR
F
6-9
260
16.5 Pts, 13.6 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Antonio Reeves
12
SR
G
6-4
185
13.4 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 1.2 Ast
Jacob Toppin
0
SR
F
6-9
194
11.5 Pts, 6.3 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Cason Wallace
22
FR
G
6-4
193
11.3 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Sahvir Wheeler
2
SR
G
5-10
180
7.7 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 5.7 Ast
CJ Fredrick
1
SR
G
6-3
195
7.4 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Chris Livingston
24
FR
F
6-6
220
5.4 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Lance Ware
55
JR
F
6-9
223
2.4 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Ugonna Onyenso
33
FR
F
6-11
225
2.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Daimion Collins
4
SO
F
6-9
202
2.1 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Adou Thiero
3
FR
G
6-6
200
2.6 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Brennan Canada
14
SR
F
6-6
198
1.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Walker Horn
21
FR
G
6-1
200
0.0 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Kareem Watkins
25
JR
G
5-8
145
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Grant Darbyshire
13
FR
G
6-2
College Basketball Ratings
Florida vs. Kentucky Basketball Series History
Kentucky leads 129-27
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
–
Kentucky Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Jacob Toppin
F
6′-9″
205
SR
Brooklyn, NY
1
CJ Fredrick
G
6′-3″
185
SR
Cincinnati, OH
2
Sahvir Wheeler
G
5′-9″
180
SR
Houston, TX
3
Adou Thiero
G
6′-6″
200
FR
Leetsdale, PA
4
Daimion Collins
F
6′-9″
210
SO
Atlanta, TX
12
Antonio Reeves
G
6′-5″
205
SR
Chicago, IL
13
Grant Darbyshire
G
6′-2″
190
FR
Cincinnati, OH
14
Brennan Canada
G
6′-6″
205
SR
Mount Sterling, KY
21
Walker Horn
G
6′-4″
200
FR
Austin, TX
22
Cason Wallace
G
6′-4″
193
FR
Dallas, TX
24
Chris Livingston
F
6′-6″
220
FR
Akron, OH
25
Kareem Watkins
G
5′-8″
175
JR
Camden, NJ
33
Ugonna Onyenso
F
6′-11″
225
FR
–
34
Oscar Tshiebwe
F
6′-9″
260
SR
–
55
Lance Ware
F
6′-9″
235
JR
Camden, NJ
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
60
Florida
81
1/28/2023
Florida
50
Kansas St
64
2/1/2023
Tennessee
54
Florida
67
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
Kentucky Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Howard
63
Kentucky
95
11/11/2022
Duquesne
52
Kentucky
77
11/15/2022
Kentucky
77
Michigan State
86
11/17/2022
SC State
63
Kentucky
106
11/20/2022
Kentucky
72
Gonzaga
88
11/23/2022
North Florida
56
Kentucky
96
11/29/2022
Bellarmine
41
Kentucky
60
12/4/2022
Michigan
69
Kentucky
73
12/10/2022
Yale
59
Kentucky
69
12/17/2022
UCLA
63
Kentucky
53
12/21/2022
FAMU
68
Kentucky
88
12/28/2022
Kentucky
75
Missouri
89
12/31/2022
Louisville
63
Kentucky
86
1/3/2023
LSU
71
Kentucky
74
1/7/2023
Kentucky
52
Alabama
78
1/10/2023
South Carolina
71
Kentucky
68
1/14/2023
Kentucky
63
Tennessee
56
1/17/2023
Georgia
71
Kentucky
85
1/21/2023
Texas A&M
67
Kentucky
76
1/24/2023
Kentucky
69
Vanderbilt
53
1/28/2023
Kansas
77
Kentucky
68
1/31/2023
Kentucky
75
Ole Miss
66
2/4/2023
Florida
Kentucky
2/7/2023
Arkansas
Kentucky
2/11/2023
Kentucky
Georgia
2/15/2023
Kentucky
Mississippi State
2/18/2023
Tennessee
Kentucky
2/22/2023
Kentucky
Florida
2/25/2023
Auburn
Kentucky
3/1/2023
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
3/4/2023
Kentucky
Arkansas
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
Florida
None reported.
Kentucky
[G] Cason Wallace (Leg) – Questionable
Source: statfox.com
Florida-Kentucky Prediction
Kentucky 78, Florida 73
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 8:30 PM ET. TV: ESPN.
