The Florida Gators tangle with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday in Fayetteville in a momentous 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
Arkansas
Arena Name: Bud Walton Arena
Capacity: 19,200
Year Opened: 1993
Game Date/Time
Saturday, February 18, 2023, 2:00 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
Florida
71.8
66.9
4.9
53.8
43.8
73
32.3
14.9
6.6
20.4
20.5
40.2
32.6
16
-2.1
8.31
27.5
35.81
1.11
12.19
0.495
Arkansas
73.8
65.6
8.2
65.4
47.7
69.8
30.6
15.1
4.9
21.6
16
41.2
32.6
18.8
3
9.92
25.54
35.46
1.03
14.65
0.520
Players and Stats
Florida
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Colin Castleton
12
SR
F
6-11
231
16.0 Pts, 7.7 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Will Richard
5
SO
G
6-5
195
10.3 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Kyle Lofton
11
SR
G
6-3
190
8.9 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 3.4 Ast
Kowacie Reeves
14
SO
G
6-6
182
8.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Riley Kugel
24
FR
G
6-5
207
7.6 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Trey Bonham
2
JR
G
6-0
170
6.3 Pts, 2.1 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Alex Fudge
3
SO
F
6-8
185
6.3 Pts, 4.7 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Myreon Jones
0
SR
G
6-3
180
5.3 Pts, 3.1 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Jason Jitoboh
33
SR
C
6-11
285
2.4 Pts, 1.3 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
1.5 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Niels Lane
4
JR
G
6-5
206
1.3 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Aleksander Szymczyk
13
FR
F
6-10
240
0.9 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 Ast
Arkansas
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Summary
Ricky Council
1
JR
G
6-6
205
16.5 Pts, 3.3 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Anthony Black
0
FR
G
6-7
198
13.0 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 4.3 Ast
Davonte Davis
4
JR
G
6-3
180
11.2 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 3.0 Ast
Jordan Walsh
13
FR
F
6-7
205
7.3 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Makhi Mitchell
15
SR
F
6-9
230
7.2 Pts, 5.8 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Jalen Graham
11
SR
F
6-9
220
5.2 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Trevon Brazile
2
SO
F
6-9
215
11.8 Pts, 6.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Makhel Mitchell
22
SR
F
6-10
245
4.7 Pts, 3.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Nick Smith
3
FR
G
6-5
185
9.9 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Joseph Pinion
5
FR
G
6-5
190
2.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Kamani Johnson
20
SR
F
6-7
215
2.1 Pts, 2.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Derrian Ford
23
FR
G
6-3
205
0.9 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Cade Arbogast
21
JR
G
6-3
170
0.5 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Barry Dunning
12
FR
G
6-6
195
0.1 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Lawson Blake
45
SO
F
6-10
225
0.0 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.0 As
College Basketball Ratings
Florida vs. Arkansas Basketball Series History
Florida leads 26-14
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
–
Arkansas Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Anthony Black
G
6′-7″
198
FR
Duncanville, TX
1
Ricky Council IV
G
6′-6″
205
JR
Durham, NC
2
Trevon Brazile
F
6′-10″
212
SO
Springfield, MO
3
Nick Smith Jr.
G
6′-5″
185
FR
Jacksonville, AR
4
Davonte Davis
G
6′-4″
185
JR
Jacksonville, AR
5
Joseph Pinion
G
6′-5″
190
FR
Morrilton, AR
11
Jalen Graham
F
6′-9″
225
SR
Phoenix, AZ
12
Barry Dunning Jr.
G
6′-6″
195
FR
Mobile, AL
13
Jordan Walsh
G
6′-7″
205
FR
Desoto, TX
15
Makhi Mitchell
F
6′-9″
230
SR
Washington, DC
20
Kamani Johnson
F
6′-7″
230
SR
Brooklyn, NY
21
Cade Arbogast
G
6′-3″
180
JR
Concord, CA
22
Makhel Mitchell
F
6′-10″
240
SR
Washington, DC
23
Derrian Ford
G
6′-3″
205
FR
Magnolia, AR
45
Lawson Blake
F
6′-10″
225
SO
Fayetteville, AR
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
67
Kentucky
72
2/8/2023
Florida
69
Alabama
97
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
88
Florida
80
2/15/2023
Ole Miss
64
Florida
79
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
Arkansas Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
N Dakota St
58
Arkansas
76
11/11/2022
Fordham
48
Arkansas
74
11/16/2022
S Dakota St
56
Arkansas
71
11/21/2022
Louisville
54
Arkansas
80
11/22/2022
Creighton
90
Arkansas
87
11/23/2022
Arkansas
78
San Diego St
74
11/28/2022
Troy
61
Arkansas
74
12/3/2022
San José St
59
Arkansas
99
12/6/2022
UNC Greensboro
58
Arkansas
65
12/10/2022
Oklahoma
78
Arkansas
88
12/17/2022
Bradley
57
Arkansas
76
12/21/2022
UNC Asheville
51
Arkansas
85
12/28/2022
Arkansas
57
LSU
60
1/4/2023
Missouri
68
Arkansas
74
1/7/2023
Arkansas
59
Auburn
72
1/11/2023
Alabama
84
Arkansas
69
1/14/2023
Arkansas
84
Vanderbilt
97
1/18/2023
Arkansas
76
Missouri
79
1/21/2023
Ole Miss
59
Arkansas
69
1/24/2023
LSU
40
Arkansas
60
1/28/2023
Arkansas
64
Baylor
67
1/31/2023
Texas A&M
70
Arkansas
81
2/4/2023
Arkansas
65
South Carolina
63
2/7/2023
Arkansas
88
Kentucky
73
2/11/2023
Mississippi State
70
Arkansas
64
2/15/2023
Arkansas
56
Texas A&M
62
2/18/2023
Florida
Arkansas
2/21/2023
Georgia
Arkansas
2/25/2023
Arkansas
Alabama
2/28/2023
Arkansas
Tennessee
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
[F] Colin Castleton (Hand) – Out
Arkansas
[F] Trevon Brazile (Knee) – Out
Source: statfox.com
Florida-Arkansas Prediction
Arkansas 75, Florida 67
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 2:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.
