The Florida Gators visit the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday in Nashville in an all-important 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
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 6:00 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
Vanderbilt
71.4
71.7
-0.3
53.8
41.9
71.3
32.8
13.1
8.3
18.3
25.3
43.6
31.7
16.3
1.3
11.77
25.31
37.08
1.08
10.27
0.489
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
Players and Stats
Vanderbilt
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
Liam Robbins
21
SR
F
7-0
235
14.7 Pts, 6.6 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Tyrin Lawrence
0
JR
G
6-4
190
11.1 Pts, 4.0 Reb, 1.8 Ast
Myles Stute
10
JR
F
6-7
215
9.5 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Ezra Manjon
5
SR
G
5-11
170
8.8 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 3.6 Ast
Jordan Wright
4
SR
G
5-7
10.0 Pts, 4.5 Reb, 2.0 Ast
Trey Thomas
12
JR
G
5-11
165
6.7 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Colin Smith
1
FR
F
6-8
215
3.8 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Quentin Millora-Brown
42
SR
F
6-10
229
3.4 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Emmanuel Ansong
20
SR
F
6-4
195
2.7 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Noah Shelby
2
FR
G
6-3
180
3.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Malik Dia
23
FR
F
6-9
240
3.1 Pts, 1.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Paul Lewis
3
FR
G
6-2
170
2.6 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Lee Dort
34
FR
F
6-10
255
2.1 Pts, 2.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Miles Keeffe
25
FR
G
6-5
185
0.7 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Graham Calton
22
SO
G
6-5
200
0.0 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Adrian Samuels
11
FR
G
6-5
170
0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Florida
Player
#
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
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
Stats from 2/17/2023 due to power outages
College Basketball Ratings
Vanderbilt vs. Florida Basketball Series History
Florida leads 72-71
Vanderbilt Roster
NO
NAME
POS
HT
WT
CLASS
HOMETOWN
0
Tyrin Lawrence
G
6′-4″
200
JR
Monticello, GA
1
Colin Smith
F
6′-8″
215
FR
Dallas, TX
2
Noah Shelby
G
6′-3″
180
FR
Mckinney, TX
3
Paul Lewis
G
6′-2″
170
FR
Woodbridge, VA
4
Jordan Wright
G
6′-6″
220
SR
Baton Rouge, LA
5
Ezra Manjon
G
6′-0″
170
SR
Antioch, CA
10
Myles Stute
F
6′-7″
215
JR
Washington, DC
11
Adrian Samuels
G
6′-5″
170
FR
Nashville, TN
12
Trey Thomas
G
6′-0″
160
JR
Durham, ON
20
Emmanuel Ansong
F
6′-4″
195
SR
Bordentown, NJ
21
Liam Robbins
F
7′-0″
250
SR
Davenport, IA
22
Graham Calton
G
6′-6″
205
SO
Charlotte, NC
23
Malik Dia
F
6′-9″
240
FR
Murfreesboro, TN
25
Miles Keeffe
G
6′-5″
185
FR
Novato, CA
34
Lee Dort
F
6′-10″
255
FR
Mckinney, TX
42
Quentin Millora-Brown
F
6′-10″
245
SR
Lorton, VA
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
–
Vanderbilt Schedule/Results
Date
Visitor
PTs
Home
PTs
11/7/2022
Memphis
76
Vanderbilt
67
11/11/2022
Southern Miss
60
Vanderbilt
48
11/15/2022
Vanderbilt
89
Temple
87
11/18/2022
Morehead St
43
Vanderbilt
76
11/23/2022
Saint Mary’s
75
Vanderbilt
65
11/24/2022
Fresno St
59
Vanderbilt
67
11/30/2022
Vanderbilt
65
VCU
70
12/3/2022
Wofford
62
Vanderbilt
65
12/7/2022
Pitt
74
Vanderbilt
75
12/9/2022
Grambling
64
Vanderbilt
62
12/17/2022
NC State
70
Vanderbilt
66
12/22/2022
Alabama A&M
62
Vanderbilt
70
12/30/2022
SE Louisiana
55
Vanderbilt
93
1/3/2023
South Carolina
79
Vanderbilt
84
1/7/2023
Vanderbilt
82
Missouri
85
1/10/2023
Vanderbilt
68
Tennessee
77
1/14/2023
Arkansas
84
Vanderbilt
97
1/17/2023
Alabama
78
Vanderbilt
66
1/21/2023
Vanderbilt
85
Georgia
82
1/24/2023
Kentucky
69
Vanderbilt
53
1/28/2023
Vanderbilt
66
Texas A&M
72
1/31/2023
Vanderbilt
44
Alabama
101
2/4/2023
Ole Miss
71
Vanderbilt
74
2/8/2023
Tennessee
65
Vanderbilt
66
2/11/2023
Vanderbilt
88
Florida
80
2/14/2023
Vanderbilt
75
South Carolina
64
2/18/2023
Auburn
65
Vanderbilt
67
2/22/2023
Vanderbilt
77
LSU
84
2/25/2023
Florida
Vanderbilt
3/1/2023
Vanderbilt
Kentucky
3/4/2023
Mississippi State
Vanderbilt
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
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
65
Arkansas
84
2/22/2023
Kentucky
82
Florida
74
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
Vanderbilt
[F] Lee Dort (Foot) – Out
Florida
[F] Colin Castleton (Hand) – Out
Source: statfox.com
Vanderbilt-Florida Prediction
Florida 78, Vanderbilt 77
Score prediction for entertainment purposes only.
Saturday‘s game tips off at 6:00 PM ET. TV: ESPN2.
