Florida has been predicted to finish second in the
Southeastern Conference in a media poll by SEC and national media members. In
addition, senior guard Kenny Boynton (Pompano Beach, Fla.) received
first-team recognition on the preseason All-SEC team, while junior center Patric
Young (Jacksonville, Fla.) earned a second-team nod.
Florida received five of the 24 first-place votes and was
the only team besides Kentucky to receive more than one first-place vote.
Missouri and Tennessee each received one first-place vote.
The Gators are one of five teams to place two players on the
preseason All-SEC teams as Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee
each had one player on the first team and one player on the second team.
Georgia also had one representative on the second team.
UF is ranked 10th nationally and begins its season with an exhibition
game in the O’Connell Center on Nov. 1 vs. Nebraska-Kearney before tipping off the
regular season aboard the USS Bataan against Georgetown on Nov. 9 in a
nationally-televised contest vs. Georgetown.
