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Florida Gators basketball has high expectations for the 2019-20 season, and how the exceptionally young team plays in its nonconference slate may be a good indication of what to expect from the remainder of the campaign. Florida, along with the rest of the Southeastern Conference, accepted a mandate a few years ago to improve its nonconference strength of schedule, and the Gators — perhaps more than anyone — have answered that call.
The 2019-20 nonconference schedule was announced by the team earlier this week. In addition to its annual game against Florida State and entries into the Orange Bowl Classic and SEC-Big 12 Challenge, Florida has games scheduled against UConn and Butler, plus a three-day appearance in the Charleston Classic. Let’s take a look at how the slate shakes out.
Date | Gator Bait | Time/Score | TV/Rec. |
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11/7 | Stony Brook | W 81-45 | 1-0 |
11/11 | Kennesaw St. | W 88-78 | 2-0 |
11/14 | FAU | L 74-76 | 2-1 |
11/18 | at Florida St. | W 76-67 | 3-1 |
11/24 | vs. Xavier Phil Knight | L 83-90 | 3-2 |
11/25 | vs. Oregon St. Phil Knight | W 81-68 | 4-2 |
11/27 | vs. W. Virginia Phil Knight | L 55-84 | 4-3 |
11/30 | Florida A&M | W 102-62 | 5-3 |
12/4 | Stetson | W 89-51 | 6-3 |
12/7 | UConn | L 54-75 | 6-4 |
12/14 | vs. Ohio Tampa | W 82-48 | 7-4 |
12/20 | vs. Oklahoma Jumpman | L 53-62 | 7-5 |
12/28 | at Auburn | L 58-61 | 7-6 |
1/4 | Texas A&M | L 63-66 | 7-7 |
1/7 | Georgia | W 82-75 | 8-7 |
1/10 | at LSU | W 67-56 | 9-7 |
1/14 | Missouri | W 73-64 | 10-7 |
1/18 | at Texas A&M | L 52-54 | 10-8 |
1/21 | at Miss. State | 8:30 p.m. | SECN |
1/25 | South Carolina | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
1/28 | at Kansas State SEC-Big 12 | 6 p.m. | ESPN2 |
2/1 | Tennessee | 7 p.m. | ESPN2/U |
2/4 | at Kentucky | 8:30 p.m. | ESPN |
2/8 | at Alabama | 9 p.m. | ESPN2/U |
2/11 | Vanderbilt | 3:30 p.m. | SECN |
2/15 | Ole Miss | 6:30 p.m. | SECN |
2/18 | at Arkansas | 2 p.m. | ESPN/2 |
2/22 | Kentucky | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
2/25 | at Vanderbilt | 6 p.m. | ESPN2/U |
2/28 | at Georgia | 7 p.m. | SECN |
3/4 | LSU | 6 p.m. | SECN |
Time and television information has not yet been released.