Florida basketball releases SEC Availability Report ahead of matchup with Oklahoma
Florida basketball releases SEC Availability Report ahead of matchup with Oklahoma
Florida basketball prepares to host the Oklahoma Sooners tonight at the O'Connell Center and according to the latest SEC availability report, the Gators will be without Sam Alexis and Alex Condon—both sidelined due to ankle injuries.
Alexis and Condon both went down with ankle injuries against the Mississippi State Bulldogs on Feb. 11 and they are still not quite ready for game action.
Alexis, a junior forward, has averaged 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds per game off the bench this season.
Condon, one of the focal pieces of this Florida team, has averaged 10.6 points and 7.8 rebounds in 24 games played this season.
On the other side, the Sooners arrive in Gainesville with a clean bill of health. Everyone is available to play.
The Gators have been able to rally without Alexis and Condon since they went down last week as Florida beat the South Carolina Gamecocks on Saturday, 88-67.
The Gators look to make it a fifth-straight win tonight against Oklahoma.
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The Gators host the Oklahoma Sooners tonight at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2.
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