Florida basketball updates SEC Availability Report before clash with No. 1 Auburn
Florida basketball updates SEC Availability Report before clash with No. 1 Auburn
Florida removed starting guard Walter Clayton Jr. from its mandatory SEC availability report Friday night ahead of Saturday's contest against top-ranked Auburn.
Clayton is coming off a sprained ankle suffered last Saturday against the Tennessee Volunteers. He missed Tuesday's matchup with Vanderbilt, but head coach Todd Golden said he expected his top scorer to be "100%" for this top-10 meeting. Clayton doesn't have a questionable tag on him, which means he wasn't held back at all in practice Friday.
Unfortunately, the jury is still out on FAU transfer and Florida's No. 2 scorer Alijah Martin, who suffered a hip pointer injury in the first half against Vanderbilt. He went to the locker room ahead of half time but finished the game, playing through pain. He's officially listed as questionable and could be a game-time decision against Auburn.
The Tigers aren't dealing with any injuries right now and will have all their players available.
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Florida at Auburn will be broadcast nationally on ESPN2 on Saturday, Feb. 8. Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will call the game from the sideline inside Neville Arena, with Jess Sims reporting as well.
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