I am going to have to get used to seeing a Russian name and not automatically thinking it is about hockey.
On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 8:05 AM, Shane Ford <[email protected]> wrote: > Koulechov leads Gators over Gardner-Webb in opener > By > Kevin Brockway <http://www.gatorsports.com/author/kevin-brockway/> > (Gainesville SUN) - > November 13, 2017 > 12 > <http://www.gatorsports.com/2017/11/koulechov-leads-gators-gardner-webb-opener/#comments> > 237 > > <https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gatorsports.com%2F2017%2F11%2Fkoulechov-leads-gators-gardner-webb-opener%2F> > > <http://3boxml133uq12y8y9x34hnqo.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/KOULECHOV.jpg>Florida > guard Egor Koulechov (4) shoots over Gardner-Webb guard Jamaal Robateau (0) > during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, > Fla., Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Florida won 116-74. (AP Photo/Ron Irby) > > Florida graduate transfer forward Egor Koulechov took a trip into the > crowd shortly after his record-setting performance in UF’s season-opening > 116-74 win Monday over Gardner-Webb. > > After a radio interview ended, Koulechov stepped into the student section > and was mobbed by the Rowdy Reptiles that remained. > > “I was happy this day came,” Koulechov said. “I’ve been waiting for it > since I came here. It’s a great environment, a great program. It’s a lot of > fun especially when you are winning.” > > Behind 34 points, five assists and five rebounds from Koulechov, the No. 8 > Gators rolled over Gardner-Webb before 8,604 at Exactech Arena. The > 6-foot-5 grad transfer forward from Rice went 11 of 17 from the field and 6 > of 9 from 3-point range to match Tom Baxley (Dec. 1, 1962 against Miami) > for the most points by a Gator player in their debut. > > Koulechov actually missed his first two shots before converting a > three-point play on an early putback to put the Gators up 8-4. It was a > sign of things to come. The first of five first-half 3-pointers by > Koulechov put the Gators ahead to stay 18-16. By halftime, Koulechov had > 23 points, helping the Gators build a 55-32 halftime lead. > > “You’ve just got to see the ball go in and take what the game gives you,” > Koulechov said. “That’s part of what makes this team great. Everyone is so > unselfish.” > > *YouTube Interview with Egor:* > > https://youtu.be/jyua5Hi64f0 > > Florida coach Mike White said he felt Koulechov, who averaged 18.2 points > and shot 47.4 percent from 3-point range at Rice last season, was efficient > and played a complete game on both ends of the floor. > > “I like how after he got it rolling he wasn’t hunting, he continues to > take good shots,” White said. “He’s got a quick release and he’s got a nice > stroke so obviously a good shot for him is obviously a little bit different > than a good shot for other guys on our team.” > > Junior guard Jalen Hudson added 16 points for the Gators, while freshman > guard Mike Okauru had 13 points. Senior point guard Chris Chiozza, > recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered during the preseason, had > five points, six rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes off the bench. > > All 11 of UF’s scholarship players scored in the game. Florida’s 116 > points set a record for points in a season opener, surpassing the 112 > scored against Montana State to start the 2003-04 season. Florida had 26 > assists to just eight turnovers. > > “Offensively, we made a big jump tonight,” White said. “We really moved > it. Our initial offensive push in transition was as good as I’ve seen it.” > > Said Chiozza: “It’s a sign that we have a lot of scorers. But every team, > no matter how good of shooters they have, have games where they don’t make > shots. So we’ve got to continue to get better on defense, every game.” > > Florida shot 58 percent from the field, 51.7 percent from 3-point range > (15-29) and scored 22 points off turnovers in a dynamic offensive night. > > “In my 17 years coaching basketball, I told Mike White that I don’t think > I’ve seen a team attack that quickly in transition,” Gardner-Webb coach Tim > Craft said. > > But while Florida rolled offensively, the Gators had some defensive lapses > in allowing Gardner-Webb to score 42 points in the second half. The > Bulldogs (0-2) shot 42.4 percent from the field and 30 percent from 3-point > range. It’s something that the Gators will look to work on in their next > game Thursday night against UNF. > > “We can’t count on shooting the kind of clip we did tonight every night,” > White said. > > FREE THROWS: Former Gator forward Canyon Barry not only attended the game, > but played trombone in the pep band and was shown on the Jumbotron at > Exactech Arena. Barry was cut from a pro team in Finland and is back on > UF’s campus to continue to pursue his grad degree in nuclear engineering. … > Other former Gators who attended the game included guard Teddy Dupay of > UF’s 2000 NCAA Finals and guard Michael Frazier II of UF’s 2014 Final Four > team. Frazier played professionally last year in Italy and plans to return > to Italy again this year, but is currently rehabbing a knee injury. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel > (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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