Florida Gators Men’s Basketball junior forward will submit his name into the NBA Draft. By submitting his name into the draft without hiring an agent, he will still maintain his NCAA eligibility should he decide to withdraw his name at a later date. Basically this lets Tyus get a feel of where he might be drafted – if he’s a projected first rounder, I’d expect him to leave for the NBA.

The Florida Gators (17-8) host the Auburn Tigers (12-13) tonight at the O’Connell Center. Tip off is at 7:00 PM and the game will be aired on ESPN. The Gators have lost two in a row and desperately need to get back on the winning track. Auburn should be just the team to get them there.

Thinking about a few topics concerning all things Florida Gators…
Dan Werner. I think we are all in agreement that Dan Werner is a liability on the court at any given time. Now I’m not one that concentrates too much on basketball. I try to catch every Gator basketball game I can, but I certainly have less knowledge of the game than some. But every time I have seen Werner check in this season, I get nervous. He is shooting a career-low .336 from the field, and .279 from bonus …

The Florida Gators were leading almost the entire game, but were clearly outplayed in the second half by South Carolina and ultimately lost to the Gamecocks last night by a final score of 71-77. We kept hearing about how great Devan Downey is all week and he didn’t disappoint last night. He torched the Gators for 24 points and nabbed 4 steals. The Gators now fall to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in the SEC.

The Florida Gators won a close game last night over the Alabama Crimson Tide by a final score of 66-65. It’s refreshing to get back on the winning track, but a little scary that they had a tough time with Alabama … who just isn’t very good. The Gators are now 16-6 overall and 5-3 in the SEC, holding steady at 4th place in the SEC East.