Florida coach Billy Donovan
published Monday, February 7th, 2011
Score one for experience. The Florida Gators, who returned all five starters from last season's NCAA tournament basketball team, lead the Southeastern Conference's East Division because of their late-game productivity. Florida outlasted Kentucky, 70-68, in Gainesville on Saturday night to improve to 7-2 in league play, and the Gators have overtime wins over Tennessee and Vanderbilt and a double-overtime triumph at Georgia.