Florida Gators Basketball: 4 reasons Florida will reach the Final Four
By Ryan Kately
No. 3: Experience
Who is the only SEC team to make the past 4 NCAA Tournaments? That’s right, it’s the Florida Gators. Since Coach White’s hire, the Gators have only missed the tournament once, not including the canceled 2020 tournament in which Florida would have made anyway. Although not many players have NCAA Tournament Experience on the team (Noah Locke and Collin Castleton are the only players with experience), Coach White knows how to prepare his players to play in the big dance.
The Gators haven’t just consistently made the tournament, but they have won at least their first-round game in each of the last three tournament appearances with the run to the Elite Eight in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. I believe Coach White is one of the most underrated coaches in the country, as he has been a winner everywhere he has coached. He is only one of two coaches to receive Coach of the Year honors in three different conferences. There is no doubt Coach White will have his players ready to play in the big dance.