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Florida's season came to an end a couple of days earlier than the Gators hoped when they lost in the semifinals of the NIT. Even so, the young players redeemed themselves after an embarrassing loss in the SEC tournament and collapse late in the regular season.

The Gators won two games at home by big margins and then beat Arizona State on the road by 13 points—matching their biggest win of the season on an opponent's court—to advance to the NIT semifinals.

They then led a veteran Massachusetts team for a half before fading in the second half and losing 78-66.

But coach Billy Donovan, who had scolded his players after the loss to Alabama in the SEC tourney, banning the team from the usual practice facility and not allowing them to wear gear with the...]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:49:55 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-fak:1 Speights prepares for draft night (Rivals.com) Headlines and news reports from across the country have been generally positive regarding Marreese Speights and... Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:26:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-223605:1 Florida's Speights decides to stay in NBA draft (AP) Florida center Marreese Speights has decided to keep his name in the upcoming NBA draft, hiring an agent and skipping his final two years of eligibility. Speights told coach Billy Donovan of his intentions Thursday. Speights averaged 14.5 points and 8.1 rebounds last season. He also led the Gators with 49 blocked shots and 10 double-doubles. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:00:25 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaab,article,ap-florida-speights:1 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:49:55 PDT