Report: Florida basketball on track to return to the court Wednesday against Alabama

Florida’s basketball team has been in limbo since SEC play began last week. The team was supposed to open its conference slate with a road matchup against Ole Miss in Oxford, but a spell of COVID cases within the UF problem resulted in that game’s postponement, and there hasn’t been any official word on whether the team will make its SEC debut on Wednesday night for its scheduled game against Alabama.

But according to the Gainesville Sun’s Graham Hall, there is some good news. Hall reports that the team is back practicing and expects to be able to suit up against the Crimson Tide at the O’Connell Center.

After a 6-0 start to the season, the Gators finished non-conference play just 3-3 and are limping into what is a very challenging start to the conference slate. Their first three games will be Quadrant 1 matchups against teams who rank in the top 20 of the NET, with the latter two matchups against Auburn and LSU being against top 10 teams.

The SEC is a very competitive league this season, and Florida will need to play much better than it did down the stretch in non-conference play if it’s going to keep coach Mike White‘s NCAA Tournament streak alive. But for now, UF will hope it has enough players available to get back on the court Wednesday night against the Crimson Tide at 7 p.m. EST.

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