What Will Richard said after Gators’ win over Richmond Spiders
Florida basketball earned its sixth victory of the season in nine tries on Saturday in Sunrise, Florida, with an 87-76 win over the Richmond Spiders. One of the major contributors for the Gators was junior guard Will Richard who snapped out of an early-season slump in the triumph.
The 6-foot-4-inch, 206-pound combo guard scored a game-high 21 points, with all but two coming in the second half. He was 8-for-12 from the floor including a 3-for-7 mark from downtown, making both of his free throws as well.
He also led his team with 37 minutes played, grabbing seven boards and dishing out an assist along the way.
Take a look below at an abridged version of Richard’s responses to the press’ questions following Saturday afternoon’s win.
On scoring 19 of his 21 points in the second half
I would say I just stayed present within our offense. I wasn’t trying to press anything but once I saw the first one go in I felt a little confidence and just started taking the rest of them and I felt like they were good shots to get us going.
Talking about finding his shooting rhythm
If I see the first one go in, I feel good the rest of the way. Just seeing that first one go in helps me a lot.
What comes with having new teammates after last year's purge
It’s definitely something to get used to but summer’s really important for us. I played one year under (Florida head coach Todd) Golden already so I know what he expects and what he wants from his players so, for me, it’s just keeping that same standard and trying to help the new guys get by.
We spend a lot of time together whether it’s on the court or off the court so that was really key for us gelling.
Discussing his slump and how he broke out of it
It’s hard. Just finding ways to win. Shooting isn’t the only thing I’m good at so just trying to find other ways to help my team and stuff like that, just finding other ways to get myself involved and my teammates around me. I know my offense would come on at some point so just making sure I’m valuable defensively, rebounding and just doing all the little things.
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