Florida finds scheduling far from easy with Haugh, Condon and maybe Chinyelu returning
Anyone looking to play a recent NCAA champion with several returning starters should call Florida. Coach Todd Golden has plenty of open spots on his schedule. With Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and potentially Rueben Chinyelu returning for their senior years, the Gators are having a not-so-easy time lining up opponents for next season.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Anyone looking to play a recent NCAA champion with several returning starters should call Florida. Coach Todd Golden has plenty of open spots on his schedule.
With Thomas Haugh , Alex Condon and potentially Rueben Chinyelu returning for their senior years, the Gators are having a not-so-easy time lining up opponents for next season. Golden suggested national champion Michigan and in-state foe Miami as possibilities. “They’d want to play us.
There’s a lot of teams that don’t,” he said. “So we got to find the right programs and the right teams to play that make sense for us, that provide a good, competitive game and will help us prepare for SEC play. ” Golden put together one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country last fall, an early season slate that included neutral-site games against Arizona, UConn and TCU.
Throw in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup at Duke, and the defending national champion Gators faced four opponents in the first month that would eventually make the NCAA Tournament and two that would advance to the Final Four. Daunting to say the least. Golden won’t do it again.