Well, I guess we're a basketball school!
Oliver Barry CRS,GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks Realty 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 Phone: 615-826-4040 Fax: 615-822-2027 Mobile: 615-972-4239 _____ From: gatorn...@googlegroups.com [mailto:gatorn...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Shane Ford Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 7:21 AM To: GatorNEWS Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Top 25 Gator teams: #1 Top 25 Gator teams: #1 2006-07 Men's basketball <http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20090624&Categ ory=ARTICLES&ArtNo=906249905&Ref=AR&MaxW=600&border=0> <http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20090624&Categ ory=ARTICLES&ArtNo=906249905&Ref=AR&MaxW=600&border=0> <http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090624/ARTICLES/906249905##> <http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=GS&Date=20090624&Categ ory=ARTICLES&ArtNo=906249905&Ref=AR&MaxW=600&border=0> By Pat Dooley <mailto:dool...@gvillesun.com> Gainesville SUN Staff writer Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:32 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 11:32 p.m. Record: 35-5. The stars: The Oh-Fours came back for another try at a national title and they delivered; Al Horford was a beast underneath; Corey Brewer refined his 3-point shot to become a weapon; Taurean Green managed almost every game he played in that year; Lee Humphrey set the NCAA Tournament record for 3s made. What they did: With all of the pressure on them to repeat, the Gators did just that. In the process, they won the SEC title and celebrated by cutting down the nets. The reason this team is No. 1 is because they had to deal with so much whether it was pushy agents, media spotlight or teams gunning for them. And, of course, there was that special night when the football team was honored on the court and passed the torch of burden on to the basketball team. This team was so good it never trailed in three blowout wins at the SEC Tournament, then knocked off UCLA and Ohio State in the Final Four. Big moment: The toughest game for Florida in the 2007 NCAA Tournament came against Purdue in the second round in New Orleans. The Gators trailed at the half and were in a tight game late thanks to the Boilermakers' Carl Landry. But Horford came up big down the stretch making three baskets inside and flexed his muscles for the cameras during the Gators' 74-67 win. This was the moment when you could see the tournament experience from the year before paying off. Fun fact: No wonder the Atlanta Hawks jumped all over Horford in the NBA Draft that year. In six games in the tournament, the Gator center collected 68 rebounds setting a UF record for rebounds in the Big Dance in one season. Quote: "You think about Taurean Green and Lee Humphrey your starting backcourt and they both were terrific. I think everybody looks at the frontline but you know here are two really good solid players who played a lot better than people really expected or imagined or thought they could." - Billy Donovan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
