Gator Baketball team starts out Numero Uno

The coaches rank everyone else behind Florida in this years preseason coaches poll.

ESPN/USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Florida (30)
2. North Carolina
3. Kansas
4. Ohio State(1) <- What the hell is that for?
5. Pittsburgh
7. LSU
8. Georgetown
9. Wisconsin
10. Arizona
11. Duke
12. Alabama
13. Texas A&M
14. Memphis
15. Boston College
16. Washington
17. Marquette
18. Connecticut
19. Texas
20. Syracuse
21. Georgia Tech
22. Kentucky
23. Creighton
24. Tennessee
25. Nevada

The starting five are back and look to be at least as good as before. Joakim Noah has gained about 20 pounds in the weightroom, he said on the Midnight Madness televised event. He also is a LIBERAL! I bet some of the righties will just hate that. Don't worry, Donovan balances out the team, he supports the Prezzz.

Walter Hodge is said to have stepped it up in his play this summer and will be a legit shooting threat and point guard behind Taureen Green. Chris Richard has slimmed down significantly and is our "third big man." He would start on almost every top 25 team in the nation.

Behind our veterans, it looks like we will see good depth and playing time from some solid freshman. Dan Werner, Mr. Basketball of New Jersey, looks to be the most ready to play but don't be surprised to see all the freshmen make a significant impact this year.

All the freshman have star potential. Here are the pictures of what they look like. If you are on campus and see extremely tall people with extremely long shirts, that's them.

2006 Recruits

Jon Mitchell- Mount Vernon, NY


Brandon Powell- Memphis, TN


Marreese Speights- St. Petersburg, FL


Dan Werner- Lincroft, New Jersey