Florida kicks off their 2023-24 basketball season on Monday when the Gators welcome Loyola University Maryland to Gainesville.
The Greyhounds are coming off a 13-20 season where they finished 8th in the Patriot league. Head coach Tavaras Hardy, in his 6th season with Loyola Maryland (often shown at Loyola MD in media communications), did well to bring back a number of quality pieces and should have an improved season. Picked 6th in the Patriot League preseason poll a modest improvement is anticipated for the Greyhounds, but they could end up surprising people.
Deon Perry is the leading returner from a scoring standpoint after averaging 11.