Gators look to earn first win in Nashville under White

Florida coach Mike White has never defeated Vanderbilt in Nashville in his career.Mike White has never beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville.

He didn’t do it as a player at Ole Miss. He hasn’t done it yet as the coach of the Gators men’s basketball team. His teams just always come up short.

Florida lost in the final two minutes last season. White’s team lost to the Commodores twice in Nashville in 2017, once in the regular season and again in the SEC Tournament. The year before that, UF fell to Vandy by one point.

“Not many fond memories playing at Memorial,” White said. “A lot of good teams though, it’s always a great environment. Life on the road in the SEC, take off here in a little bit. Excited…