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- February 3, 2023 at 12:43 pm #31067
Coming up, Riley Kugel and Todd Golden will meet with the media to preview Saturday’s game against Kentucky.
Follow along:
- February 3, 2023 at 12:45 pm #31068
Kugel first on play at Rupp: Said it looks like a “great, fun arena.”
On his offensive play: Said that his defensive game is natural, but when yo make plays on defense, it opens the offense.
Said his shooting confidence has been the biggest upgrade.
- February 3, 2023 at 12:48 pm #31069
Kugel was one of the last players to arrive on campus. To catch up, he said he worked out 2-3 times a day with a trainer back home.
With that as well as just being athletic, he said the transition from HS to UF conditioning has been pretty good.
- February 3, 2023 at 12:50 pm #31070
On improving his shooting, he said that Taurean Green has helped on the technical side (release point, following through, etc.)
Said he used to just flick it, but TG has helped eliminate that.
- February 3, 2023 at 12:51 pm #31071
On getting a close win in SEC play: “It can show us we can actually win close games.”
Said that a lot of people counted UF out due to the amount of losses but they don’t count how close they are.
- February 3, 2023 at 12:53 pm #31072
On UF’s tournament resume: “It’s my first year, I don’t really know how all that works.”
Said that beating the teams they’re supposed to beat will go along way.
- February 3, 2023 at 12:54 pm #31073
Kugel is done. Golden will be here in about 15 minutes.
- February 3, 2023 at 1:05 pm #31076
On the win, Golden said that plenty of people reached out, but they don’t want that to be the highlight of the season.
As far as resume goes, Golden said that the win will obviously go a long way.
- February 3, 2023 at 1:08 pm #31077
On UK’s Wheeler: Say that he’s a good player and they need to keep him out of the paint:
On Tshiebwe: Said that they don’t want to fall in the trap of giving up offensive boards, especially to a player like him.
On playing at Rupp: “This is why you want to coach.”
Has coached their once before, and said that the environment is always insane. Added that UK has turned a corner and playing at a top-15 level.
- February 3, 2023 at 1:10 pm #31078
On Castleton’s matchup vs. Tshiebwe: Said it’s great for the fans to see a matchup like that. Explained that 5-years ago, players like them would’ve have came back, but both did after tremendous seasons last year.
- February 3, 2023 at 1:12 pm #31079
On the video of him getting knocked over in the locker room: “It was definitely a charge.”
- February 3, 2023 at 1:13 pm #31080
On their lineup now: Said that Fudge was playing extremely well before his injury, but Kugel has stepped up tremendously.
Describes both players as a starter. Very fluid in rotation as far as minutes and rotations with those two.
- February 3, 2023 at 1:16 pm #31082
Golden closes his press conference by shouting how Randy Bennett, his former coach at Saint Mary’s, for winning his 500th career win.
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