Todd Golden (left), Will Richard and the Gators come to Lakeland in December.
Tickets on Sale for Dec. 14 Game in Lakeland
Friday, October 20, 2023 | Men's Basketball, Ticket Office
Tickets for the Florida-East Carolina neutral site contest at RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Fla., are now on sale. The game will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Dec. 14 and be televised by the SEC Network. It will be the first all-time meeting between the programs and Florida's first visit to Lakeland since a 73-66 win vs. St. Bonaventure on Nov. 17, 2016.Tickets start at just $20 and can be purchased by visiting www.rpfundingcenter.com or directly through the dedicated event page.
Intersport, a sports marketing and events agency based in Chicago, will manage the operations for the event. This is the second consecutive year Intersport has managed an in-state contest for the Florida basketball program, having managed a neutral site event in Tampa in 2022. The agency also owns and operates the Fort Myers Tip-Off, which has been held in Southwest Florida annually since 2018.
Todd Golden is in his second season as Florida's head coach, having led the Gators to a postseason bid and multiple top-25 wins in his debut campaign with the program. The Gators' 2023-24 roster will feature the return of their second and third-leading scorers – Will Richard and Riley Kugel – and a bevy of transfers and incoming freshmen.
East Carolina is led by second-year coach Michael Schwartz, who guided the Pirates to 16 wins last season, the most in a season since the 2013-14 season. The Pirates will return four of their top five scorers from last year, including RJ Felton, Brandon Johnson, Ezra Ausar and Jaden Walker. Ausar was a unanimous AAC All-Freshman Team honoree in 2023.
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