Florida will join his companions No. 1 at the end of this week at the Final Four.
The Gators defeated Texas Tech last Saturday to advance to the semifinals. But before that, they had to go to Maryland in Dulce 16. UF was in charge of business against the Terrapins, but an interview after the game in the headlines.
Bennett Anderson, who also had a period as manager of the Gators team, usually does not attract much attention from the members of the media. He has seen a limited amount of game time and has obtained a total of four points this season.
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A general view of the Stephen C. O’Connell center after a game between the Florida Gators and the Milwaukee Panthers on November 18, 2021 in Gainesville, Florida. (James Gilbert/Getty images)
But he seemed to enjoy the opportunity to focus on him and was particularly fond of the person who conducted the interview. The ESPN Gainesville student reporter, Talia Baia, asked Anderson some questions, including one about him by only her second basket of the season.
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“Hopefully these boys take care of business so that I can play again, hopefully to get another bucket,” Anderson told Baia. Anderson’s lonely basket in the game occurred after obtaining an offensive rebound at the last minute of the Sweet 16 game. Then he led the hoop and made a tray.
The center of Maryland, Derik Queen (25), against Florida striker, Thomas Haugh (10) during the second half in the Sweet 16 of the College Basketball Tournament of the NCAA, on Thursday, March 27, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
A video of the interview published in the Baia Social Networks account obtained more than 7 million visits starting Monday morning.
Some social networks users suggested that Florida’s basketball player was in love with the student reporter. “That man is in love hahaha,” User X wrote.
The Florida Gators celebrate Bench against the Maryland Terrapins during the second half in the regional West Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the Chase Center on March 27, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty images)
Anderson did not take the court during Florida’s victory over Texas Tech in the Eight elite. Florida will face the enemy of the SEC Auburn in the Final Four on Saturday in San Antonio. The game will mark the sixth appearance of the Final Four Gators in the history of the program.
Houston will meet with Duke later on Saturday in the other semifinal game. The winners of both games will advance to the National Championship game at the Alamodome.
