OMAR PAYNE NEWS

To play or not to play? That is the question for Florida’s Payne and Appleby Florida caught a break on Friday as No. 15 seeded Oral Roberts upset No. 2 Ohio State in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Now, after...

MARCH 21, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Florida basketball: Mike White reveals if Omar Payne will play vs. Oral Roberts After sitting out Florida basketball's Round of 64 win vs. Virginia Tech, Mike White is non-committal to whether he'll play Omar Payne. Omar...

MARCH 21, 2021 • FANSIDED.COM

Police contacted after Ohio State's Liddell receives threats

Ohio State officials have reached out to police about threatening and insulting social media messages sophomore E

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Will Omar Payne play on Sunday against Oral Roberts? Florida’s victory over Virginia Tech in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament is even more impressive when you consider that the team...

MARCH 20, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

The Latest: Every seed except 16 has a team in second round

Abilene Christian’s win over Texas means each seed line from 1 through 15 in this NCAA Tournament will have at least one team in the round of 32

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Battle of Illinois highlights 2nd round in NCAA Midwest

There will be a battle for Illinois bragging rights in the second round of the Midwest Region

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oral Roberts hoping to move past upset, focus on Gators

Oral Roberts upended the NCAA Tournament's South Region with its 75-72 overtime win over Ohio State

MARCH 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Short-handed Florida outlasts Virginia Tech in NCAA opener

Florida is heading to the second round for an eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance — and with arguably its best player on the bench as a de facto assistant coach

MARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Latest: 12th-seeded Oregon State upsets No. 5 Tennessee

Another first-round upset in the NCAA Tournament, with 12th-seeded Oregon State defeating No. 5 Tennessee 70-56 in the Midwest Region

MARCH 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Down 15, No. 6 Alabama rallies past Tennessee in SEC semis

Herbert Jones had 21 points and No. 6 Alabama rallied from a 15-point deficit in the second half to beat Tennessee 73-68 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament semifinals

MARCH 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tennessee routs Gators 78-66 in SEC quarterfinals

Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points to lead five Volunteers in double figures, and Tennessee beat Florida 78-66 Friday to advance to the Southeastern Conference semifinals for a thir...

MARCH 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gators' Omar Payne Ejected From Game Against Tennessee Payne elbowed Volunteers' John Fulkerson in the head and received a Flagrant 2 foul.

MARCH 12, 2021 • SI.COM

Florida's Omar Payne ejected after throwing blatant elbows at Tennessee's John Fulkerson Payne let his team's sizable deficit to rival Tennessee get to him.

MARCH 12, 2021 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Out of starting five Payne won't start Tuesday's game against Auburn.

Impact Payne had made the starting cut in each of the last seven games but will cede his spot back to Colin Castleton on Tuesday. The move to the bench could result in fewer minutes for the sophomore, who has averaged just 14 minutes off the bench compared to 20.9 as a starter.

FEBRUARY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Non-factor Saturday Payne didn't score but grabbed one rebound during Saturday's win over Georgia.

Impact Despite starting for a seventh straight contest, Payne was a mere non-factor for a second consecutive outing. The center is currently posting 5.0 points and 4.6 rebounds over his last seven starts.

FEBRUARY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

South Carolina pounds No. 22 Florida in paint, wins 72-66

AJ Lawson scored 22 points, Seventh Woods added 12 and South Carolina beat No. 22 Florida 72-66, potentially making the Gators’ return to the rankings a brief one

FEBRUARY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Revamped, ranked: Florida finding new path without Johnson

Florida coach Mike White makes in-season adjustments regularly

FEBRUARY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Payne absent from stat sheet, but Gators were better when he was in Payne can not pile up points or rebounds and still be effective.

JANUARY 29, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Payne continues to take advantage of his opportunity The sophomore forward has played well in the last two games.

JANUARY 24, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Mann's career-high 24 helps Florida top Georgia 92-84

Tre Mann scored a career-high 24 points, leading five into double-digit scoring and Florida broke away from Georgia 92-84

JANUARY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Payne seized on his opportunity The sophomore forward had his best game of the season.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Short-handed Florida stuns No. 6 Tennessee 75-49

Noah Locke scored 14 points, Tyree Appleby added 13 and short-handed Florida stunned No. 6 Tennessee 75-49

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Joining starting lineup Payne will start Tuesday's game against Tennessee.

Impact Payne gets the starting nod in place of Colin Castleton, who has been ruled out due to an ankle issue. The starting spot may accompany some additional minutes, which could pay dividends from a fantasy standpoint.

JANUARY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Castleton leads Florida to 83-79 win over LSU

Colin Castleton scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half and Florida held off LSU 83-79

JANUARY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mann scores 19, Florida opens season by topping Army 76-69

Tre Mann scored a career-high 19 points, including five free throws in the final minute, and added six rebounds, four assists and five steals, to help Florida open its season with...

DECEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS