Florida will be without senior forward Alex Murphy for the first few weeks of the season as the school announced he’ll be out 4-to-6 weeks with a foot injury.
The fifth-year senior has a partial tear to the plantar fascia of his right foot, an injury he suffered in the Gators’ exhibition win on Thursday night against Palm Beach Atlantic.
The injury likely puts Murphy out until at least December and could hold him out until SEC play begins. Without the experienced senior in the lineup, Florida could turn to junior DeVon Walker, sophomore Devin Robinson, junior Justin Leon. Two freshmen, Kevarrius Hayes and Keith Stone, could also get more minutes with Murphy being out.
As a junior, Murphy played in a little over 14 minutes per game and averaged 5.1 points and 2 rebounds per contest.