1-Handed Florida Basketball Player Scores 1st Career Points vs. Jacksonville

“I was excited for him”, Finney-Smith said. The biggest difference was Florida started attacking Jacksonville’s zone, getting easy buckets in and around the rim and getting to the foul line.

Jacksonville trimmed what had been a 13-point lead to 42-37 shortly after the break.

Zach Hodskins has been used sparingly during his two seasons at Florida, which makes sense, given that he was a walk-on, albeit a “preferred” one, meaning that he had been guaranteed a roster spot if he chose to join the Gators.

The Gators scored 48 of their 89 points from the paint and outrebounded the Dolphins 44-34, seemingly having their way whenever the ball got down low. But why does a kid go viral after only scoring two points? Coach Tony Jasick fell to 0-2 against Florida, losing both games by a combined 69 points.

Florida is now 8-3 and plays at home against Florida State next Tuesday.

Zach Hodskins, a walk-on sophomore guard on the University of Florida’s basketball team who was born without a left hand, scored the first basket of his collegiate career this week to the delight of Gator fans and social media.

Florida next plays December 29 at the O’Connell Center against rival Florida State.

“Really happy for Zach”, Florida coach Mike White said, according to the newspaper. He’s a very, very likable young man, you can tell by the decibel level in the O’Dome when he scored. Now a sophomore, he was yet to score a point until a late drive to lane. “Proud for him, happy for him”.