Scottie Wilbekin Suspended Indefinitely....

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- No. 10 Florida has suspended starting point guard Scottie Wilbekin indefinitely for an undisclosed reason.

Coach Billy Donovan made the announcement Thursday aboard the USS Bataan, site of Florida's season opener. The Gators play Georgetown on the ambitious assault ship Friday.

Donovan declined to divulge what the 6-foot-2 junior did, but said it wasn't anything criminal or anything that would be considered an NCAA violation. Donovan said "information was brought to me" early Thursday that led to the suspension.

"Scottie is a good kid who made some choices and did some things that I'm not going to have him a part of," Donovan said.

Donovan was unsure when Wilbekin would return.

"How long it lasts, I don't know," he said. "But right now, I felt like he didn't need to be here or playing in this game."

The Gators also will be without swingman Casey Prather, who sustained his second concussion in nine days earlier in the week. Throw in the unexpected departure of forward Cody Larson last month and Florida will have just five returning players and four freshmen for the opener.

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