Gators’ Condon gets mouthpiece after oral fix
Feb 28, 2025, 03:35 PM ET
GAINESVILLE, Fla.– Florida forward Alex Condon will use a protective mouth piece on the court for the foreseeable future.The 6-foot-10 sophomore from Perth, Australia, had to check out a dentist Thursday to get two teeth moved back into place after taking an inadvertent elbow from RJ Godfrey during an 88-83 loss at Georgia on Tuesday.
“I could feel them in my tongue,” Condon stated Friday. “They were simply back in my mouth. It was quite gross.”
Condon knocked a towel to the ground and swindled his No. 21 jersey as he left the court with 8:46 remaining in the 2nd half. He was returning after missing the majority of the previous 4 games with a sprained right ankle.Editor’s Picks 2 Related”I was simply more annoyed because I had actually done the very same thing last year,”Condon stated.” So I understand precisely what the procedure was. It’s pretty tedious. It wasn’t fun awakening early [Thursday] and getting them pressed back into the right place.”Condon got a metal wire inserted around the teeth to hold them in place while the surrounding tissue heals. One of the more physical players for the third-ranked Gators, Condon declined to use a mouthpiece after sustaining similar damage last season. However he insisted Friday that he’s”absolutely going to wear it now “after” my mommy began weeping.”
The Gators (24-4, 11-4 SEC) host No. 12 Texas A&M (20-8, 9-6) on Saturday night.Condon is averaging 10.5 points and a team-leading 7.6 rebounds per game this season. The former Australian guidelines football and water polo player likewise leads the Gators with 35 blocks and ranks 3rd on the team with 57 assists.He completed with 9 points on 1-of-7 shooting and included three rebounds off the bench against the Bulldogs.”I thought he played hard, I believed he completed truly well, just was a
little rusty around the rim, didn’t finish terrific, “Florida coach Todd Golden said.” Maybe not his finest effectiveness effort but played truly hard and feels terrific to have him back out there. I study the course of the next two weeks, before we get to [NCAA] tournament play, he’ll be back to what he was before the injury. “Condon also is expected to resume his starting role against the
Aggies– with a mouthpiece this time and hopefully no more blood. “I have actually been quite lucky,”he stated.” With more playing time and more individuals
looking for to start contact with you, it’s going to happen. So simply preparing for that. My dad informs me all the time,’The more difficult you go in, the less most likely you are to get hurt.’ So I’m just taking that with me.”