Gators Star Rueben in focus as new details emerge

-- It felt inevitable, and now Rueben Chinyelu stands alone at the top of the Florida Gators' record books. League coverage adds Chinyelu recorded his program-record 19th double-double of the season with a 13-point, 14-rebound effort., In Florida's 114-55 win over Prairie View A&M on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Round of 64. Team-side reporting suggests The record was previously held by Bob Smyth, who had 18 during the 1975-76 season. Post-game reporting indicates A junior from Nigeria, tied the record on March 3 with an 11-point, 16-rebound performance in the blowout win over Mississippi State, following which Chinyelu received a congratulatory message from Smyth's family., Chinyelu. League coverage adds Just having them reach out to me and saying how they feel really good just hearing his name called again, so that's just a big thing to me, and I really respect that and value that,. Team-side reporting suggests I'm trying to just do whatever I can to just keep doing that and just paying homage to him.