Florida basketball will face a significant test when it opens the season against No, 13 Arizona on Monday, Nov. 3, at T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (7 p.m. ET, TNT).

The game will carry some significance for Florida Gators coach Todd Golden as well.

A Phoenix native, the 40-year-old Golden grew up following Arizona in the 1990s during the program's ascent to elite status under coach Lute Olsen.

"I remember the national championship season in '97 and what that program is," Golden said. "I grew up an Arizona basketball fan. My mom went to Arizona. So, the Mike Bibby, Miles Simon, Michael Dickerson team that won the national championship, with Jason Terry coming off the bench as a freshman. And then the Jason Gardner era, all those guys, he's actually coaching there."

As a player, Golden

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