Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton, with 1,995 career points, needs just five to become just the 12th collegiate player in the state of Florida to reach the 2,000-point milestone -- and just the second Gator to do so. Boynton, the former McDonald’s All-American from Boca Raton, Fla., is averaging 12.3 points per game, so he figures to hit the mark sometime Friday night when the No. 3-seed Gators (26-7) face 14th-seeded Northwestern State (23-8) in the NCAA South Region's second-round game at Austin, Texas. Here’s the state’s 2,000-point club, courtesy of The Tampa Tribune’s Joey Johnston.

Rk    Player                           School                              Years            Points
1      Charlie Bradley              USF                                  1981-85          2,319 >>>
2      Rick Barry                      Miami                                1962-65          2,298
3      Eric Brown                     Miami                                1985-89          2,270
4      Ralph Tiner                   Jacksonville                       1962-65          2,185
5      Anthony Chester           Bethune-Cookman            1976-80          2,133
6      Bob Sura                       Florida State                      1991-95         2,130
7      Dwight Stewart              Florida International          1988-93         2,101
8      Ronnie Williams            Florida                               1981-84         2,090
9      David Wright                 Florida A&M                       1966-70         2,029
10    Altron Jackson              USF                                    1999-02         2,017
11    Don Curnutt                   Florida A&M                       1967-70        2,006

Note: Vernon Maxwell scored 2,450 points at UF from 1985-88, but two of his seasons’ statistics were wiped out due to NCAA violations. His adjusted stats reflect 1,046 points.

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