Florida coach Billy Donovan calls out instructions for the sidelines during the second half of NCAA College basketball against William & Mary in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Nov., 14, 2014. Florida defeated William & Mary 68-45. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

Florida coach Billy Donovan calls out instructions for the sidelines during the second half of NCAA College basketball against William & Mary in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Nov., 14, 2014. Florida defeated William & Mary 68-45. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

There aren’t many college basketball coaches or programs in the nation who compare favorably with the success rate of Bill Self at Kansas University. But Florida’s Billy Donovan is on that short list.

His Gators have won at least 20 games in 16 straight seasons. KU has done that 25 consecutive years — the previous 11 under Self.

Donovan brings UF to Allen Fieldhouse Friday night a bit down by his standards, but it’s very early in the season. Florida is 3-3 and unranked, playing its first true road game of the season at No. 11 KU (5-1), in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge.

The Gators have lost three of their last five — with setbacks against Miami (Fla.), Georgetown (in OT) and North Carolina.

While the Gators are averaging just 63.5 points a game and hitting a mere 38.7% of their shots a month into the season, keep in mind Donovan has led Florida to a 454-172 record in his 18-plus seasons there, and he has hung two national championship banners, with four total trips to the Final Four.

And, for what it’s worth, UF is 2-1 versus Kansas under Donovan.

Now, on to the Gators who Kansas will have to hold back in order to get a win.

THE FLORIDA STARTERS

No 20 — Michael Frazier II, 6-4, junior G

Florida guard Michael Frazier II (20) grabs a rebound with Louisiana-Monroe center Marvin Williams (0) trying to get in the action during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Gainesville, Fla., Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Florida defeated Louisiana-Monroe 61-56 in overtime. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

He’s the Gators’ only returning starter, and he set a single-season program record last season with 118 3-pointers.

With two more makes from deep, he’ll break into UF’s all-time top-10 in career three-pointers made.

The easy scouting report on Fraizer: watch out for him from long range. He’s a career 44.4% shooter from downtown. He nailed five 3-pointers nine different times last season.

— hoop-math.com nugget: 56.5% of Frazier’s shots this season have come from 3-point range. On 12 of his 14 makes, a Gator teammate set him up. So KU doesn’t want him spotting up for catching-and-shooting.

No. 21 — Jon Horford, 6-10, senior C

photo by: Mike Yoder

Kansas guard Ben McLemore (23) drives to the bucket for a slam dunk over Jon Horford (15) of Michigan during the Jayhawks game against the University of Michigan, Friday, March 29, 2013, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.

If his name sounds familiar, it should. Horford is a graduate transfer from Michigan who actually played against the Jayhawks in the Sweet 16, in 2013.

His arrival at Florida has paid immediate dividends for Donovan. Horford is averaging 10.3 points and 7.0 rebounds while playing 29.2 minutes a game.

With his experience, he gets to the foul line (15-for-16). But KU could entice him to take 3-pointers and he has made just 5 of 19 from beyond the arc.

— hoop-math.com nugget: Only 33.3% of Horford’s field goal attempts have come at the rim. Not much for a center. He’d rather take 3-pointers — 45.2 % of his shots have come from out there. But he is efficient in the paint, converting 85.7% of his shots at the rim.

No. 10 — Dorian Finney-Smith, 6-8, junior F

The SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year last season, he slid into the starting lineup easily this year, and averages 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds for the Gators.

A season ago, he led UF in rebounding, so those numbers will go up for him.

After missing two earlier games with a hand injury, Finney-Smith returned against Georgetown and led Florida with 16 points.

He knows success against KU, having scored 15 in the Gators’ win last season, in Gainesville.

— hoop-math.com nugget: 62.2% of his shots come at the rim. Only 8.1% of his two-point shot attempts are jumpers. The guy knows where and how to make his shots count.

No. 0 — Kasey Hill, 6-1, sophomore G

photo by: Nick Krug

Kansas guard Naadir Tharpe looks to shake Florida defender Kasey Hill by going behind his back during the first half on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 at O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida.

Now a crucial member of Donovan’s lineup, Hill finished in the top 10 of the SEC last season in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio, while coming off the bench.

Hill is averaging 8.2 points and 3.5 assists, but has struggled to make shots thus far, going 14-for-50 from the floor.

He did, however, set a new career mark with 20 points against UNC, by going 10-for-12 at the free-throw line.

With 11 seconds left against Georgetown, he drove for an and-one that put UF up a point before the Hoyas made the game-winner.

— hoop-math.com nugget: This is a rare Florida guard who won’t take many 3-pointers — just 8% of his shot attempts have come from long range. Most of his looks — 52% — are 2-point jump shots.

No. 30 — Jacob Kurtz, 6-6, senior F

How abnormal is this Donovan team? Kurtz, a walk-on and former team manager, starts for the perennial powerhouse.

Now in grad school, the unlikely starting forward scores a little (4.2 points) and provides some needed rebounding (6.0) for Florida — he pulled down 13 boards vs. Louisiana-Monroe.

— hoop-math.com nugget: Kurtz plays smart and benefits from the play of those around him. A whopping 84% of his shots come at the rim and 81.8% of those came via assists.

THE FLORIDA BENCH

No. 23 — Chris Walker, 6-10, sophomore F

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Eligibility issues seemed to stunt the former McDonald’s All-American’s development last season, when he didn’t get to take the floor until SEC play.

Walker seems a likely candidate to supplant Kurtz in the starting lineup eventually. But for now, he has played four games for UF — three off the bench — and averages 5.0 points and 4.5 rebounds.

Ten of his 18 boards have come on the offensive glass. But he has only made 7 of 19 shots so far.

— hoop-math.com nugget: 33.3% of Walker’s made baskets at the rim have come on offensive rebounds and put-backs.

No. 1 — Eli Carter, 6-2, junior G

A key to UF’s perimeter, Carter started two games and came off the bench in two others.

He transferred to Florida from Rutgers, and holds career averages of 12.5 points and 2.7 rebounds, with 101 3-pointers to his name on 304 tries (33.2 percent).

Carter is averaging 9.0 points and 2.3 assists for UF this season but has made only 12 of his 34 shots. Shockingly, given those numbers, he went 8-for-9 against Miami. Against Georgetown and North Carolina, he went a combined 2-for-16.

— hoop-math.com nugget: Half of his shots have been 3-point attempts, but he can get inside, too, with 35.3% of his shots coming at the rim.