GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Chris Sutherland was sitting near the end of Florida’s bench, sandwiched between teammates, when he heard the chants.
They were faint at first, growing louder and clearer by the second. “We want Chris! We want Chris!” Sutherland had waited years for this moment, a chance to finally play college basketball and complete a journey that started as a kid in Queens, New York, and continued through high school in Fort Myers and well into college.
He should have been ready. After all, he was no stranger to game, the O’Connell Center or even the program. But what should have been Sutherland’s career achievement ended up feeling more like “One Stumbling Moment.” His warm-up jacket got caught on his arm as he hustled to the