The Associated Press

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky junior forward Erik Daniels (Princeton High) must serve an NCAA-mandated four-game suspension because he participated in two summer basketball leagues. NCAA rules allow college basketball players to participate in one sanctioned league per summer.

"This is a tough blow depth-wise for our basketball team," Wildcats coach Tubby Smith said Thursday. "He had received permission to play in the league here, and when he went home to visit his family in Cincinnati, he ended up playing with his old friends in a league there (Deveroes Summer League). We asked the NCAA to reconsider on his behalf, but our appeal was denied."

Daniels will not make the trip to the Maui Invitational next week and will also miss the Dec.3 home opener against High Point. His first opportunity for game action will be Dec.7 at North Carolina.

UK SIGNEES: Bobby Perry, a 6-foot-8 swingman from Durham, N.C., and Sheray Thomas, a 6-8 forward from Montreal, Quebec, have signed with UK, Smith announced.

No. 8 Florida 99, E. Illinois 65

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Freshman Matt Walsh had 20 points, nine assists, six rebounds and five steals, lifting the Gators (2-0) to an easy victory and a trip to New York to face Stanford next Wednesday in the Preseason NIT semifinals.

Florida coach Billy Donovan's list of fabulous freshmen didn't end with Walsh. Anthony Roberson also scored 20 points, and Rashid Al-Kaleem went 3-for-7 from 3-point range and finished with 11 points.

Eastern Illinois falls to 1-1. The Panthers got only seven points from Henry Domercant, who scored 36 in the season-opening victory over Boise State.

EASTERN ILLINOIS (1-1)

Thorsen 2-5 4-5 8, Lewis 3-11 0-2 7, Mackinson 8-14 5-8 21, Reynolds 4-10 0-0 9, Domercant 2-9 2-3 7, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Gomes 0-3 0-0 0, Sinclair 0-0 0-0 0, Wright 1-4 2-2 5, Taylor 0-2 2-2 2, Roos 2-5 2-2 6, Gobczynski 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 17-24 65.

FLORIDA (2-0)

Bonner 6-11 1-5 15, Walsh 8-11 3-4 20, Lee 8-12 3-5 19, Roberson 8-17 0-0 20, Hamilton 1-4 1-2 3, Boggan 1-5 2-3 4, Haimovitch 1-1 0-0 3, Moss 2-3 0-1 4, Capko 0-0 0-0 0, Al-Kaleem 4-9 0-2 11. Totals 39-73 10-22 99.

Halftime-Florida 47-31. 3-Point goals-E. Illinois 4-11 (Lewis 1-1, Domercant 1-2, Wright 1-2, Reynolds 1-5, Roos 0-1), Florida 11-28 (Roberson 4-10, Al-Kaleem 3-7, Bonner 2-4, Haimovitch 1-1, Walsh 1-4, Hamilton 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-E. Illinois 38 (Domercant 10), Florida 47 (Lee 11). Assists-E. Illinois 15 (Lewis 7), Florida 32 (Walsh 9). Total fouls-E. Illinois 19, Florida 19. A-9,460.