A late surge by the Florida women’s basketball team pushes them pass Vanderbilt in a 53-52 nail-bitter to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, The Gators trailed for nearly the entire game but back-to-back free throws by junior guard Nina Rickards gave the Gators the lead at the …
Read More »A Five-Year Commitment for Finley and the Gators
A sight of laughs, hugs and applauds ended with a group photo marking Monday, February 28, a day to remember for the Florida Gators Women’s basketball program. The locker room, a sacred place, was the platform for athletic director Scott Strickland landing a bombshell decision. A top-five finish in the …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Gets Road Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team takes the road victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, 84-72, on Saturday. A career-high performance by Phlandrous Fleming Jr. helped catapult the Gators to the double-digit victory on the road. Gators Hitting On All Cylinders Florida was able to bounce back from eight-point defeat to …
Read More »Gators Drops Back-to-Back on the Road
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team failed to capture the win in their final road game of the season. The Orange and Blue were no match for Vanderbilt, losing Thursday, 63-59, at Memorial Gymnasium. As they did in their last outing against LSU, the Gators late-game rally came up just …
Read More »Florida Takes on Another Ranked Opponent at Home
Coming off their biggest victory of the season, Florida Gators Men’s basketball now have their sights on No. 18 Arkansas back in the O’Connell Center. Florida knocked off the second-ranked Auburn Tigers 63-62 on Saturday. The win strengthens the Gators chances in a possible birth to the NCAA Tournament when …
Read More »Magic Runs Out in Tough Road Loss
The Orlando Magic closes out their four-game West Coast road trip with a near comeback victory against the Denver Nuggets, Monday. With the 121-111 victory, the Nuggets have now won four of their last five games. Reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic recorded his 45th double-double on the year. The four-time …
Read More »No.17 Florida Women Hoops Takes Down Auburn
Behind Zippy Broughton’s 18 points, the No. 17 Florida women’s basketball team completes a three-game road trip unbeaten. Florida stood off a late surge by Auburn (9-14, 1-11 SEC), defeating the Tigers 83-77 on Monday night. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1493407548803674120 A True Road Test for Florida It was a balanced scoring attack for …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Darkhorse in the SEC?
A recent surge of impressive team basketball now have the Gators women’s basketball team in the thick of the SEC race. Although, coach Kelly Rae Finley has not officially been named head coach but, she seems to have Florida playing inspiring basketball. In recent weeks, Florida has strung together wins …
Read More »No.22 Tennessee Faces off Against Texas A&M at Home
Conference play in SEC basketball continues as No.22 Tennessee Volunteers host Texas A&M. The Vols and the Aggies are scheduled to play, Tuesday, Feb. 1, at Thompson-Boling Arena at 7 p.m. Since their first meeting in 1951, the Vols lead the series 9-to-6 overall. Including, a 68-54 win in College …
Read More »Florida Women’s Hoops Fall to Top-Ranked South Carolina at Home
A rough start in the opening quarter put the Florida women’s basketball team behind early and although fighting to the end, the Gators fall at home to top ranked South Carolina 62-50 in the O’Connell Center. The Gamecocks (20-1, 8-1 SEC) win snapped Florida’s five-game winning streak. Sunday’s showing of …
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