Aidan Warner put on an impressive showing for the Blue Team in the Florida Gators annual Spring Game. The walk-on transfer from Yale has seen first-team reps in practice this spring as returning starter DJ Lagway has been nursing a shoulder injury, and the extra reps showed. Warner completed 10-23 …
Read More »Final Four Most Outstanding Player: Florida Basketball’s Walter Clayton Jr.
The NCAA Tournament has come to a close, and the Florida Gators are National Champions. They defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63 on Monday night in San Antonio, and Walter Clayton Jr. was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. In the championship game, Houston did everything it could to slow …
Read More »Three Things To Watch At Final Four
After 60 games of NCAA Tournament play, the Final Four is finally here. For the first time since 2008, the Final Four will consist of only number one seeds. While some may complain about a “chalky” tournament, these last three games will truly pit the best against the best. Who …
Read More »Three Things To Watch In Sweet 16 Of NCAA Tournament
The Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday with four games before four more Friday. While there are many storylines to follow, these three will be determining factors in who is moving on to the Elite Eight. Florida’s Depth vs. Maryland’s Top Talent It will be …
Read More »Scouting Florida’s Potential SEC Tournament Opponents
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team finished the regular season as the No. 2 two seed in the SEC, earning them a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. There are three different teams the Gators (27-4, 14-4 SEC) may face in their first game at 7 p.m. Friday. The 15 seed LSU …
Read More »Key Games In Final Regular Season Week Of SEC Men’s Basketball Play
With one week remaining in SEC men’s basketball play, and the standings for the SEC Tournament still not set, games this week have massive implications. Three midweek games in particular will have their outcomes shaping both the SEC and NCAA Tournament seedings. All 16 SEC teams are in action Tuesday …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Race Entering Stretch Run
We are a little more than two weeks away from the start of the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament, which is the perfect time to preview the games tipping off today and Wednesday. We will look at each game for top players, keys to a victory and how the outcome may …
Read More »Hawthorne To Play In High School Boys Basketball State Semifinal
After five Gainesville area high school boys basketball teams made it to at least the regional semifinals, only the Hawthorne Hornets (18-3) won Monday to advance to the state tournament. The other four schools came up just short, with multiple of the losses coming in one-possession games. Hawthorne Hornets The …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Standings Get Tighter After Wild Saturday
Following the loaded slate of games Saturday that saw multiple ranked teams fall at home, the SEC standings are now as close as ever. Six different teams have at least seven wins in conference play and only two schools have been eliminated from at least a share of the regular-season …
Read More »Area High School Boys Basketball District Tourney Semifinals Set
With the high school boys basketball district tournament tipping off Monday all across the state, now is the perfect time to check in on the Gainesville area schools. Nine teams still remain alive in their respective hunts for a district championship. You can read our district tournament preview here. Gainesville …
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