No. 2 Florida defended home court Tuesday in a blitzing of Oklahoma 85-63 for its fifth consecutive win. After an embarrassing loss in Knoxville 64-44 on Feb. 1, the Gators (23-3, 10-3 SEC) have cranked things up a notch. Even without leading rebounder and third-leading scorer Alex Condon, the Gators …

The Florida men’s basketball team moved from up a spot to No. 2, its highest ranking in the coach Todd Golden era, in The Associated Press poll released Monday. After beating Mississippi State in Starkville without two starters and destroying South Carolina at home, the Gators (22-3, 9-3 SEC) have cemented …

The No. 3 team in the nation just got deeper. Micah Handlogten, the 7-foot-1, 235-pound center, returned to the court for the Florida Gators in an 88-67 blowout against South Carolina (10-15, 0-12 SEC) on Saturday in the O’Connell Center. His last game was almost a year ago in the …

No. 3 Florida took over Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday in an 81-68 win against No. 22 Mississippi State, without two key starters in Alex Condon and Alijah Martin. This was yet another historic game for the Gators (21-3, 8-3). This victory was the first time Florida has won back-to-back ranked …

After a statement 90-81 win at No. 1 Auburn, the Gators jump from No. 6 to No. 3 in this weeks AP poll. This is the highest Florida has been ranked in the Todd Golden era and since the 2013-2014 season. The Gators (20-3, 19-3) were able to do what …

Florida faces the No. 1 team in the country in Auburn for a rematch of last year’s SEC Tournament championship game. After the Gators’ bad performance in Knoxville, losing 64-44 to No.4 Tennessee on 24.5% shooting, they sailed past Vanderbilt on Tuesday 86-75 at the O’Connell Center. Their next two …

No. 6 Florida bounced back from a poor performance Saturday at No. 4 Tennessee with a 86-75 victory against Vanderbilt at the O’Connell Center on Tuesday without its leading scorer. No Walter Clayton Jr.? No problem. The All-SEC guard and member of the Bob Cousy Midseason Watch List was out …

No. 6 Florida’s frontcourt was a combined 6-for-20 against No. 4 Tennessee 0n Saturday, the Gators worst shooting day of the season. Finishing in the paint; something Florida coach Todd Golden stressed in Monday’s practice. Tennessee (18-4, 5-4 SEC) was able to take away the post with double-teams and help-side …

No. 8 Tennessee dominated No. 5 Florida in the second half Saturday for a 64-44 win at Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena, a venue the Gators have not won at since 2014. Florida (18-3, 5-3) has now lost 10 of the last 11 and 15 of the last 17 games in Knoxville since …

With trips to Knoxville and Auburn in the near future, a midweek bye for No. 5 Florida could not have come at a better time. Florida (18-2, 5-2 SEC) plays No. 8 Tennessee (17-4, 4-4) at Thompson-Boling Arena at noon Saturday (ESPN, 98.1-FM/850-AM WRUF). They have not won at this …