The American Airlines Center is one of the first weekend sites in this year’s NCAA Tournament. After playing their Round of 64 and Round of 32 games at the Amway Center in Orlando last year, the Gators were shipped out to Texas for their first weekend contest(s) this season. While …
Read More »Koulechov’s Unconventional Journey to Florida
Egor Koulechov is no stranger to unfamiliarity and adversity. The journeyman grew up in two different countries and has now played basketball at three different universities in his four years of collegiate eligibility. For Koulechov, life is not only about the present, but about the journey. The Beginning As the …
Read More »First Four Preview: LIU-Brooklyn vs. Radford
The time has officially come for the NCAA Tournament! Well, sort of. At 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday night the Big Dance kicks off with a play-in game between Radford and LIU-Brooklyn. The Radford Highlanders won the Big South Conference this year and are riding a seven-game win streak into the …
Read More »Florida Ready for SEC Tournament Opener Against Arkansas
Florida’s SEC Tournament opener vs. Arkansas on Friday night is the start of a new season. For the rest of the year, all of the Gators’ games will be win-or-go-home. Florida drew the Razorbacks after Arkansas took down South Carolina, 69-64, in the second round of the SEC Tournament on …
Read More »Gameday Preview: Florida vs. No. 23 Kentucky
The Florida Gators are looking for their first regular season sweep of the Kentucky Wildcats since the 2013-2014 season. That year, Florida took down Kentucky three times over the course of 29 days en route to a Final Four appearance. UF has swept UK just five times (1967, 1988, 2006, …
Read More »Florida Ripe for Revenge in Rematch With Alabama
Ripe off of their best conference win of the season, the Florida Gators are headed to Tuscaloosa to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. Alabama won the first meeting between the two teams, 68-50, and were dominant on the inside. The Tide outrebounded the …
Read More »Florida Eyes Key Victory in Home Showdown with No. 12 Auburn
The Florida Gators are set to square off with the No. 12 Auburn Tigers on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. in Gainesville for the first and only time this season. The Tigers more than likely represent the Gators’ last chance to secure a Top 10 RPI win this year. While …
Read More »Florida Ready For Road Test vs. No. 19 Tennessee on Wednesday
https://soundcloud.com/jake-winderman/rowdy-roundtable-season2-episode8 The Florida Gators are headed to Knoxville to take on the No. 19 Tennessee Volunteers on Wednesday night for the first and only time this season. A loss for Florida would result in their first three-game losing streak since December 6, while a loss for Tennessee would result in …
Read More »Florida Blows Double-Digit Second Half Lead in 71-68 Loss to Vanderbilt
The Florida Gators fell to the Vanderbilt Commodores, 71-68, on Saturday afternoon in Nashville. Vandy ended the game on a 20-8 run, as the Gators failed to score in the final 2 minutes and 27 seconds of the contest. The Commodores outshot the Gators from the floor (49%-43%), beyond the …
Read More »Florida Aiming For Win In Saturday Showdown with Vanderbilt
The Florida Gators have played the Vanderbilt Commodores more times since the 1949-1950 season than any other school besides Georgia and Kentucky. The two teams have met 125 times in that span. Vanderbilt has won 5 more games than Florida in the series, 65 to 60 to be exact. The …
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