Basketball

The Florida basketball teams routed North Florida in two games Saturday at the O’Connell Center. Florida improved to 12-0 with a 99-55 win against the UNF men to start the action. The UF women jumped to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter in the 75-47 win against the Ospreys …

The Gators hadn’t struggled to win games this season. Entering Tuesday as one of five remaining undefeated teams in college basketball — three housed in the SEC — Florida had provided evidence that it deserved to be considered among the top teams in the country. Its Associated Press ranking supports …

The No. 7 Florida men’s basketball team has another opportunity tonight to add a high-impact win to its resume before the start of the SEC schedule early next month. The Gators (10-0) face college basketball blue blood North Carolina (6-4) in the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes girls basketball team provided a statement win, 67-33, against the visiting Trenton High School Tigers on Wednesday night. The ‘Canes (4-1) stormed to the win behind the senior pair of Jamison Cardwell and Jayden Terry. Dynamic Defense Terry was the disruptor on defense. She pickpocketed …

The Gainesville High Purple Hurricanes boys basketball team defeated the Williston Red Devils 68-66 in double overtime Friday, defending the Purple Palace and advancing to 4-0. Intense Game GHS was led by junior Cordarius White, who finished the game with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting. He hit three 3-pointers in …

The Florida women’s basketball team improved to 6-4 with an 82-63 win Sunday against Marshall at the O’Connell Center for its third consecutive double-digit victory. o’dome dub!#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/5IzIy4ob01 — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) December 8, 2024 Back-and-Forth Start Marshall (3-5) got off to a quick start …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated Clemson 77-64 Thursday night in the SEC/ACC Challenge. It’s Florida’s first road win of the season. The Gators (5-4) were led by freshman guard Liv McGill with 21 points, her seventh 20-point or more performance this season. Senior Ra Shaya Kyle had a …

The No. 13 Florida men’s basketball team is 9-0 to open the season for the first time since 2005 after an 89-67 win Wednesday against the Virginia Cavaliers at the O’Connell Center in the ACC/SEC Challenge. First Half The Cavaliers (5-3) got off to a hot start with an 8-2 …

The Miami Heat started hot Monday night, jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead. However, with Jimmy Butler out due to a sore right knee, Miami was not be able to keep up with the defending champions much longer. Boston was also without stars in Al Horford and Jrue Holiday, …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated the Hofstra Pride at the O’Connell Center, 75-48, on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak.  Second-Half Dominance The game was a back-and-forth battle for the first four minutes of the first quarter. Just when the Gators (4-4) pulled ahead, the Pride …