Basketball

The Miami Heat host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday in South Beach as the regular season gets underway. Last Year’s Notables The Heat are coming off of a very productive 2021-22 season. The team lead by current head coach Erik Spoelstra put together a 53-29 regular season record. That effort was …

Division I men’s college basketball tips off on Monday, Nov. 7, and the Associated Press has dropped its preseason rankings with UNC on top. Some familiar names headline the top of the list, however, some unexpected teams sit in high spots. The SEC and the Big 12 have the highest …

The 2022-2023 NBA season begins tonight with the Boston Celtics hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. In the night cap, the Los Angeles Lakers hit the road to take on the defending champion Golden State Warriors. Tipoff for the Celtics and Sixers matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. and the Lakers and …

The Florida Gators Women’s basketball team is facing a major setback as graduate point guard Zippy Broughton announced she will be out for the 2022-23 season on Thursday. Broughton posted about her undisclosed injury on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjq6xV2uUgt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Broughton’s Impact Having lost veteran point guard Kiara Smith to a knee …

On Friday October 7, a group of nine outstanding Gators are set to be inducted into the UF Hall of Fame. This group of inductees was decided off of a basis of three different categories. These categories help the University of Florida F club to decide who will join those …

The Gators men’s basketball team had its first practice on Sept. 27 with new head coach Todd Golden and already have a few names on the preseason injury list. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1574939578007437313 Fifth-year senior point guard Kyle Lofton, the transfer from St. Bonaventure, suffered a groin injury during practice Saturday. He limped …

Gator men’s basketball is back as they started their first day of official practice on Tuesday. Many changes have been made within the program as they now have added seven new faces from all over the nation, including Germany. The Golden Era is well underway, and Todd Golden expects nothing …

Florida’s new freshman guard Denzel Aberdeen spoke about the upcoming season along with the expectations he and the team have. Aberdeen’s Backstory Aberdeen is a combo guard who can play point guard or shooting guard. Although he has expressed that he prefers point guard, it will be up to the …

The NBA and NBPA have been in talks about changing the draft age. This will allow players to once again enter the draft straight out of high school. Timeline and Technicalities Since 2005, a player who is entering the NBA draft must be nineteen years old during the calendar year …

Becky Hammon and the Aces took home their first WNBA Championship Sunday night. The title came with a 78-71 win over the Connecticut Suns. In Las Vegas’ pond of parties, the Aces are the big fish.  https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1571624433667678215?s=20&t=6t-Q8jrz6wM1HOwLQtflNw Viva Las Vegas The Aces won the Commissioner’s Cup, a competition comprising the …