Basketball

The Florida Gators came into Tuesday night’s clash against the Missouri Tigers riding high as the No. 5 team in The Associated Press rankings with a 15-1 record. With a 16-game home winning streak on the line, the energy in the O’Connell Center was intense as fans packed the student …

Florida Gators men’s basketball moves up to No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches Poll after a week that featured a 30-point win over then-No. 1 Tennessee. UF holds a record of 15-1 half way through the season as it welcomes Missouri (13-3, 2-1 SEC) to Gainesville. A Rankings Jump …

Florida women’s basketball team came up with a dominant 93-67 win against the Missouri Tigers on Sunday. The Gators improved to 11-7 and 2-2 in the SEC and dropped the Tigers to an 0-4 SEC record and 11-8 overall after their fourth loss in a row. road win!! #GoGators | …

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 …