Basketball

Heating Up Six years after the breakup of the Big Three, the Miami Heat have finally built themselves back into Eastern Conference contenders. Already, there have been road victories over the Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors. Perfection at home is just the cherry on top of an encouraging …

Starting next school year, the College of Central Florida will drop men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball from its athletic program. After these sports are dropped, the school will only sponsor baseball and softball. According to WCJB TV 20, the cuts will save the school $600,000 as it deals with …

The Golden State Warriors find themselves in an unfamiliar position this season sitting alone with the worst record in the league. The Atlanta Hawks handed the Warrior’s the worst NBA record title after winning 104-79 behind Trae Young’s 24 points and 7 assists  Monday night.The Warriors are currently 4-18 on …

An electric performance by Yaw Obeng-Mensah fueled the Santa Fe College men’s basketball team on Wednesday night. The freshman forward from Toronto finished just shy of a double-double with 28 points and nine rebounds. Obeng-Mensah’s effort failed to save the Saints however, who lost to the Polk State Eagles, 92-81. …

The Miami Heat have a three game winning streak and are gearing up to play the Boston Celtics. The Celtics will not be as easy opponent as they hold a 14-5 record while the Heat have a 15-5 record. However, Boston currently has a perfect home record as well as Miami, …

The Florida Gators have been dropped from the AP Top 25 Poll for the second time this season, despite a victory. The 73-67 victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd stretched Florida’s win streak to 4 on Friday. In front of 10,583, found a way & got the W. Ques – …

The Gator Women’s Basketball team faced the Florida A&M Rattlers on Sunday. After coming off of two losses against Indiana and Florida State, they powered through and picked up the 84-40 win.  This game featured four players that hit double digits, as well as a career-high for redshirt senior forward Zada Williams. …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team defeated Marshall 73-67 in a Black Friday match up in Gainesville.  This win extends the team’s win streak to four games, which goes back to a November 14 win over St. Joseph’s. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1200619304594497536 Statistical leaders Ques Glover led the team in scoring with 14 points, …

The Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team will look to burn off their Thanksgiving turkey on Friday against Marshall. The Gators return to Gainesville as Charleston Classic tournament champions and are riding a three-game win streak coming into Friday’s game. After their win against No. 18 Xavier, the Gators re-entered the Associated …

Santa Fe College women’s basketball showed perseverance in their match up against the Chipola College Indians at home on Tuesday. The Indians are ranked #7  in the NJCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Rankings which makes them a tough team to navigate. Despite their efforts, the Lady Saints fell to the …