Basketball

Shortly after dropping 29 points and going 12-19 from the field, along with 16 rebounds and 9 assists, LeBron James’ first words were, “I’m out of shape.” “Very out of shape for my expectations,” James continued. Understandable, considering the four-time league MVP barely played in the NBA preseason. James was …

Gators Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike White and juniors Kevarrius Hayes and Jalen Hudson, a transfer student from Virginia Tech, had nothing but positive things to say about the development of this year’s basketball team in a short press conference yesterday afternoon. Head Coach Mike White Coach White particularly commented …

Following a successful run into the Elite 8 last season, Florida’s men’s basketball needs to replace some key contributors. Junior guard Jalen Hudson, a Virginia Tech transfer, will look to play a major role in his first season on the active roster. Hudson sat out all of last year after …

The Florida Gator basketball season is right around the corner as their season opener is November 11th against Gardner-Webb.  Losing four seniors from last season, the Gators will look for players to step up in big ways to fill in the void. Florida Gator Center Kevarrius Hayes is one of …

The Florida Gators’ men’s basketball team earned a trip to the Elite Eight last season, showing the strides its made since Mike White’s first season. Center John Egbunu wasn’t on the court for that game. Or any of March Madness for that matter. Egbunu missed the last month and a …

With NCAA basketball returning on November 10th, the Gators are looking to recreate their success from last season and build upon it. One new asset to the team is Dontay Bassett, a 19 year old redshirt freshman out of Oldsmar Christian High School. Bassett is looking to have a breakout …

The Florida Men’s Basketball team has welcomed four freshmen to their largely veteran team. Among them is 6’9″, 205 pound forward Chase Johnson. Rated a four star recruit by ESPN, there is reason to be excited for his next couple of years with the Gators. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/915310111639457795 Why Johnson Chose Florida …

The Gators are looking at a new tool for their team. That tool comes in 6’5″ freshman guard Deaundrae Ballard. The rookie guard signed with Florida in April of 2016. DeAundrae Ballard to UF comes completely out of the blue. Big time pickup for Mike White and the Gators. Great …

After being a part of Arizona State and Rice University, Egor Koulechov now calls the Florida Gators home. The 6’5″, 210 pound guard from Russia is looking forward to playing for the Gator Nation. pic.twitter.com/KhuWH4LhtN — Egor Koulechov (@RussianGusta) April 19, 2017 What Koulechov Brings While Koulechov is making his …

Florida basketball comes back in November and the Gators are anticipating a successful 2017-18 season. Veteran Chris Chiozza will be starting his senior season and expects to be named starting point guard. The Gator Nation remembers Chiozza for his impressive junior season as backup point guard and his heroism during …