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 …
Read More »Heat struggle Without Butler; Celtics dominate 108-89
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, …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Dominates Hofstra Pride
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 …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Opens No. 6 In NET Rankings
No. 13 Florida is ranked No. 6 in the first NET rankings released Monday by the NCAA. NET stands for NCAA Evaluation Tool and it is used by the men’s basketball tournament’s selection committee to evaluate a team’s overall resume. Some factors the NET looks into is schedule strength, efficiency …
Read More »Magic Continue To Roll
Orlando is home to Florida’s best pro basketball team. Sitting at 15-7, the Magic have one of the best records in the NBA and are 3.5 games behind the No 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Grabbing their sixth consecutive win Sunday and 12th in their last 13, the Magic …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Out To Snap Losing Streak
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team will be back in the O’Connell Center tonight against the Hofstra University Pride looking to snap a four-game losing streak. Florida (3-4) is hoping to keep the Pride (2-4), losers of three consecutive games, struggling. back in the o’dome tomorrow https://t.co/qYWfRs8jPJ#GoGators pic.twitter.com/5Gp60qvFh7 — Gators …
Read More »No. 18 Florida Men’s Basketball Shocks Shockers by 37
No. 18 Florida took the championship hardware at the ESPN Events Invitational by handing Wichita State its first loss of the season, 88-51, at State Farm Field House in Kissimmee. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1862635548067721323 It was a battle of the unbeatens. The Gators (8-0) looked dominant on all phases and forced the Shockers …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Outlasts Wake Forest
Disney World sees pretty good attendance on Thanksgiving weekend. This year, the No. 18 UF men’s basketball team was among the Kissimmee visitors, as the Gators faced Wake Forest in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Florida extended its unbeaten start to the season, dropping the Demon Deacons 75-58 following …
Read More »Buchholz Girls Basketball Defeats Eastside In Heated Game
It was a physical high school girls basketball game at Eastside on Friday when Buchholz defeated the Rams, 60-38. Heated Battles An intense first quarter started a heated battle between the Rams (1-1) and Bobcats (2-1) as the teams fought to be the first to score. After a lot of …
Read More »Florida’s McGill Scores Season-High 28 points In Loss At FSU
The Gators women’s basketball team (3-2) traveled to Tallahassee for a rivalry game to take on Florida State (5-1) and left with a 98-74 loss Friday. final#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/iRJYn1OAiF — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) November 23, 2024 Florida still leads the series 42-36 againt the Seminoles. The …
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