Basketball

After suffering a first round loss to Xavier, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team (4-2) bounced back and defeated the Oregon State Beavers (3-3) 81-68 in the second round of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament. The Gators saw another explosive offense performance from Trey Bonham who finished with a game …

By: Tyler Carmona & Madi Walker Miami’s Detrimental Start While the NBA  season has just kicked off, there is turmoil in South Florida. Although the team appears solid on paper, the results thus far do not mirror that.  After competing at such a high level throughout last season’s conference finals, …

Gators men’s basketball (3-2) was invited to compete in the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. In their first-round matchup, the Gators lost to the Xavier Musketeers (4-1), 90-83. Florida will return to action on Friday against Oregon State to compete for fifth place. Regardless, the Gators need …

It was another tough game for the Saints Tuesday night as the men’s basketball team fell to Tallahassee Community College by a score of 73-90. Santa Fe came into this game looking to put an end to their two-game skid and remain above .500. Their opponent, 13th-ranked TCC, were looking …

Florida’s History of Stars The Florida Gators have produced several star athletes in the professional sports world. This remains true in today’s NBA. Some of their most impressive NBA players include five-time All-star Al Horford, three-time All-star Bradley Beal, three-time NBA champion Udonis Haslem, and Mavericks starting power forward Dorian …

The Gator men’s basketball team travels to Portland, Oregon to participate in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament. Its first opponent of the tournament is the Xavier Musketeers. Both teams are coming off of emotional games. Xavier lost a close one to a top 15 ranked team, and the Gators came …

On Thanksgiving, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team will travel to St. Petersburg to play the Green Bay Phoenix. The Gators are now 4-1 on the season after a 27-point win over the Furman Paladins on Monday night. Green Bay in its Last Matchup In a close game that came …

The Florida women’s basketball team defeated the Furman Paladins 77-50 in Monday night’s matchup in Gainesville. The Gators were led by sophomore guard Alberte Rimdal, who went 5-9 from the field, 4-8 from beyond the arc, 5-5 from the free-throw line, while scoring 19 points in the winning effort. Senior guards …

Former Gators head basketball coach Lon Kruger was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Fame on Sunday. He joins John Beilein, Jim Calhoun, Jerry Krause and Roy Williams as this year’s inductees. Gator Days Coach Kruger made his mark on Florida basketball. He took over the program in 1990 and …

The Miami Heat suffered their third straight loss Sunday night, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-87. The loss dropped their record to 7-10 overall, and they currently sit in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Miami Drops Nail biter to Washington On Friday, Miami traveled to Washington to take on …