It was a night of honor for the Gator community as they paid homage to two-time national champion and former Gator head coach Billy Donavan. Surrounded by thousands of fans, colleagues, and past players of the program, all embraced him as the Gator Basketball court was named after him. Big …
Read More »Billy Donovan Memories Stretch All Across UF Athletic Department
The playing floor at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center will have a new name come Saturday night, as the Gators will unveil “Billy Donovan Court” at halftime to honor their former legendary men’s coach. Donovan spent 19 years as the head man of the Florida basketball program before departing for …
Read More »Preview: Florida Women’s Basketball Takes On Missouri
Florida Women’s Basketball will continue their SEC play when they take on the Missouri Tigers Sunday. The Gators are currently 4-7 in the conference and coming off a 74-72 victory to the Ole Miss Rebels. The win was sparked by freshman Lavender Brigg’s 23 points and eight rebounds. History The …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Wins SEC Battle Against Ole Miss
The Gator women’s basketball team wins an SEC battle after defeating the Ole Miss Rebels 74-72. They are now 13-11 overall and 4-7 in conference play. This game was a battle between these two SEC rivals. The Gators took an early lead and were able to lead by as much …
Read More »Alabama falls in OT despite record-setting performance over Auburn
Record-setting 3’s and a triple-double were not enough for the Crimson Tide as they fell to the Auburn Tigers in an SEC rivalry matchup. Auburn (22-2, 9-2) started out hot with a 16-0 lead within the first four minutes of the game. Alabama (13-11, 5-6) used the three-point shot to …
Read More »No. 11 Auburn Hopes to Keep Winning Steak Rolling against Alabama
The Alabama Crimson Tide hope to repeat history. Last time Alabama faced its bitter in-state rivals, the Auburn Tigers, the Crimson Tide demolished the Tigers 83-64. This January loss for Auburn knocked them out of the undefeated club. Auburn would drop its next matchup in similar fashion, losing 69-47 on …
Read More »Gamecocks take on Bulldogs in midweek matchup
A midweek matchup between Georgia and South Carolina will emphasize the differences in seasons the two schools have endured in the 2019-20 basketball season. Even though both teams were projected to finish in the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference entering the season, the Gamecocks are on the verge of …
Read More »SEC Standings: Kentucky holds onto first place with LSU and Auburn right behind
For Men’s Basketball, the SEC has three teams ranked in the top 25. After several conference matches on Tuesday night, the SEC rankings are starting to make sense. The Top Three Kentucky: 9-2 conference Kentucky is ranked 12 in the nation, which should surprise no one. The Wildcats are consistently …
Read More »Preview: Gators Men’s Basketball face Aggies In College Station
The Gators men’s basketball team travels to take on the Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday. Florida is coming off of their worst loss of the season, losing to Ole Miss on Saturday by 17 points. The Gators enter Wednesday’s game sitting at 14-9 on the season (6-4 in the SEC). …
Read More »Seminoles Basketball Falls to Duke
The No. 8 Florida State Seminoles (20-4, 10-3 conf.) fell to No. 7 Duke (21-3, 11-2 conf.) 70-65 on Monday in a fierce ACC matchup. The Seminoles left everything on the court yesterday but failed overall to push past the Blue Devils. Shooting Shortcomings Following a three-game win streak, FSU …
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