College Basketball

The Florida women’s basketball team wins its only exhibition game of the year, beating Valdosta State 84-38 Wednesday in the O’Connell Center.  Valdosta State actually led the Gators for 13 seconds in the beginning of the first quarter before the Gators took over and never looked back.   Got that …

The Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team defeated the Lynn Fighting Knights 89-71 in an exhibition game at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday. Key contributors Point guard Andrew Nembhard led the team in scoring with 17 points. He tacked on six assists and four rebounds to go along with …

Change is coming to the NCAA. The Board of Governors voted unanimously to start the process of implementing policies to allow student-athletes to profit off their name and likeness. Above all, these changes will be carried out, “in a manner consistent with the collegiate model.” NCAA Board of Governors starts …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team play the Lynn Fighting Knights in an exhibition game at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. Roaring expectations The preseason AP poll ranks the Gators at No. 6, which matches the second-highest preseason ranking in program history (No. 1 in …

The NCAA is formally meeting to discuss allowing athletes to benefit from their name and likeness. This comes after California and numerous other states have proposed bills that would allow athletes to receive endorsement money. The meeting will take place in Atlanta where the NCAA Board of Governors will hear …

For Florida Gator Women’s Basketball guard Danielle Rainey, chemistry is one of the biggest changes from last year. This season is fueled by a better connection and energy from everyone, especially the freshmen. Florida’s 2019-20 season is expecting big things with this new up and coming team. With ten incoming freshmen …

Just give it your all. Don’t hold back, don’t second guess yourself. And just work hard, it’s all you can tell someone. These are just some of the words of wisdom from Zada Williams, a redshirt senior on the Florida Gator Women’s Basketball team. Her college career started out with …

Freshman Scottie Lewis came into Florida as the seventh ranked player nationally. The 6’5″ shooting guard out of Eatontown, New Jersey is an exciting addition to Florida’s roster. He is locked in and ready for the upcoming 2019-20 season and is even taking a social media break. The freshman is …

Keyontae Johnson came to Florida as one of the top athletes in the 2018 recruiting class. He was a four-star, ESPN Top-100 ranked talent looking to make an immediate impact on the Gators basketball team. In his debut in last season, Johnson was part of the first freshman trio to …

Andrew Nembhard’s freshman season was one for the books. The 6-foot-5-inch, 191 pound, guard from Ontario, Canada, managed to go down in UF history after posting 196 assists. This is the fourth-highest single-season total in Florida history and second-most by a freshman. Nembhard also managed to score a 3-pointer with …