College Basketball

The Florida men’s basketball team defeated the La Salle Explorers 82-69 on Wednesday night. Jalen Hudson led the Gators with 15 points, while Keyontae Johnson and Kevarrius Hayes added 12 apiece. Pookie Powell paced the Explorers with 21 points. The Gators struggled to create any legitimate separation in the first …

After a bounce-back victory over Charleston Southern last week, the Florida Gators will host the La Salle Explorers on Wednesday night. What to Expect From La Salle The Explorers are 0-2 on the season after close losses to Temple and Lafayette. They are led by Pookie Powell and Isiah Deas. …

The Florida women’s basketball team fell 63 to 56 in a hard fought battle against the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday in Tallahassee. Redshirt senior Funda Nakkasoglu led the Gators, scoring  21 points, including six from beyond the arc. Delicia Washington added 11 points shooting 5-for-6 in the final quarter. …

Sunday will mark the Florida women’s basketball team’s first test on the road this season. The team will travel to Tallahassee to face archrival Florida State after a tough 60-58 loss in their season-opener against Gardner Webb. This was Florida’s first loss in a season-opener since their 2015-2016 season. “I …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 76-46 in its home opener on Friday night.  KeVaughn Allen led the charge with 14 points and five steals in 21 minutes of action. Jalen Hudson and Deaundrae Ballard added 10 apiece. Christian Keeling paced the Buccaneers with 18 …

The Duke Blue Devils and Kentucky Wildcats met up for their season openers in the 2018 edition of the State Farm Champions Classic. Since 2011, when the competition began, Duke and Kentucky both have one win against each other. Duke beat Kentucky 118-84 Tuesday night. Freshman Debuts The matchup marked …

The Champions Classic features four college basketball teams that have championship pedigrees. Beginning in 2011, Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State and Kansas have taken turns going at each other to tip-off their respective seasons. Freshman Stand Outs New talent and freshman phenoms headlined the night for the No.1 Kansas Jayhawks. Freshman …

The Gator men’s basketball team hoped to go into Tallahassee on Tuesday night and pull off a road upset to open the 2018-2019 college basketball season. The exact opposite happened as Florida State dominated the Gators on both ends of the court winning the season opener 81-60. Disappointing Start to …

The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team defeated the Florida Gators 81-60, the fifth straight time the Seminoles have beaten the Gators.  PJ Savoy led the Seminoles with 20 points, while Trent Forrest added 13 points and five assists. Deaundrae Ballard paced the Gators with 13 points on 5 of …

The Florida women’s basketball team opened its 2018-2019 campaign in disappointing fashion on Tuesday. The Gators dropped their season opener to the Gardner Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 60-58 at the O’Connell Center in front of an announced crowd of 1,891. The game was the program’s first ever “Field Trip Game”, in …