College Basketball

Up one point with 3:42 left in the quarterfinals of the NIT, the Gators could taste the fresh mozzarella cheese of Ray’s Pizza in New York City on their tongues. Unfortunately for Florida, George Washington would close the game on a 12-6 run, winning the contest 82-77, and advancing to …

The George Washington University Colonials men’s basketball team will host the Florida Gators in the quarterfinals of the NIT Wednesday night. The Colonials (25-10) cruised to an 87-71 win against Monmouth on Monday night.  They will now advance to the quarterfinals to face the Gators (21-14) in Washington, D.C..  The winner of the quarterfinal match up …

Former Assistant Gator Men’s Basketball coach Larry Shyatt resigned from his job at University of Wyoming today. Shyatt began a head coaching position at Wyoming in the late 90’s (1997-1998). After his short time there, he landed a head coaching position at Clemson from 1998-2003. When he left Clemson, Shyatt made his …

The Florida Gators are just one win away from reaching the illustrious final four. While it might not be in the NCAA Tournament, a win over George Washington on Wednesday night will propel the Gators to Madison Square Garden in New York City to play in the semi-finals of the …

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament continues and here’s a look at the East Regional #1 North Carolina vs.  #9 Providence: Coming into this game each game featured star duos, but the advantage inside allowed the Tar Heels to outscore the Friars 46-18 in the paint. Carolina runs over the final 15 minutes pushes …

The first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has come to a close and it has not disappointed. With the likes of Michigan St. and West Virginia shown the door so early, the South Region had its own upsets. After defeating Vanderbilt in the first round, the Wichita St. …

The first weekend of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially in the books and this year’s first two rounds did not disappoint; especially in the Midwest Region.  This region may have provided the most “madness” with five upsets alone in the first round that included Michigan State falling to Middle Tennessee. The …

The first weekend of the 2016 NCAA Tournament is officially over. The West Region consisted of stellar individual performances, epic comebacks and teams winning their first ever NCAA Tournament game. Oregon, the No. 1 seed in the West, easily took care of Holy Cross in the first round 91-52 and then won …

Going into the NCAA tournament seeded No.5, the Florida Gators did not leave the Carrier Dome the way they expected. The Gators who were 22-9 overall, 10- 6 in the SEC watched a win slip away in the last seven minutes of the game against No.12 Albany. At halftime the Gators …

No Egbunu, no problem. The Florida Gators continued their strong play through the first two rounds of the NIT, as UF took down Ohio State, 74-66. Kevarrius Hayes got the start for John Egbunu, who was declared out for the season earlier this week with a torn ligament in his …