The University of Alabama will travel to Omaha to take on the Creighton Tuesday at the Century Link Center to kick off the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Alabama is ranked at the No.5 seed in the NIT tournament and Creighton at the No. 4 seed. Both the Crimson Tide and …
Read More »Selection Monday: SEC Preview
Selection Monday is upon us and tonight at 7 PM, the committee will announce the 68 teams that have made the cut. SEC fans everywhere will look to see where their teams land in the tournament after over a week off since the SEC Tournament. Currently ESPNs own Charlie Crème has nine SEC teams …
Read More »Gators To Take on North Florida in NIT First Round
March Madness has arrived. However, the Florida’s men’s basketball team missed the mark to be included in the NCAA Tournament. Florida isn’t the only SEC team to miss out. Only three SEC teams made it into the 2016 NCAA Tournament; Texas A&M, Kentucky, and Vanderbilt. Despite not making it to the NCAA …
Read More »March Madness: Field of 68 set to Compete for College Basketball’s Biggest Prize
In a tournament notorious for upsets and cinderella stories, this year’s NCAA tournament promises to be one of the most unpredictable yet. The four number one seeds in the tournament this year have a combined 23 losses, the most ever by the number one seeds in the NCAA tournament. Kansas …
Read More »Florida Falls to Texas A&M, 72-66, Eliminated from SEC Tournament
The Florida men’s basketball team allowed 44 points in the paint en route to a 72-66 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in the SEC Tournament in Nashville on Friday. The loss could knock UF out of contention for an NCAA Tournament bid. The Aggies’ 44 points in the paint …
Read More »PREVIEW: No. 2 Kentucky face No. 10 Alabama in SEC Quarterfinals
SEC Tournament action continues tonight as the Kentucky Wildcats take on the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Kentucky had a first round bye while Alabama advanced with a first game win in the tournament. The Wildcats rank higher in every statistic except for steals and turnovers and are favored to …
Read More »Gamecocks Look To Solidify NCAA Resume vs. Georgia
Senior Night did not go well for the South Carolina men’s basketball team just over a week ago, as they fell at home to Georgia 74-72. The Gamecocks will have a shot at revenge against the Bulldogs on Friday night at the SEC Tournament. UGA is coming off a 79-69 …
Read More »SEC Tournament Quarterfinals Preview: Tennessee and LSU
The Tennessee Volunteers (15-18) and LSU Tigers (18-13) men’s basketball teams will duke it out today in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal match up. The 12th seed Vols upset fifth seed Vanderbilt yesterday afternoon 67-65. The game looked like it was headed for overtime until the referees determined Vanderbilt did not get a …
Read More »Florida Prepares for Texas A&M With NCAA Tournament Hopes on the Line
On Friday afternoon, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will have a chance to prove themselves to NCAA Tournament Committee as it faces SEC regular season champion and 17th ranked Texas A&M in the third round of the SEC Tournament at 1 pm today. The Aggies dominated SEC play this year, finishing …
Read More »Florida Survives Arkansas, 68-61, Advances to Texas A&M
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but it was what the Gators needed to do to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Florida Gators pulled out a 68-61 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday afternoon. While neither team shot above 40 percent, …
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