The Gator women’s basketball team (1-1) won its first game of the season on Monday after defeating the sixth ranked Florida State Seminoles (0-1) 82-72 at the O’Connell Center. The Gators overcame a 15 point deficit to eventually take the lead in the fourth quarter and win the game. Despite their rough …
Read More »PREVIEW: UF Men’s Basketball Team Hosts North Carolina A&T
The Florida basketball team welcomes North Carolina A&T to the O’dome tonight. Tip-Off is set for 8 pm. Florida Head Coach Mike White said He’s glad to have the “Rowdy Reptiles” on his side. This is the second time in program history. Florida head coach Mike White opened his UF tenure …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Beats Navy In Opener
It wasn’t pretty at times but the Florida men’s basketball team opens its season with a win as it grinds out a 59-41 win at Navy Friday night. New Gator coach Mike White gets a win in his debut for Florida as the Gator defense shines, holding Navy to less …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Team Loses To Temple In A Close Season-Opener
The Florida women’s basketball team came up short on the road against the Temple Owls Friday night, losing its season opener 97-91. Early on, Florida seemed to be haunted by a number of turnovers and fouls on this Friday the 13th match up. Foul trouble began within the first minutes of the game with junior guard …
Read More »Florida Hoops Begins Mike White Era vs. Navy in Annapolis
The storyline has been highlighted over and over all summer and now into the start of the 2015-16 college basketball season — no more Billy Donovan on the bench for the Florida Gators. Instead, it will be a man 12 years his junior with 401 fewer career wins as a head coach. …
Read More »PREVIEW: UF Women’s Basketball Team Takes On Temple University
The UF women’s basketball team is on the road for their season-opener tonight. The Gators take on the Temple University Owls starting at 7 o’clock. Last season, coached by Amanda Butler, The Gators had a record of 13 wins and 17 losses. The team’s leading scorers were guards, Ronnie Williams and Cassie Peoples. Williams …
Read More »Gators Cruise in Exhibition Game Despite Turnovers
Five Gators scored in double-figures as the Florida men’s basketball team crushed Division II Palm Beach Atlantic with an 89-42 win in an exhibition contest on Thursday night in Gainesville. Dorian Finney-Smith, Devin Robinson, and freshman KeVaughn Allen had 12 points a piece to lead a balanced Florida attack. Despite …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Begins Mike White Era with Thursday Exhibition
Florida men’s basketball finished last season with a disappointing record of 16-17, an anticlimactic stamp on what proved to be the end of Billy Donovan’s illustrious run at Florida. Tonight, a new era will be ushered into the O’Connell Center, even if the final result won’t count towards new head coach Mike …
Read More »Probable Starters Named for Gator Basketball Exhibition Game
Last season, after finishing 16-17, the Florida men’s basketball team missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 17 years and watched head coach Billy Donovan leave town for the NBA. The program is now led by former Louisiana Tech head coach Michael White, who has an overall record of 101-40 …
Read More »UF Women’s Basketball Team Days Away From Season-Opener
In 10 short days, the UF women’s basketball team will get back to chomping on the court. The first game requires them to take their talents up north to face Temple University on Friday, November 13th. In the meantime, the team is working on discovering their identity and keeping the focus on themselves. …
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