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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament officially has a Sweet 16 and the overall top seed Florida leads the field. Following a weekend of expected outcomes, close games, and upsets, three top seeds remain in the tournament. Florida, Arizona, and Virginia each won their third-round matchups by at least 15 points to advance. While most …
Read More »Florida Women’s Hoops Set to Kick Off NCAA Action Against Dayton
The Florida women’s basketball team (19-12, 8-8 SEC) is preparing to take on the Dayton Flyers (23-7, 14-2 A-10) in the opening round of the 2014 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The 11-seed Gators will face off against the sixth-ranked Flyers, who lost to Fordham in the Atlantic-10 conference tournament …
Read More »Memphis On The Mind: Florida Defeats Pittsburgh 61-45, Advances to Sweet Sixteen
“How sweet it is, baby! How sweet it is!” The Florida Gator men’s basketball team seemed back to its old self on Saturday afternoon as they kicked off the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a double-digit win over 9-seed Pittsburgh, 61-45. Florida may have been focused in their …
Read More »Finished Business: Florida Moves On 61-45 Over Pittsburgh
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team defeats the Pittsburgh Panthers in the Round of 32 in Orlando with a score of 61-45 and will advance to the Sweet Sixteen next weekend. Senior guard Scottie Wilbekin lead the Gators with 21 points, including scoring 13 of the team’s 15 points near …
Read More »Florida Tames the Danes 67-55; Avoid Historic Result
photo credit: Trevor Sikkema The Florida Gators men’s basketball pulled away from the Albany Great Danes late in the second half to move on to the third round of the NCAA tournament. In the history of March Madness, a 16 seed has never beaten a 1 seed (116-0), but Albany …
Read More »Quick-Post: Florida Survives and Advances 67-55 over Albany
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team advances to the third round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating the Albany Great Danes 67-55 Thursday in Orlando. Casey Prather and Dorian Finney-Smith both lead the Gators with 16 points, and Kasey Hill added 10 more off 17 minutes participating fully and often …
Read More »Florida opens up the Big Dance with Albany in Orlando
The Florida Gators go into the NCAA tournament as decorated as you can possibly be boasting a 32-2 record with an SEC regular season and tournament title already under their belts. But today, the past means little and each team start off the Big Dance 0-0, six wins away from …
Read More »Live Coverage From NCAA Tournament
ESPN 850 WRUF and WUFT TV will have live previews from the NCAA Tournament in Orlando where Florida will play against Albany. Corey Brooks, Lola Glanton and Trevor Sikkema are on hand with live updates and we’ll also have post game stories and interviews with Gator coach Billy Donovan and …
Read More »More SEC Men’s Hoops Teams In NIT Action
Two more SEC teams will be in NIT first round action tonight. The Georgia Bulldogs earned an at-large berth in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament and will host Vermont in the first round Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (19-13, 12-6) will make their 12th appearance in the NIT and have gone 11-11 …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Team Earns At-Large Bid for NCAA Tournament
The University of Florida’s women’s basketball team received an at-large bid to play in the upcoming NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Gators earned a No. 11 seed after going 19-12 in the regular season, and will be facing a sixth-seeded Dayton team on Sunday that finished the season with a 23-7 mark. Florida finished fifth …
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