Two Southeastern Conference teams will be playing in the National Invitational Tournament as it kicks off tonight. The Arkansas Razorbacks will play the Indiana State Sycamores and the Missouri Tigers will be hosting the Davidson Wildcats. The Tigers are coming off a loss against the Florida Gators in the quarterfinals …
Read More »SEC Saturday Showdown: Florida Men’s Basketball Travels to Kentucky
The No. 3 ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team (22-2) goes into Lexington, Kentucky to face the No. 14 ranked Wildcats (19-5) in prime time Saturday night. Florida goes into the first of two games against Kentucky this season with an undefeated 11-0 SEC record, while Kentucky sits in second place in …
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Updates
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida College of Journalism, here’s your WRUF Sports in 60. Our own Trevor Sikkema talks Gator Basketball, Olympics, SEC basketball and more! Update on the 15’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4] Update on the 45’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4]
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Down Kentucky Wildcats, Sweep the Season Series
The Florida women’s basketball team (17-7, 7-4 SEC) scored 86 points to defeat the 15th ranked Kentucky Wildcats (17-6, 5-5 SEC) 86-80 in a high-scoring affair in Gainesville on Sunday. The win gives the Gators the season series sweep over Kentucky. The two teams went in to halftime tied at 40, …
Read More »Gators Turn the Tide in a 78-69 Home Win
photo credit: Trevor Sikkema Will Yeguete was one of five Gators who scored in double digits in the team’s home win over Alabama Saturday afternoon College basketball games have a tendency to be told as a tale of two halves. But for Florida’s 78-69 win over Alabama on Saturday afternoon, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Will Try to Control The Tide on Saturday
The Florida men’s basketball team has made it 16 seasons in a row with at least 20 victories — now 20-2 — and it will try to get its 21st victory of the season this Saturday against the 9-13 Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida is on its third 20-2 start all-time, …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Struggles on the Road, Falls to Arkansas 55-49
The Florida women’s basketball team (16-7, 6-4 SEC) takes a 55-49 road loss at Arkansas (16-7, 3-7 SEC) Thursday night in SEC action as the teams split two games against each other this season. Florida had trouble taking care of the ball all night, committing 25 turnovers and head coach Amanda Butler talked about her …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Looks to Extend Winning Streak
The Florida women’s basketball team (16-6, 6-3 SEC) travels to Fayetteville, Ark. to face the Arkansas Razorbacks (14-7, 2-7 SEC) on Thursday. This will be the second meeting of the two teams this season. Florida captured a tight 59-52 win on January 9 in Gainesville. Florida head coach Amanda Butler weighed in on …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball goes into Starkville Thursday Night to Face MSU
The Florida Gator Men’s Basketball team will travel to Starkville Thursday night and put their undefeated SEC record on the line against the Bulldogs of Mississippi State. Florida is 17-2 on the year and now ranked No. 3 in the country according the the latest AP Poll. The Bulldogs are …
Read More »Gator Womwn’s Hoops snap three-game losing skid, Beats Auburn
The Florida women’s basketball team breaks a three game SEC losing streak with an 87-69 win over Auburn Sunday in Gainesville. The 18 point win over Auburn (11-9, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) by Florida (14-6, 4-3 SEC) was its biggest spread since December 20th and the first win since Christin Mercer’s indefinite suspension on Jan. …
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