Before Florida and Florida State face-off in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday afternoon, the two rivalry schools will try to earn some extra bragging rights on the hardwood floor of the O’Connell Center Friday night at 7:30. The hosting Gators are 5-1 on the year and ranked No. 13 in …
Read More »UF men’s basketball win fourth straight with a 86-60 win in Jacksonville
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team wins its fourth straight game with an 86-60 win at Jacksonville Monday night. Just a few days ago we learned that senior guard Scottie Wilbekin had been officially reinstated to the Gator team. However it was unclear how much we would see him play. Gators head …
Read More »UF men’s basketball improves to 4-1 despite slow start against Middle Tennessee
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team improves to 4-1 on the season Thursday night after a 79-59 victory over the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee. The Gators went into this game without a true point guard as freshman Kasey Hill was out with injury and senior Scottie Wilbekin remains out due …
Read More »Florida men’s basketball hosts the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee tonight in the O’Dome
Sitting at 3-1 on the season, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team will play host to the Blue Raiders of Middle Tennessee Thursday night. The Gators are riding somewhat of a high coming off a 67-53 victory over the Jaguars of Southern University. However, the Gators were dealt yet another blow as …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops wins over Southern, but loses Kasey Hill due to injury
Sports are all about the team. Photo: Kim Kelment, USA TODAY Sports Success is had as a unit, and failure as well. But on Monday night, the big story coming out of Florida’s 67-53 win against Southern won’t be the final score. It will be the fact that the already depleted Gator …
Read More »No. 16 Florida Men’s Hoops hosts Southern tonight in the O’Dome
The Florida men’s basketball team (3-1) will open its doors to the Jaguars of Southern University (1-3) tonight in Gainesville. The Gators are coming off an 86-56 home win versus Arkansas-Little Rock where senior forward Casey Prather continued his 2013 scoring tear with 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting. Prather is averaging 22.3 points …
Read More »Dorian Finney-Smith Reinstated
Florida men’s basketball sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith has been reinstated to the team head coach Billy Donovan reported on Friday. Finney-Smith was suspended for violating undisclosed team rules. The transfer from Virginia Tech missed Florida’s first exhibition game and two regular season games. Finney-Smith is sick, according to Donovan, and he …
Read More »Florida Men’s basketball falls short in their first road contest of the season
On Tuesday night in a sold out Kohl arena, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team was dealt its first defeat of the season, a close 59-53 loss to the Wisconsin Badgers. The Gators entered Tuesday’s game with a depleted roster just as they did less than a week ago in their home …
Read More »Donovan: Florida Must Improve to Beat Wisconsin
After winning its home opener versus UNF last friday, the Florida men’s basketball team will travel to Madison, Wisconsin to face the 20th ranked Badgers Tuesday night at 9 pm. UF leads the all-time series against UW 2-1 including a 74-56 victory in Gainesville last year. Despite getting a win against UNF, Gators …
Read More »Despite a Criticized Defense, Florida Men’s Basketball Holds Off UNF 77-69
[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/CHELSEAAA.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/CHELSEAAA.mp4] Florida started its regular season 1-0 after a 77-69 victory against the University of North Florida. It was anything but another day at the office for a Billy Donovan coached basketball team. Despite getting the win, the Florida men’s basketball team showed it not only missed …
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