College Basketball

Confidence. Leadership. Those are two qualities that immediately come to Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden’s mind when he talks about senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. Clayton’s 17.6 points per game last season was the highest scoring average by a Gators player since Anthony Roberson (17.9) in 2003-04. However, …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth out of 18 teams in the SEC in the league’s preseason media poll released Monday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1846221387813302543 The Gators were also ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Associated Press Top-25 for the first time since 2019. These standings mark Florida’s …

Since being hired in 2022, Florida Gators men’s basketball coach Todd Golden has been a savant in the transfer portal, adding vital starters such as Micah Handlogten, Walter Clayton Jr. and Will Richard to his roster. He may have struck gold once again with the addition of Florida Atlantic guard …

The Florida men’s basketball team were ranked No. 21 in The Associated Press Top 25 Preseason Poll released Monday. This is the highest preseason ranking under three-year coach Todd Golden and UF’s first preseason appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2019.  High stepping into 2025 Florida enters the season …

Florida men’s basketball had their first fall practice today as their regular season is just a few months away. However, in reality the team has been practicing since April when the team’s new players entered the swamp. The veterans have been itching to get back after their loss to Colorado …

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Tuesday that allows athletes to be paid directly without following the NCAA rules. Instead, athletes are being offered compensation for their name, image and likeness. At the start of the next academic year, athletes will be able to collect money via NIL …

The NCAA officials have officially proposed new models for a possible expansion of the NCAA Tournament.  This would entail the field of play to expand to 72 or 76 total teams. If agreed upon this would be aimed to start at the earliest for the 2025-2026 season. The NCAA Tournament …

UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has declined a lucrative offer to become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley will instead pursue a third consecutive national championship with the Huskies. This feat has only been achieved by the UCLA Bruins over 50 years ago. Led …

With Wednesday the last day to withdraw from the NBA draft to maintain college eligibility, players are making decisions. On Saturday, it was Will Richard saying he will return to the Florida men’s basketball team for his senior year, announcing on social media. pic.twitter.com/TBHZ6JTnq9 — Will Richard (@willrxch) May 25, …

Gators men’s basketball center Micah Handlogten, who broke his left leg in the SEC championship game last month, is planning to take a medical redshirt next season and work toward returning to the court in the fall of 2025.