March Madness just ended but the madness in the transfer portal is never ending. The Florida Gators men’s basketball team has a new fresh face joining the team. Former Iona guard Walter Clayton Jr. announced his transfer to Florida on his social media Tuesday. https://twitter.com/w1clayton/status/1645813261189672964?s=20 Coming Home To start, the …
Read More »Nine Former SEC Players Drafted to WNBA
The SEC was well represented last night at the 2023 WNBA Draft. Nine former SEC players were drafted, more than any other conference. The SEC was represented in four first round picks — including the first overall, three second round picks and two third round picks. Boston Drafted First Overall …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Has a New Center in Town
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team have signed sophomore center Micah Handlogten from Marshall. Handlogten is a 7-foot-1 center from Huntsville, North Carolina, who played high school basketball at Southlake Christian Academy. Handlogten becomes the second transfer signing for the Gators this offseason, after EJ Jarvis announced his transfer to …
Read More »Nina Rickards Reflects On Her Time as a Gator
Gator guard Nina Rickards announced on Tuesday that she planned on entering the transfer portal. Rickards played four seasons at the University of Florida, finishing her senior season averaging 12.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Reflecting On Her Time as a Gator Rickards started playing at UF in the …
Read More »Nina Rickards Set to Transfer
Guard Nina Rickards announced her plans to transfer from the University of Florida on Tuesday. Rickards posted her farewell on Twitter Tuesday morning and she joins fellow senior KK Deans as the second Gator to enter the portal this offseason. https://twitter.com/NinaRickards_15/status/1643249142032998400?s=20 Background Rickards was born in Queens, New York, where …
Read More »UConn Men’s Hoops Now Among the Blue Blood Programs
As the final buzzer sounded at NRG Stadium Monday night, head coach Dan Hurley’s vision of UConn men’s basketball had finally come to fruition. The Huskies’ 76-59 win over San Diego State marked the program’s fifth national championship since 1999 and its third in the last 12 years. Monday night’s …
Read More »Former Gator Coach Mike White Reflects on his First Year at Georgia
After leading the Gators to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 142 wins during his seven-year tenure, former Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White parted ways with the Orange and Blue on March 13, 2022, to become the head coach for the University of Georgia. Although the team lost to …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Guard Riley Kugel Will Return Next Season
Florida guard Riley Kugel announced that he will be returning to the Gators for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/ERhUtTINPQ — Riley Kugel (@RileyKugel) April 4, 2023 The All-Freshman SEC shooting guard had an impressive first season, averaging 9.9 points per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. …
Read More »UConn Wins Fifth National Championship in School History
In the year of the underdog, it was the UConn Huskies who have emerged victorious. The University of Connecticut Huskies trounced the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2023 NCAA Men’s National Championship game. UConn walked away with a 76-59 victory for their fifth national title in program history and …
Read More »LSU Tigers make remarkable turnaround to win Women’s National Championship
The LSU Tigers won the women’s college basketball championship in Dallas on Sunday, 102-85, against Iowa. The victory marks the first basketball title for the Tigers in team history. The Tigers’ run to the championship comes after struggling for the past few years. The big coaching change for LSU In …
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