Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden provided a preview of his team Wednesday at SEC basketball media day in Birmingham, Ala. Much of the news conference seemed to revolve around the aggressive transfer strategy employed by Golden this offseason. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1714681724334944634 Florida’s Transfers The Gators added five players through the transfer …
Read More »Gators Basketball Picked to Finish Eighth in SEC; Riley Kugel Named to All-SEC Second Team
Tuesday, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team was selected to finish eighth in the 2023-24 Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll. Moreover, Gators guard Riley Kugel was named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team. Selections were voted by a panel of national and SEC media members. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1714392543939473466 Preseason Poll The …
Read More »SEC Dominates in Preseason AP Top 25 Rankings
The annual AP Top 25 Men’s Basketball preseason rankings have been released. Five teams in the SEC found themselves ranked within the Top 25, the most of any conference. https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1714064906050220134 SEC Contenders Tennessee (9), Arkansas (14), Texas A&M (15), Kentucky (16) and Alabama (24) all will head into the season …
Read More »Gators Basketball Team Hungry For Success, Will Richard Says
With fall practices getting underway Monday, all eyes are on Gators basketball. Junior guard Will Richard is looking to help a hungry Gators squad compete when they take the court later this year. Balling Through Battles In order to help his team exceed expectations, Richard understands the importance of keeping …
Read More »Golden Begins Year 2 With Florida Basketball
Second-year coach Todd Golden discussed his expectations for the Florida men’s basketball team this season and how the Gators will improve following a 20-14 campaign in 2022. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1706414077331882456 More Depth Coach Golden highlighted the increased depth in terms of talent that the team is seeing going into this year. Additionally, …
Read More »Billy Donovan Talks about the Modern NBA
Recently, Gator legend Billy Donovan addressed coaches from all around the USA at the 2023 Larry Shyatt Clinic. Donovan made some particularly interesting comments about the state of the NBA that really show how the game of basketball has changed over the years. The Question Today, in the modern state …
Read More »Grad Transfer EJ Jarvis Talks Gator Hoops
EJ Jarvis is a 6’9 basketball player from Washington, DC. The first stop in his college career was at Yale University where Jarvis graduated before signing to become a Florida Gator under Head Coach Todd Golden of the Gators men’s basketball team. Jarvis talks about what his career looked like …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Releases Non-Conference Schedule
Coach Kelly Rae Finley and her women’s basketball team have released their official non-conference schedule. Coach Finley entered her freshman year at the head coach position during Florida’s 2021-2022 women’s basketball season. They had a 19-15 overall record, which included two impressive wins during the 2023 St. Pete Showcase. While …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops 2023-2024 Nonconference Schedule
The nonconference schedule for the Gators men’s basketball 2023-2024 season has been released as of Monday. This sets the stage for Gators men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden, as this will be his second season leading the team. In his first year coaching the Gators, Golden brought an energetic approach …
Read More »Gataverse Ready for TBT
For the 10th consecutive year, The Basketball Tournament will take center stage in the summer sports world. This year, however, brings something special to Gator fans. For the first time in its history, TBT will have a team full of University of Florida alumni. Gataverse, coached by former director of …
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