Florida Gators basketball is looking to add point guard Zyon Pullin to the roster this offseason. The UC Riverside guard gave his final transfer list of Florida and LSU after withdrawing from the NBA draft, his agent Scoot Nichols told ESPN. Season with Highlanders The 6-foot-4 guard’s journey from his …
Read More »Nine Gators Sign NIL Deals with OpenLocker
On Friday, nine Florida Gators student-athletes signed NIL deals with OpenLocker. The nine student-athletes include Trevor Etienne and Shemar James in Football; Trinity Thomas, Morgan Hurd and Victoria Nguyen in gymnastics; Aliyah Matharu, Zippy Broughton, and Alex Klatsky in basketball; and Elisha Dees in diving. In addition, the student-athletes would …
Read More »FEATURE: Where Were You for These Moments? A Look Back at the Top Gators Basketball Moments
As I walked into Madison Square Garden as a 15-year-old, my mind was racing with the fact that I would get to see the Florida Gators for the first time and a March Madness game for the first time. I’d grown up a Gators fan, despite living in New York, …
Read More »Tyrese Samuel Joins Florida Basketball
Tyrese Samuel of Seton Hall signed with the Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team. The Transfer The 6-foot-10, 235-pound senior forward is only eligible for one year of play but should offer Florida a lot of what has been vacant in the last two seasons. Samuel’s height and athleticism make him …
Read More »Former Iona Guard Walter Clayton Jr. Transfers to Florida
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 …
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