To celebrate International Education Week, WRUF is publishing profiles of UF student-athletes all week. What makes someone a good leader in basketball? Their ability to rally their teammates? Having a high basketball IQ? Leading by example on and off the court? All of these traits seem important in such a role, …
Read More »Charlie Creme on Collegiate Women’s Basketball
Charlie Creme is an ESPN bracketologist and analyst who focuses on women’s basketball. In an interview, he talked about collegiate women’s basketball and ranks who he thinks is best nationally, and he said South Carolina comes in at one. The Ranking University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Take Season Opener
The Florida A&M Rattlers traveled to Gainesville to play the Florida Gators for both of their season openers. The Gators have the 10-5 advantage over Florida A&M in the series. The Rattlers have not beat the Gators since 2009. Rattlers have an Unpredictable First Half The Gators began the game …
Read More »Florida Women’s Hoops to Tip Off Season Against FAMU
The Florida Gator women’s basketball team will tip off the season on Monday as they host Florida A&M at 5:30 p.m. in Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The women’s game will act as the opener of a doubleheader with the men’s team taking on Stony Brook at 8 …
Read More »Kelly Rae Finley Talks Gator Women’s Hoops Team
Gator women’s basketball head coach Kelly Rae Finley is coming off one of the most impressive runs seasons in recent school history. Finley was promoted to head coach after assuming the role of interim head coach, last season. Last year, the team went 21-11 overall in the season going 10-6 …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Dominates Saint Leo In Exhibition Game
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated the Saint Leo University Lions 110-46 in an exhibition matchup last night. Florida controlled every aspect of this game from the opening tipoff until the final buzzer. After taking a massive 33-7 lead in the first quarter, the Gators kept their foot on …
Read More »Gators Host Exhibition Game Against Saint Leo
Florida women’s basketball is set for an exhibition game against the Saint Leo Lions on Wednesday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in the Exatech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1587819133122490369 Exhibition Game Starting Strong The Gators are fresh off their best record since the 2015-16 season. Florida …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Picked To Finish Seventh In SEC By Coaches
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team has been projected to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference this upcoming season. A poll of coaches across the SEC has the Gators picked to finish in the middle of the pack. This comes after a strong 2021-22 campaign that saw Florida finish with …
Read More »Breaking: UF Women’s Basketball Guard Zippy Broughton Out for 2022-23 Season
The Florida Gators Women’s basketball team is facing a major setback as graduate point guard Zippy Broughton announced she will be out for the 2022-23 season on Thursday. Broughton posted about her undisclosed injury on social media. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjq6xV2uUgt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Broughton’s Impact Having lost veteran point guard Kiara Smith to a knee …
Read More »The Mike Peterson Foundation Helps Students in Alachua County
The Mike Peterson Foundation continues to positively impact Alachua County through the efforts of Gator Nation. Gator great Mike Peterson is back home at Gainesville under a new title; assistant coach of the outside linebackers. Since returning, he has been making moves off the football field through the Mike Peterson …
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