In 1964, the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston to become World Heavyweight Champion and it was also the last time Florida and Tennessee didn’t play a home and home regular season series. Fast forward through almost five decades and we arrive in …
Read More »Men’s Gator Basketball Gets Back to Winning
The Arkansas Razorbacks (17-10, 8-6 SEC) may have gotten the best of Florida earlier this month, but it was a whole new story Saturday night in the O’Dome. The Florida Gators (22-4, 12-2 SEC) had complete control of the game from start to finish as they got their latest win in the …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Seek Redemption Against Razorbacks
It’s now down to the final stretch of the season. Only five games remain on the Gator men’s basketball schedule, with three of them set at home. Florida welcomes the Arkansas Razorbacks to the O’Connell Center Saturday night. UF looks to bounce back after a tough 63-60 loss this past …
Read More »Lackluster Performance Lands Gator Women’s Hoops In Losing Column Again
And the hits just keep on coming. Make that three consecutive losses for the Florida women’s basketball team who fell to Vanderbilt 68-57 Thursday night in the O’Dome. The Gators (15-12, 4-9 SEC) entered halftime scoring a season-low 15 first half points while the Commodores (17-9, 7-6 SEC) hit 44 …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Preview Against Vanderbilt
The Gator women’s basketball team will look to right the ship after dropping its last two Southeastern Conference games. All four of its remaining games are against SEC opponents with its first being against Vanderbilt tonight in the O’Connell Center. The Commodores have been playing without leading scorer Cristina Foggie …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Loses Second SEC Game
Missouri Tigers men’s head basketball coach Frank Haith had only one loss at Mizzou Arena heading into Tuesday night’s showdown with No. 5 Florida, and no losses this season. After the game Haith can still stake claim to the one loss. Despite having a double digit lead at several points …
Read More »Men’s Basketball Travels To Fayetteville To Face Arkansas Tuesday
In the wise words of rapper Jay-Z, it’s “on to the next one” for the Gators. At the moment, Florida is on a 10-game winning streak, which is its longest since the 2008-2009 season. The No. 2-ranked Gators, with their highest national ranking since 2007, are back on the road …
Read More »Gator Women’s Hoops Finally Snaps Losing Streak
What do you get when five Gators score in double figures, the Orange and Blue out rebound their opponent by 17, and a true freshman has her first career double-double? Simple, a victory for the Florida Gator women’s basketball team. Lately nothing has been going right for the Gators (14-9, …
Read More »The Florida Gators Men’s Basketball Team Beats Ole Miss
The fourth ranked Florida Gators men’s s basketball team faced off against the Ole Miss Rebels Saturday evening. The Gators came into the game on a nine-game winning streak and made it 10 straight with a 78-64 win. This streak is Florida’s longest since winning 10 straight in the 2008-2009 season. Erik …
Read More »Another Home Game Means Another Home Win For Florida Men’s Hoops
By now you know the drill. Thus far, the SEC just can’t hang with the Florida Gators men’s basketball team. Even up against a ranked opponent, Florida (18-2, 8-0 SEC) continues to shine. The Gators had a modest lead for most of the game, and Ole Miss (17-4, 6-2 SEC) could only …
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