Gators Men’s Basketball

Maybe it was a new starter.  Maybe it was the biggest student turnout in seven years (3,200).  Maybe it was playing at home for the first time since mid- December.  Whatever IT was had the Florida Gator men’s basketball team (11-2, 1-0) in high gear as it dominated the Georgia Bulldogs …

After rounding out non-conference play with a 10-2 record and a 79-58 win over Yale on Sunday, the Florida men’s basketball team is opening conference play tonight at home against the Georgia Bulldogs. Senior point guard Kenny Boyton had a huge night against Yale, going 9 of 12 from the floor, …

Throw GPA and SAT scores out the window.  Ivy League Yale (5-11) was schooled Sunday  as the Florida men’s basketball team (10-2) is now on another win streak after back and forth win/losses in their prior four games.  Even without senior forward Erik Murphy who did not play because of sore ribs, …

The Florida women’s basketball team took down the Tigers of LSU in a close 77-72 showdown on Sunday in the O’Connell Center.  This was a huge confidence booster for the Gators (12-4, 1-1 SEC) who were narrowly defeated by Kentucky, 76-69, earlier in the week.  Gator head coach Amanda Butler …

The Florida women’s basketball team opens SEC play tonight when it travels to face sixth ranked Kentucky, coached by former Gator assistant Matthew Mitchell. Florida (11-3) has won six in a row and Kentucky (12-1) has won 11 in a row with its only loss coming to defending national champion …

The Florida men’s basketball team defeated the Air Force Falcons Saturday night 78-61 as part of the Orange Bowl Classic. The Gators shot 53 percent from the field going 28 for 52, 7 of 19 from the three point line (36%) but struggled, going 15 of 23 (65%) from the …

The 14th ranked Gator men’s basketball team continues its December road journey when it plays Air Force today in the Orange Bowl Classic. The Gators come off a loss on the road against Kansas State and now stand at 8-2 on the year.   Air Force will start five seniors including …

The Florida women’s basketball team improves to 11-3 on the year after beating Holy Cross 81-50 Friday in Gainesville. The win is Florida’s sixth straight in its final non-conference game of the season.  Senior post player Jennifer George, averaging almost a double-double this season, had her fifth double-double of the …

The Florida women’s basketball team plays its last non-conference game of the season tonight when it hosts Holy Cross in the O’Connell Center. Florida puts a 13 game home court winning streak on the line tonight as the Gators come off an 81-75 win over Central Michigan in their last …

The Florida men’s basketball team is back on the road, except this time in Kansas City, Missouri taking on the Kansas State Wildcats. This is a return game for the Gators from the team’s 2010 season when they met in Sunrise, Florida. This will be just the second time these …