A week after junior guard Kenny Boynton tweeted that he will return to Florida for his senior year, freshman forward Walter Pitchford announces that he will be leaving the program. Pitchford made the announcement on Wednesday he will be transferring in order to be closer to his family. He is …
Read More »Bittersweet Weekend in Gators Sports
It was a bittersweet weekend in Gators sports with lots of highs…and lows…in the space of a few days. From a positive standpoint, the top ranked Gators gymnastics team won its eighth overall Southeastern Conference title, posting a 197.15 to claim their second conference championship in three years. The Florida men’s tennis …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Moves On To Elite 8 With Win Thursday In NCAA Tournament
The Florida men’s basketball team defeated the Marquette Golden Eagles 68-58 Thursday night to move on to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators received a stellar performance from guard Bradley Beal. The freshman contributed in all facets of the game shooting 8 of 10, collecting 21 points while also racking up six …
Read More »Gators Set to Face Marquette in Sweet 16
The Florida men’s basketball team will take on the Marquette Golden Eagles in Phoenix, Arizona Thursday night for a Sweet 16 matchup in the NCAA Tournament. Florida is in the West Region semifinal after defeating Virginia and Norfolk State in the second and third rounds of the tournament. Marquette is coming off wins over BYU and Murray State. …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Falls At NCAA Tournament
The Florida women’s basketball team hung tough for a half against the overall number one seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament but in the end Baylor ends up beating Florida 76-57 to end its season. The Gators only trailed by eight points at the half but that’s when Baylor’s 6’8″ …
Read More »Gators Women’s Hoops Faces Baylor In NCAA Tournament Tonight
The Florida women’s basketball team can pull off a huge upset tonight in the NCAA Tournament when it faces overall number one seed Baylor at Bowling Green University. Florida won its first round game against Ohio State but the Gators literally face a tall order in knocking off the top …
Read More »Florida Basketball Sweet Sixteen Bound
The Florida men’s basketball team entered the 2012 NCAA Tournament as the seventh seed in the West Region and took down the tenth seeded Virginia Cavaliers 71-45 on Friday afternoon to advance to the Round of 32. Florida Freshman guard Bradley Beal led the attack for the Gators with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Fellow …
Read More »Gator Women’s Hoops Wins NCAA Tournament Game
The Florida women’s basketball team has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after beating Ohio State 70-65 Sunday. Florida led by double digits early but most of the game went back and forth but the Gators always maintained a lead. However, Ohio State at one point closed to …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Advances To Second Round
The Florida men’s basketball team has advanced to the third round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament with a convincing 71-45 win over Virginia on Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska in the NCAA West Regional. The Gators will now play Norfolk State at approximately 6:10pm eastern time on Sunday after the …
Read More »Women’s Basketball Returns To NCAA Tournament For 13th Time
The Florida’s women’s basketball team was named the number nine seed in the Des Moines region for the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament. This is Florida’s first NCAA appearance since 2009, where the team lost in the second round to eventual national champion Connecticut. Gator senior center Azania Stewart and senior forward Ndidi …
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