The 10th ranked Florida men’s basketball team will have its hands full when it faces the number 22/20 Wisconsin Badgers out of the Big Ten tonight. The schools have only met two other times and split both those meetings. This game is part of a tough non-conference schedule the Gators will play with teams like …
Read More »Upperclassmen Lead The Way In Gator Women’s Hoops Win
The young Florida women’s basketball team was lead by upperclassmen Sunday afternoon as the team improved its record to 2-0 after taking down the Georgia State Panthers(1-1) 84-65. The Gators were outrebounded in the first half by 10 boards but bounced back to grab six more than the Panthers in the second half. …
Read More »Florida Basketball Annihilates Alabama State In Home Opener
GAINESVILLE, FL. – Following an exhibition victory against Nebraska Kearney that disappointed head coach Billy Donovan and an anticlimactic no contest against Georgetown, the tenth ranked Florida men’s basketball team exterminated the Alabama State Hornets 84-35 on Sunday afternoon in Gainesville. The lopsided win marked the 22nd consecutive home opener won by …
Read More »Gator Hoops Game On Aircraft Carrier Not Completed
Despite being without scholarship players Casey Prather and Scottie Wilbekin, the 10th ranked Gator men’s basketball team went into halftime of Friday night’s season tipoff game against Georgetown winning, 27-23. The game was being played on the USS Bataan battleship in Jacksonville but at halftime the basketball floor got wet and slippery while players …
Read More »Women’s Basketball Hosts Fairfield Friday In Season Opener
The Gator women’s basketball team opens its season tomorrow when they host Fairfield in the O’Dome. Gator head coach Amanda Butler says the team is anxious to get out on the court. The team returns two starters from last year’s NCAA Tournament team in senior Jennifer George and junior Jaterra Bonds. …
Read More »Wilbekin OUT as Gators Men’s Basketball Takes On Georgetown Friday
The Florida men’s basketball team opens the regular season this Friday against Georgetown in the Navy/Marine Corps Classic at Mayport. The game will take place on the deck of the USS Bataan battleship in Jacksonville and the 10th ranked Gators are preparing for the outdoor elements. Florida senior guard Kenny Boynton …
Read More »Gators Hoops Sees Freshmen Do Well In Exhibition
The 10th ranked (pre-season)Florida men’s basketball team defeated Nebraska-Kearney 101-71 in an exhibition game Thursday night in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. This was the first meeting between the two schools. UF returned three starters from last season’s Elite Eight squad; senior guard Kenny Boynton, senior forward Erik Murphy and junior …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Takes On Nebraska-Kearney In Exhibition Game
The Florida men’s basketball team opens its season with an exhibition game tonight against Nebraska-Kearney. The Gators are coming off back to back Elite 8 appearances and a 26-11 record last season. Kenny Boynton, Scottie Wilbekin, Mike Rosario, Erik Murphy, and Patric Young will get the start for Florida. Gator head coach Billy Donovan says …
Read More »Men’s Gator Hoops Gearing Up For Opening Season Action
The Gator men’s basketball team has been gearing up for the start of the 2012-2013 season. Florida is ranked 10th in preseason for both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. The Gators open their season with an exhibition game against Nebraska-Kearney in the O’Dome this Thursday, Nov. 1. Gator head coach Billy Donovan has named …
Read More »Gator Basketball Team Hit With Injury
The Florida men’s basketball team is preparing for this season coming off a 26-11 record and an Elite Eight appearance last season, but early season injuries have already become a problem for the Gators. Damontre Harris, a 6’10” junior transfer from South Carolina suffered a dislocated shoulder and a torn labrum …
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