On Friday, nine Florida Gators student-athletes signed NIL deals with OpenLocker. The nine student-athletes include Trevor Etienne and Shemar James in Football; Trinity Thomas, Morgan Hurd and Victoria Nguyen in gymnastics; Aliyah Matharu, Zippy Broughton, and Alex Klatsky in basketball; and Elisha Dees in diving. In addition, the student-athletes would …
Read More »FEATURE: Where Were You for These Moments? A Look Back at the Top Gators Basketball Moments
As I walked into Madison Square Garden as a 15-year-old, my mind was racing with the fact that I would get to see the Florida Gators for the first time and a March Madness game for the first time. I’d grown up a Gators fan, despite living in New York, …
Read More »Tyrese Samuel Joins Florida Basketball
Tyrese Samuel of Seton Hall signed with the Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team. The Transfer The 6-foot-10, 235-pound senior forward is only eligible for one year of play but should offer Florida a lot of what has been vacant in the last two seasons. Samuel’s height and athleticism make him …
Read More »Former Iona Guard Walter Clayton Jr. Transfers to Florida
March Madness just ended but the madness in the transfer portal is never ending. The Florida Gators men’s basketball team has a new fresh face joining the team. Former Iona guard Walter Clayton Jr. announced his transfer to Florida on his social media Tuesday. https://twitter.com/w1clayton/status/1645813261189672964?s=20 Coming Home To start, the …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Has a New Center in Town
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team have signed sophomore center Micah Handlogten from Marshall. Handlogten is a 7-foot-1 center from Huntsville, North Carolina, who played high school basketball at Southlake Christian Academy. Handlogten becomes the second transfer signing for the Gators this offseason, after EJ Jarvis announced his transfer to …
Read More »Former Gator Coach Mike White Reflects on his First Year at Georgia
After leading the Gators to four NCAA Tournament appearances and 142 wins during his seven-year tenure, former Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White parted ways with the Orange and Blue on March 13, 2022, to become the head coach for the University of Georgia. Although the team lost to …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Guard Riley Kugel Will Return Next Season
Florida guard Riley Kugel announced that he will be returning to the Gators for the 2023-24 season on Tuesday via Twitter. pic.twitter.com/ERhUtTINPQ — Riley Kugel (@RileyKugel) April 4, 2023 The All-Freshman SEC shooting guard had an impressive first season, averaging 9.9 points per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. …
Read More »Congress Holds NIL Meeting
Congress hosted an NIL meeting on Wednesday morning. NIL conversations have been at the top of college sports for the past few years, heavily affecting where athletes take their talents while also being used as a tool for coaches in the transfer portal. Consequently, a lot of negatives are being …
Read More »Todd Golden Talks 2023 Season and Team’s Future
Florida Gators men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden spoke with media Thursday, just over a year since his hire at UF March 18, 2022. In his first season as head coach, Golden and the Gators posted a 16-16 regular season record and went 9-9 in conference. The Gators missed the …
Read More »Former Gator Brett Nelson Fired by Holy Cross
College of Holy Cross men’s basketball parted ways with former Gator Brett Nelson on March 10. Nelson was the head coach for the school for four seasons. https://t.co/ia3z3YZQjv — Holy Cross Men's Basketball (@HCrossMBB) March 10, 2023 Nelson with Holy Cross Coming off of an assistant head coaching job at …
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