More hoops tonight as the Florida Gator men’s basketball team continues its season on the road against the Boston College Eagles. Florida comes into this game off a win over the Army Black Knights on Wednesday, 76-69, while Boston College is coming off a loss to St. John’s Red Storm, …
Read More »Gators faster play pushes them to 76-69 victory in season opener
New season. New team. The Florida Gators take on the 3-0 Army in Mohegan Sun (Bubbleville). With their playoff hopes crushed last season, will this year end with the same disappointment? Or will Florida make it into March Madness? There is plenty of games to be played. Nonetheless, today is …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Opens Against Army
It’s a little later than planned. But it’s a little sooner than expected. Once again, the Florida Gators will start their season in “Bubbleville” up in Mohegan, Connecticut. Like originally planned, the Gators will play two teams in “Bubbleville” before heading back to Gainesville. Army and Boston College are the …
Read More »Gators, Sooners men’s basketball matchup cancelled
The University of Florida men’s basketball team will not play their Dec. 2 matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners, the school announced Sunday. Positive tests delay start of Florida’s season This is not the first time the virus has affected the Gators. They have been dealing with COVID issues since Nov. …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Pauses Team Activities Due to COVID-19 Issues
The Gatos men’s basketball team has to wait a little bit longer than expected to hit the hardwood. Florida paused team activities Sunday due to positive COVID-19 tests. As a result, its 2020-21 season opener moved back a week with two games down the drain. Gators Exit ‘Bubbleville’ Tournament After …
Read More »Niels Lane fitting in with Gators hoops
Niels Lane, a Florida hoops freshman guard, feels he is fitting in nicely with Gators men’s basketball. Recruiting Even before Head Coach Mike White made contact with Lane, he knew he would fit in with the program. The guard told his friend in his sophomore year of high school that …
Read More »From Russia to Tennessee to Florida: Ruzhentsev is Ready
Florida basketball is preparing for their first game of the 2020 season to take place in exactly a week. Freshman forward Samson Ruzhentsev is ready to make his mark on the team. Before Florida Originally from Moscow, Russia, the six-foot-seven forward calls Chattanooga, Tenn. home. Ruzhentsev said he knew he …
Read More »Preseason Look at Gators Guard Noah Locke
Junior guard for the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, Noah Locke, had a lot to say about the 2020-2021 season and his own progress from last year. The Injury During his freshman season, Locke began feeling a hip pain that doctor’s had a hard time understanding the source of. This, …
Read More »Gators Announce Capacity for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
After a short delay to the season, the Florida Gators have announced their capacity plans for men’s and women’s basketball. The Stephen C. O’Connell center will have a capacity of 2,200 fans for the 2020-21 season. The reduced capacity is just over 20% of the O’Connell center’s normal capacity of …
Read More »Keyontae Johnson Enters Season with High Expectations
Keyontae Johnson does it all. He can be the best offensive player on the court as well as the best on the defensive side of the ball. Johnson will start the 2020-21 SEC tournament as the Preseason Player of the Year, the Southeastern Conference announced on Wednesday. This distinction earns …
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