No. 24 Florida Gators men’s basketball (2-0) will face the Milwaukee Panthers (1-1) in the O’Connell Center Thursday night. The game marks just the second time the two teams have played. The last time they faced each other was in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament when the …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Defeats Florida State 71-55
The Florida men’s basketball team gets a huge home win over arch rival Florida State on Sunday, beating the Seminoles 71-55. Gators Now 2-0 Florida opened their season this past week hosting Elon in their first regular season game defeating them 74-61. The last time Florida and Florida State played …
Read More »Gators basketball gears up for weekend
The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams were welcomed back to the O’Connell Center earlier this week in season-opening games for both teams. Full-capacity crowds returned to cheer on the Gators after the COVID-19 pandemic limited capacity last year, and both teams responded with wins to start the season 1-0. …
Read More »Florida men’s basketball opens season with a win
The 2021-22 college basketball season is officially underway. The Florida men’s basketball team kick-started their year with a 74-61 victory over the Elon Phoenix on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1458279617173860353 Florida men’s basketball wins big in season opener Following an NCAA Tournament berth, Florida enters the season with seven upperclassmen players, six of …
Read More »SEC Kicks Off College Basketball Season
The 2021-22 college basketball season is officially back as a number of SEC programs held their season-opener Tuesday. The conference looks to bounce back, coming off a year with no team making it to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament. Tuesday’s slew of games were outshined by the heavenly …
Read More »Gator great Ronnie Williams passes away
The all-time leading scorer in Florida Gators men’s basketball history, Ronnie Williams passed away Sunday night. Williams fought against brain cancer for two years. Ronnie Williams is a New York native. When Monte Towe, at the time was an assistant coach at North Carolina State, went to a summer league …
Read More »Florida Gators Men’s Basketball Season tips-off tonight
Florida Gators Men’s Basketball will host their season opener tonight against Elon at 8:00 p.m. ET. In the 2020-21 season, the Gators recorded 15 wins and 10 losses while going 9-7 in conference. Head coach Mike White previewed the opening game of the 2021-2022 season against Elon tonight discussing the …
Read More »Keyontae Johnson Looks at Options
Is playing his senior year worth $5 million to Keyontae Johnson? Keyontae Johnson, senior forward for the University of Florida, has the option between a $5 million insurance payout and his senior year of collegiate basketball. Prior to last season Johnson took out a $5 million insurance policy that went …
Read More »Gators Overcome Slow Start to Defeat Embry-Riddle 80-57
Out with the old, in with the new. Many Florida Gators fans packed into the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Monday night to watch a team of players they were largely unfamiliar with. Fan favorites Tre Mann, Scottie Lewis, Noah Locke and many others are all gone. Now, mostly transfers make …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Set to Host Embry-Riddle in a Home Exhibition
Florida men’s basketball will return to the O’Connell Center Monday to face Embry-Riddle in an exhibition. The Gators have won 31 consecutive exhibition games dating back to 2002. New Faces Florida lost several notable players from last season’s roster. Guards Tre Mann and Scottie Lewis declared for the NBA Draft, …
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