It was a night of honor for the Gator community as they paid homage to two-time national champion and former Gator head coach Billy Donavan. Surrounded by thousands of fans, colleagues, and past players of the program, all embraced him as the Gator Basketball court was named after him. Big …
Read More »Billy Donovan Memories Stretch All Across UF Athletic Department
The playing floor at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center will have a new name come Saturday night, as the Gators will unveil “Billy Donovan Court” at halftime to honor their former legendary men’s coach. Donovan spent 19 years as the head man of the Florida basketball program before departing for …
Read More »Gators host Vanderbilt as they honor Billy Donovan
Saturday night is going to be a special night for Florida Gators basketball. Former head coach Billy Donovan, who led the program to back-to-back national championships, returns to Gainesville. The court inside Exactech Arena will be named after Donovan at halftime. In the midst of all the fanfare of Donovan’s …
Read More »Coming Soon: Billy Donovan Court
Billy Donovan, 19-year head coach of the Gator Men’s Basketball team, will be honored Saturday night when the University of Florida basketball court gets a new name. The floor of Exatech Arena will be known as “Billy Donovan Court” as of tomorrow night. The dedication will take place when the …
Read More »Sophomore Trio Leads Florida to a 78-61 Win over Texas A&M
It was a tale of two halves for the Gators. In the first half, Florida’s offense was fueled beyond the arc. The cost of this success from deep was no inside presence. Then, the script flipped for the Gator offense in the second half. Florida finally found a presence inside …
Read More »SEC Standings: Kentucky holds onto first place with LSU and Auburn right behind
For Men’s Basketball, the SEC has three teams ranked in the top 25. After several conference matches on Tuesday night, the SEC rankings are starting to make sense. The Top Three Kentucky: 9-2 conference Kentucky is ranked 12 in the nation, which should surprise no one. The Wildcats are consistently …
Read More »Preview: Gators Men’s Basketball face Aggies In College Station
The Gators men’s basketball team travels to take on the Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday. Florida is coming off of their worst loss of the season, losing to Ole Miss on Saturday by 17 points. The Gators enter Wednesday’s game sitting at 14-9 on the season (6-4 in the SEC). …
Read More »Preview : Gator Men’s Basketball Hit The Road Against Ole Miss
The Gators men’s basketball team is on the road to face the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday. These two teams met earlier in the season in Gainesville and Florida came away with a 71-55 victory. Florida Gators (14-8, 6-3) The Gators are coming off a very impressive 22 point comeback win …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Makes Program History with 81-75 Comeback Win Against Georgia
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team managed to make program history in the O’Connell Center Wednesday night, taking down the Georgia Bulldogs 81-75. The steal. The dunk. The finish by the PG.#GatorsHoop pic.twitter.com/b3dInBKMFJ — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) February 6, 2020 Gators Success The Gators started out well, getting …
Read More »Preview: Gators men’s basketball face off against Georgia
The Gators men’s basketball team returns home to Gainesville to face SEC rival Georgia on Wednesday. Florida bounced back from losing three straight games with a 61-55 win over Vanderbilt where they led for over thirty minutes. The Gators come in at 13-8 and tied at 4th in the SEC …
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