For the 10th consecutive year, The Basketball Tournament will take center stage in the summer sports world. This year, however, brings something special to Gator fans. For the first time in its history, TBT will have a team full of University of Florida alumni. Gataverse, coached by former director of …
Read More »Nine Gators Sign NIL Deals with OpenLocker
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 »Florida Basketball’s Golden Era Begins With a Win
Monday marked the official start of the Golden Era for the Gator men’s basketball program. Todd Golden secured his first win as Florida’s basketball coach in dominant fashion. The Gators defeated Stony Brook 81-45. Sophomore forward Alex Fudge led the way with 16 points and three rebounds, while sophomore guard …
Read More »UF Falls to UT and Heads to the SEC Tournament
The Florida Gators Basketball team fell to the Tennessee Vols 65-54 on Sunday. FinalTennessee 65, Florida 54#Gators finish regular season 13-8 overall, 9-7 in SEC play. UF will be the No. 5 seed at SEC Tournament and face either A&M or Vandy Thursday. — Chris Harry (@GatorsChris) March 7, 2021 …
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 Land 5-Star Scottie Lewis
The Florida Gators have topped off their 2019 basketball recruiting class with elite 5-star small forward Scottie Lewis. Lewis is ranked 11th in the country via 247 Sports. His decision ultimately came down to Florida and Kentucky. The Ranney School product mentioned his connection with head coach Mike White and …
Read More »Gator Basketball Lands 4-Star 2019 Center: Commits to Florida Over FSU
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team can officially add another ESPN 100 prospect to their 2019 recruiting class. Four-star Center Omar Payne, from Montverde (FLA.) Academy, chose Florida over several other big name schools on Monday night through Twitter. https://twitter.com/Ogomarpayne/status/1046901718846443520 Furthermore, The list included Florida State, UCF, Ohio State, Clemson, Auburn, …
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