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The Gators have not squared off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the post-season since Gainesville, FL was Titletown, U.S.A. Back then, Joakim Noah and Al Horford commanded a dominate front-court, while Corey Brewer, the 2007 NCAA Tournament’s MOP, led the squad’s offensive attack. This Sunday, the stakes are different. Instead …

On Friday afternoon, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will have a chance to prove themselves to NCAA Tournament Committee as it faces SEC regular season champion and 17th ranked Texas A&M in the third round of the SEC Tournament at 1 pm today. The Aggies dominated SEC play this year, finishing …

A tale of two cities is the story of Thursday’s SEC tournament matchup between the Florida Gators (18-13) and the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-15). Each team will come into the game with their own unique philosophy and recent momentum. The Gators have lost four out of their last five games degrading …

The Alabama Crimson Tide (14-9) may be too down and out to make the NCAA Tournament, but that sure won’t stop them from fighting ’til the very end. ‘Bama has now won their last three games, including most recently a victory over #15 Texas A&M. On Saturday evening, the Tide …

On Tuesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (15-8) will welcome the Ole Miss Rebels (15-8) to the O’Connell Center for the first time this season. The two teams met earlier this year in Oxford, where the Gators took down the Rebels, 80-71, despite a 22 point, four steal performance …

The Kentucky Wildcat (16-6) men’s basketball team has lost two straight games and don’t look at all similar to the team that beat the Gators three times last season, and that advanced all the way to the Elite Eight. Coach John Calipari has tried to change up his look, only …

The Florida men’s basketball team (14-7) is coming off of their most important win of the season, after taking down the #9 West Virginia Mountaineers last Saturday. On Wednesday night, the Gators will face a surging Arkansas Razorbacks (11-10) team, whose won their last two games, including a victory over …

The Florida Gators (13-7) men’s basketball team will have their last chance to impress the committee with a tough out-of-conference win on Saturday afternoon, when they take on the ninth-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (17-3). A team affectionately known to some as “Press Virginia” boasts one of the most aggressive and …

Tuesday night’s battle between two of the SEC’s top seven teams will mark an important stage in the little past halfway point of the 2015-2016 season. For the Florida Gators (13-6), it’s a chance to come away with their second in-conference road victory, an important attribute the committee notes when …

Bruce Pearl is no stranger to Florida Basketball. In his six seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers, he went 10-2 vs. the Gators, and 4-2 in the O’Connell Center. A coach once faced twice a year, is now seldom seen by Gator fans. But on Saturday night, Pearl will square off with …