Former Florida Gators women’s basketball coach Amanda Butler has been fired as Clemson coach. Coaching in Clemson After Butler’s tenure as coach at Florida, she was hired by Clemson. Her time there started out well as she was named the ACC coach of the year in 2018 after taking Clemson …
Read More »Gators Overpower Wake Forest to Reach Super 16
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team picked the right time to hit their stride. After a narrow victory in their opening matchup of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the Gators came back out looking stronger than ever in the round of 32. Florida downed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 80-63 Monday …
Read More »Women’s Gator Hoops Hires Cameron Newbauer as Head Coach
Debate has persisted about who should be the next Gator women’s basketball head coach. University of Florida’s athletic director, Scott Stricklin, targeted Belmont’s Cameron Newbauer as a candidate early. As of Monday morning, Stricklin announced that Cameron Newbauer is officially hired as the head coach for the Florida Gators. Newbauer is the 10th head basketball coach in program history at the University of …
Read More »Former WNBA Star Becky Hammon Turns Down Gator Women’s Basketball Offer
Who Is Becky Hammon? Becky Hammon spent her college years at Colorado State being a top-performer for the Rams women’s basketball team. Hammon finished off her career as an All-American and lead the team to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in the 1998-1999 season. The Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division’s player …
Read More »Spurs Asst. Coach and WNBA Legend Becky Hammon In Running For Florida WBB Job
Six-time WNBA All-Star and current San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is a finalist for the vacant Florida women’s basketball head coaching job according to RealGM and Swish Appeal’s Mike Robinson. Robinson reports that Hammon is visiting the Florida campus “in the next couple of days”. Hammon became the …
Read More »The Future Of Florida Women’s Basketball As Amanda Butler Let Go After 10 Years As Head Coach
The Florida women’s basketball program will enter another phase after head coach Amanda Butler was fired Monday after 10 seasons on the job. Florida ended the 2016-17 season with a 67-48 loss to Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament last week. The Gators finished the season with a …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Falls in 2nd Round of SEC Tournament to Texas A&M 67-48
The Gator women’s basketball team saw its season end Thursday night, falling in the second round of SEC Tournament to Texas A&M 67-48. The loss marks Florida’s third loss of the season to the Aggies, while also marking the third time the Gators have failed to score 50 points in a …
Read More »Preview: Gator Women’s Basketball Opens SEC Tournament against Arkansas
The Gator women’s basketball team, fresh off of their 65-58 home win over Georgia on senior night this past weekend, will open up SEC Tournament action on Wednesday when they take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. The Gators know their first round @SEC Tournament Opponent! https://t.co/4vHvLykTvTLet's #GoGators pic.twitter.com/mocQ4jcUtc — Gators Women’s …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Wins on Senior Night, Defeats Georgia 65-58
Senior forward Ronni Williams’s 31 points and supporting performances from fellow senior Tyshara Fleming and Brooke Copeland helped the Gator women’s basketball team end the regular season on a high note, taking down Georgia 65-58 on senior night. The win marks only the fourth time in school history that Florida …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Falls in a Close One at Tennessee 74-70
Tennessee used a 13-2 run over the last 2:57 of the fourth quarter to come from behind and beat the Florida women’s basketball team 74-70 on Thursday night in Knoxville. The loss, the second one to Tennessee this season, drops the Gators to 13-15 and 4-11 in the SEC with …
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