The Florida men’s basketball knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year. The Gators took advantage of an explosive first half. Florida shot 80 percent in the first half and were leading by 21 at halftime. Overall, UF …
Read More »Men’s Hoops In Sweet 16
It only gets sweeter. For the first time in program history, the Florida men’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive year. The Gators defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night. Senior forward Erik Murphy spoke about what it means to be a part …
Read More »Gators Hoops Begin Tournament Play
How significant is March Madness? Sixty percent of Americans said they plan on filling out an NCAA bracket, according to an online MSN survey. Comparatively, 57 percent of eligible Americans voted in the 2012 Presidential election. It’s probably safe to say the percentage of fans choosing Florida over Northwestern State …
Read More »Top Gator Moments in NCAA Tourney History
With March Madness beginning tonight, WRUF has compiled a list of the top Gator men’s basketball moments in the NCAA Tournament. #10 Billy Donovan 2006 National Championship pregame speech: #9 Florida advances to back-to-back Elite Eights: With Florida’s defeat over Marquette in the Sweet 16, the Gators returned to the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Rallies in Second Half, Rolls Tide to Clinch Spot in SEC Final
Facing a 10 point deficit and elimination from the SEC Tournament, the Florida men’s basketball team stormed back in the second half to roll the fourth seeded Alabama Crimson Tide 61-51 and advance to the finals of the conference tournament against Ole Miss on Sunday. Senior Kenny Boynton led the Gators …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Advances to Third Round of SEC Tourney
Erik Murphy backed his first-team All-SEC honor with a career day on the court as the Florida men’s basketball team cruised past LSU 80-58 on Friday in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament in Nashville. Subtract the opening minutes, and this quarterfinal game was never close. The Gators (25-6) steamrolled the Tigers (19-12) …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Start SEC Tournament, Take on Tigers Friday Afternoon
With nearly a full week of rest to regain composure and refocus after closing the regular season with three losses in its last six games, the Florida (24-6, 14-4 SEC) men’s basketball team tips off competition in the SEC Tournament Friday afternoon against the Louisiana State Tigers (19-11, 9-9 SEC). Florida clinched …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Control Commodores 66-40 to Clinch SEC Season Title
On an emotional evening filled with good-byes to the O’Connell Center for the 2012-2013 season, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team (24-5, 14-3 SEC) ousted the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-16, 7-10 SEC) 66-40 on Senior Night, leading throughout to clinch the Southeastern Conference regular season title. Kenny Boynton, UF’s second all-time leading …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Rallies To Beat Alabama At Home
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team (23-5, 13-3 SEC) was able to stay undefeated at home by beating the Alabama Crimson Tide (19-10, 11-5 SEC) Saturday 64-52. The win clinches a least of share of the SEC regular season title for Florida. The Gators started off slow and were down by 12 points early …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Readies for Alabama in Battle of SEC’s Best
Over the years, the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide have manufactured myriad memories on the football field, touting two of the strongest programs in the SEC. On Saturday afternoon, the top two teams in the conference meet with the title potentially on the line—but this time on the men’s …
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