The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the 2024 portion of the schedule with consecutive doubleheader wins at the O’Connell Center. Men’s Basketball The No. 6 Gators (13-0) capped their non-conference schedule Sunday with an 85-45 rout of Stetson (2-11). Florida opened a double-digit lead early and started to …
Read More »Florida Basketball Ends Year With Non-Conference Doubleheader
The No. 6 Florida men’s basketball team hosts Stetson and the women’s team entertains Alabama State today at the O’Connell Center. Men’s Basketball The Gators (12-0) remain one of only four teams (Tennessee, Oklahoma and Drake) in Division I without a loss. Florida starts the day with a 1 p.m. …
Read More »Florida Basketball Sweeps Past UNF Twice
The Florida basketball teams routed North Florida in two games Saturday at the O’Connell Center. Florida improved to 12-0 with a 99-55 win against the UNF men to start the action. The UF women jumped to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter in the 75-47 win against the Ospreys …
Read More »Florida Basketball In Doubleheader Against UNF
The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams tune up for the opening of their SEC schedules with a doubleheader today in the O’Connell Center against North Florida. The men open play at noon, followed by a 2:45 p.m. tip for the women. Florida Men Florida’s No. 7-ranked team is two …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Bests UNC In Jumpman Invitational
The Gators hadn’t struggled to win games this season. Entering Tuesday as one of five remaining undefeated teams in college basketball — three housed in the SEC — Florida had provided evidence that it deserved to be considered among the top teams in the country. Its Associated Press ranking supports …
Read More »No. 7 Florida Men’s Basketball Entering Final Non-Conference Stretch
The No. 7 Florida men’s basketball team has another opportunity tonight to add a high-impact win to its resume before the start of the SEC schedule early next month. The Gators (10-0) face college basketball blue blood North Carolina (6-4) in the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., …
Read More »Florida’s Clayton Jr. Reflects On Start To College Basketball Season
Senior guard Walton Clayton Jr. spoke to the media ahead of the No. 13 Gators’ matchup against Virginia in the SEC-ACC Challenge. Keys on Offense Clayton has played a pivotal role in Florida’s offense, leading the team in scoring with 17.6 points per game last season. So far, he’s scoring …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Dominates Hofstra Pride
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team defeated the Hofstra Pride at the O’Connell Center, 75-48, on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak. Second-Half Dominance The game was a back-and-forth battle for the first four minutes of the first quarter. Just when the Gators (4-4) pulled ahead, the Pride …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Opens No. 6 In NET Rankings
No. 13 Florida is ranked No. 6 in the first NET rankings released Monday by the NCAA. NET stands for NCAA Evaluation Tool and it is used by the men’s basketball tournament’s selection committee to evaluate a team’s overall resume. Some factors the NET looks into is schedule strength, efficiency …
Read More »Miami Hands Florida Women’s Basketball First Loss
In a revolutionary update: Basketball is one of many sports that requires you to score more points than the other team to win. Florida seemed to struggle with that concept Saturday. The Gators notched a season-low 73 points behind a 49.2% shooting percentage en route to their first loss of …
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