In Florida’s locker room following its 63-53 Final Four loss to Uconn, a reporter asked senior guard Scottie Wilbekin, “This team hasn’t lost in so long, did you even think you could lose?” Saturday’s Final Four matchup was a meeting between the Florida Gators, who were coming into the game …
Read More »Florida’s Fantastic Hoops Season Ends With a 63-53 Final Four Loss to Uconn
The Florida Gator men’s basketball magical season has come to an end (36-3) as the Connecticut Huskies defeated the Florida Gators by a score of 63-53 in the Final Four in Dallas on Saturday. It was the kind of game Gator fans have been fearing all season as Florida’s offense …
Read More »Final Four Preview: The Florida Gators Aren’t Satisfied; Face Uconn Tonight
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team has been on a date with destiny since the start of this season. Over the course of five months, they’ve accumulated 36 total twins (30 in a row), an SEC regular season and tournament title and even solidified themselves as one of the Final …
Read More »Final Four Media Day: The Florida Gators In Dallas
As the Florida Gator men’s basketball team stepped to the podium and into their private media rooms for the second time this week, their message was almost in unison: be yourself. Florida knows they’re the No.1 team in the country, and they don’t just believe that because voters say they …
Read More »Gators Ground Flyers 62-52, Advance to the Final Four
“Smash the Slipper” has been a phrase the University of Florida has come to use and master over the course of their basketball program’s success. In 2006, the Gators defeated 11 seed George Mason in the Final Four on their way to winning a National Championship. In 2013, the Gators …
Read More »Billy Donovan reflects on the 2012-2013 season and looks ahead to 2014
Following a successful, yet anticlimactic season that ended in the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team wrapped up its season nearly two weeks ago. Gator coach Billy Donovan put a bow on the 2012-2013 campaign, looking back on the run to the regular season SEC …
Read More »Road to the Championship: The Final Four is on the way
The shining four teams coming out of the Elite Eight in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament will go head-to-head over the weekend for a shot at the title. The Final Four boasts top-seeded Louisville along with Michigan, Syracuse and Wichita State. Louisville had the night of its life in its …
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 »2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four Is Set
After Sunday night, the 2012 NCAA men’s basketball tournament’s Final Four is set. Kentucky and Kansas joined Louisville and Ohio State as the last four alive as the spotlight shifts to New Orleans, Louisiana. Kentucky is the lone number one seed left in the tournament. The SEC champs entered the tournament …
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