As the calendar quickly turns to March, college basketball programs around the country are preparing to make one final run before the tournament. With conference tournaments fast approaching, teams are using these next few games as measuring sticks, seeing how they match up against their intraconference opponents. The SEC has …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 26
The Front Nine comes at you on the precipice of another special weekend of Gator sports and they are going to all be that way for a while. Sit back and enjoy. 1. If this is Friday, there must be another mock draft available on one of the websites. Try …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Breezes Past Auburn 74-57
A Beatdown From Start to Finish Gators men’s basketball eased its way to a 74-57 victory over Auburn as it completed one of its most dominant performances on the season. Florida annihilated the Tigers from tip-off all the way to the buzzer as UF led by 22 points heading into …
Read More »Gators Hold on for Win Over Georgia
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team got back on track today with a 70-63 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. A pretty solid first half for the Gators led way to a mediocre second half that made the game seem a lot closer than it actually was most of the time. …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Heads to Missouri
Gators women’s basketball is facing off against Missouri on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Missouri. The Previous Matchup The Gators, ranked 12 in the SEC, have a 10-10 record going into the game against the Tigers. The last time the Gators faced the Tigers was on January 28, and the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 19
The Front Nine comes at you hoping you have fastened your seat belts because the ride is about to get really interesting around here. 1. You know what really just sunk in the other day (and I’m sorry if I am the last person to realize this)? Florida is doing …
Read More »Men’s Basketball’s Late Rally Not Enough to Top Arkansas; Fall 75-64
After not playing for two weeks due to Covid-19 issues, the Gators Men’s Basketball team finally took the court against the Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday night. After a poor defensive showing in the first half, the Gators showed fight in the second half, but it was not enough to defeat Razorbacks, …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: February 12
The Front Nine comes at you with another Saturday devoid of Gator basketball. Thank goodness we are about to have multiple choices of sports to pay attention to. 1.We’ll get to the drought of Florida basketball games, but since we have officially entered “Talking Season” with football finished for another …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 8
The Back Nine comes at you after the end of football season and the beginning of basketball season, which is the way some people look at it. 10. There were a lot of people disappointed in the big game on Sunday and the usual snarky comments about the halftime performer. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: February 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend of watching balls bouncing all over the place … and that was just during my golf round. Thanks to the Haile’s Angels for inviting me out. 10. When LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced he was entering the transfer portal, many …
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