Jalen Hudson’s success in the NCAA tournament will be a key factor in his decision to either leave for the upcoming NBA draft or return to Florida for his senior season. After transferring from Virginia Tech and sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules, Hudson has been quite …
Read More »Florida Steamrolls Past St. Bonaventure in the Round of 64
For the second straight year, the Florida Gators advanced out of the Round of 64 by defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 77-62 with a dominant second half. Egor Koulechov led the charge with 20 points and six rebounds, while Jalen Hudson added 16 points. Chris Chiozza had a typical Chris …
Read More »Koulechov’s Unconventional Journey to Florida
Egor Koulechov is no stranger to unfamiliarity and adversity. The journeyman grew up in two different countries and has now played basketball at three different universities in his four years of collegiate eligibility. For Koulechov, life is not only about the present, but about the journey. The Beginning As the …
Read More »FIRST FOUR PREVIEW: UCLA Takes on St. Bonaventure
Let the madness begin! The 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament starts tonight. UCLA takes on St. Bonaventure in Dayton Ohio at 9:10 p.m. in the First Four matchup of the tournament. The winner will then go up against the Gators on Thursday in Dallas for the First Round of the …
Read More »Gators Await Play-in Game for First Round Opponent
The Florida Gators are dancing in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. The 6th seeded Gators are in the East region and will face the winner of the St. Bonaventure and UCLA play-in game. They will play in Dallas for the first two rounds, and will head to …
Read More »Razorbacks Roll Past Gators in SEC Tournament
The Arkansas Razorbacks took down the Florida Gators 80-72 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Jaylen Barford led the Razorbacks with 27 points and 10 rebounds, including 9-17 from the field and 4-9 from beyond the arc. Daniel Gafford added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Arkansas. Keith Stone …
Read More »Volunteers Hold Off Late Run by Gators to Secure Big SEC Win
The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Florida Gators 62-57 on Wednesday night. The Volunteers now sit two games behind the Auburn Tigers for first place in the SEC. They also hold a comfortable two-game lead over six different teams, who all sit at 8-7 in the conference. Grant Williams and Admiral …
Read More »Florida-Georgia Basketball Preview
The Florida Gators are looking for redemption as they host the Georgia Bulldogs for a Wednesday night rematch. The two, unranked SEC teams have squared off for a program-record of 146 times since 1949. Coming into Wednesday’s match, Florida is coming off of an impressive win 65-41 win against South …
Read More »Florida’s Struggles are Noticeable
After a disappointing football season, basketball was supposed to be the talk of the town in Gainesville for Florida Gator fans. However, the Gators have slightly underperformed expectations this season. They still sit at 16-8 overall and are 3rd in the SEC at 7-4, but have struggled mightily over the …
Read More »No. 23 Florida Goes Stagnant On Offense in Loss to Georgia
The Florida Gators (15-7, 6-3) missed 22 of their final 26 shots en route to a 72-60 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs (13-8. 4-5) in Athens on Tuesday night. The loss snapped Florida’s four-game win streak against Georgia and extended their SEC-losing streak to two. The Gators were outshot from …
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