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 »Florida Men’s Basketball Outlasts Wake Forest
Disney World sees pretty good attendance on Thanksgiving weekend. This year, the No. 18 UF men’s basketball team was among the Kissimmee visitors, as the Gators faced Wake Forest in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Florida extended its unbeaten start to the season, dropping the Demon Deacons 75-58 following …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Falls To Tulane On Buzzer-Beater In Tampa
Sherese Pittman transferred from Stony Brook to Tulane to challenge herself. Facing a jump in competition, including a more challenging non-conference schedule, the senior forward has risen to the level of her improved opponents. While others were eating turkey, scouting the appropriate location to curl up for a nap and …
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 …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Takes On FAMU
Coming off a strong season-opening win, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team (1-0) will face the FAMU Rattlers (0-1) at 5 p.m. today in the O’Connell Center. Off to a Good Start The Florida Gators women’s basketball team started its 2024-25 season with a dominant home-opener win against FAU on …
Read More »Florida Basketball Tips Off Season Against Somber USF
The No.21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team opens its season tonight in Jacksonville against the USF Bulls, who are dealing with the passing of coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Florida is ranked to start the season for the first time since 2019. BASKETBALL IS BACK. USF @ 8:30 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena …
Read More »Florida lands FAU guard Alijah Martin from transfer portal
After a disappointing exit in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden has been busy this offseason. On Sunday, former FAU guard Alijah Martin announced his commitment to Florida. Martin tabbed all-conference selections his last three seasons and will come to the Gators …
Read More »Gators Basketball Adds Chattanooga Transfer, Lose Szymczyk
The Florida men’s basketball team was active in the transfer portal over the weekend. The Gators added former Chattanooga forward Sam Alexis, but lost rising junior forward Aleks Szymcyzk. NEWS: Chattanooga transfer forward Sam Alexis is returning to his home state and has committed to Florida, he tells @On3sports. The …
Read More »Men’s NCAA Tournament Set for March Madness
The Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament field is set and games will begin Tuesday with the First Four. The Round of 64 begins Thursday. Top Seeds The defending champion UConn Huskies enter the tournament as the overall No. 1 seed. The last team to win back-to-back national titles was the 2006-07 …
Read More »Gators Earn No. 7 Seed in NCAA Tournament
After an impressive run in the SEC Tournament, the Florida men’s basketball team received a No. 7 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators head to Indianapolis on Friday, where they’ll play the winner of the Colorado-Boise State First Four game at 4:30 p.m. on TBS. …
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