The No. 3 team in the nation just got deeper. Micah Handlogten, the 7-foot-1, 235-pound center, returned to the court for the Florida Gators in an 88-67 blowout against South Carolina (10-15, 0-12 SEC) on Saturday in the O’Connell Center. His last game was almost a year ago in the …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Standings Get Tighter After Wild Saturday
Following the loaded slate of games Saturday that saw multiple ranked teams fall at home, the SEC standings are now as close as ever. Six different teams have at least seven wins in conference play and only two schools have been eliminated from at least a share of the regular-season …
Read More »SEC Women’s Basketball Staying Strong At Top
Women’s basketball in the Southeastern Conference continues to be a highlight with two league teams in the top 5 and multiple scoring records broken this week. No. 2 South Carolina Gamecocks continue to dominate the SEC Southeastern Conference, while the three-way tie for second between the LSU Tigers, the Texas …
Read More »SEC Showdowns: Top 25 Matchups to Watch This Week
Men’s SEC basketball is showing why every conference game just means more. With nine teams in the current AP top-25, conference wins are getting harder to come by. This week, the SEC will see some more big games, including four top-25 matchups. Every game is becoming a must win as …
Read More »No. 5 Florida Men’s Basketball Unable To Break Knoxville Curse
No. 8 Tennessee dominated No. 5 Florida in the second half Saturday for a 64-44 win at Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena, a venue the Gators have not won at since 2014. Florida (18-3, 5-3) has now lost 10 of the last 11 and 15 of the last 17 games in Knoxville since …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Struggles At Auburn, 74-51
The Florida women’s basketball team suffered its third consecutive loss Sunday, this time 74-51 to the Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena. Despite having three players score in double figures, the Gators couldn’t overcome a sluggish start and were outscored in all but one quarter. The Gators (11-10, 2-5 SEC) were …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Welcomes Undefeated LSU
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team (11-8) will host the No. 5 Louisiana State University Tigers (19-0) this Sunday. The game will be played at the Stephen O’Connell Center at 1 p.m. Tough Comeback for the Gators Gators basketball faced a challenging game on Thursday as they lost against the …
Read More »Clayton Jr. Shakes Off Rust In Home Loss
Despite an 83-82 home loss to unranked Missouri on Tuesday night, No. 5 Florida has to be happy about the performance of its star player. The Gators’ success significantly depends on Walter Clayton Jr.’s ability to score the basketball. Number 1 finished Tuesday’s outing with 28 points, shooting 9 of …
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 …
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