Despite taking 26 more shots than Vanderbilt and hitting five of their last seven from the field, Florida’s volume shooting attack wouldn’t be enough to take down Vanderbilt as the Commodores hold on to defeat Florida 60-59 Tuesday night in Nashville in an SEC men’s basketball contest. Despite taking more shots …
Read More »Defensive Battle Expected Between Gators and Commodores
Tuesday night’s battle between two of the SEC’s top seven teams will mark an important stage in the little past halfway point of the 2015-2016 season. For the Florida Gators (13-6), it’s a chance to come away with their second in-conference road victory, an important attribute the committee notes when …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For Auburn and Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is no stranger to Florida Basketball. In his six seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers, he went 10-2 vs. the Gators, and 4-2 in the O’Connell Center. A coach once faced twice a year, is now seldom seen by Gator fans. But on Saturday night, Pearl will square off with …
Read More »Gators Pick up 1st SEC Road Win, Take Down Ole Miss, 80-71
On Saturday night, the Florida men’s basketball team and coach Mike White both earned something special. The Gators (11-6, 3-2) defeated Ole Miss (12-5, 2-3), 80-71, and picked up their first SEC road win of the year, while White notched his first win as a head coach against his alma …
Read More »Mike White Anticipates Return to Oxford, Florida Men’s Basketball Gets Ready for Ole Miss
On Saturday night, Mike White will return to Oxford, Mississippi, a town both familiar, and appreciative of the Florida basketball head man. White’s Florida Gators (10-6) take on the Ole Miss Rebels (12-4) Saturday night at 8 P.M., and while many eyes will be on the court, Gator and Rebel fans alike …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Loses Barn Burner to Texas A&M, 71-68
In what might have been the Florida Gators’ (10-6) most complete game of the season, their effort wouldn’t be enough, as Texas A&M (14-2) would defeat the Gators on Tuesday night at Reed Arena, 71-68. The win marks the first time the Aggies have started out 4-0 in conference play …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Looks For 1st SEC Road Win Tonight vs. Texas A&M
For just the eighth time in program history, the Florida Gators (10-5) and the Texas A&M Aggies (13-2) will meet on the hardwood. Despite coming off of a big SEC win this past Saturday over Ben Simmons and the LSU Tigers, the Gators aren’t the only ones coming into the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »Preview: Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares for The U
The Florida men’s basketball will travel to Coral Gables for just the second time in 25 years tonight to take on the University of Miami at 7 p.m. The last time the two teams met was last season, when Angel Rodriguez’s last second shot gave the Hurricanes a 69-67 victory …
Read More »Florida Hoops Begins Mike White Era vs. Navy in Annapolis
The storyline has been highlighted over and over all summer and now into the start of the 2015-16 college basketball season — no more Billy Donovan on the bench for the Florida Gators. Instead, it will be a man 12 years his junior with 401 fewer career wins as a head coach. …
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