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The Back Nine comes at you after a glorious weekend of Gainesville weather, other than the fact I experienced my first hailstorm. Those things are loud. 10. Let’s start with the spring game, which was certainly way more entertaining than I thought it would be. I don’t know that Florida …

The Florida Gators finish the 2024-2025 men’s college basketball season atop the final Associated Press Top 25 poll after winning the national championship.  The Gators (36–4) edged out Houston (35-5) in a 65–63 thriller on Monday night to secure the program’s third NCAA title and first since winning back-to-back championships …

The Florida Gators fought back from a 12-point deficit in the second half Monday to beat the Houston Cougars 65-63  in the NCAA Tournament title game at the Alamodome in San Antonio for the school’s third national championship. This marked the fourth comeback in six NCAA Tournament wins for the …

The NCAA Tournament has come to a close, and the Florida Gators are National Champions. They defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63 on Monday night in San Antonio, and Walter Clayton Jr. was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. In the championship game, Houston did everything it could to slow …

Gator Nation is buzzing in anticipation of tonight’s NCAA championship game. Fans camped outside of local businesses over 24 hours before tip-off. The Florida men’s basketball team has had a wildly successful 2024-2025 season. The team will face off against the Houston Cougars at 8:50 p.m. (CBS, ESPN 98.1-FM/AM-850 WRUF, …

The Back Nine comes at you as the proud owner of an undefeated T-shirt. I guess I have to put it in the wash to have its powers ready for tonight.     10. I’m kidding, of course, because we all know that what we wear or where we are …

Both the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars are top-seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament making it the first time two No. 1 seeds have faced each other in the National Championship Game since 2008. The third-ranked Gators (35-4) advanced to the championship after a thrilling rematch against the Auburn Tigers …

For the first time in more than a decade, Florida is back in the Final Four. The Gators, led by coach Todd Golden in just his third year at the helm, have authored a March run that’s been equal parts gritty and exhilarating. Golden is only the third coach in …

After 60 games of NCAA Tournament play, the Final Four is finally here. For the first time since 2008, the Final Four will consist of only number one seeds. While some may complain about a “chalky” tournament, these last three games will truly pit the best against the best. Who …

This is hardly breaking news, but Saturday evening will be Florida’s sixth appearance in the Final Four. It will also be Florida’s third Final Four as a No. 1 seed. So let us review as The High Five looks at the other Final Fours in Florida history: 1994 – The …