After allowing Kentucky to shoot the lights out at Rupp Arena in a 106-100 loss Saturday, No. 8 Florida shut down No. 1 Tennessee from the start Tuesday for a 73-43 win in the O’Connell Center. WHAT. A. NIGHT. IT’S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR #GoGators | Presented by …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Tough Lexington Loss, But Here Comes No. 1
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend so chilly it felt like our three-day winter is coming right around the corner. 10. We knew it was coming. We knew this Florida basketball team was not going undefeated. And we knew that Rupp Arena can be both the quietest …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball’s Undefeated Start Ends At No. 10 Kentucky
The No. 6 Florida men’s basketball team’s unbeaten start came to an end Saturday in Lexington, Ky., at the hands of No. 10 Kentucky, 106-100. Final Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/mJH4bx9MPh — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) January 4, 2025 Florida (13-1, 0-1 SEC) had held its previous four opponents to …
Read More »Florida Basketball Ends Year With Another O-Dome Sweep
The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the 2024 portion of the schedule with consecutive doubleheader wins at the O’Connell Center. Men’s Basketball The No. 6 Gators (13-0) capped their non-conference schedule Sunday with an 85-45 rout of Stetson (2-11). Florida opened a double-digit lead early and started to …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Gator Nation Should Be In Great Mood
The Back Nine comes at you in a Christmas mood because of everything my wife does for the holidays and because it’s been a pretty good last few days around here. 10. Let us start with a Merry Christmas for everybody who reads The Back Nine or listens to my …
Read More »Florida Basketball Sweeps Past UNF Twice
The Florida basketball teams routed North Florida in two games Saturday at the O’Connell Center. Florida improved to 12-0 with a 99-55 win against the UNF men to start the action. The UF women jumped to a 21-10 lead after the first quarter in the 75-47 win against the Ospreys …
Read More »No. 7 Florida Men’s Basketball Entering Final Non-Conference Stretch
The No. 7 Florida men’s basketball team has another opportunity tonight to add a high-impact win to its resume before the start of the SEC schedule early next month. The Gators (10-0) face college basketball blue blood North Carolina (6-4) in the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Back In Action
After taking a 10-day break for exams and improving its game, the Florida men’s basketball team returns to action today in Atlanta as part of Holiday Hoopsgiving at State Farm Arena against Arizona State. takin’ flights. pic.twitter.com/IQhjeceqaK — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) December 13, 2024 The No. 9 Gators …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Opens No. 6 In NET Rankings
No. 13 Florida is ranked No. 6 in the first NET rankings released Monday by the NCAA. NET stands for NCAA Evaluation Tool and it is used by the men’s basketball tournament’s selection committee to evaluate a team’s overall resume. Some factors the NET looks into is schedule strength, efficiency …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida’s Patience Pays Off Against FSU
The Back Nine comes at you after another crazy week of college football, a Gator basketball tournament victory and plenty of flag-planting. 10. OK, I will get to the many disturbing scenes we saw on “Rivalry Weekend,” but let’s not diminish what the 2024 Florida team accomplished. I never thought …
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