When Andrew Nembhard announced his decision to transfer to Gonzaga, it left the Gators with a major gap to fill at point guard. After all, Nembhard led the Gators averaging 33.2 minutes per game and played in all of their games in 2019. Sophomore guard Tre Mann entered the 2021 …
Read More »Nembhard backs out of draft, announces transfer from Florida
Florida fans accepted the initial departure of point guard Andrew Nembhard. Losing him twice, however, is a sucker punch to the gut. On Saturday, Jeff Goodman reported via Twitter that Nembhard planned to withdraw from the NBA Draft and transfer. He also declared for the draft after his freshman year …
Read More »Former Gator Al Horford donates $500,000 in COVID-19 relief
A Gator great doing greater things Former Florida Gator basketball sensation Al Horford made an enormous contribution to the community to aid coronavirus relief efforts. The global pandemic that has put the world on pause these last few months has affected millions worldwide. While using Horford’s assistance, he made a …
Read More »Dontay Bassett Enters Transfer Portal
Just days after the 2019-20 season was placed on a sudden stop, Florida already finds themselves down another big man for the 2020-21 season. Junior forward Dontay Bassett has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. The news breaks just a few days after forward Gorjok Gak announced that he will …
Read More »ETSU wins Southern Conference title to punch its second ticket to the NCAA Tournament in five years
Southern Conference Championship East Tennessee State secured its spot in the 2020 NCAA Tournament on Sunday night, defeating Wofford 72-58 in the Southern Conference Championship on in Asheville, NC. Senior guard Isaiah Tisdale led ETSU with 24 points and shot 4-7 from beyond the arc. Tournament Experience It is East …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball fall to Kentucky in heartbreaker, 71-70
An 18-point Florida lead was not enough as the Kentucky Wildcats rode a second-half surge to defeat the Gators men’s basketball team 71-70 With the loss, Florida will either place at the four or five seed in the SEC Tournament in Nashville next week. Their seeding depends on the result …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball fall short, lose to Tennessee 63-58
The Gators men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt fell short in Knoxville as they lost 63-58. Tennessee’s John Fulkerson led all scorers with 22 points. Of his 22 points, he scored 16 in the second half to secure the victory. Florida’s Kerry Blackshear Jr. led the Gators in scoring with 20 …
Read More »Preview: Gator Men’s Basketball Eyes Rematch With LSU
The Gator men’s basketball team looks to avenge their January loss to the LSU Tigers on Wednesday at home. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1231720643059683328 Last month, the Gators fell to the Tigers after Keyontae Johnson made a layup as time expired. The officials ruled that Johnson was still touching the ball as time expired, …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball hold the line, defeat Arkansas 73-59
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team defeated the Arkansas Razorbacks 73-59 on Tuesday. In a wild ride of runs between the teams, the Gators held on to pick up their fifth win in February. https://twitter.com/swalker_7/status/1229923402179198977 It was one of those games for Gators sophomore Keyontae Johnson. He scored a career-high …
Read More »Florida men’s basketball seeks its fifth win of the month against Arkansas
The Florida Gators (16-9, 8-4) host the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-9, 4-8) tonight at 7. Florida looks for its ninth conference win before facing a difficult closing stretch that includes Kentucky twice. Arkansas enters tonight’s matchup on a four game losing streak, coming off a last-second loss to Mississippi State. The …
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