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 …
Read More »Preview: Gators men’s basketball face Arkansas and a familiar foe
With only six games left before the conference tournament, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will try to pick up some momentum against Arkansas Tuesday night. The Gators are coming off of their best win of the season. Florida trounced the Vanderbilt Commodores 84-66 in a rout to celebrate Billy …
Read More »Preview: Gators Men’s Basketball face Aggies In College Station
The Gators men’s basketball team travels to take on the Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday. Florida is coming off of their worst loss of the season, losing to Ole Miss on Saturday by 17 points. The Gators enter Wednesday’s game sitting at 14-9 on the season (6-4 in the SEC). …
Read More »Preview: Gators men’s basketball face off against Georgia
The Gators men’s basketball team returns home to Gainesville to face SEC rival Georgia on Wednesday. Florida bounced back from losing three straight games with a 61-55 win over Vanderbilt where they led for over thirty minutes. The Gators come in at 13-8 and tied at 4th in the SEC …
Read More »Preview: Gators men’s basketball eyes turning-point against Vanderbilt
After dropping three straight games, the Gators men’s basketball team travels to music city to take on Vanderbilt. At 12-8, the Gators currently sit tied at fourth in the SEC. Vanderbilt, the loser of their last eight games, sits at 8-12 and 14th in the SEC. The Commodores have yet …
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