For the 1oth time in a row, the Gators have muzzled the Bulldogs. 🐊>🐶 ROAD DUB😤#GoGators | presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/E8c3lchPLc — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) February 17, 2024 The Florida men’s basketball team defeated Georgia 88-82 Saturday at the Stegeman Coliseum in Athens. The Gators (18-7, 8-4 SEC) …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: How These Gator Basketball Coaches Fared In Season 2
Todd Golden may be causing you some heartburn, but even the most cynical of Gator fans (what, Gator fans cynical?) will begrudgingly give him credit for where the Gators are this season. At 17-7 and 7-4 in the SEC, Golden’s second Florida team has fallen somewhere in the upper half …
Read More »Gators Escape Tigers at Home, 82-80
The Florida Gators dominated for the majority of its matchup Tuesday against LSU, but complacent play in the second half with a 20-point lead almost got ugly as Florida survived the Tigers 82-80 at the O’Connell Center. “Just another Tuesday night in Gainesville baby,” Gators coach Todd Golden said. Florida …
Read More »Florida Hosts LSU in SEC Clash
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team will host the LSU Tigers Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Exactech Arena. The match will mark the only regular season meeting between the two teams, as Florida enters with five wins in its last six games. Home hoops ⤵️ 🆚 LSU @ 8 PM …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Was Townsend worthy of Super Bowl MVP Consideration?
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that saw the end of one season and the beginning of another. At least that was the way I saw it. 10. The last football game of the season delivered in many ways, especially the final quarter and OT. But up …
Read More »Florida Upsets No. 12 Auburn at Home
Florida took control of Saturday’s game against No. 12 Auburn from the jump to run away for the 81-65 win at the sold-out O’Connell Center, the Gators’ 15th consecutive home win against the Tigers. It is also the Gators’ second win against a top-15 opponent in 10 days and their …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: No Place Like Home For These Gators
We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Witnessing Gators’ Biggest Shots
The pump-fake and made 3-pointer by Walter Clayton Jr. on Wednesday night was one of the all-timers. It sent the game into overtime in a battle Florida would eventually win at Rupp Arena. So, where would you rank it all time at UF? Well, you can’t yet. You have to …
Read More »Gators’ Team Chemistry On Point, UF Assistant Coach Kevin Hovde Says
Following the Gators’ thrilling overtime victory Wednesday night at No. 10 Kentucky, Florida assistant coach Kevin Hovde was on Sportscene with Steve Russell to discuss the game, his coaching career and more about the program. Beating Kentucky The Gators didn’t change much in preparation from the Jan. 6 game, an …
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