After a breakout season, Tre Mann will forgo the remainder of his college eligibility and enter the 2021 NBA Draft. ESPN has Mann listed as the No. 15 pick in this year’s draft. According to an interview Mann did with ESPN’s Jonothan Givony, Mann has decided it is time to …
Read More »UF Gymnast Leah Clapper Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) named University of Florida (UF) gymnast, Leah Clapper, as the 2021 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The SEC office announced the award prior to the 40th annual SEC Championship meet on Saturday. The Gators placed third at the conclusion of the meet behind LSU and Alabama. …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: March 22nd
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend where I literally had too much to watch and starting to feel a little anxiety about what I was missing. I need a fourth TV. 10. There are no easy losses in the NCAA Tournament. There are some that are just …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 19
The Front 9 comes at you as we get ready for the Big Dance and all of the other stuff we are preparing to watch either in person or on the telly. My wife has been watching so many of those British shows it’s rubbing off. 1. Obviously, I am …
Read More »Lady Gators Return to Post-Season
After five years with no post-season, the Gators’ Women’s Basketball team makes its return to glory. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1371623216293232642 The Drought is Over Making their eighth WNIT appearance, the Gators last qualified for post-season play in the 2015-16 season. That season, the Gators were upset by Albany in Round One of the …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine: March 12
The Front Nine comes at you with the best weekends of the year on the horizon. Let’s just home the only Madness of March takes place on the courts and not in the labs. 1. Even though Florida won its opening game in the SEC Tournament on Thursday, this team …
Read More »More Teams are Ready to Dance in March Madness
Selection Sunday is quickly approaching and college basketball teams around the country are clinching their spot in the tournament. Although brackets remain unfinished, more teams have begun punching their ticket to March Madness. https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/1369649796915544065?s=20 NCAA Tournament Qualifiers This year 30 teams have earned an automatic bid to the tourney. Moreover, …
Read More »Gators Mann, Castleton Awarded SEC Honors
The Southeastern Conference has announced it’s first and second-team honors for the 2021 season. Gators sophomore guard Tre Mann was named to the first-team and junior center Colin Castleton was listed second-team. The conference also unveiled it’s All-Freshman and All-Defensive lists, although no Gators were honored. All-@SEC Honors for @tre2mann3 …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine March 8
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend where I still somehow managed to avoid long pants. Of course, I also watched a lot of basketball, which is an indoor sport for me. 10. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room and, to be honest with you, I’m …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine March 5th
The Front Nine comes at you after a bad Wednesday and what we all hope will be a good weekend. 1.We also hope that everything continues going well in spring football practice. It seems to be fine despite this strange story that keeps being recirculated that there is friction between …
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