The Gators Men’s basketball team (14-8) hosts the Ole Miss Rebels (12-10) for the final time in the regular season Saturday afternoon. The first time the two teams faced off, the Rebels came out on top 70-54 in Oxford. https://twitter.com/OleMissMBB/status/1489601393036046339 Florida is coming off a comeback 66-65 win at Missouri, …
Read More »Gators Set for Road Matchup with Mizzou
February basketball is officially here, and for the Florida Gators, it begins in Columbia against the Missouri Tigers. Florida is coming off a win over Oklahoma State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge, while Mizzou lost to Iowa State in the challenge. Tip-Off Time Change Today’s game was originally scheduled for …
Read More »Tyree Appleby leads 25-point swing in Gators comeback victory over Oklahoma State
Coming off of a two-game losing streak, Tyree Appleby scores a career-high 21 points as a Gator in points and leads a huge comeback win against Oklahoma State. How the game went down Saturday’s game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Oklahoma State out-muscled the Gators …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Loses Big to Ole Miss On the Road
The Florida Men’s Basketball team (12-7) lost to the Ole Miss Rebels 70-54 (10-9) in Oxford on Monday. Florida rode a three-game winning streak into the contest but fell short on the road. Ole Miss broke a four-game losing streak of their own and earned their second SEC victory of …
Read More »Gators Go Wire-to-Wire in Third Straight SEC Win Against Vandy
The Gators Men’s Basketball team (12-6) led wire-to-wire in their 61-42 victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores (10-8). The win marked the Gators’ third straight SEC victory, giving them a 3-3 conference record after jumping out to an 0-3 start in the SEC. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1484989776771960832 Florida used a dominant second half and …
Read More »Castleton Injury Lingers Over Gators Win
The Gators used an epic 10-0 run to complete a big-time comeback win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Florida was without their best player, Colin Castleton, but scored the upset victory despite his absence. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1483977836289413122 Things looked bleak at one point, but the big charge gave them a lead that …
Read More »Mike White Talks First Gator Hoops Practice, Keyontae Johnson
Florida basketball tipped off its first practice on Tuesday. Afterward, seventh-year head coach Mike White met with the media. White reflected on the first day of practice before previewing the Gators’ offensive and defensive identities. He also spoke to Keyontae Johnson’s role and the progress of returning players like Colin …
Read More »Omar Payne becomes fourth player to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
Forward Omar Payne entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday morning making him the fourth player to do so in the past week. Payne’s entrance into the transfer portal marks the fifth former Gator with intentions of leaving the program this offseason. The transfer portal allows players to have the …
Read More »What’s Next for Florida Gators Hoops?
For the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, it was a season full of highs and lows. It survived Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament. However, the Gators saw its season go down the drain when 15-seed Oral Roberts knocked them out in the Round of 32. …
Read More »From Russia to Tennessee to Florida: Ruzhentsev is Ready
Florida basketball is preparing for their first game of the 2020 season to take place in exactly a week. Freshman forward Samson Ruzhentsev is ready to make his mark on the team. Before Florida Originally from Moscow, Russia, the six-foot-seven forward calls Chattanooga, Tenn. home. Ruzhentsev said he knew he …
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