On Friday afternoon, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team will have a chance to prove themselves to NCAA Tournament Committee as it faces SEC regular season champion and 17th ranked Texas A&M in the third round of the SEC Tournament at 1 pm today. The Aggies dominated SEC play this year, finishing …
Read More »Florida Survives Arkansas, 68-61, Advances to Texas A&M
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but it was what the Gators needed to do to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Florida Gators pulled out a 68-61 victory over the Arkansas Razorbacks in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday afternoon. While neither team shot above 40 percent, …
Read More »SEC Tournament Preview: Gators Square Off Against Razorbacks, Egbunu Injured
A tale of two cities is the story of Thursday’s SEC tournament matchup between the Florida Gators (18-13) and the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-15). Each team will come into the game with their own unique philosophy and recent momentum. The Gators have lost four out of their last five games degrading …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Falls At Home To No. 22 Kentucky
GAINESVILLE, Fla— On Tuesday night, the final whistle blew and the game clock hit zero. The Florida men’s basketball team left the court defeated by the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats, 88-79 and with it, perhaps their NCAA Tournament hopes as well. The Stephen C. O’Connell Center was filled with Gator fans dressed …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Falls to Vandy 87-74
Florida and Vanderbilt met in a critical game in the SEC men’s basketball race as the two teams entered the match up tied for fifth place in the standings. The Commodores never trailed in the game and ended up beating Florida 87-74 Tuesday night, earning a resume-building road win and their first victory in …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Falls to South Carolina, 73-69 In OT
The Florida men’s basketball team overcame a 17 point first half deficit and played nip and tuck with South Carolina the rest of the way but in the end, the Gamecocks picked up a hard fought 73-69 home win on Saturday. South Carolina forward Michael Carrera picked up his ninth …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Grinds Out Win Over Bulldogs On The Road
It wasn’t pretty. But it was a win. The Florida men’s basketball team used timely buckets and grit to escape Athens with a 57-53 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night. Despite shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor and a 1-for-10 performance from Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida (17-9, 8-5) notched …
Read More »Florida Prepares For Second Test Vs. Georgia
The Florida Gators (16-9) and the Georgia Bulldogs (14-9) are tied for third in the SEC standings, with a 7-5 in-conference record each, but the two teams’ seasons could not be more different. Georgia’s best win, and only standout victory, came against South Carolina, where the Bulldogs dominated the Gamecocks …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Suffers First SEC Home Loss to Alabama, 61-55
On Saturday evening, the Florida men’s basketball team just couldn’t hit a free throw, a shot from the floor or from beyond the arc and it cost them in a 61-55 home loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida’s first home loss against an SEC team this season. Florida hit …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Outshines Ole Miss on 90’s Night
Dorian Finney-Smith and John Egbunu were the “Fresh Princes” of Gainesville on Tuesday night, with the duo combining for 30 points and 16 rebounds as the Florida men’s basketball team downs Ole Miss 77-72 on “90’s Night” at the O’Connell Center. Four different Florida players reached double digit scoring against the Rebels including …
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