Despite taking 26 more shots than Vanderbilt and hitting five of their last seven from the field, Florida’s volume shooting attack wouldn’t be enough to take down Vanderbilt as the Commodores hold on to defeat Florida 60-59 Tuesday night in Nashville in an SEC men’s basketball contest. Despite taking more shots …
Read More »Defensive Battle Expected Between Gators and Commodores
Tuesday night’s battle between two of the SEC’s top seven teams will mark an important stage in the little past halfway point of the 2015-2016 season. For the Florida Gators (13-6), it’s a chance to come away with their second in-conference road victory, an important attribute the committee notes when …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For Auburn and Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is no stranger to Florida Basketball. In his six seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers, he went 10-2 vs. the Gators, and 4-2 in the O’Connell Center. A coach once faced twice a year, is now seldom seen by Gator fans. But on Saturday night, Pearl will square off with …
Read More »Gators Win Their Second Straight, Defeat Mississippi State, 71-68
On Tuesday night, The Florida men’s basketball team (12-6) was able to close its match up against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-10) strongly, ending the game on a 6-2 run to pick up their 12th victory of the season, winning 81-78. Dorian Finney-Smith recorded his fourth double-double of the season, scoring …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Returns to Gainesville, Prepares for Mississippi State
The Bulldogs are in the cellar of the SEC, ranking last in the entire conference. Mississippi State is still yet to win in 2016, with their last victory coming on December 31st, against North Carolina Central. The Bulldogs are 0-4 in SEC play this year, with losses to Texas A&M, …
Read More »Gators Pick up 1st SEC Road Win, Take Down Ole Miss, 80-71
On Saturday night, the Florida men’s basketball team and coach Mike White both earned something special. The Gators (11-6, 3-2) defeated Ole Miss (12-5, 2-3), 80-71, and picked up their first SEC road win of the year, while White notched his first win as a head coach against his alma …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Looks For 1st SEC Road Win Tonight vs. Texas A&M
For just the eighth time in program history, the Florida Gators (10-5) and the Texas A&M Aggies (13-2) will meet on the hardwood. Despite coming off of a big SEC win this past Saturday over Ben Simmons and the LSU Tigers, the Gators aren’t the only ones coming into the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Drops SEC Road Opener to Tennessee, 83-69
On Wednesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) looked to carry the same momentum it had after being Georgia at home in its SEC opener but it was not to be as Tennessee (8-6) knocked off the Gators 83-69 in Knoxville. The Gators did not shoot well (34.3% from the floor) and …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For SEC Road Opener vs. Tennessee
The Florida Gators (9-4) have won three of their last four games, won their SEC opener on Saturday against Georgia, and in that game shot above their season average in both field goal percentage and three point percentage. While the team is certainly happy with the way they’ve started out …
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