The Florida Gator men’s basketball team defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 76-46 in its home opener on Friday night. KeVaughn Allen led the charge with 14 points and five steals in 21 minutes of action. Jalen Hudson and Deaundrae Ballard added 10 apiece. Christian Keeling paced the Buccaneers with 18 …
Read More »Seminoles Dominate Gators in Season Opener
The Florida State Seminole men’s basketball team defeated the Florida Gators 81-60, the fifth straight time the Seminoles have beaten the Gators. PJ Savoy led the Seminoles with 20 points, while Trent Forrest added 13 points and five assists. Deaundrae Ballard paced the Gators with 13 points on 5 of …
Read More »Gators Lead Entire Game in Preseason Victory Over Florida Southern
The Florida Gators defeated the Florida Southern Mocs 95-70 on Tuesday night. Jalen Hudson led the charge with 14 points, while Deaundrae Ballard added 13. Six different Gators scored in double digits on the evening. Jonathan Lawton paced Florida Southern with 25 points on 8-of-19 shooting. The Gators jumped out …
Read More »Freshman basketball profile: Keyontae Johnson
Freshman forward Keyontae Johnson will be looked at to make an immediate impact on the Florida Gators basketball team. Johnson has been practicing with the team for a little more than a month now. He now has less than two weeks before the Gators season opener at Florida State. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1055886129063436288 …
Read More »Mike White has Gators Prepared for Rigorous Season
With the season opener against Florida State less than two weeks away, the Florida Gators are preparing to endure the ups and downs of a grueling four-month, 31-game regular season. No Days Off The Gators will be competing in numerous high-profile games and tournaments against top-tier competition. Let’s take a …
Read More »Florida Gator Basketball is Back
Even though we are smack in the middle of college football season, it was Media Day on Tuesday for both Gator basketball programs. The Gator men’s basketball team has high expectations heading into the regular season. They are returning 10 of their 12 impact players from 2017-18 and bring in …
Read More »Later, Gator? Jalen Hudson Pulls Out of NBA Draft, Will Return to Florida
Jalen Hudson may have just made Mike White’s day. According to CBS’s Jon Rothstein, the Florida Gators’ shooting guard has withdrawn from the NBA Draft and will return to Gainesville to round out his collegiate career. The decision might kickstart his professional hopes. Florida’s Jalen Hudson told ESPN he will …
Read More »No. 1 Duke Overcomes 17-Point Second Half Deficit To Beat No. 7 Florida, 87-84
The Florida Gators had no answer for the Duke Blue Devils’ offense late down the stretch. Duke ended the game on a 30-10 run, winning the contest 87-84. Diaper dandy Marvin Bagley III continued to shine as he recorded the sixth double-double of his eight game career, posting 30 points …
Read More »PK80 Preview: No. 7 Florida vs. No. 1 Duke
In a matter of two days the Florida Gators can secure two non-conference victories that would pad their resume for months to come. Florida and Duke square off at 10:30 p.m. (approximately) at the Moda Center in the PK80 Tournament Motion bracket finals on Sunday. The Gators took care of …
Read More »No. 7 Florida Takes Down No. 17 Gonzaga, 111-105, In 2OT Thriller
No 7 Florida’s 111-105 double-overtime victory over No. 17 Gonzaga could be simply described as a battle of attrition. Unfortunately, this was no simple game. Two overtimes, 17 lead changes and 216 total points encapsulated the madness that ensued between the Bulldogs and Gators on Friday night/early Saturday morning. Chris …
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