The NCAA women’s basketball season is wrapping up and the postseason is just one month away. The March Madness tournament will feature 68 Division 1 programs picked by the NCAA D1 Women’s Basketball Committee. Ahead of the big dance comes the individual conference tournaments, which decide who takes home each …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Moves to No. 3 in the AP Poll
After a statement 90-81 win at No. 1 Auburn, the Gators jump from No. 6 to No. 3 in this weeks AP poll. This is the highest Florida has been ranked in the Todd Golden era and since the 2013-2014 season. The Gators (20-3, 19-3) were able to do what …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Predicated To Finish Sixth In SEC
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth out of 18 teams in the SEC in the league’s preseason media poll released Monday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1846221387813302543 The Gators were also ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Associated Press Top-25 for the first time since 2019. These standings mark Florida’s …
Read More »A Look Back at Alabama Men’s Basketball’s Final Four Run
The Alabama men’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four for the first time in program history. However, their historic season came to an abrupt end when they were unable to dethrone the back-to-back champion UConn Huskies. Here’s a deeper look inside their Final Four run: First Round vs. Charleston …
Read More »NC State takes on Purdue in First Final Four Matchup
The last time NC State was in the Final Four was 1983, and they won their second national championship. As for Purdue, the Boilermakers are in their first Final Four since 1980, and they failed to reach the championship game after falling to UCLA. The Wolfpack and the Boilermakers have …
Read More »Iowa set to take on LSU in 2023 National Championship rematch
In 2023, the LSU Tigers got the best of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2023 women’s basketball National Championship. The teams play Monday night in the Elite 8 to play for a spot in the Final Four. History The 2023 National Championship game was the first postseason meeting for the …
Read More »Men’s NCAA Tournament Final Four Set
The Men’s NCAA Final Four is set. https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/1774586902152151489 While UConn makes its return to to the big stage, the Final Four is uncharted territory for others. Alabama will play in the national semifinal for the first time in program history, while Purdue returns to the Final Four for the first …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Baseball Making Things Interesting
The Back Nine comes at you after a great weekend and I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Sunday. I know I did. 10. Let us start with baseball where the Gators had two walk-off wins in a series for the first time in 10 years. On Friday night, …
Read More »Alabama and Others Have Tickets Punched to Elite Eight
Half of the Elite Eight is set as UConn, Clemson, Alabama and Illinois have all punched their tickets to the next round. Out of four games Thursday night, three of them resulted in an upset. The first No. 1 seed fell as No. 4 Alabama took down No. 1 North Carolina. …
Read More »Oak Hall’s Monte Towe remembers N.C. State’s national title 50 years ago
Former Oak Hall boys basketball coach Monte Towe, a former point guard for North Carolina State’s 1973-1974 men’s basketball team, speaks on his experience helping the school win its first national basketball championship under former UF coach Norm Sloan, and what he’s been doing since on Sportscene with Steve Russell. …
Read More »