Tag Archives: Men’s Basketball

On Wednesday, the bracket for the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational revealed that Florida faces Stanford on in Portland, Ore on Nov.23. The tournament, which honors Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his 80th birthday, houses 16 teams in two eight-team brackets. Each team is guaranteed three games in the tournament. If the Gators …

Senior Kasey Hill prepares for his final debut playing in the O’Dome Wednesday night. After a tough loss against Kentucky on Saturday, the Gators look to defeat Arkansas. Hill is confident that his team can bounce back after the loss that ended their nine-game winning streak. While the team hopes for their final home …

The Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team is back in action as they travel to Arkansas on Wednesday, February 21 to take on an SEC rival, the Arkansas Razorbacks. Tip off is set for 8:30 pm at the Bud Walton Arena. The Aggies have an overall record of 14-12 and an SEC …

Florida men’s basketball senior Justin Leon has become one of the Gators’ strongest players this season.  Leon has worked hard as an undersized forward to stay strong against his opponents.  He is also putting in time to have a more consistent 3-point shot.  All of his hard is paying off, especially in …

Freshman forward Dontay Bassett will redshirt during the 2016-17 season after being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. Prized Prospect There were certainly high hopes for Dontay Bassett going into this season for the Gators. Bassett was a three-star recruit out of Oldsmar Christian High School in …

On Monday night, Villanova stunned North Carolina and the Wildcats earned themselves its first national title since 1985. With 4.7 seconds left in the National Championship game, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Villanova Wildcats were all knotted up at 74 points apiece. But in a blink of an eye, confetti showered …

The arena that served as a stage to two consecutive men’s basketball national championships, (’06, ’07) and three consecutive gymnastics national championships (’13, ’14, ’15) won’t house a show again until December 2016. Demolition and renovation of the 36 year-old O’Connell Center is finally underway. The $64.5 million project is …

Today marks the start of the NCAA’s Sweet Sixteen and the South Region semifinal kicks off in Louisville between Villanova (31-5) and Miami (27-7). The Wildcats entered the tournament seeded No. 1 last year, this year they sit at No. 2 while Miami is right behind as the No. 3 seed. On top …

The Tennessee Volunteers (15-18) and LSU Tigers (18-13) men’s basketball teams will duke it out today in an SEC Tournament quarterfinal match up. The 12th seed Vols upset fifth seed Vanderbilt yesterday afternoon 67-65. The game looked like it was headed for overtime until the referees determined Vanderbilt did not get a …

GAINESVILLE, Fla—An important SEC match-up in the O’Dome tonight as the Vanderbilt Commodores sail into town. Florida and Vanderbilt are currently all tied up in fifth place in the conference standings, which means this is a crucial game for both teams and should shape out to be a good one on the hardwood. Tip-off is scheduled …