The first season at Exactech Arena has been one to remember for the Gators. Florida is currently 8-1 at home, with their only loss coming to Vanderbilt in late January. Since then, the Gators have won four straight SEC home games and have their best home record since the 2013-2014 season, …
Read More »Florida Falls to Kentucky, 76-66, Behind Monk’s 33 Points
The combination of Malik Monk and Bam Adebayo were unstoppable in Kentucky’s 76-66 win over the Florida Gators in Lexington at Rupp Arena on Saturday afternoon. Monk had 33 points total and 30 in the second half alone. Adebayo finished with fifth double-double of the season, notching 18 points and …
Read More »No. 13 Florida Looking For First Regular Season Sweep of Kentucky Since 2014
After a mid-season crisis, the Kentucky Wildcats have won five straight games since a lopsided 88-66 away loss to the then No. 24 Florida Gators. Florida is on a win streak of their own, having won nine straight games coming into Saturday’s contest at Rupp Arena. Despite the Gators winning …
Read More »ESPN’s Sean Farnham a Big Believer in SEC Hoops Teams Heading Into March
A common narrative about the SEC that has existed for a while is that the conference is just Kentucky and everyone else. While Kentucky, Florida, and South Carolina seem like locks for the NCAA Tournament, there is still a belief that the SEC as a whole is a weak conference. …
Read More »No. 13 Florida Resilient in 81-66 Win over South Carolina
Even with a date with Kentucky in sight, all of Florida’s attention was on South Carolina on Tuesday night as they picked up their ninth win in a row. The Florida Gators took down the South Carolina Gamecocks, 81-66, behind a stellar second half. UF outscored SCAR, 46-33, in the final …
Read More »Region 1-3A Finals Preview: No. 8 St. Francis @ No. 6 Deltona Trinity Christian
On Tuesday night, two familiar foes will face off in the 1-3A regional finals. St. Francis(18-7, 4-2) is coming off of a 76-60 victory over Pensacola Christian in the regional semi-finals, while Deltona Trinity Christian (20-8, 5-0) took down Tallahassee Florida A&M in their respective regional semi-finals match-up, 94-69. The …
Read More »Kevarrius Hayes Shines in Egbunu’s Absence
The Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team has been handed their fair share of injuries in the past few weeks. Gorjok Gak is out with a foot injury, John Egbunu’s season ended with a torn ACL, and Canyon Barry, the team’s leading scorer, rolled his ankle late in the game at Mississippi …
Read More »No. 13 Florida Seeks Revenge Against South Carolina Tuesday Night
The thought of the first South Carolina-Florida game this season puts a sour taste in a lot of Gator fans mouths. UF was awful from the three-point line and on offense in general and lost a 57-53 “thriller” in Columbia. Tuesday night’s match-up features two of the most efficient defensive …
Read More »No. 15 Florida Narrowly Avoids Defeat In 57-52 Victory over Mississippi State
It wasn’t pretty, but the Gators did just enough to pull off their eighth victory in a row. Florida went to Starkville on Saturday on took down to the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 57-52, as Chris Chiozza led the team with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting. The Bulldogs were the third …
Read More »No. 15 Florida Looking For First 8-Game Winning Streak of the Season vs. Mississippi State
https://soundcloud.com/espn-gainesville/rowdy-round-table-episode-5 On Saturday afternoon, the Florida Gators will have the opportunity to pull off their first eight-game winning streak of the season as they take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The two teams are in very different standing coming into the weekend’s match-up. The Gators are atop the SEC, tied with …
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