Florida men’s basketball players Denzel Aberdeen and Sam Alexis plan to enter the transfer portal, they both announced on Friday. Denzel Aberdeen The junior guard just wrapped up his third season as a Gator. Hailing from Orlando, Florida, Aberdeen committed to Florida in 2021. Despite the departure of former Florida …
Read More »Looking Back On Historic Gators Men’s Basketball Season
The Florida Gators basketball team had a historic 2024-25 season in its return to national prominence. As the dust settles after the tremendous campaign, here are some of the Gators’ achievements from the final months of the season. Third championship Florida’s win Monday earned the school’s third basketball national championship. …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff Caps Three-Year Sprint
The Florida men’s basketball team had incredible success with recruiting, player development and team chemistry this year, which combined equaled a national championship. These factors came from the coaching staff that has promoted the team and the mentality of being a Gator. Florida coach Todd Golden was hired in 2022 …
Read More »Champion Gators Complete Comeback For The Ages
Fifteen minutes left in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. Down 12. Zero points from senior All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. Dead in the water. Against the smothering defense of Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars, any other team would have folded under the pressure, but not coach Todd Golden’s Florida …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Rallies Past Houston To Win Third National Championship
SAN ANTONIO — In a game that will be remembered for its grit and resilience, the Florida Gators stormed back from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat top-seeded Houston 65-63. It was the program’s third national championship—and first since 2007. Second-Half Surge Seals It Trailing 42-30 with 16:24 remaining in …
Read More »How To Welcome Home National Champion Gators
For the third time in program history, the Florida Gators are men’s basketball national champions. Fans in Gainesville and beyond anxiously watched Monday’s championship bout, a nail-biting 65-63 win for the Gators against Houston in San Antonio. Gator Nation took to the streets to celebrate, flooding University Avenue. Fans can …
Read More »New Faces, New Places: Transfers, Freshmen Leading Way At Final Four
It may be April, but March Madness is still at the center of the sports world. This season’s NCAA Tournament has been full of strong play by the nation’s best teams. While there were not many “Cinderella stories” or 16 seeds topping one seeds, the last 60 games brought us …
Read More »UConn Head Coach Dan Hurley Declines Job Offer From Lakers
UConn men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley has declined a lucrative offer to become the new head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. Hurley will instead pursue a third consecutive national championship with the Huskies. This feat has only been achieved by the UCLA Bruins over 50 years ago. Led …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Gators Need To Win A Lot of Basketball Games
The Back Nine comes at you after an incredible couple of weeks off and the wonderful feeling of living into the year 2024. 10. We will start with the basketball game and Florida was so close to pulling this one off. Just a few more made free throws or just …
Read More »College football playoff outlook
The top four teams in the college football playoff rankings stayed the same for the second straight week. https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1592716856527581185 Playoff Outlook College football is near the finish line on the regular season. There are two more weeks before the regular season ends and conference championship games begin. As it sits …
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