The Florida Gators up-and-down season continued on Saturday night as they dropped their SEC home opener against South Carolina in dramatic fashion. The Gators will now be heading to Fayetteville to take on the 10-3 Arkansas Razorbacks, who won their SEC opener against Texas A&M. What To Expect From Arkansas? …
Read More »Gators Bounce Back With Convincing Win Over North Florida
The Florida Gators jumped out to a big lead in the first half and never looked back in their 98-66 victory over the North Florida Ospreys. Noah Locke led all scorers with 18 points on 7-11 shooting including 4-6 from beyond the arc. Deaundrae Ballard contributed 15 points, while KeVaughn …
Read More »Florida Hoops Bounces Back in Home Opener Against Charleston Southern
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 »Florida Men’s Basketball Faces Tough Road Test Against No. 17 Florida State
The Florida Men’s Basketball team will take on the 17th-ranked Florida State Seminoles in a highly-anticipated season opener. The Gators haven’t defeated their in-state rivals since 2013-14, when Billy Donovan, Scottie Wilbekin, Patric Young and Casey Prather led the team to a Final Four berth. After leading the team to …
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 »Gators Land 5-Star Scottie Lewis
The Florida Gators have topped off their 2019 basketball recruiting class with elite 5-star small forward Scottie Lewis. Lewis is ranked 11th in the country via 247 Sports. His decision ultimately came down to Florida and Kentucky. The Ranney School product mentioned his connection with head coach Mike White and …
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 »NCAA Makes College Basketball Rule Changes
Somehow, NCAA basketball just got more interesting. Spurred on by the FBI’s investigation of corruption in the collegiate game, the organization announced a number of changes to its rulebook on Wednesday. Three changes, though, are receiving the bulk of press attention. https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/1027242832233459712 Draft eligibility. Agent relationships. Reworked recruiting calendars. The …
Read More »South Carolina Basketball: Where Will They Land this Season?
The South Carolina Gamecocks haven’t had much luck on the basketball front. This past season hopes were high for the Gamecocks as they came off a Final Four run, but by the end of it all, it was real tough on the team. They ended up with a 17-16 record, …
Read More »Tennessee Basketball Facing Lofty Expecations
Coming off a share of the regular season SEC title with most of its roster returning, it’s not surprise the Tennessee Volunteers are flying up the preseason rankings this summer. The Volunteers are 5th in ESPN’s rankings and fourth in CBS’s. Their top six scorers are coming back this season, …
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