Tag Archives: NCAA Basketball

As a new college basketball season quickly approaches, preseason Top 25 polls have been released, including the AP Media Poll on Wednesday. The Florida Gators are ranked eighth on that one, but the ranking “doesn’t matter” to Gators point guard Chris Chiozza. Not Concerned About Rankings Chiozza is all too …

The Florida Gators’ men’s basketball team earned a trip to the Elite Eight last season, showing the strides its made since Mike White’s first season. Center John Egbunu wasn’t on the court for that game. Or any of March Madness for that matter. Egbunu missed the last month and a …

The Florida Men’s Basketball team has welcomed four freshmen to their largely veteran team. Among them is 6’9″, 205 pound forward Chase Johnson. Rated a four star recruit by ESPN, there is reason to be excited for his next couple of years with the Gators. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/915310111639457795 Why Johnson Chose Florida …

Yet another scandal is rocking the collegiate athletics world. Four assistant coaches at Division I basketball schools have been arrested by the FBI and face charges of corruption and fraud, according an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday. “All of those charged today contributed to a pay-to-play …

With the Mike White era fully in swing, Billy Donovan has become more of a memory than a mainstay in present day Gainesville. The former two-time national championship coach is now entering his third season with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA. Donovan has coached the Thunder to at …

The SEC, a conference that was disrespected by “experts” around the country, really shined in the month of March. South Carolina stunned the nation with their second round victory over two-seeded Duke. Then the fun really started, as the Gamecocks knocked off three-seed Baylor and fourth seeded Florida before losing to …

The Florida women’s basketball team has a new head coach today after Belmont coach Cameron Newbauer was hired to replace the fired Amanda Butler. Newbauer was at Belmont for four seasons, compiling a 79-50 record at the school, including a 51-15 mark the last two seasons in which Belmont made …

The Sweet 16 is a party that neither Gonzaga or West Virginia want to leave, but after tonight’s game one team will be in the Elite 8 and one team will be headed home. https://twitter.com/ZagMBB/status/844936467520483329 West Virginia Mountaineers “Press Virginia”  as their fans have lovingly named them have bullied their way through …

Recap The University of Central Florida men’s basketball team defeated the Illinois State Redbirds last night in Normal, Illinois to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament. The Redbirds were the No. 1 seed of region three while UCF was No. 4. It was an impressive win by …

The No. 11 Xavier Musketeers (21-13) and the No.6 Maryland Terrapins (24-8) are bouncing into March Madness tonight for a West Region first round battle at the Amway Center in Orlando, FL. According to ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index, Xavier is ranked No. 34 and Maryland is ranked No. 49. …