Jalen Hudson’s success in the NCAA tournament will be a key factor in his decision to either leave for the upcoming NBA draft or return to Florida for his senior season. After transferring from Virginia Tech and sitting out a year due to NCAA transfer rules, Hudson has been quite …
Read More »Round of 32 Preview: No. 6 Florida vs. No. 3 Texas Tech
The No. 6 seed Florida Gators are set to take on the No. 3 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Round of 32 on Saturday night at 8:40 p.m. ET at the American Airlines Center on TNT. Florida is 10-3 all-time in the second round of the NCAA Tournament …
Read More »March Madness: Alabama Defeats Virginia Tech In The First Round
March Madness is underway! Yesterday, No. 9 Alabama defeated no. 8 Virginia Tech in the first round of play. Alabama 86; Virginia Tech 83 The Crimson Tide survived in Pittsburgh by a 3 point margin. Although the Hokies made a buzzer-beating layup, it wasn’t enough. Notable Players Alabama’s point guard …
Read More »Kentucky Perseveres in the NCAA Tournament
March Madness is in full swing. The 5th seed Kentucky Wildcats took on the 12th seed Davidson Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA tournament and the young Kentucky team got a taste of a tournament win. No 3s? No Problem. Kentucky led the first half with Kevin Knox …
Read More »The Tennessee Volunteers Continue to Shine with Big Win Over Wright State
The 3-seed Tennessee Volunteers defeated the 14-seed Wright State Raiders 73-47 on Thursday to book their spot into the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Here is the final call from the game: Bringing Success back to the Program The Volunteers finished atop a highly competitive SEC division …
Read More »No. 11 Loyola-Chicago Buzzer-beater Upsets No. 6 Miami
Loyola-Chicago dazed the University of Miami and disqualified many fan brackets during Thursday’s NCAA Tournament first round. The South Region No. 11 seed Ramblers topped the No. 6 seed Hurricanes 64-62 with a Donte Ingram 3-point buzzer-beater. It was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for Loyola-Chicago since 1985 when Georgetown eliminated …
Read More »Florida Steamrolls Past St. Bonaventure in the Round of 64
For the second straight year, the Florida Gators advanced out of the Round of 64 by defeating the St. Bonaventure Bonnies 77-62 with a dominant second half. Egor Koulechov led the charge with 20 points and six rebounds, while Jalen Hudson added 16 points. Chris Chiozza had a typical Chris …
Read More »Walk-Ons are Living the Dream at Florida
Mak Krause and Andrew Fava were never supposed to play basketball at the University of Florida. They both had aspirations of walking on, but never thought it would become anything more than a pipe dream. The Beginning of a Journey Krause and Fava had offers to play at small Division …
Read More »Round of 64 Preview: No. 11 St. Bonaventure vs. No. 6 Florida
After an excellent play-in game on Tuesday night, the Florida Gators will take on the St. Bonaventure Bonnies on Thursday night at 9:57 p.m. in Dallas on TruTV. The Bonnies knocked the UCLA Bruins out of the NCAA Tournament in their First Four play-in game, 65-58. KenPom is projecting a …
Read More »Thad Matta spurns Georgia basketball’s multi-million dollar offer
The search continues. After meeting with school officials in Athens, Georgia, former Ohio State bench boss Thad Matta has reportedly turned down an offer to become the 23rd head coach of the University of Georgia’s basketball team. ESPN’s Jeff Goodman first broke the news Wednesday afternoon, and according to multiple …
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