The East Tennessee State Buccaneers clinched their 10th NCAA tournament bid after beating UNC Greensboro in the Southern Conference Championship game. The Bucs were given a 13 seed by the committee, which matches them up with the #4 seed Florida Gators down in Orlando, Florida. Almost everyone is familiar with …
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March is finally upon us and all the tickets have been punched. Reigning champ Villanova came in as the No. 1 overall seed, followed by Kansas, North Carolina and Gonzaga. Here's your FIRST LOOK at the #FinalFour court! pic.twitter.com/qCPH0ug8ck — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 13, 2017 Regional Analysis East …
Read More »Vanderbilt Takes Down Florida For The Third Time This Season, 72-62, Ending Their SEC Tournament Early
The Vanderbilt Commodores might just be Florida Gator kryptonite. Vandy took down Florida, 72-62, ending their SEC Tournament in the quarterfinals. The win marked the third time the Commodores have beaten the Gators this season. UF will now wait until Sunday to see if the NCAA Tournament committee will keep …
Read More »Third Time’s A Charm: Vanderbilt-Florida SEC Tournament Preview
For the third time this season, the Gators and the Commodores will square off. This time, it’s in the SEC Tournament with postseason implications on the line. Per Joe Lunardi’s latest Bracketology on Thursday afternoon, Vanderbilt is an 11-seed, and has one of the last four byes in the field. Florida …
Read More »No. 12 Florida End Home Schedule with a 78-65 Win Over Arkansas on Senior Night
On Senior Night at the O’Connell Center, it was a combination of seniors in Canyon Barry and Kasey Hill, and underclassmen in KeVaughn Allen and Chris Chiozza, who got it done for the Gators. Florida took down Arkansas, 78-65, on Wednesday night, closing out their home schedule with a 9-1 …
Read More »No. 12 Florida Preparing For Final Home Game of the Season vs. Arkansas
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 »SEC Basketball Preview: Mississippi State vs. South Carolina
Mississippi State looks to snap a six game losing skid Tuesday night as they travel to South Carolina to face the Gamecocks on Senior Night. Last Time on the Court The Bulldogs (14-14, 5-11 SEC) suffered its worst loss of the season on Saturday, losing 77-48 on the road to …
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 »SEC Hops Preview: LSU Takes on Georgia
The LSU Tigers will travel to Athens, Georgia to face the Bulldogs on Saturday evening. LSU The Tigers are coming off of a 98-75 defeat against Auburn, their 14th straight loss this season. The only other times LSU lost 14 straight were in the in back-to-back seasons, 1965-66 and 1966-67. …
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 …
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