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 …
Read More »ESPN’s Sean Farnham a Big Believer in SEC Hoops Teams Heading Into March
A common narrative about the SEC that has existed for a while is that the conference is just Kentucky and everyone else. While Kentucky, Florida, and South Carolina seem like locks for the NCAA Tournament, there is still a belief that the SEC as a whole is a weak conference. …
Read More »No. 13 Florida Resilient in 81-66 Win over South Carolina
Even with a date with Kentucky in sight, all of Florida’s attention was on South Carolina on Tuesday night as they picked up their ninth win in a row. The Florida Gators took down the South Carolina Gamecocks, 81-66, behind a stellar second half. UF outscored SCAR, 46-33, in the final …
Read More »Hurricanes Basketball Gets Big Bubble Win
The Miami Hurricanes stole an overtime victory on the road and stretched the No. 18 Cavaliers’ losing streak to four straight in a 54-48 win at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville. Hurricanes freshmen guard Bruce Brown made a 3-pointer with 23.8 seconds left in overtime to secure the victory. Brown scored …
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