“How sweet it is, baby! How sweet it is!” The Florida Gator men’s basketball team seemed back to its old self on Saturday afternoon as they kicked off the third round of the NCAA Tournament with a double-digit win over 9-seed Pittsburgh, 61-45. Florida may have been focused in their …
Read More »Florida opens up the Big Dance with Albany in Orlando
The Florida Gators go into the NCAA tournament as decorated as you can possibly be boasting a 32-2 record with an SEC regular season and tournament title already under their belts. But today, the past means little and each team start off the Big Dance 0-0, six wins away from …
Read More »Billy Donovan reflects on the 2012-2013 season and looks ahead to 2014
Following a successful, yet anticlimactic season that ended in the Elite Eight for the third consecutive season, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team wrapped up its season nearly two weeks ago. Gator coach Billy Donovan put a bow on the 2012-2013 campaign, looking back on the run to the regular season SEC …
Read More »Gators Hoops Set to Face FGCU In Sweet 16
For the third consecutive year, the Gators men’s basketball team is set to tipoff in hopes to advance to the Elite Eight. This year’s opponent however is a little different from years past. In the 75 years of the NCAA tournament, Florida Gulf Coast is the first 15 seed to …
Read More »Why Gator fans should fear FGCU
College basketball fans rave at this time of year. The Sweet 16 in the NCAA Men’s Tournament is a stage that not many teams have the opportunity to grace. Viewers have become accustomed to watching the power houses: Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, etc. When Florida and Florida Gulf Coast square …
Read More »What You Might’ve Missed in Weekend Sports
Florida Gymnastics Wins SEC Title: The top-ranked Florida Gators gymnastics team won its second consecutive SEC Championship Saturday night. Florida claimed its ninth overall SEC crown. March 23, 2013 ● Verizon Arena (5,395) Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Florida 49.375 49.500 49.500 49.625 198.000 Alabama 49.550 49.300 49.400 49.550 …
Read More »Florida Basketball Sweet 16 Bound
The Florida men’s basketball knocked off the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year. The Gators took advantage of an explosive first half. Florida shot 80 percent in the first half and were leading by 21 at halftime. Overall, UF …
Read More »Men’s Hoops In Sweet 16
It only gets sweeter. For the first time in program history, the Florida men’s basketball team has advanced to the Sweet 16 for a third consecutive year. The Gators defeated the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 Sunday night. Senior forward Erik Murphy spoke about what it means to be a part …
Read More »Obama Puts Florida in Final Four
President Barack Obama continues the five-year tradition of filling out a bracket on ESPN. Obama filled out his bracket in an interview on Tuesday at ESPN’s studio in Bristol, Conn. His men’s basketball tournament picks were revealed in full on Wednesday morning. The President’s Final Four consists of No. 1 Louisville from the midwest …
Read More »Top Gator Moments in NCAA Tourney History
With March Madness beginning tonight, WRUF has compiled a list of the top Gator men’s basketball moments in the NCAA Tournament. #10 Billy Donovan 2006 National Championship pregame speech: #9 Florida advances to back-to-back Elite Eights: With Florida’s defeat over Marquette in the Sweet 16, the Gators returned to the …
Read More »