From the hardwood to the coaches, up to the faces, and down to the laces, everything will be sparkling new for Florida’s season opener against Stony Brook. The game will spell the first glance at the new-look Gators under debutant Head Coach Todd Golden, in what is sure to be …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball: Preseason Injury List
The Gators men’s basketball team had its first practice on Sept. 27 with new head coach Todd Golden and already have a few names on the preseason injury list. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1574939578007437313 Fifth-year senior point guard Kyle Lofton, the transfer from St. Bonaventure, suffered a groin injury during practice Saturday. He limped …
Read More »Niels Lane talks returning, Coach Golden
Despite not making the NCAA Tournament and having an early exit in the NIT Tournament, Gator basketball player Niels Lane is happy about the improvements he saw in his game and in his teammates. What happened last season? The Gators finished last season with a 20-14 record, 9-9 in the …
Read More »Tyree Appleby leads 25-point swing in Gators comeback victory over Oklahoma State
Coming off of a two-game losing streak, Tyree Appleby scores a career-high 21 points as a Gator in points and leads a huge comeback win against Oklahoma State. How the game went down Saturday’s game was a tale of two halves. In the first half, Oklahoma State out-muscled the Gators …
Read More »Mike White Talks First Gator Hoops Practice, Keyontae Johnson
Florida basketball tipped off its first practice on Tuesday. Afterward, seventh-year head coach Mike White met with the media. White reflected on the first day of practice before previewing the Gators’ offensive and defensive identities. He also spoke to Keyontae Johnson’s role and the progress of returning players like Colin …
Read More »Gators Get Huge Upset Win Over No. 6 Tennessee
It was the night that everything seemed to connect for the Gators. And could they have picked a better night than against the No. 6 team in the country? https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1351713305363050497 The Florida Gators had everything stacked against them. Down multiple influential players, greatly outmatched on defense and more. However, that …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Opens Against Army
It’s a little later than planned. But it’s a little sooner than expected. Once again, the Florida Gators will start their season in “Bubbleville” up in Mohegan, Connecticut. Like originally planned, the Gators will play two teams in “Bubbleville” before heading back to Gainesville. Army and Boston College are the …
Read More »Niels Lane fitting in with Gators hoops
Niels Lane, a Florida hoops freshman guard, feels he is fitting in nicely with Gators men’s basketball. Recruiting Even before Head Coach Mike White made contact with Lane, he knew he would fit in with the program. The guard told his friend in his sophomore year of high school that …
Read More »Preseason Look at Gators Guard Noah Locke
Junior guard for the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, Noah Locke, had a lot to say about the 2020-2021 season and his own progress from last year. The Injury During his freshman season, Locke began feeling a hip pain that doctor’s had a hard time understanding the source of. This, …
Read More »NCAA Extends Dead Period for Recruiting
The NCAA announced today that the dead recruiting period will be extended until May 31. In light of the Coronavirus, the NCAA had initially made the recruiting dead period until April 15th after winter and spring college sports had been suspended. Division I, Division II extends their recruiting dead periods: …
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