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University of Central Florida defeated Illinois 68-58 last night to advance to the final four of the NIT. The Knights will now head to New York to play in the program’s first NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden. Sellout in Orlando No. 4 seeded UCF was supposed to head to Illinois, but with …

The UCF Knights are coming off a close win against the No. 1 seeded Illinois State. Creating this upset was a confidence boost for the Knights. But now it’s time to focus on Wednesday night’s game against Illinois. The Journey The Knights got to the quarterfinals after a win from …

Recap The University of Central Florida men’s basketball team defeated the Illinois State Redbirds last night in Normal, Illinois to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Invitational Tournament. The Redbirds were the No. 1 seed of region three while UCF was No. 4. It was an impressive win by …

The University of Central Florida grabbed their first win in the National Invitation Tournament(NIT) in program history after defeating Colorado University 79-74 yesterday in the CFE Arena in Orlando, Florida. The UCF Knights(22-11) will take on the top-seeded Illinois State Redbirds(28-6) on Monday, March 20th with hopes of continuing their run in the …

Georgia is once again in the NIT Tournament.  They were given a No. 2 seed and will face No. 7 Belmont again in the first round.  The last time Georgia made it in the NCAA Tournament was in 2015.  The team was hopeful that they would make it this season, …

The Alabama Crimson Tide (19-14) prepare for a first round matchup with the Richmond Spiders (20-12) in the National Invitation Tournament. Tip-off: Tuesday, March 14 9:15 p.m. on ESPN2 Location: Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama Alabama basketball coach Avery Johnson said this week that he felt like his team played its best …

Florida’s win streak of 11 straight wins over Alabama was snapped last season. On that night,  the Gators shot just 28.6% from the field and 14.3% from beyond the arc. That loss at the O’Connell Center came mid-way through the SEC schedule last year, and was the start of a 3-6 in-conference …

At the glance of an eye, Charlotte may look like a blowout win for the Gators. But upon further look, Florida’s game against the 49ers could be closer than expected. The Florida Gators take on the Charlotte 49ers in the MetroPCS Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Florida, just west of …

While the Gators still haven’t had a real home game yet at the O’Connell Center, tonight will be their first true road game as they take on the UNF Ospreys at 7 p.m. from UNF Arena in front of 5,800 screaming North Florida fans. Oh my! The opening of the new …

For the second season in a row, Florida will have the opportunity to start the year 3-0. The only thing standing in their way is St. Bonaventure, but the Bonnies are no joke. Our tour of Florida continues tonight. #GoGators #OurGatorsOurState pic.twitter.com/baS1eofPz5 — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) November 17, …