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Head coach Mike White and the Florida Gators men’s basketball team open up their season tomorrow with an exhibition at home (sort of) against the Eckerd College Tritons in Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Mike White and John Egbunu spoke to the media on Tuesday afternoon and offered up some thoughts …

No Egbunu, no problem. The Florida Gators continued their strong play through the first two rounds of the NIT, as UF took down Ohio State, 74-66. Kevarrius Hayes got the start for John Egbunu, who was declared out for the season earlier this week with a torn ligament in his …

The Gators have not squared off against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the post-season since Gainesville, FL was Titletown, U.S.A. Back then, Joakim Noah and Al Horford commanded a dominate front-court, while Corey Brewer, the 2007 NCAA Tournament’s MOP, led the squad’s offensive attack. This Sunday, the stakes are different. Instead …

An NIT let down? The Gators answered that question early in Tuesday night’s 97-68 victory over North Florida in Jacksonville. Two days after learning their NIT fate and playing amid the reality of all their home games being played on the road due to the renovations at the O’Connell Center, …

A tale of two cities is the story of Thursday’s SEC tournament matchup between the Florida Gators (18-13) and the Arkansas Razorbacks (16-15). Each team will come into the game with their own unique philosophy and recent momentum. The Gators have lost four out of their last five games degrading …

The Gator women’s basketball team (22-7, 10-6 SEC) won its final game of the regular season at the O’Connell Center on Sunday afternoon after it defeated the Auburn Tigers (18-11, 8-8 SEC), 56-49. The Tigers did their best to spoil Senior Day for the UF veterans after they rebounded from …

On Saturday evening, the Florida men’s basketball team just couldn’t hit a free throw, a shot from the floor or from beyond the arc and it cost them in a 61-55 home loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida’s first home loss against an SEC team this season. Florida hit …

The Alabama Crimson Tide (14-9) may be too down and out to make the NCAA Tournament, but that sure won’t stop them from fighting ’til the very end. ‘Bama has now won their last three games, including most recently a victory over #15 Texas A&M. On Saturday evening, the Tide …

On Tuesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (15-8) will welcome the Ole Miss Rebels (15-8) to the O’Connell Center for the first time this season. The two teams met earlier this year in Oxford, where the Gators took down the Rebels, 80-71, despite a 22 point, four steal performance …