It was announced Monday that two Gators men’s basketball standouts received SEC Honors. Fifth-year senior Colin Castleton was named first-team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team, while freshman Riley Kugel earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team. Castleton Gets Crowned https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1632822011847122947 The 2021-2022 season ended with the now-fifth-year senior being …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball wins big on senior night
Florida hosted LSU Saturday night at the O’Connell Center to wrap off the 2022-23 regular season. Point guard Kyle Lofton, center Jason Jitoboh and preseason All-SEC center Colin Castleton, whose season was cut short on February 15 when he broke his hand against Ole Miss, were recognized before the game. …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Sweeps Season Series Against Georgia
The Florida men’s basketball team (15-15, 8-9) handled the Georgia Bulldogs (16-14, 6-11) in Athens on Tuesday, winning 77-67. After beating the Bulldogs, this means head coach Todd Golden and the Gators sweep the season series against former head coach Mike White and the Bulldogs. This win also marks the …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Falls Again to Vanderbilt
Florida Gator men’s basketball (14-15, 7-9) falls in Nashville to the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-13, 9-7), losing 88-72 on Saturday. With the loss, the Gators fall to 0-2 against the Commodores on the year and fall below .500 overall for the season. Final #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/3maTgY2tSH — Florida Gators Men’s …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Fights Hard Without Castleton But Fall to Kentucky
On Wednesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (14-14, 7-8 SEC) battled the Kentucky Wildcats (19-9, 10-5) but came up short, losing 82-74. Playing again without center Colin Castleton, Florida knew handling the Wildcats inside would be tough and it was as the Cats outrebounded Florida 40-21 in the contest. …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Looks for Revenge Against Kentucky
Wednesday, the Gator men’s basketball team will look for revenge in its rematch against the Kentucky Wildcats in the O’Dome. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1628371246378323971?s=20 History Between the Two The Gators and Wildcats met earlier this season in Rupp Arena. Florida fell to Kentucky 72-67 despite a valiant comeback effort from the Gators. Colin …
Read More »Gators Hoops Demolished By Arkansas
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team (14-13) fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks (18-9), 84-65. This was the Gators first game since losing Colin Castleton to a broken hand. For the Razorbacks, it was Jalen Graham who lead the way with 26 points coming off of the bench. He was vital …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Defeats Ole Miss; Castleton Breaks Hand
The Florida men’s basketball team (14-12, 7-6 SEC) defeated the Ole Miss Rebels (10-16, 2-11) on Wednesday night to snap a three-game SEC losing streak. The final score was 79-64. But perhaps a bigger story is the broken hand suffered by Florida center Colin Castleton as he left the game …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Falls Short Against Number Five U-Conn
The Florida men’s basketball team had a great opportunity to defeat the top five ranked Connecticut Huskies at home on Wednesday night but it fell short both offensively and defensively as the Gators drop a 75-54 decision to the Huskies. final #GoGators | @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/tXLeP8Lafs — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball …
Read More »Gator Men’s Basketball Falls To Xavier
Gators men’s basketball (3-2) was invited to compete in the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament over the Thanksgiving weekend. In their first-round matchup, the Gators lost to the Xavier Musketeers (4-1), 90-83. Florida will return to action on Friday against Oregon State to compete for fifth place. Regardless, the Gators need …
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