The combo of Tyler Ulis and Jamal Murray was too much for the Florida men’s basketball team Saturday in Lexington, Kentucky as the 1-2 punch combined for 53 points in an 80-61 Wildcat win. The Wildcats have now won 33 straight games at home, good for the SEC’s longest active …
Read More »Gators Make Big NCAA Tournament Push, Down #9 West Virginia, 88-71
On a brisk Saturday afternoon in Gainesville, the Florida men’s basketball team (14-7) picked up its biggest win of the season, and its first over a Top-25 team, dominating the West Virginia Mountaineers (17-4) in an 88-71 victory. Dorian Finney-Smith led the charge for the Gators, scoring 24 points on …
Read More »Defensive Battle Expected Between Gators and Commodores
Tuesday night’s battle between two of the SEC’s top seven teams will mark an important stage in the little past halfway point of the 2015-2016 season. For the Florida Gators (13-6), it’s a chance to come away with their second in-conference road victory, an important attribute the committee notes when …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For Auburn and Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl is no stranger to Florida Basketball. In his six seasons with the Tennessee Volunteers, he went 10-2 vs. the Gators, and 4-2 in the O’Connell Center. A coach once faced twice a year, is now seldom seen by Gator fans. But on Saturday night, Pearl will square off with …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Returns to Gainesville, Prepares for Mississippi State
The Bulldogs are in the cellar of the SEC, ranking last in the entire conference. Mississippi State is still yet to win in 2016, with their last victory coming on December 31st, against North Carolina Central. The Bulldogs are 0-4 in SEC play this year, with losses to Texas A&M, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For SEC Road Opener vs. Tennessee
The Florida Gators (9-4) have won three of their last four games, won their SEC opener on Saturday against Georgia, and in that game shot above their season average in both field goal percentage and three point percentage. While the team is certainly happy with the way they’ve started out …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Can’t Pull Off Upset, fall to #1 Michigan State, 58-52.
Despite taking a late three-point lead with just under ten minutes left in the contest, the Florida men’s basketball team was unable to pull off a stunning upset over #1 Michigan State, losing to the Spartans in East Lansing on Saturday night, 58-52. The Gators are now 2-14 against number one …
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