Out with the old, in with the new. Many Florida Gators fans packed into the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Monday night to watch a team of players they were largely unfamiliar with. Fan favorites Tre Mann, Scottie Lewis, Noah Locke and many others are all gone. Now, mostly transfers make …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Set to Host Embry-Riddle in a Home Exhibition
Florida men’s basketball will return to the O’Connell Center Monday to face Embry-Riddle in an exhibition. The Gators have won 31 consecutive exhibition games dating back to 2002. New Faces Florida lost several notable players from last season’s roster. Guards Tre Mann and Scottie Lewis declared for the NBA Draft, …
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 »2021 NBA Draft Recap: Tre Mann to OKC
The 2021 NBA draft took place in the Barclays Center on Thursday night and this year’s draft class seems more stacked than ever. Let’s look at the Orlando Magic’s picks and where some of the Florida Gators ended up. Orlando Magic Jalen Suggs The Orlando Magic commenced a rebuild of …
Read More »Erik Pastrana joins the Gator basketball coaching staff
Erik Pastrana became the newest addition to the Florida Gators basketball staff on Monday. Mike White hired Pastrana in an effort to rebuild his staff as two Gator assistants left this offseason for head coaching positions. Jordan Mincy went to Jacksonville and Darris Nichols took the Radford job. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1396813482138374146 Erik …
Read More »Florida Basketball Adds Backcourt Depth After Acquiring Phlandrous Fleming Jr.
Down by two in the waning seconds of overtime, Charleston Southern guard Phlandrous Fleming Jr. splashed a contested 3-pointer from the wing to clinch a 78-77 victory over Presbyterian. Fleming’s clutch three capped off a career-high, 35-point performance and marked his fifth straight game with a double-double. After earning back-to-back …
Read More »Breaking: Former Gator Locke Chooses Louisville
After entering the transfer portal a little over two weeks ago, former Gator basketball star Noah Locke has chosen Louisville to be his next home. Locke, a rising senior, announced Sunday via Twitter that he would be joining Chris Mack’s program after three seasons in Gainesville where he was known …
Read More »Florida Gators Lose Scottie Lewis To NBA Draft
Gators sophomore guard Scottie Lewis declared for the 2021 NBA Draft and intends to hire an agent. Lewis becomes the sixth Florida player to leave the program since the Gator’s loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament. Within his two seasons, Lewis averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds. In …
Read More »Omar Payne becomes fourth player to enter NCAA Transfer Portal
Forward Omar Payne entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday morning making him the fourth player to do so in the past week. Payne’s entrance into the transfer portal marks the fifth former Gator with intentions of leaving the program this offseason. The transfer portal allows players to have the …
Read More »What’s Next for Florida Gators Hoops?
For the Florida Gators men’s basketball team, it was a season full of highs and lows. It survived Virginia Tech in the first round of the NCAA tournament. However, the Gators saw its season go down the drain when 15-seed Oral Roberts knocked them out in the Round of 32. …
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