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The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams tune up for the opening of their SEC schedules with a doubleheader today in the O’Connell Center against North Florida. The men open play at noon, followed by a 2:45 p.m. tip for the women. Florida Men Florida’s No. 7-ranked team is two …

The No. 7 Florida men’s basketball team has another opportunity tonight to add a high-impact win to its resume before the start of the SEC schedule early next month. The Gators (10-0) face college basketball blue blood North Carolina (6-4) in the Jumpman Invitational at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., …

The college basketball season is in full swing after “Feast Week,” and we now have a better understanding of which teams could go the distance. The Gators have been on a tear, winning the ESPN Events Invitational en route to an 8-0 start. The hot start has Florida ranked No. …

No. 13 Florida is ranked No. 6 in the first NET rankings released Monday by the NCAA. NET stands for NCAA Evaluation Tool and it is used by the men’s basketball tournament’s selection committee to evaluate a team’s overall resume. Some factors the NET looks into is schedule strength, efficiency …

No. 18 Florida took the championship hardware at the ESPN Events Invitational by handing Wichita State its first loss of the season, 88-51, at State Farm Field House in Kissimmee. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1862635548067721323 It was a battle of the unbeatens. The Gators (8-0) looked dominant on all phases and forced the Shockers …

Sherese Pittman transferred from Stony Brook to Tulane to challenge herself. Facing a jump in competition, including a more challenging non-conference schedule, the senior forward has risen to the level of her improved opponents. While others were eating turkey, scouting the appropriate location to curl up for a nap and …

There is no slowing down the No. 21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team at the moment after Friday’s dominant showing. The Gators (6-0) stayed undefeated as the Southern Illinois Salukis came to the O’Connell Center Behind 32 points and eight 3-pointers from Alijah Martin, the Gators ran away with the …

In a revolutionary update: Basketball is one of many sports that requires you to score more points than the other team to win. Florida seemed to struggle with that concept Saturday. The Gators notched a season-low 73 points behind a 49.2% shooting percentage en route to their first loss of …

The No. 20 Florida Gators men’s basketball team dominated Monday in the O’Connell Center in beating a competitive Grambling State team, 86-62. Gators W.#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/DLl3v4bIBE — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) November 12, 2024 The game had a lot going on. It was the second home game …

Florida did one thing really well last year: score. The Gators were fifth in the nation in scoring offense, putting up a gaudy 85.6 points per game behind 73.7% from two-point range (ninth in the country). What UF did best was swamp teams with points down the stretch. The Gators …