The No. 3 Florida men’s basketball team dominated in what felt like a must-win game against No. 12 Texas A&M at the O-Dome on Saturday. Florida (25-4, 12-4 SEC) has not lost back-to-back games all season. After Georgia coach Mike White got his first career win against Florida in an …
Read More »No. 2 Florida Men’s Basketball Proves Ranking In Leveling Oklahoma
No. 2 Florida defended home court Tuesday in a blitzing of Oklahoma 85-63 for its fifth consecutive win. After an embarrassing loss in Knoxville 64-44 on Feb. 1, the Gators (23-3, 10-3 SEC) have cranked things up a notch. Even without leading rebounder and third-leading scorer Alex Condon, the Gators …
Read More »SEC Basketball Race Remains Tight Ahead of Final Stretch
While “It Just Means More” may be the Southeastern Conference’s overall motto, it could not exemplify the state of Men’s Basketball more correctly than now. With less than a month remaining until the closure of regular season play, the battle for conference leverage rages on. Seven teams are two games …
Read More »Handlogten’s Return Boosts Gators Ahead Of South Carolina Matchup
The third-ranked Florida Gators welcome South Carolina to the O’Connell Center for a conference showdown tonight. This is the second meeting between the teams this season after the Gators won a dramatic 70-69 victory in Columbia last month thanks to a game-winning layup by Will Richard with just 4.8 seconds …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: Favorite Florida Men’s Basketball Teams
They have a chance. To make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament? Sure. To win it all? Why not? But this Gator basketball team – most importantly – has a chance to slip into my personal top five Florida hoops teams of all time. The High Five looks at …
Read More »No. 3 Florida Men’s Basketball Resilient Without Condon, Martin In Road Win
No. 3 Florida took over Humphrey Coliseum on Tuesday in an 81-68 win against No. 22 Mississippi State, without two key starters in Alex Condon and Alijah Martin. This was yet another historic game for the Gators (21-3, 8-3). This victory was the first time Florida has won back-to-back ranked …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Standings Get Tighter After Wild Saturday
Following the loaded slate of games Saturday that saw multiple ranked teams fall at home, the SEC standings are now as close as ever. Six different teams have at least seven wins in conference play and only two schools have been eliminated from at least a share of the regular-season …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Looks To Continue Win Streak At Mississippi State
After a hard-fought victory against the No. 1 Auburn Tigers, 90-81, in “The Jungle” on Saturday, the No. 3 Florida Gators look to add another SEC road win tonight against the No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1889059926867353665 The Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) have won their …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Florida Men’s Basketball Is Good
The Back Nine comes to you after another perfect Gainesville weekend that included something I didn’t think we would see. 10. On Saturday morning at the gym I was thinking about how the first item in this column should be about the Super Bowl instead of Florida basketball. That’s …
Read More »SEC Saturday Spotlight: Must-Watch Men’s Basketball Games
The SEC basketball season keeps heating up. Saturday promises to deliver some thrilling matchups that could shape the conference standings. Powerhouse teams look to establish themselves in the rankings, meanwhile up-and-coming squads look to wreak havoc. Here’s a look at key SEC games to watch Saturday: friday flight ✈️ pic.twitter.com/VKR5oxaCqk …
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