The 24th ranked Florida men’s basketball team runs its record to 3-0 with an 81-45 win over the Milwaukee Panthers in the O’Connell Center Thursday night. Gators Men’s Basketball (3-0) The Gators were coming off a huge win over Florida State this past weekend, 71-55, that placed them in the …
Read More »Men’s Basketball Season Tips Off With Champions Classic
It’s not the Final Four, but it could be. The men’s college basketball season tips off with two big matchups at the Champions Classic. There is a huge slate of games planned for Tuesday, but the headlining games will be featured in the Champions Classic, which is taking place at …
Read More »SEC Basketball Rankings Revealed
Just a month out from the start of NCAA basketball, the SEC preseason polls came out today with the Florida Gators coming in at seventh. Florida has a lot of new faces, losing people to the transfer portal and gaining players from the transfer portal as well. As the top …
Read More »Colin Castleton and the Gators face Elon to open season
In just a little over a month, junior forward Colin Castleton and Florida Gators basketball will take the court against Elon to open the 2021-2022 regular season. On July 4, Colin Castleton announced his return to the Florida Gators following his training for the NBA draft. https://twitter.com/Castleton_/status/1411718680736681984 In the 2020-2021 …
Read More »Patric Young gets SEC Network gig
After concluding a career overseas in EuroLeague basketball, former Florida Gator big man Patric Young is hanging up his jersey. Consequently, he will fulfill another dream this upcoming college basketball season that takes place off the court. Young is set to assume a new role with SEC Network as a …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff is Complete
Florida men basketball added Akeem Miskdeen in their coaching staff, head coach Mike White announced in a statement. Miskdeen will assist the men’s basketball next season. “We’re really excited about what Akeem will bring to the Florida program,” White said. “He has proven himself everywhere he’s been and will fit …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Front Nine May 7
The Front Nine comes at you with the full knowledge that Sunday it will officially be Bob Dooley Invitational week. It’s kind of like Masters week without the Champions Dinner. 1. We were talking about this on the Tailgate the other day – who are the third best teams in …
Read More »SEC basketball portal restocking
The SEC had an arguably struggling year in basketball in 2020-21 as opposed to past years. But the 2022 season should prove to be much more interesting. The transfer market has exploded in recent years with over 1,000 players currently in the portal, leaving teams plenty of room to begin …
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 »Florida Gators Women Basketball Adds Zipporah “Zippy” Broughton
GAINESVILLE, FLA.- Gators women’s basketball adds former Rutgers Scarlet Knights’ guard Zipporah “Zippy” Broughton to its Roster. Zippy joins the Gators after spending three seasons at Rutgers University. She appeared in 61 games and started 12 contests for the Scarlet Knights. In 2018, she won the Alabama Gatorade Player of …
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