The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend that included a little bit of everything, kind of like a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixins, but the bean casserole made you ill. 10. As soon as I saw Micah Handlogten on the floor of the Bridgestone Arena and it …
Read More »NCAA Tournament Features Eight SEC Teams
As the NCAA Tournament bracket was unveiled Sunday evening, SEC officials undoubtedly looked on with joy. The SEC saw eight teams from its conference make the Big Dance, with four earning top-four seeds. Historic Conference Performance The SEC tied the Big 12 for the most bids in the NCAA Tournament, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Falls In SEC Championship Game, Loses Handlogten To Injury
This one hurts. No need to sugar coat it. Final. Auburn Wins, 86-67. pic.twitter.com/r92eynO2y3 — ESPN 98.1 / 850 WRUF (@ESPNGainesville) March 17, 2024 The Florida Gators men’s basketball team lost in the SEC Tournament championship game to No. 12 Auburn, 86-67, Sunday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Defeats Georgia in SEC Tournament
A win is a win for the Gators. No matter how it looked Thursday night. Gators WIN!#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/P0wA9yXQ8P — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 15, 2024 The Florida men’s basketball team took care of business in the second round of the SEC Tournament by defeating …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Loss At Vanderbilt May Have Silver Lining
The Back Nine comes at you after another weekend filled with the good, the bad and the awful. 10. The Gator men’s basketball loss Saturday might be the best thing that could have happened to Florida. This team got better as the season went along and there was a lot …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Ends Regular Season With Loss At Vanderbilt
Several turnovers in the last seconds of Saturday’s game led to the Florida Gators men’s basketball team to suffer a 79-78 loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tenn. In a back-and-forth matchup, Vanderbilt (9-22, 4-14 SEC) came out victorious after a layup from Tyrin Lawrence‘s in …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Faces Vanderbilt in Final Regular-Season Game
The Gators men’s basketball team travels to Nashville, Tennessee, to face the Vanderbilt Commodores (8-22, 3-14 SEC) Saturday for its final regular season game. Florida will be right back in Nashville after this game for the SEC Tournament. As it stands right now, UF ( 21-9, 11-6 SEC) sits as …
Read More »Kentucky and Tennessee Battle in Heavyweight SEC Showdown
No. 4 Tennessee men’s basketball might have locked up the SEC regular season conference crown Tuesday, but there’s still a lot on the line for Saturday’s game versus No. 15 Kentucky. The Volunteers (24-6, 14-3 SEC) are playing for a potential No. 1-seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Kentucky (22-8, …
Read More »SEC Hoops Roundup
As the men’s basketball regular season nears its end, teams try to make their final postseason push. Tuesday featured an SEC triple-header, with Alabama taking on Florida, Auburn travelling to Missouri, and Ole Miss Squaring off with Georgia. With the SEC Tournament just a week away, each conference win is …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Bashes Bama In Rematch At O’Dome
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team came out on top in the highly anticipated SEC rematch against the No. 16 Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday. After falling at Alabama earlier this season in overtime, a sold-out O’Dome ensured for an electric atmosphere for the Gators (21-9, 11-6 SEC) and they …
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