It wasn’t pretty. But it was a win. The Florida men’s basketball team used timely buckets and grit to escape Athens with a 57-53 win over the Georgia Bulldogs on Tuesday night. Despite shooting only 36.4 percent from the floor and a 1-for-10 performance from Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida (17-9, 8-5) notched …
Read More »SEC HOOPS PREVIEW: Texas A&M Aggies vs Ole Miss Rebels
The Texas A&M Aggies and the Ole Miss Rebels face off tonight at the Reed Arena. The Aggies are 18-7 overall, 7-5 in the SEC and are currently tied for fourth in the SEC rankings, along with Florida, Georgia, and Vanderbilt. Texas A&M is hoping to stop their four game losing streak after …
Read More »Florida Prepares For Second Test Vs. Georgia
The Florida Gators (16-9) and the Georgia Bulldogs (14-9) are tied for third in the SEC standings, with a 7-5 in-conference record each, but the two teams’ seasons could not be more different. Georgia’s best win, and only standout victory, came against South Carolina, where the Bulldogs dominated the Gamecocks …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Suffers First SEC Home Loss to Alabama, 61-55
On Saturday evening, the Florida men’s basketball team just couldn’t hit a free throw, a shot from the floor or from beyond the arc and it cost them in a 61-55 home loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida’s first home loss against an SEC team this season. Florida hit …
Read More »Florida Gets Ready For Surging Alabama
The Alabama Crimson Tide (14-9) may be too down and out to make the NCAA Tournament, but that sure won’t stop them from fighting ’til the very end. ‘Bama has now won their last three games, including most recently a victory over #15 Texas A&M. On Saturday evening, the Tide …
Read More »SEC PREVIEW: LSU Hosts Rival South Carolina
The LSU Tigers (15-8, SEC 8-2) and freshman phenom Ben Simmons come into tonight atop the SEC rankings and yet, it will be the Tigers that hope to prove they belong as they face the South Carolina Gamecocks (20-3, SEC 7-3) in Columbia. Head coach Johnny Jones seems to have LSU …
Read More »Pat Summitt: The Legend That Raised The Rim
She, at the age of 22, was named head coach of the University of Tennessee women’s basketball team in 1974. She holds an overall record of 1,098-208 and an overall conference record of 458-69. She’s collected 16 SEC Tournament Titles and 16 SEC Championships. To add to that ginormous stack, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Outshines Ole Miss on 90’s Night
Dorian Finney-Smith and John Egbunu were the “Fresh Princes” of Gainesville on Tuesday night, with the duo combining for 30 points and 16 rebounds as the Florida men’s basketball team downs Ole Miss 77-72 on “90’s Night” at the O’Connell Center. Four different Florida players reached double digit scoring against the Rebels including …
Read More »SEC Preview: Arkansas at Mississippi State
The Arkansas Razorbacks will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs tonight at “The Hump”, otherwise known as Humphrey Coliseum, in a big SEC rivalry. The Razorbacks are coming off a 85-67 win against the Tennessee Volunteers, whereas the Bulldogs lost their most recent game to LSU, 88-77. A win over …
Read More »Florida Gators Prepare For Ole Miss’ High Volume Offense
On Tuesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (15-8) will welcome the Ole Miss Rebels (15-8) to the O’Connell Center for the first time this season. The two teams met earlier this year in Oxford, where the Gators took down the Rebels, 80-71, despite a 22 point, four steal performance …
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