On Saturday night, in a game featuring both men’s basketball teams ranked among the bottom of the SEC in points per game, a defensive battle was expected, but one team would defy the odds. That team was Florida, (8-4) as they would go on to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (7-4), …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Can’t Pull Off Upset, fall to #1 Michigan State, 58-52.
Despite taking a late three-point lead with just under ten minutes left in the contest, the Florida men’s basketball team was unable to pull off a stunning upset over #1 Michigan State, losing to the Spartans in East Lansing on Saturday night, 58-52. The Gators are now 2-14 against number one …
Read More »#21 Miami takes down Florida, 66-55
The Miami Hurricanes posted their 24th series win in program history over the Florida Gators Tuesday night after a decisive 66-55 victory in Coral Gables. The Gators came into this game 6-1, fresh off of a 76-56 win over Richmond. Although the Gators came into the game fourth in the nation in rebounding, …
Read More »Preview: Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares for The U
The Florida men’s basketball will travel to Coral Gables for just the second time in 25 years tonight to take on the University of Miami at 7 p.m. The last time the two teams met was last season, when Angel Rodriguez’s last second shot gave the Hurricanes a 69-67 victory …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Dominates Richmond, 76-56
In the fifth all-time meeting between Florida and Richmond, it was the Gators who came out victorious, winning 76-56 on Tuesday night. John Egbunu led all scorers in the game with 17 points on 77.8% shooting, and a personal game high 14 rebounds. An 8-0 run to start the game …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Play Tips Off in Nashville
The SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament has arrived with the first round tipping off tonight. Beginning at 7 pm, Mississippi State is set to take on Auburn and shortly following South Carolina will take on bottom seed Missouri. Both games will air live on the SEC Network. Auburn finished their season …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Already Awaiting Next Season
The University of Florida women’s basketball team held its heads high as they returned home to Gainesville after losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Florida finished its season 20-13 and the team has appeared in the postseason in each of coach Amanda Butler’s seven years on the job. Coach …
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Updates
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida College of Journalism, here’s your WRUF Sports in 60. Our own Trevor Sikkema talks Gator Basketball, Olympics, SEC basketball and more! Update on the 15’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Updated-2-11-14.mp4] Update on the 45’s [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/WRUF-Update-2-11-14.mp4]
Read More »VIDEO: Tuesday Sports Update
From the Innovation News Center at the University of Florida, here’s Tuesday’s Sports in 60 previewing Gators Basketball, the Super Bowl, the Olympics and much more anchored by WRUF’s Trevor Sikkema! Update on the 15’s [jwplayer config=”wrufsports” file=”wruf/TS-Cut-In-1-28-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/TS-Cut-In-1-28-14.mp4] Update on the 45’s [jwplayer config=”wrufsports” file=”wruf/2TS-Cut-In-1-28-14.mp4″ html5_file=http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wruf/2TS-Cut-In-1-28-14.mp4]
Read More »Gators Hoops Set to Face FGCU In Sweet 16
For the third consecutive year, the Gators men’s basketball team is set to tipoff in hopes to advance to the Elite Eight. This year’s opponent however is a little different from years past. In the 75 years of the NCAA tournament, Florida Gulf Coast is the first 15 seed to …
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