The No. 13 Auburn Tigers will face a test in a highly anticipated SEC matchup against the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Auburn (20-5, 9-3 SEC) is tied for second in the SEC with South Carolina. Kentucky (17-7, 7-4 SEC) is tied for fifth with Florida. Auburn is coming …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: How These Gator Basketball Coaches Fared In Season 2
Todd Golden may be causing you some heartburn, but even the most cynical of Gator fans (what, Gator fans cynical?) will begrudgingly give him credit for where the Gators are this season. At 17-7 and 7-4 in the SEC, Golden’s second Florida team has fallen somewhere in the upper half …
Read More »Gators Escape Tigers at Home, 82-80
The Florida Gators dominated for the majority of its matchup Tuesday against LSU, but complacent play in the second half with a 20-point lead almost got ugly as Florida survived the Tigers 82-80 at the O’Connell Center. “Just another Tuesday night in Gainesville baby,” Gators coach Todd Golden said. Florida …
Read More »Knecht, No.8 Tennessee look to bounce back against Arkansas
After a 16-point blowout loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, No. 8 Tennessee hopes to put up a much better performance in Bud Walton Arena Wednesday night. The loss caused Tennessee (17-6, 7-3 SEC) to drop two spots in this week’s AP Top 25 rankings with Arizona and Marquette jumping …
Read More »Gators Look to Upset No. 12 Auburn
After their one-point loss to Texas A&M last weekend, the Gators men’s basketball squad aims to bounce back against a dominant SEC opponent in the Auburn Tigers this afternoon in the O’Connell Center. The No. 12 Tigers (19-4, 8-2 SEC) are coming off of their massive win over the Alabama …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s High Five: No Place Like Home For These Gators
We know Florida won’t finish unbeaten at home this year thanks to Kentucky (the Gators did get the Wildcats back). How you play at home has a lot to do with how you finish and where you play in the postseason. Certainly, with the home schedule Florida has remaining starting …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Rallies To Beat Arkansas
Florida outscored Arkansas 24-10 in the fourth quarter Thursday at the O’Connell Center to pull off an 85-81 SEC women’s basketball win. With outstanding performances from Leilani Correa and Aliyah Matharu, Florida (12-9, 3-6 SEC) found its groove again after a brutal loss to LSU on Sunday. Got the W!#GoGators …
Read More »No. 17 Kentucky visits struggling Vanderbilt in SEC matchup
The No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats (15-6, 5-4 in SEC) are in Nashville to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-15, 1-7 in SEC) on Tuesday, tipping off at 8:30 p.m. The Wildcats are coming off of back-to-back home losses to the Florida Gators and No. 6 Tennessee, hoping to end that …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Loses Heartbreaker at Texas A&M
All streaks are meant to be broken, but this one stings deep for the Gators. Final presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/LZXqJeDyOR — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) February 3, 2024 The Florida men’s basketball team had its heart broken by Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station, Texas. Down one with …
Read More »Pat Dooley’s Back Nine: Play Around Bad Officiating
The Back Nine comes at you after a weekend with a lot of disappointing results, including weather issues at Pebble Beach. That’s the way sports goes. 10. Certainly, nobody can say they expected Florida basketball to win both road games last week. But when you win one, you get greedy. …
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