A familiar face will soon take the hardwood floor at the O’Dome, but in a different capacity. On Monday, Gators Men’s Basketball issued a press release announcing the hiring of Taurean Green as the director of player development. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1528745774783246336?cxt=HHwWgMCtndeLmbcqAAAA Homecoming for Taurean Taurean Green is a two-time national champion. He …
Read More »Colin Castleton returning to Florida
Fifth-year senior Colin Castleton has announced on Twitter he is returning for the 2022-2023 season. pic.twitter.com/xQZrcQzkiz — Colin (@Castleton_) April 11, 2022 Colin Castleton’s impact The return of Castleton is huge for new head coach Todd Golden. Notably, the big man was named Second Team All-SEC in his second season …
Read More »Gators Point Guard Tyree Appleby Enters Transfer Portal
Florida Gators basketball will lose starting guard Tyree Appleby in the fall of 2022. Reports from 247 Sports confirmed Appleby entered his name in the transfer portal on Monday. He will be a sixth-year senior next season during his final year of collegiate eligibility. #Gators PG Tyree Appleby has entered …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball hires new coaches
Three new Florida Gators have landed in the Swamp. Since Todd Golden became the head coach of UF men’s basketball on March 18, he has brought on three new assistant coaches to the team. Newly Hired Florida Gators The three new assistant coaches of Gator men’s basketball are Kevin Hovde, …
Read More »Niels Lane talks returning, Coach Golden
Despite not making the NCAA Tournament and having an early exit in the NIT Tournament, Gator basketball player Niels Lane is happy about the improvements he saw in his game and in his teammates. What happened last season? The Gators finished last season with a 20-14 record, 9-9 in the …
Read More »Todd Golden Hires Former Mississippi State Assistant Coach Korey McCray
Todd Golden officially named the second member of his coaching staff with the hire of Korey McCray. He joins Kevin Dodge as an assistant who was hired on March 29. McCray’s Background McCray comes over from Mississippi State and has 14 years of coaching experience. He spent 12 of those …
Read More »Florida guard Tyree Appleby plans to enter portal
Tyree Appleby plans to enter the transfer portal, according to Graham Hall of the Gainesville Sun. After spending two years at Cleveland State and two years at Florida, he has decided to return to school to play basketball for one more year, according to CBS Sports Jon Rothstein. Notably, Appleby …
Read More »Stricklin and the Golden Era
On Wednesday, Todd Golden was officially introduced as the new Florida men’s basketball head coach. The 36-year-old is the Gators’ 19th men’s basketball coach in school history. In the press conference, Florida’s athletic director Scott Stricklin also discussed Golden’s hiring and what he believes Golden will bring to Florida. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1506672293950414855?s=20&t=EQDSFdc9ZWSwKAt_43CRiw …
Read More »The Golden Era has Begun As Florida Welcomes Mens Basketball new Head coach Todd Golden
The Golden Era has begun as the Gator nation welcomed Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden Wednesday morning. Gators Men’s Basketball 2021-22 Florida basketball went on a search for its next head coach after the departure of Mike White, as he moved on to fill the head coaching position …
Read More »Four-Star Hoops Commit to Stay with Gators
Denzel Aberdeen, a four-star guard out of Orlando, Florida, will stay committed to the Gators, according to his high school head coach Ben Witherspoon. Aberdeen committed to the Gators Sept. 19 and stays with Jalen Reed as the only signings for the Gators 2022 recruiting class. After the signing of …
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