Slowly, the Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team is finding its footing. But, there is nothing slow about their style of play these days. Even without SEC player of the year Keyontae Johnson, the Gators have picked up the pieces and hooking them together. After a bit of an uneasy stretch …
Read More »Gators Get Huge Upset Win Over No. 6 Tennessee
It was the night that everything seemed to connect for the Gators. And could they have picked a better night than against the No. 6 team in the country? https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1351713305363050497 The Florida Gators had everything stacked against them. Down multiple influential players, greatly outmatched on defense and more. However, that …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Falls Short To Tide
Florida men’s basketball was handed its first SEC defeat on Wednesday in a loss to Alabama. In the 86-71 loss, three Crimson Tide players, including guard Keon Ellis, forward Herb Jones and guard Jaden Shackelford all notched 16 points to lead a balanced and effective attack. The win for the Tide …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Take Home Victory in SEC Opener
Dec. 30 was a big day for the Gators. The football team competed against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl, and the men’s basketball team traveled to Nashville for a match-up against Vanderbilt. While Florida football was unable to bring home another bowl win, the basketball team made up …
Read More »Gators set to take on rival Florida State
This weekend is another addition of the Sunshine Showdown, except on the basketball court as the Florida Gators take on rival Florida State who has won six straight meetings between the two teams. The Gators come into the matchup at 3-0 on the road against No. 20 Florida State who …
Read More »Gators Bottle Hatters in Home Opener, 86-40
After a hectic five days in which the Florida men’s basketball team played three games, the Gators are undefeated. Florida hosted Stetson in its home opener Sunday and stifled the Hatters, 86-40. The stat sheet clearly displayed the Gators’ strong defensive performance. Stetson shot 19.6% from the field and 66.7% from …
Read More »The Battle at Point Guard is One of the Key Headlines Entering Gators Basketball Season
When Andrew Nembhard announced his decision to transfer to Gonzaga, it left the Gators with a major gap to fill at point guard. After all, Nembhard led the Gators averaging 33.2 minutes per game and played in all of their games in 2019. Sophomore guard Tre Mann entered the 2021 …
Read More »Tre Mann Looks to Lead his Team this Upcoming Basketball Season
Basketball season is right around the corner, and the Gator men’s basketball team has already started preparing for the upcoming season. The Gators went 19-12 on the 2019 season and look to improve this year with more of a veteran team. Florida guard Tre Mann says he looks for more …
Read More »Tre Mann Withdraws from NBA Draft and Returns to Florida for Sophomore Season
Tre Mann announced on Tuesday that he will withdraw from the NBA draft and play with Florida for his sophomore season. He posted the announcement in his social media as he stated that he wanted to “continue growing as a player and as a person”. Let’s work! 🧡💙 pic.twitter.com/inF81NdAbN — …
Read More »Nembhard backs out of draft, announces transfer from Florida
Florida fans accepted the initial departure of point guard Andrew Nembhard. Losing him twice, however, is a sucker punch to the gut. On Saturday, Jeff Goodman reported via Twitter that Nembhard planned to withdraw from the NBA Draft and transfer. He also declared for the draft after his freshman year …
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