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The Southeastern Conference has been nothing short of thrilling throughout this basketball season. With nine teams ranked in the top 25, the SEC leads the pack. With the season coming to a close, only one team will end a top the SEC. True Contenders Auburn Tigers The Auburn Tigers (24-2, …

The No. 2 Florida Gators have won five straight games and sit at 23-3 on the season. Let’s breakdown what has gone right for coach Todd Golden and UF as they reach the final stretch of the college basketball regular season. Lethal 3-Point Shooting The Gators (10-3 SEC) have hit …

No. 2 Florida defended home court Tuesday in a blitzing of Oklahoma 85-63 for its fifth consecutive win. After an embarrassing loss in Knoxville 64-44 on Feb. 1, the Gators (23-3, 10-3 SEC) have cranked things up a notch. Even without leading rebounder and third-leading scorer Alex Condon, the Gators …

The Back Nine comes to you after another perfect Gainesville weekend that included something I didn’t think we would see.   10. On Saturday morning at the gym I was thinking about how the first item in this column should be about the Super Bowl instead of Florida basketball. That’s …

The No. 6 Florida Gators outplayed No. 1 Auburn on Saturday for a 90-81 win at Neville Arena. The Gators (20-3, 7-3 SEC) turned the game around after trailing early 15-5 by outscoring the Tigers 43-23 the rest of the half en route to snapping Auburn’s 14-game winning streak. Florida …

Florida faces the No. 1 team in the country in Auburn for a rematch of last year’s SEC Tournament championship game. After the Gators’ bad performance in Knoxville, losing 64-44 to No.4 Tennessee on 24.5% shooting, they sailed past Vanderbilt on Tuesday 86-75 at the O’Connell Center. Their next two …

The SEC basketball season keeps heating up. Saturday promises to deliver some thrilling matchups that could shape the conference standings. Powerhouse teams look to establish themselves in the rankings, meanwhile up-and-coming squads look to wreak havoc. Here’s a look at key SEC games to watch Saturday: friday flight ✈️ pic.twitter.com/VKR5oxaCqk …

No. 6 Florida bounced back from a poor performance Saturday at No. 4 Tennessee with a 86-75 victory against Vanderbilt at the O’Connell Center on Tuesday without its leading scorer. No Walter Clayton Jr.? No problem. The All-SEC guard and member of the Bob Cousy Midseason Watch List was out …

Men’s SEC basketball is showing why every conference game just means more. With nine teams in the current AP top-25, conference wins are getting harder to come by. This week, the SEC will see some more big games, including four top-25 matchups. Every game is becoming a must win as …

No. 8 Tennessee dominated No. 5 Florida in the second half Saturday for a 64-44 win at Knoxville’s Thompson-Boling Arena, a venue the Gators have not won at since 2014. Florida (18-3, 5-3) has now lost 10 of the last 11 and 15 of the last 17 games in Knoxville since …