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 …
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Harden and Rockets Advance, Heat Go Up 2-0
If you were to hear in years prior that James Harden blocked a game-winning shot with seconds left in the fourth quarter of a Game 7 in the NBA Playoffs, you would be in disbelief. But the bizarro world in which we currently live continues to produce outrageous results. Harden …
Read More »Florida Greats Join NBA Teams
Two former Florida Gators will see action in the NBA’s return. Joakim Noah signed to stay with the Clippers and Corey Brewer is staying Sacramento. Both players were coasting on 10-day contracts as of late, especially Brewer, before getting contracts that last until the end of the season. Both get …
Read More »Bradley Beal Adds to His Florida Legacy
Bradley Beal has added more to his Florida legacy after a significant donation to the University of Florida Boosters Club. His donation will put his name in the Gator basketball’s practice facility. The “Bradley Beal Fuel Bar” will be located in the basketball practice facility weight room. It will make …
Read More »Former Gator Hoops Assistant Anthony Grant Now Leads Dayton Basketball
Former Gator basketball assistant Anthony Grant joined the Sportscene with Steve Russell Show to discuss his remarkable season as head coach of the Dayton men’s basketball team. Grant’s background Grant was an assistant coach at Florida under Billy Donovan from 1996-2006. Grant went on to become head coach at Virginia …
Read More »Former Gators’ Assistant Coach Matt McCall’s Journey Through College Hoops
After starting as a student manager, Matt McCall worked his way up to becoming the Gator basketball assistant coach for head coach Billy Donovan. University of Florida During the 2002-03 season, McCall began his journey as a student manager at the University of Florida. Many years later, the Ocala native …
Read More »UF Athletic Hall of Fame Welcomes 2020 Class
Monday, the University of Florida F Club and Gator Boosters announced nine inductees into the 2020 Athletic Hall of Fame class. Among those nine, eight are players from six different sports, and one is a former head coach. Breaking it down by sport, let’s meet the 2020 class of the …
Read More »13 Years Ago, Gators Went Back-to-Back
13 years ago to the day, Florida was atop the college basketball world again. The Gators beat Ohio State 84-75 in the Georgia Dome, making them back-to-back champions, after winning the tournament in 2006. No team has gone back-to-back since those two Billy Donovan squads led by future pros Al …
Read More »Struggling Arkansas needs a win in the O’Dome
The struggling Arkansas Razorbacks (16-9. 4-8 SEC) will travel to the O’Dome to play the Florida Gators (16-9, 8-4 SEC) for a conference matchup tonight at 7. Yes, this game is an important road game for the Razorbacks, but first-year head coach Eric Musselman has a little extra juice for …
Read More »Vanderbilt, Tennessee Square off for In-State Showdown
Tennessee and Vanderbilt are separated by 181 miles and they’re fighting to achieve different goals when they meet Tuesday in Knoxville for a 6:30 p.m. tip on SEC Network. While Vanderbilt and Tennessee may share a state, they do not share success and narratives. Tennessee currently sits in seventh place …
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