SEC Women’s Basketball starts on Wednesday. The Gators will be debuting five new players this season including UNC grad transfer Emily Sullivan. Who is Emily Sullivan? Sullivan is a grad transfer from the University of North Carolina where she studied Broadcast Journalism. After transferring to UF, she is mastering in …
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Gators Men’s Basketball Pauses Team Activities Due to COVID-19 Issues
The Gatos men’s basketball team has to wait a little bit longer than expected to hit the hardwood. Florida paused team activities Sunday due to positive COVID-19 tests. As a result, its 2020-21 season opener moved back a week with two games down the drain. Gators Exit ‘Bubbleville’ Tournament After …
Read More »Gators Announce Capacity for Men’s and Women’s Basketball
After a short delay to the season, the Florida Gators have announced their capacity plans for men’s and women’s basketball. The Stephen C. O’Connell center will have a capacity of 2,200 fans for the 2020-21 season. The reduced capacity is just over 20% of the O’Connell center’s normal capacity of …
Read More »SEC 2020-2021 Gators Men’s Basketball Schedule
Birmingham, Ala.- The Southeastern Conference revealed the 2020-2021 men’s basketball season schedule Friday. The SEC’s 126 games will be played from Dec 29 through March 3. The SEC announced that there will not be any game on the weekend of March 6 so there is time for makeup games if …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball look ahead to SEC Tournament
The Gators men’s basketball team travels to Nashville to participate in the 2020 SEC Tournament this weekend. Florida faces the winner of Georgia’s matchup against Ole Miss. Florida ended its season with a heartbreaking 71-70 loss to Kentucky. They finished their season 19-12 (11-7 in the SEC) and fourth in …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball fall to Kentucky in heartbreaker, 71-70
An 18-point Florida lead was not enough as the Kentucky Wildcats rode a second-half surge to defeat the Gators men’s basketball team 71-70 With the loss, Florida will either place at the four or five seed in the SEC Tournament in Nashville next week. Their seeding depends on the result …
Read More »Preview: Gators men’s basketball host Kentucky for Senior Day
While the students relax on spring break, Florida is preparing for their final game of the regular season. On Saturday, March 7, the Gators men’s basketball team hosts the sixth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats for Senior Day. This game is a rematch of Feb. 22, where the Gators lost to the Wildcats …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Meets Georgia again in SEC Match Up
The Gators men’s basketball team is on the road facing off against the Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday night. These two teams met earlier in the season in Gainesville and Florida came away with an 81-75 win. Florida trailed the Bulldogs by 22 points in second half of the match up, …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball fall short, lose to Tennessee 63-58
The Gators men’s basketball team’s comeback attempt fell short in Knoxville as they lost 63-58. Tennessee’s John Fulkerson led all scorers with 22 points. Of his 22 points, he scored 16 in the second half to secure the victory. Florida’s Kerry Blackshear Jr. led the Gators in scoring with 20 …
Read More »Gators men’s basketball pick up crucial win, trounce LSU 81-66
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team stifled the LSU Tigers on Wednesday by a score of 81-66. The Gators and Tigers are now tied at fourth in the SEC as both teams scrap for potential NCAA tournament bids. Key contributors Florida’s Keyontae Johnson earned his 7th double-double performance of the …
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