The No. 21 Florida Gator men’s basketball team picked up right where it left off last season in Monday’s season opener against USF in Jacksonville. After averaging 89.8 points per game last season, the Gators handed the Bulls 98 points in the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational at the VyStar Veterans …

The Florida women’s basketball team finished 11th in the SEC last season, losing five of its last six regular-season games and the only WNIT matchup. You wouldn’t have known that Monday night. Opening the 2024-25 season in the O’Connell Center, the Gators leveled FAU 82-54, setting a precedent for a …

The No.21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team opens its season tonight in Jacksonville against the USF Bulls, who are dealing with the passing of coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Florida is ranked to start the season for the first time since 2019. BASKETBALL IS BACK. USF @ 8:30 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena …

Deep into an underwhelming football season for Florida fans, basketball arrives with new hope for success in Gainesville. The ’24-’25 season begins tonight at 7 for the Florida women’s basketball team when it hosts Florida Atlantic University in the O’Dome. The Gators aim for improvement following a 16-16 season when …

The Back Nine comes at you after a tough Saturday for the mighty Gators that was just a part — a big part — in a depressing weekend where only my Tar Heels made me happy (They are not really mine, but I rented them for the weekend). 10. What …

Following Wednesday’s exhibition game win (85-46) over Flagler College, Florida women’s basketball is preparing for formidable opponents in the upcoming season. The Gators have a talented underclassmen group who showed out during last night’s matchup. Freshmen Liv McGill and Me’Arah O’Neal started against Flagler, assisting the team as they built …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team tuned up Wednesday for the start of the season with an 85-46 win against Flagler College in an exhibition game at the O’Connell Center. Ra Shaya Kyle was Florida’s leading scorer with 21 points. Freshmen Liv McGill and Me’Arah O’Neal started for the Gators, …

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden said the Gators recent scrimmage are good teaching moments leading to their season opener in less than two weeks. Start of Scrimmages The Gators are ranked No. 21 in the AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. They started playing scrimmages to help prepare for their opener …

Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden spent his first two seasons revamping the Gators’ offense. But as he enters his third year at the helm, he is now focusing on the team’s defensive effort. UF ranked 327th out of 351 Division I teams last season in scoring defense, allowing …

Confidence. Leadership. Those are two qualities that immediately come to Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden’s mind when he talks about senior point guard Walter Clayton Jr. Clayton’s 17.6 points per game last season was the highest scoring average by a Gators player since Anthony Roberson (17.9) in 2003-04. However, …