On the final game of the SEC regular season, the Kentucky Wildcats (21-10, 12-6 SEC) battled back from the brink of defeat to bolster their NCAA tournament hopes and seal a signature win, defeating the No. 11 Florida Gators 61-57 at home. Senior Erik Murphy topped the stat sheet for …
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Florida Seeks Victory Versus Kentucky in Men’s Hoops Regular Season Finale
After clinching the Southeastern Conference regular season title and the top seed in the conference tournament for the second time in three years, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team heads to Lexington to face off against the Kentucky Wildcats Saturday in the regular season finale. The Gators sewed the regular …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Control Commodores 66-40 to Clinch SEC Season Title
On an emotional evening filled with good-byes to the O’Connell Center for the 2012-2013 season, the Florida Gator men’s basketball team (24-5, 14-3 SEC) ousted the Vanderbilt Commodores (13-16, 7-10 SEC) 66-40 on Senior Night, leading throughout to clinch the Southeastern Conference regular season title. Kenny Boynton, UF’s second all-time leading …
Read More »Lots On The Line As Gator Men’s Hoops Hosts Vandy On Senior Night Tonight
There will likely be a lot of emotion and certainly a lot on the line tonight when the Gator men’s basketball team hosts Vanderbilt in its final home game of the season. Florida will honor its three seniors tonight as Kenny Boynton, Erik Murphy and Mike Rosario will play their …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Rallies To Beat Alabama At Home
The Florida Gator men’s basketball team (23-5, 13-3 SEC) was able to stay undefeated at home by beating the Alabama Crimson Tide (19-10, 11-5 SEC) Saturday 64-52. The win clinches a least of share of the SEC regular season title for Florida. The Gators started off slow and were down by 12 points early …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Readies for Alabama in Battle of SEC’s Best
Over the years, the Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide have manufactured myriad memories on the football field, touting two of the strongest programs in the SEC. On Saturday afternoon, the top two teams in the conference meet with the title potentially on the line—but this time on the men’s …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Go Down in Knoxville
The Tennessee Volunteers have now won six-straight SEC games following last night’s 64-58 upset win over No. 8 Florida in Knoxville. Florida struggled as they shot only 42 percent from the field and only 23 percent from long distance. Gators coach Billy Donovan was not pleased with his team’s shot selection. Three …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Faces Tennessee in Knoxville
In 1964, the United States was fighting a war in Vietnam, Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston to become World Heavyweight Champion and it was also the last time Florida and Tennessee didn’t play a home and home regular season series. Fast forward through almost five decades and we arrive in …
Read More »Men’s Gator Basketball Gets Back to Winning
The Arkansas Razorbacks (17-10, 8-6 SEC) may have gotten the best of Florida earlier this month, but it was a whole new story Saturday night in the O’Dome. The Florida Gators (22-4, 12-2 SEC) had complete control of the game from start to finish as they got their latest win in the …
Read More »Gator Men’s Hoops Seek Redemption Against Razorbacks
It’s now down to the final stretch of the season. Only five games remain on the Gator men’s basketball schedule, with three of them set at home. Florida welcomes the Arkansas Razorbacks to the O’Connell Center Saturday night. UF looks to bounce back after a tough 63-60 loss this past …
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