Coach Kelly Rae Finley and her women’s basketball team have released their official non-conference schedule. Coach Finley entered her freshman year at the head coach position during Florida’s 2021-2022 women’s basketball season. They had a 19-15 overall record, which included two impressive wins during the 2023 St. Pete Showcase. While …
Read More »Nine Gators Sign NIL Deals with OpenLocker
On Friday, nine Florida Gators student-athletes signed NIL deals with OpenLocker. The nine student-athletes include Trevor Etienne and Shemar James in Football; Trinity Thomas, Morgan Hurd and Victoria Nguyen in gymnastics; Aliyah Matharu, Zippy Broughton, and Alex Klatsky in basketball; and Elisha Dees in diving. In addition, the student-athletes would …
Read More »Nina Rickards Reflects On Her Time as a Gator
Gator guard Nina Rickards announced on Tuesday that she planned on entering the transfer portal. Rickards played four seasons at the University of Florida, finishing her senior season averaging 12.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Reflecting On Her Time as a Gator Rickards started playing at UF in the …
Read More »Nina Rickards Set to Transfer
Guard Nina Rickards announced her plans to transfer from the University of Florida on Tuesday. Rickards posted her farewell on Twitter Tuesday morning and she joins fellow senior KK Deans as the second Gator to enter the portal this offseason. https://twitter.com/NinaRickards_15/status/1643249142032998400?s=20 Background Rickards was born in Queens, New York, where …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Falls to Bowling Green in WNIT Quarterfinal
Gators women’s basketball had their longest postseason run since the 2013 WNIT come to a close Monday night after a loss to Bowling Green, as Florida fell 69-52 to the Falcons. Hot Start The Gators held their own early on, trailing by just one point (15-14) after the first quarter. …
Read More »Florida Takes on Bowling Green in WNIT Great Eight
Florida women’s basketball looks to escape the Great Eight of the WNIT unscathed and advance to the Fab Four. The Matchup The Gators squad will meet Bowling Green in the quarterfinal of the WNIT. Bowling Green has seen their path to the Great Eight go almost uncontested. Their only matchup …
Read More »Six SEC Teams Look to Stay Alive
There are six SEC teams still alive in the NCAA College Women’s Basketball Tournament: Florida, LSU, Arkansas, Ole Miss, South Carolina and Tennessee. The Gators played Thursday evening and defeated the Clemson Tigers 73-63 to secure a bid to the quarterfinals. LSU, Arkansas and Ole Miss have matchups tonight. South …
Read More »Gators Advance to WNIT Quarterfinals
KK Deans nailed three straight threes to start the game and the Florida Gators women’s basketball team (19-14) defeated Clemson (19-16) Thursday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s NIT. The Gators were stellar from beyond the arc, connecting on 13 triples (eight in the first half) at …
Read More »Gators Women’s Basketball Take on the Tigers in Super 16 of WNIT
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team is in Clemson, South Carolina, as they face the Clemson Tigers in the third round of the Women’s NIT on Thursday. The Gators look to clinch a victory against the Tigers and advance to the next round. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1637996838484623360?s=20 Gators vs. Wake Forest in Second …
Read More »Gators Overpower Wake Forest to Reach Super 16
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team picked the right time to hit their stride. After a narrow victory in their opening matchup of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), the Gators came back out looking stronger than ever in the round of 32. Florida downed the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 80-63 Monday …
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