The 2020 NBA Draft, originally scheduled for June 25, will likely be postponed according to ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. NBA Plans Return On March 11, the NBA officially suspended the regular season after a player tested positive for the coronavirus. The NBA shutdown with a little over a month before …
Read More »CBS will pay freelancers who were set to work NCAA Tournament
Hundreds of sports technicians were set to work the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, Final Four Weekend, and both Division II and Division III National Championship games in March. But they were all affected by the decision to end all play at any level due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, CBS …
Read More »SEC cancels all spring athletic events
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic crisis, the SEC has decided to take preventive action one step further. The SEC has canceled all regular-season conference and non-conference contests for the remainder of the 2019-20 athletic year. This includes all conference championships. ALERT-The @SEC has announced all regular season conference and non-conference competitions …
Read More »Dontay Bassett Enters Transfer Portal
Just days after the 2019-20 season was placed on a sudden stop, Florida already finds themselves down another big man for the 2020-21 season. Junior forward Dontay Bassett has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. The news breaks just a few days after forward Gorjok Gak announced that he will …
Read More »SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Canceled Due to Coronavirus
The world of sports is falling like dominoes. League suspensions and cancelations are dropping rapidly across all platforms. It was a matter of time before the Southeastern Conference took action. This morning, the Southeastern Conference announced the remainder of the 2020 SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, has been canceled due …
Read More »UF athletics undergoing changes amid coronavirus pandemic
As all the buzz in the sports world surrounds COVID-19, college athletic departments have to address the concerns regarding the virus. Changes include canceled games, crowd restrictions and other drastic alterations to the landscape of college sports. Some of these changes are coming to UF athletics. Lacrosse games wiped off …
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 »Kerry Blackshear Jr.’s Ability to Play in the SEC Tournament is Still in Question
As the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament kicks off this week, it is still uncertain if Florida’s number one rebounder, Kerry Blackshear, will be able to play. Blackshear injured his wrist during Saturday’s home loss against Kentucky. KJ will not practice between now and #Gators SEC Tournament opener Thursday against either …
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 …
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