The college basketball rankings released on Wednesday afternoon didn’t seem to phase Florida basketball center Jason Jitoboh. Coming off a foot injury, Jitoboh looks to get back on the court and make a difference in the Gators’ 2020-2021 season. In his freshman season, Jitoboh played in 21 games for the …
Read More »The Battle at Point Guard is One of the Key Headlines Entering Gators Basketball Season
When Andrew Nembhard announced his decision to transfer to Gonzaga, it left the Gators with a major gap to fill at point guard. After all, Nembhard led the Gators averaging 33.2 minutes per game and played in all of their games in 2019. Sophomore guard Tre Mann entered the 2021 …
Read More »Florida Forward Anthony Duruji Hopes for Breakout Season
With preseason expectations tapered for the 2020-21 University of Florida men’s basketball team, guys like Anthony Duruji are simply focused on improving each day. And even with NBA draft hype following the likes of Keyontae Johnson, Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann, the message in the locker room is clear. Reduce …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball About to Get a Whole Lot Faster
Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White joined Sportscene with Steve Russell this past week to discuss how Florida basketball is about to change. The Gators finished at 9-12 last season and finished fourth in the SEC with a record of 11-7. With high hopes for the upcoming season, White talks …
Read More »Tre Mann Withdraws from NBA Draft and Returns to Florida for Sophomore Season
Tre Mann announced on Tuesday that he will withdraw from the NBA draft and play with Florida for his sophomore season. He posted the announcement in his social media as he stated that he wanted to “continue growing as a player and as a person”. https://twitter.com/tre2mann3/status/1280612891360665600 Mann was one of …
Read More »Nembhard backs out of draft, announces transfer from Florida
Florida fans accepted the initial departure of point guard Andrew Nembhard. Losing him twice, however, is a sucker punch to the gut. On Saturday, Jeff Goodman reported via Twitter that Nembhard planned to withdraw from the NBA Draft and transfer. He also declared for the draft after his freshman year …
Read More »Nembhard and Mann Opt for NBA Draft
Heading into the 2020-2021 season, Florida could be without its top guards as Andrew Nembhard and Tre Mann have declared for the NBA Draft. Florida teammates Andrew Nembhard and Tre Mann have both declared for the draft and will test the waters, via @GoodmanHoops. Nembhard has signed with Jaafar Choufani, …
Read More »Johnson to return for Junior Season
In a time with no sports, Florida basketball and coach Mike White received great news earlier today. Keyontae Johnson, Florida’s leading scorer last season, announced his return to Gainesville for his junior year. Johnson is a swiss army knife for White and the Gators. Besides leading the team in scoring …
Read More »Gators Get Big Win at Georgia
The Florida Gators brought down the Georgia Bulldogs on their senior night 68-54 in Athens. The Gators were down by as much as 13 in the game and came back, after tying their all-time comeback against Georgia earlier in the year. Florida improves to 19-11 overall and 11-6 in SEC …
Read More »A Lot at Stake for Gator Men’s Basketball
Believe it or not, the Gators could still win the regular-season championship for the SEC. They just need to win out. It’s tough, but it’s not impossible. The tough part about winning out the rest of the way is that the Gators have to play both of their regular-season games …
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