Florida earns back-to-back wins for the first time this season as they defeat the once-unbeaten Grambling State Tigers, 70-55. The Gators women’s basketball team returned home to the O’Connell Center Friday after playing in the preseason WNIT Classic this past weekend. Despite having four inactive players, Head Coach Kelly Rae …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Defeats Milwaukee 81-45
The 24th ranked Florida men’s basketball team runs its record to 3-0 with an 81-45 win over the Milwaukee Panthers in the O’Connell Center Thursday night. Gators Men’s Basketball (3-0) The Gators were coming off a huge win over Florida State this past weekend, 71-55, that placed them in the …
Read More »Florida women’s basketball to host Grambling State
The Florida Gators women’s basketball team squares off against the Grambling State Tigers Friday. The Gators look to stay in the win column and ruin the Tigers perfect record. Florida Gators (2-2) The Gators defeated the Wofford College Terriers 61-47 at the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Monday. Florida’s dynamic …
Read More »Gator Women’s Basketball Defeats Wofford to Close Out Tournament
The Florida women’s basketball team (2-2) gets back to the .500 mark on the season by beating the Wofford Terriers (0-4), 61-47 to end their play in the preseason WNIT Classic. Leading the way for the Gators was veteran Kiara Smith with a team high in points and rebounds. The …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Defeats Florida State 71-55
The Florida men’s basketball team gets a huge home win over arch rival Florida State on Sunday, beating the Seminoles 71-55. Gators Now 2-0 Florida opened their season this past week hosting Elon in their first regular season game defeating them 74-61. The last time Florida and Florida State played …
Read More »Gators Fall to Towson in Preseason Tournament
A lack luster start forces the Gators to drop their first road test of the season. Florida women’s basketball team starts off the Preseason WNIT losing to the Towson Tigers, 87-70. After trailing 14-12 heading into the second quarter in their season-opener against Georgia State, the early-game struggles continued Friday for …
Read More »Florida men’s basketball opens season with a win
The 2021-22 college basketball season is officially underway. The Florida men’s basketball team kick-started their year with a 74-61 victory over the Elon Phoenix on Tuesday. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1458279617173860353 Florida men’s basketball wins big in season opener Following an NCAA Tournament berth, Florida enters the season with seven upperclassmen players, six of …
Read More »Gator great Ronnie Williams passes away
The all-time leading scorer in Florida Gators men’s basketball history, Ronnie Williams passed away Sunday night. Williams fought against brain cancer for two years. Ronnie Williams is a New York native. When Monte Towe, at the time was an assistant coach at North Carolina State, went to a summer league …
Read More »Men’s Basketball Season Tips Off With Champions Classic
It’s not the Final Four, but it could be. The men’s college basketball season tips off with two big matchups at the Champions Classic. There is a huge slate of games planned for Tuesday, but the headlining games will be featured in the Champions Classic, which is taking place at …
Read More »Former Gator Al Hortford Trying to Turn Around Celtics Amid Slow Start
Al Horford is in his 15th year in the NBA as he returns to the Boston Celtics after a year in Philadelphia and Oklahoma City respectively. The veteran center has started off the year averaging 13.5 pts and 9.4 boards, but the Celtics are still struggling out of the gates …
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