Basketball

In Brandy Williams’ first season on the bench in Alachua, the Santa Fe High School girls’ basketball team managed a 7-11 record before its season came to an end in the second round of the 4A-District 5 tournament. As she now sits on the precipice of the 2024-25 season, Williams …

By Brooke Bastedo and Elizabeth Landen The Santa Fe College Saints earned their first men’s basketball win of the season Wednesday against the North Florida Prep Myrmidons, 80-56. The Saints (1-2) maintained the lead in both halves before winning by 24 points and had new coach John Ritzdorf’s his first win. …

Florida did one thing really well last year: score. The Gators were fifth in the nation in scoring offense, putting up a gaudy 85.6 points per game behind 73.7% from two-point range (ninth in the country). What UF did best was swamp teams with points down the stretch. The Gators …

Coach Kelly Rae Finley’s Gators concluded their 2023-2024 season at .500. Following the 5-11 SEC slate, Florida lost its two leading scorers: Aliyah Matharu and Leilani Correa. The 2024-2025 Gators had a lot of questions to answer, but so far, they’ve stepped up to the podium well. Florida women’s basketball …

The Miami Heat (3-4) and the Orlando Magic (3-6) lost again Wednesday night, as their rough starts to the season continue. The Heat started their six-game road trip Wednesday night blowing a 15-point lead to the Phoenix Suns (7-1) to fall 115-112, while the Magic lost to the Indiana Pacers …

Coming off a strong season-opening win, the Florida Gators women’s basketball team (1-0) will face the FAMU Rattlers (0-1) at 5 p.m. today in the O’Connell Center. Off to a Good Start The Florida Gators women’s basketball team started its 2024-25 season with a dominant home-opener win against FAU on …

The No. 21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team is set to host the Jacksonville Dolphins at 8 p.m. Thursday. After a season-opening win Monday against South Florida, the Gators are looking to maintain momentum against a Jacksonville squad (1-0) that showcased solid depth in its season opener. setting the tone …

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Orlando Magic 102-86 last night to remain the only undefeated team in the Western Conference. Magic Offensive Struggles Orlando struggled all game to put the ball in the basket, connecting on just 29 of 82 shots (35.4%). The Magic had only 43 points at …

The No. 21 Florida Gator men’s basketball team picked up right where it left off last season in Monday’s season opener against USF in Jacksonville. After averaging 89.8 points per game last season, the Gators handed the Bulls 98 points in the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational at the VyStar Veterans …

The No.21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team opens its season tonight in Jacksonville against the USF Bulls, who are dealing with the passing of coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Florida is ranked to start the season for the first time since 2019. BASKETBALL IS BACK. USF @ 8:30 VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena …