Basketball

Updated 7:30 a.m., 3-14-25 One of the best back courts in the country played its final game at the O’Connell Center on Saturday in a 90-71 victory against Ole Miss. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1900543889166979451 Walter Clayton Jr., Will Richard and Alijah Martin have brought the Florida men’s basketball program back to national prominence …

Santa Fe College athletics have been rounding up and rolling out. Between a basketball honoree and both baseball and softball getting into the swing of things, it has been a notable week for the Saints. Basketball Player Honored Saints sophomore guard Karmello Branch was announced to the All-FCSAA Team on …

The Orlando Magic (30-36) are in the Kia Center on Thursday night as they host the New Orleans Pelicans (18-48). Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. Orlando enters the matchup having lost six of its last seven games, including a 97-84 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday. Meanwhile, …

The Florida Gators men’s basketball team finished the regular season as the No. 2 two seed in the SEC, earning them a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. There are three different teams the Gators (27-4, 14-4 SEC) may face in their first game at 7 p.m. Friday. The 15 seed LSU …

The Orlando Magic match up against the Houston Rockets Monday at 8 p.m. The Magic will hope to keep their winning ways alive after their 111-109 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday. Here is how tonight’s matchup looks beforehand: Magic keys to victory The Magic come into tonight missing only …

Regular-season SEC play finished with the slate of games Saturday, including Florida’s win against Ole Miss. The SEC Tournament bracket is set and the Gators earned a double bye to the quarterfinals as the second seed in the tournament. Fighting for Survival Depending on results of earlier rounds, the No. …

This year’s SEC men’s basketball tournament is sure to be one for the history books. It has been a historically deep year for the conference and every team in the bracket will head to Nashville, Tenn., more battle-tested than in any other league in the NCAA. When all 16 teams hit …

The Gainesville High School Hurricanes came up short in the Class 5A state championship game Friday against the New Smyrna Beach Barracudas, 56-49 at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland. The Barracudas (27-5) used a dominant third quarter to capture their first state title in school history. This was the …

The Florida Gators’ impressive SEC Tournament run came to an end Friday night when they fell to No. 9 LSU, 101-87, in the quarterfinals at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C. Despite a strong second-half push, the Gators (16-17) could not overcome the Tigers’ dominant performance led by Aneesah …

The Orlando Magic (29-35) suffered a loss of 125-123 to the Chicago Bulls (25-38) at home Thursday night. Here is what ultimately lead to this outcome. The Bulls The Bulls secured the win over the Magic, propelled by Coby White‘s career-high 44-points performance. White was effective, shooting 16 for 28 …