College Basketball

Dec. 30 was a big day for the Gators. The football team competed against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl, and the men’s basketball team traveled to Nashville for a match-up against Vanderbilt. While Florida football was unable to bring home another bowl win, the basketball team made up …

UF men’s basketball gears up for tip-off on Wednesday against the Vanderbilt Commodores.  It will be the SEC opener for both teams and unexpectedly, both teams have fewer games under their belts than originally planned, but the game is still expected to be played as scheduled. Game Cancellations Like many …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team keeps rolling after defeating the North Florida Ospreys, 89-64, on Monday afternoon at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. The win is Florida’s sixth in a row going back to Dec. 2. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1341125824976723969 Big Day for the Gators It was a dominating …

The Florida Gators women’s basketball team looks to push its winning streak to six Monday afternoon when it hosts the North Florida Ospreys in a non-conference matchup at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. https://twitter.com/GatorsWBK/status/1341014306813440008 Gators Riding High It has been a productive start to the season for …

Keyontae Johnson Injury Overshadows Rivalry Game The Florida State men’s basketball team extends its  win streak over the Florida Gators to seven games on Saturday with an 83-71 win in Tallahassee.  However, the Gators lost more than just a rivalry match up in Tallahassee. Less than four minutes into the …

A young man stands on the sidelines of the Hawthorne Hornets’ practice football field. “Why aren’t you on the field?” he yells to one of the players standing off to the side of the action, watching his team practice. “I was just in,” the teenage player responds. “I’m resting now.” …

This weekend is another addition of the Sunshine Showdown, except on the basketball court as the Florida Gators take on rival Florida State who has won six straight meetings between the two teams. The Gators come into the matchup at 3-0 on the road against No. 20 Florida State who …

Florida women’s basketball (4-1) remains undefeated at home with their 88-76 victory over Florida Atlantic on Monday night. Senior guard Kiki Smith led the Gators with 27 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Lavender Briggs also recorded a double-double scoring 14 points and 10 rebounds. Despite a long stretch of four …

After a hectic five days in which the Florida men’s basketball team played three games, the Gators are undefeated. Florida hosted Stetson in its home opener Sunday and stifled the Hatters, 86-40. The stat sheet clearly displayed the Gators’ strong defensive performance. Stetson shot 19.6% from the field and 66.7% from …

Florida Gators women’s basketball improved to 3-1 on the season after topping Cincinnati 81-58. Lavender Briggs led the way with 22 points and five boards for Florida. Kiki Smith chipped in 19 points and six boards while Nina Rickards added 11 points and two rebounds. Florida had a slow start …