College Basketball

Michael White meeting and greeting with the local Gainesville media Newly hired Michael White was officially introduced as the Florida Gator head basketball coach on Monday in a press conference. White replaces Billy Donovan, who flourished for nearly two decades at the helm of the Florida basketball program. The former …

For the first time since 1996, Billy the Kid will not be the head man in Gainesville. Billy Donovan will be leaving Florida after 19 years to become the new head coach of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder. Donovan has accepted a multi-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and …

University of Florida men’s basketball player Chris Walker is leaving school early to declare for the NBA Draft. “I want to thank the coaching staff, my teammates, and everyone at Florida for my experiences here,” Walker said in a statement.  “I’m excited to continue pursuing my dream of playing professionally.” Walker …

The 2015 men’s college basketball season comes to an end tonight when Duke and Wisconsin battle for One Shining Moment in Indianapolis. Duke enters Lucas Oil Stadium after blasting through Michigan State with a 20 point win. Wisconsin had arguably the toughest road to the Final. The Badgers have beaten …

Though Kentucky is the most talked about SEC (and overall) team in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this year, the Wildcats have plenty of conference company.  Five-seed Arkansas, nine-seed LSU, 10-seed Georgia, and 11-seed Ole Miss will all get their shot in the Big Dance. Number one overall Kentucky is …

In an announcement that shocked exactly zero people paying attention, the undefeated Kentucky Wildcats (34-0) were crowned as the number one overall seed in the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. They’ll be joined by four other SEC teams, 5th seeded Arkansas (who lost to Kentucky 78-63 in the conference tournament …

March Madness is officially here after the bracket for the NCAA men’s tournament was announced Sunday.   The women’s bracket is announced tonight. As great as March Madness is, Florida basketball will not be part of it and in fact the seasons are done for both teams. The Gator men did …

Unfortunately for the Florida Gator men’s basketball team, the third time wasn’t the charm. After defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Thursday, the Gators got yet another chance at the top ranked Kentucky Wildcats. For the second time in six days the …

The Florida men’s basketball team loses for the third time this season to top ranked and unbeaten Kentucky, losing today 64-49 in the SEC Tournament in Nashville. As has been the case in all three games, Florida (16-17) hung tough with the Wildcats until midway in the second half but …

The 2014-15 Florida men’s basketball team lives to fight another day. The Gators (16-16) made nine 3 pointers in route to a 69-61 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide (18-14) today in the second round of the SEC Tournament. Dorian Finney-Smith carried Florida to the victory, scoring a game-high 23 …