Dominance is the Kentucky Wildcats name and winning is there game. That has been the recent trend over the last few years as the bread winners of the SEC all have come out of the East—namely the Kentucky Wildcats. Last season John Calipari and the Wildcats went 29-7 overall with a 13-5 SEC conference record. The Wildcats just …
Read More »Struggling For Identity: SEC West Basketball
Although there are no real divisions in SEC men’s basketball, there has been a stark contrast in the level of competition and success between teams that would be considered in the SEC East and SEC West. Throughout the past decade, SEC ‘East’ teams like Kentucky and Florida have been the …
Read More »Former Gator Coach Carolyn Peck Reminisces About Pat Summitt; Takes New Coaching Job at Vandy
A former Florida Gator women’s basketball head coach recently accepted a job at her alma mater to get back into the coaching ranks. Carolyn Peck, started her basketball career at Vanderbilt University in 1985 and she is returning to her alma mater as an assistant coach after a stint working as an analyst for ESPN. Peck …
Read More »Basketball Legend Pat Summitt Dies at 64
University of Tennessee fans and basketball fans alike are mourning the loss of legendary basketball coach Patt Summitt after she passed away early Tuesday morning. After coming up blank while trying to remember an offensive set during the 2010-2011 basketball season, Summitt got evaluated by a doctor and was diagnosed with early …
Read More »Mike White is Looking Forward to 2016-17 Season
The Gators men’s basketball team left much to be desired at the end of the 2015-16 season. The Gators ended their season 21-13 overall and 9-9 in SEC play. The Gators lost Dorian Finney-Smith who went undrafted in the recent NBA Draft, but was then invited to the Mavericks’ summer …
Read More »Billy Donovan’s First Year with OKC, Foley Retirement Reaction
Oklahoma City Head Coach Billy Donovan has just finished his rookie year of coaching in the NBA. Donovan spent 19 seasons at the University of Florida, winning NCAA Championships two consecutive years in a row. Donovan says he enjoyed his first year with the Thunder but also says it went by too …
Read More »Gator Hoops Snags Another Transfer
University of Florida men’s basketball will add nother transfer guard to their roster. Several sources have confirmed that Virginia Tech’s Jalen Hudson has committed as a transfer to the University of Florida to finish out his career. Hudson is the second transfer guard picked up this week to be added to …
Read More »Gator Hoops Adds Top Graduate Transfer
This offseason has had its ups and downs for Florida head basketball coach Mike White. Gorjak Gak, a four-star center from Bradenton, signed with the Florida Gators after getting out of his letter of intent to Oklahoma State. DeVon Walker and Brandone Francis Ramirez are both leaving the program for …
Read More »Brandone Francis-Ramirez to Transfer from Florida
Redshirt freshman guard Brandone Francis Ramirez is transferring from the Gator basketball program. Francis Ramirez announced his decision on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. Although he’ll play elsewhere in the future, he plans to stay in Gainesville to complete a summer class before moving on. I thought about it long and hard …
Read More »A Full-Court Press On Gator Women’s Basketball Head Coach Amanda Butler
GAINESVILLE, Fla—The half-time buzzer sounds off. She looks up at the scoreboard one more time, walks towards the tunnel as she high-fives Gator fans of all ages who are eagerly leaning over the rails screaming, “Go Gators” and then she’s headed to coach up her team for second-half play. This …
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