College Basketball

On Thursday night the 10th ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team will open up SEC play as they play host to the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Gators are coming into this contest sitting 11-2 overall and riding a five game win streak. The Gamecocks have been finding their own success …

The Florida women’s basketball team opens SEC play with a win by beating Mississippi State 82-72 at home Thursday night.   Florida is now 11-3 overall. Florida guard Cassie Peoples scores 23 points to lead Florida in the win.   The Gators defensively played an aggressive zone defense for most …

The Florida men’s basketball team uses a stifling defense and enough offense to rout visiting Savannah State 76-34 Sunday. Gator senior center Patric Young scores 15 points to lead a balanced Gator attack and in the process Young becomes a member of the 1,000 career point club for Florida.   …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team (7-2) bounced back from a buzzer-beater loss against UConn last Monday as they defeated No. 13 Kansas (6-3) at home Tuesday night 67-61. The win extended the Gator’s home court winning streak to 21 games. Senior guard Scottie Wilbekin was back on the court after …

The Florida Gators (6-2) will be as close to full strength as they have been all season just in time to take on the sixth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks (6-2) Tuesday in Gainesville as a part of the Big 12/ SEC Challenge. Guards Scottie Wilbekin and Kasey Hill have yet to be …

The 15th ranked Florida men’s basketball team went into Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Connecticut seeking its first road victory of the season against a top 25 opponent; however, much as the result in Wisconsin less than a month ago, the Gators fell just short, losing 65-64 on a last second …

 From left to right: Florida G Michael Frazier, F Will Yeguete and C Patric Young The Florida Gators (6-1) are certainly not making their injury-plagued season easy on themselves as they follow up their one-point victory over FSU with a road trip to undefeated Connecticut (7-0) tonight at 7:00 pm. …

The Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles met on the basketball court Friday night in Gainesville; the game was close throughout and a lead for either team never reached double digits but in the end, the Gators held on for a 67-66 win. The Seminoles gave the Gators their most physical …

Before Florida and Florida State face-off in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Saturday afternoon, the two rivalry schools will try to earn some extra bragging rights on the hardwood floor of the O’Connell Center Friday night at 7:30. The hosting Gators are 5-1 on the year and ranked No. 13 in …

The Florida Gator men’s basketball team wins its fourth straight game with an 86-60 win at Jacksonville Monday night. Just a few days ago we learned that senior guard Scottie Wilbekin had been officially reinstated to the Gator team.  However it was unclear how much we would see him play. Gators head …