After a tough loss to Tennessee in the game before, many people doubted the Florida men’s basketball team could get a win at home against a strong LSU Tigers team led by forward Ben Simmons, who came into the game averaging 20.1 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. However, the …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For LSU, Ben Simmons
For the third time in five years, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) will welcome a team featuring the potential top draft pick for that year’s upcoming NBA Draft. This year, that team will be the LSU Tigers (9-5), led by freshman forward Ben Simmons, a consensus favorite to be …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Drops SEC Road Opener to Tennessee, 83-69
On Wednesday night, the Florida men’s basketball team (9-5) looked to carry the same momentum it had after being Georgia at home in its SEC opener but it was not to be as Tennessee (8-6) knocked off the Gators 83-69 in Knoxville. The Gators did not shoot well (34.3% from the floor) and …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares For SEC Road Opener vs. Tennessee
The Florida Gators (9-4) have won three of their last four games, won their SEC opener on Saturday against Georgia, and in that game shot above their season average in both field goal percentage and three point percentage. While the team is certainly happy with the way they’ve started out …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Wins SEC Opener Over Georgia 77-63
On Saturday night, in a game featuring both men’s basketball teams ranked among the bottom of the SEC in points per game, a defensive battle was expected, but one team would defy the odds. That team was Florida, (8-4) as they would go on to beat the Georgia Bulldogs (7-4), …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Looks to Bounce Back vs Okie State
The Florida Gator basketball program is accomplished enough that the only thing worth smiling about is a win. So while head coach Mike White may not have been happy about his team’s six point loss on the road at top ranked Michigan State last Saturday, but he did come away from that …
Read More »Florida Men’s Hoops Can’t Pull Off Upset, fall to #1 Michigan State, 58-52.
Despite taking a late three-point lead with just under ten minutes left in the contest, the Florida men’s basketball team was unable to pull off a stunning upset over #1 Michigan State, losing to the Spartans in East Lansing on Saturday night, 58-52. The Gators are now 2-14 against number one …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Faces Biggest Challenge of Young Season at Michigan State
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team will find out what they’re made of Saturday, when they take on the undefeated and top ranked Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing. The Spartans (10-0) already have big wins over No. 2 Kansas and No. 22 Louisville, and will be looking to add …
Read More »#21 Miami takes down Florida, 66-55
The Miami Hurricanes posted their 24th series win in program history over the Florida Gators Tuesday night after a decisive 66-55 victory in Coral Gables. The Gators came into this game 6-1, fresh off of a 76-56 win over Richmond. Although the Gators came into the game fourth in the nation in rebounding, …
Read More »Preview: Florida Men’s Basketball Prepares for The U
The Florida men’s basketball will travel to Coral Gables for just the second time in 25 years tonight to take on the University of Miami at 7 p.m. The last time the two teams met was last season, when Angel Rodriguez’s last second shot gave the Hurricanes a 69-67 victory …
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