The Florida Gators finish the 2024-2025 men’s college basketball season atop the final Associated Press Top 25 poll after winning the national championship. The Gators (36–4) edged out Houston (35-5) in a 65–63 thriller on Monday night to secure the program’s third NCAA title and first since winning back-to-back championships …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff Caps Three-Year Sprint
The Florida men’s basketball team had incredible success with recruiting, player development and team chemistry this year, which combined equaled a national championship. These factors came from the coaching staff that has promoted the team and the mentality of being a Gator. Florida coach Todd Golden was hired in 2022 …
Read More »Champion Gators Complete Comeback For The Ages
Fifteen minutes left in the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. Down 12. Zero points from senior All-American guard Walter Clayton Jr. Dead in the water. Against the smothering defense of Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars, any other team would have folded under the pressure, but not coach Todd Golden’s Florida …
Read More »Florida’s Richard, Clayton On NCAA All-Tournament Team
The nets have been cut, “One Shining Moment” has been played and the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball season has come to a close. As the Florida Gators end the year atop of the sport, another wild March Madness is over. After 63 games and many outstanding performances, the best five …
Read More »Gators Men’s Basketball Rallies Past Houston To Win Third National Championship
SAN ANTONIO — In a game that will be remembered for its grit and resilience, the Florida Gators stormed back from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat top-seeded Houston 65-63. It was the program’s third national championship—and first since 2007. Second-Half Surge Seals It Trailing 42-30 with 16:24 remaining in …
Read More »Gallery: Comeback Gators Are National Champions
The Florida Gators fought back from a 12-point deficit in the second half Monday to beat the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the NCAA Tournament title game at the Alamodome in San Antonio for the school’s third national championship. This marked the fourth comeback in six NCAA Tournament wins for the …
Read More »Final Four Most Outstanding Player: Florida Basketball’s Walter Clayton Jr.
The NCAA Tournament has come to a close, and the Florida Gators are National Champions. They defeated the Houston Cougars 65-63 on Monday night in San Antonio, and Walter Clayton Jr. was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player. In the championship game, Houston did everything it could to slow …
Read More »How To Welcome Home National Champion Gators
For the third time in program history, the Florida Gators are men’s basketball national champions. Fans in Gainesville and beyond anxiously watched Monday’s championship bout, a nail-biting 65-63 win for the Gators against Houston in San Antonio. Gator Nation took to the streets to celebrate, flooding University Avenue. Fans can …
Read More »Heartbeat Of Gator Nation Cheers On Florida Men’s Basketball
Gator Nation is buzzing in anticipation of tonight’s NCAA championship game. Fans camped outside of local businesses over 24 hours before tip-off. The Florida men’s basketball team has had a wildly successful 2024-2025 season. The team will face off against the Houston Cougars at 8:50 p.m. (CBS, ESPN 98.1-FM/AM-850 WRUF, …
Read More »Florida vs. Houston: Championship Showdown Set For Monday Night
The Florida Gators are storming into the national championship game with momentum squarely at their back. After outlasting SEC rival Auburn 79-73 in a nail-biting Final Four game Saturday in San Antonio’s Alamodome, the Gators have punched their ticket to the title game for the fourth time in program history. …
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