[Updated: 7:26 p.m., 3-30-25] SAN FRANCISCO — The No. 1 seed Florida Gators mounted a furious rally in the last three minutes of the West Region final Saturday to erase a 10-point deficit and outlast No. 3 seed Texas Tech, 84-79. The Gators (34-4) return to the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four …
Read More »Florida Faces Texas Tech In Elite Eight Of NCAA Tournament
SAN FRANCISCO – Florida is seeking a berth in the Final Four later today. Standing in the was are the Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Gators marched into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the 10th time in program history and first since 2014 following an 87-71 Sweet …
Read More »Scouting Texas Tech: Florida Faces Raiders In Elite Eight
The Florida Gators will face off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday evening with a chance to advance to the Final Four on the line. The Gators (33-4), who are the No. 1 seed in the West bracket of the NCAA Tournament, are looking to advance to their …
Read More »Gators Flex Depth, Dominance In Sweet 16 Win
SAN FRANCISCO – The Florida Gators are marching into the Elite Eight for the 10th time in program history and first since 2017 following an 87-71 Sweet 16 win against four seed Maryland. Behind a balanced attack, stifling rebounding and explosive second-half runs, the top-seeded Gators (33-4) continued their March …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Surges Past Maryland Into Elite Eight
Gators men’s basketball team’s second-half surge against No. 4 seed Maryland in the Sweet 16 sent Florida to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2017. Six Gators scored in the double-digits en route to the 87 – 71 victory in San Francisco. Senior guard Will Richard led the …
Read More »Sweet Sixteen Matchups: Who Moves On?
The NCAA tournament is officially into the Sweet Sixteen with plenty of exciting basketball yet to come. First seeds Florida and Duke punched their tickets to the Elite Eight on Thursday night. Alabama and Texas Tech were not far behind earning impressive wins to escape the Sweet 16. https://twitter.com/MarchMadnessMBB/status/1905436880549585330 6 …
Read More »Florida Assistant Coach Hovde Named Head Coach at Columbia
Florida men’s basketball assistant coach Kevin Hovde has been named the new head coach of the Columbia Lions, the school announced on Monday. Hovde will leave Florida after the Gators’ NCAA Tournament run to take over the program at Columbia. This will be his first head coaching position. Hovde’s Background …
Read More »Florida Set For Sweet 16 Showdown Against Maryland
The Florida men’s basketball team takes the court in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night with momentum, confidence and history on its side. After rallying past UConn in the Round of 32 behind a late scoring burst from Walter Clayton Jr., the top-seed Gators (32-4) now face four seed Maryland (27-8) …
Read More »Scouting Maryland: Gators Set To Play Terrapins In Sweet 16
The four seed Maryland Terrapins and the top seed Florida Gators prepare to face off in the Sweet 16 after two close wins in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. While the No. 3-ranked Gators (32-4) took down the reigning two-time champion UConn Huskies on Sunday, the No. 11 …
Read More »Senior Trio Propels Gators Men’s Basketball
Florida Gators men’s basketball continue to dance in March Madness after a 77-75 win over Uconn in the Round of 32, despite trailing for the first 17 minutes of the second half. Senior guard Walter Clayton Jr. hit a 3 over the head of redshirt junior Alex Karaban with 2:54 …
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