After allowing Kentucky to shoot the lights out at Rupp Arena in a 106-100 loss Saturday, No. 8 Florida shut down No. 1 Tennessee from the start Tuesday for a 73-43 win in the O’Connell Center. WHAT. A. NIGHT. IT’S GREAT TO BE A FLORIDA GATOR #GoGators | Presented by …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball’s Undefeated Start Ends At No. 10 Kentucky
The No. 6 Florida men’s basketball team’s unbeaten start came to an end Saturday in Lexington, Ky., at the hands of No. 10 Kentucky, 106-100. Final Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/mJH4bx9MPh — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) January 4, 2025 Florida (13-1, 0-1 SEC) had held its previous four opponents to …
Read More »Florida Basketball Ends Year With Another O-Dome Sweep
The Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams ended the 2024 portion of the schedule with consecutive doubleheader wins at the O’Connell Center. Men’s Basketball The No. 6 Gators (13-0) capped their non-conference schedule Sunday with an 85-45 rout of Stetson (2-11). Florida opened a double-digit lead early and started to …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Bests UNC In Jumpman Invitational
The Gators hadn’t struggled to win games this season. Entering Tuesday as one of five remaining undefeated teams in college basketball — three housed in the SEC — Florida had provided evidence that it deserved to be considered among the top teams in the country. Its Associated Press ranking supports …
Read More »Perfect 10: Florida Men’s Basketball Rolls On
Guards Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard combined for 56 points Saturday in No. 9 Florida’s 83-66 win against Arizona State in the Holiday Hoopsgiving at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. some fun at Holiday Hoopsgiving #GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/eGKFRIQgnL — Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) December …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Handles Virginia, 87-69
The No. 13 Florida men’s basketball team is 9-0 to open the season for the first time since 2005 after an 89-67 win Wednesday against the Virginia Cavaliers at the O’Connell Center in the ACC/SEC Challenge. First Half The Cavaliers (5-3) got off to a hot start with an 8-2 …
Read More »ESPN College Basketball Analyst Sees Gators Improving
The college basketball season is in full swing after “Feast Week,” and we now have a better understanding of which teams could go the distance. The Gators have been on a tear, winning the ESPN Events Invitational en route to an 8-0 start. The hot start has Florida ranked No. …
Read More »No. 18 Florida Men’s Basketball Shocks Shockers by 37
No. 18 Florida took the championship hardware at the ESPN Events Invitational by handing Wichita State its first loss of the season, 88-51, at State Farm Field House in Kissimmee. https://twitter.com/GatorsMBK/status/1862635548067721323 It was a battle of the unbeatens. The Gators (8-0) looked dominant on all phases and forced the Shockers …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Outlasts Wake Forest
Disney World sees pretty good attendance on Thanksgiving weekend. This year, the No. 18 UF men’s basketball team was among the Kissimmee visitors, as the Gators faced Wake Forest in the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday. Florida extended its unbeaten start to the season, dropping the Demon Deacons 75-58 following …
Read More »Florida Routs Southern Illinois 93-68 To Stay Undefeated
There is no slowing down the No. 21 Florida Gators men’s basketball team at the moment after Friday’s dominant showing. The Gators (6-0) stayed undefeated as the Southern Illinois Salukis came to the O’Connell Center Behind 32 points and eight 3-pointers from Alijah Martin, the Gators ran away with the …
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