Over 2000 people made it out to the O’Connell Center on Saturday to watch the Florida men’s basketball team grab its first win of the new year. UF defeated the LSU Tigers 83-79 bringing their overall record to 5-1 and 2-0 in league play. Start 2021 with a dub ☑️#GatorsWin …
Read More »Gators Men’s Hoops Take Home Victory in SEC Opener
Dec. 30 was a big day for the Gators. The football team competed against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Cotton Bowl, and the men’s basketball team traveled to Nashville for a match-up against Vanderbilt. While Florida football was unable to bring home another bowl win, the basketball team made up …
Read More »Gators set to take on rival Florida State
This weekend is another addition of the Sunshine Showdown, except on the basketball court as the Florida Gators take on rival Florida State who has won six straight meetings between the two teams. The Gators come into the matchup at 3-0 on the road against No. 20 Florida State who …
Read More »Omar Payne looks to fill gap at center for Florida
The Florida Gators basketball team didn’t live up to their preseason hype one year ago but projected starting center Omar Payne is excited for how the team looks thus far. Filling the void down low Omar Payne is expected to be the starting center for the Gators going into this …
Read More »Florida Forward Anthony Duruji Hopes for Breakout Season
With preseason expectations tapered for the 2020-21 University of Florida men’s basketball team, guys like Anthony Duruji are simply focused on improving each day. And even with NBA draft hype following the likes of Keyontae Johnson, Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann, the message in the locker room is clear. Reduce …
Read More »Tre Mann Withdraws from NBA Draft and Returns to Florida for Sophomore Season
Tre Mann announced on Tuesday that he will withdraw from the NBA draft and play with Florida for his sophomore season. He posted the announcement in his social media as he stated that he wanted to “continue growing as a player and as a person”. https://twitter.com/tre2mann3/status/1280612891360665600 Mann was one of …
Read More »Dontay Bassett Enters Transfer Portal
Just days after the 2019-20 season was placed on a sudden stop, Florida already finds themselves down another big man for the 2020-21 season. Junior forward Dontay Bassett has entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. The news breaks just a few days after forward Gorjok Gak announced that he will …
Read More »Mike White Addresses Additions to the Roster
This offseason has been a good one for Florida Gator men’s basketball coach head coach Mike White. Since Florida’s Round of 32 exit, the Gators have completely transformed the roster, with the additions of highly recruited freshmen and talented transfers. One of those transfers is Virginia Tech’s Kerry Blackshear Jr., …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Welcomes Three New Players
On Wednesday, Mike White and the Florida men’s basketball team officially welcomed three new players to the roster. After three transfers left White with four open scholarships to hand out, the Gators coaching staff quickly began the process of filling those spots. So far, Florida has added big man Jason …
Read More »Florida basketball lands transfer Anthony Duruji
Mike White has added another piece to his basketball program after landing transfer Anthony Duruji from Louisiana Tech. Who is Duruji? Duruji is a high-flying 6-foot-7 forward. The 215-pound sophomore will have to sit out the 2019-2020 season and will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Gators. Duruji …
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