photo credit: Trevor Sikkema The Florida Gators men’s basketball pulled away from the Albany Great Danes late in the second half to move on to the third round of the NCAA tournament. In the history of March Madness, a 16 seed has never beaten a 1 seed (116-0), but Albany …
Read More »Florida opens up the Big Dance with Albany in Orlando
The Florida Gators go into the NCAA tournament as decorated as you can possibly be boasting a 32-2 record with an SEC regular season and tournament title already under their belts. But today, the past means little and each team start off the Big Dance 0-0, six wins away from …
Read More »Florida Women’s Basketball Team Earns At-Large Bid for NCAA Tournament
The University of Florida’s women’s basketball team received an at-large bid to play in the upcoming NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Gators earned a No. 11 seed after going 19-12 in the regular season, and will be facing a sixth-seeded Dayton team on Sunday that finished the season with a 23-7 mark. Florida finished fifth …
Read More »SEC Saturday Showdown: Florida Men’s Basketball Travels to Kentucky
The No. 3 ranked Florida Gator men’s basketball team (22-2) goes into Lexington, Kentucky to face the No. 14 ranked Wildcats (19-5) in prime time Saturday night. Florida goes into the first of two games against Kentucky this season with an undefeated 11-0 SEC record, while Kentucky sits in second place in …
Read More »Gators Turn the Tide in a 78-69 Home Win
photo credit: Trevor Sikkema Will Yeguete was one of five Gators who scored in double digits in the team’s home win over Alabama Saturday afternoon College basketball games have a tendency to be told as a tale of two halves. But for Florida’s 78-69 win over Alabama on Saturday afternoon, …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Will Try to Control The Tide on Saturday
The Florida men’s basketball team has made it 16 seasons in a row with at least 20 victories — now 20-2 — and it will try to get its 21st victory of the season this Saturday against the 9-13 Alabama Crimson Tide. Florida is on its third 20-2 start all-time, …
Read More »Florida vs. Kentucky Gymnastics Preview
The Florida gymnastics team has officially moved up to the top spot in the GymInfo rankings. The Gators climbed in the rankings after beating previous number one Oklahoma last Friday at home. The Gators edged out the Sooners with a score of 197.875 to 197.225. “Our team really rose to the occasion and …
Read More »Florida vs. Oklahoma Gymnastics Preview
It’s a top match up as the second ranked Florida Gators take on the top ranked Oklahoma Sooners in gymnastics Friday in Gainesville. The last time that these two teams met was at the NCAA Championship when the Sooners were runners-up to the title winning Gators. Florida beat Oklahoma by 0.2 with …
Read More »Gator Womwn’s Hoops snap three-game losing skid, Beats Auburn
The Florida women’s basketball team breaks a three game SEC losing streak with an 87-69 win over Auburn Sunday in Gainesville. The 18 point win over Auburn (11-9, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) by Florida (14-6, 4-3 SEC) was its biggest spread since December 20th and the first win since Christin Mercer’s indefinite suspension on Jan. …
Read More »Florida Men’s Basketball Trounces Tennessee 67-41 in Gainesville
Florida’s Casey Prather has scored double digits in every game he’s played in this season. To the outside sports fan, the University of Florida has a few rivalries: Florida State, maybe Miami, and Georgia. But to those who call themselves fans of the Gators, they know there is another: Tennessee. …
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