Tag Archives: Former Gators

After starting as a student manager, Matt McCall worked his way up to becoming the Gator basketball assistant coach for head coach Billy Donovan. University of Florida During the 2002-03 season, McCall began his journey as a student manager at the University of Florida. Many years later, the Ocala native …

Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coach Billy Donovan joined Sports Scene with Steve Russell on Tuesday to discuss a potential NBA return and his reaction to UF renaming its basketball court after him. Gators court named after Donovan At Florida, Donovan led the Gators to a 467-186 record with six SEC …

Former Florida Gator and current Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem recounts his final moments of the 2013 NBA Game 6 playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs on the Golic and Wingo show on Wednesday morning. The thriller will re-air on ESPN at 7 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Haslem also …

The 2020 Masters, like many of this year’s sporting events, has been rescheduled. The Augusta National Golf Club now plans to hold the event in November after initially postponing it due to the coronavirus pandemic. Andy North talks 2020 Masters The Masters was originally scheduled to take place this week, …

Former Gator Alex Faedo was pitching for the Detroit Tigers in spring training, until the outbreak of COVID-19. He now awaits the announcement of when the season will commence so he can get back on the diamond. Faedo as a Gator Faedo played at the University of Florida from 2015 …

Sometimes, things do not go as planned. Former Florida Gators wide receiver Josh Hammond, along with his fellow seniors Freddie Swain, Van Jefferson and Tyrie Cleveland left the program after the 2019 season with one thing in mind: The NFL. Moving on One of the crucial steps for scouts to …

The Olympic community continues to react to the historic postponement of this summer’s games in Tokyo. The latest athlete to share his opinion on the decision is former Gators swimmer Ryan Lochte. Ryan’s Reaction Around the world, much of the reaction of the athletes is that of understanding. This majority …

With the MLB season starting back-up soon, the New York Mets are in good spirits and hoping for a successful upcoming 2020 season. Spring Training is just the beginning. Improvement at all costs The Mets have made adjustments to their roster by parting ways with their longest-tenured player, Juan Lagares. …

After his third season with the Bulls, Charlie Strong has been relieved of his head coaching duties at the University of South Florida. Athletics announces change in leadership of football program. https://t.co/xJzDkwROKG — USF Athletics (@USFAthletics) December 1, 2019 Announced on Sunday afternoon, University of South Florida Vice President of …

Former Florida Gators and Current New York Mets all-star, Pete Alonso, hit his 53rd home run of the season, setting new rookie season record. Alonso broke the record set by Aaron Judge in 2017. It’s safe to say the crowd went insane. The most homers EVER by a rookie. Take …