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Florida did one thing really well last year: score. The Gators were fifth in the nation in scoring offense, putting up a gaudy 85.6 points per game behind 73.7% from two-point range (ninth in the country). What UF did best was swamp teams with points down the stretch. The Gators …

Coach Kelly Rae Finley’s Gators concluded their 2023-2024 season at .500. Following the 5-11 SEC slate, Florida lost its two leading scorers: Aliyah Matharu and Leilani Correa. The 2024-2025 Gators had a lot of questions to answer, but so far, they’ve stepped up to the podium well. Florida women’s basketball …

The No. 21 Florida Gator men’s basketball team picked up right where it left off last season in Monday’s season opener against USF in Jacksonville. After averaging 89.8 points per game last season, the Gators handed the Bulls 98 points in the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational at the VyStar Veterans …

The Florida women’s basketball team finished 11th in the SEC last season, losing five of its last six regular-season games and the only WNIT matchup. You wouldn’t have known that Monday night. Opening the 2024-25 season in the O’Connell Center, the Gators leveled FAU 82-54, setting a precedent for a …

Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden said the Gators recent scrimmage are good teaching moments leading to their season opener in less than two weeks. Start of Scrimmages The Gators are ranked No. 21 in the AP Preseason Top 25 Poll. They started playing scrimmages to help prepare for their opener …

The Florida men’s basketball team were ranked No. 21 in The Associated Press Top 25 Preseason Poll released Monday. This is the highest preseason ranking under three-year coach Todd Golden and UF’s first preseason appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2019.  High stepping into 2025 Florida enters the season …

There is good and possible bad news for Florida basketball fans this week. The Gators gained a commitment from 2025 four-star guard Alex Lloyd and signed Washington State transfer Rueben Chinyelu. And Will Richard declared for the NBA draft. A Future In NBA The Gators may lose a veteran presence …

The Florida Gators take on Colorado this afternoon in round one of the NCAA Tournament in the South Region in Indianapolis. March Madness has already seen upsets, and the 10th-seeded Buffaloes (25-10) look to make seven seed Florida (24-11) the fourth SEC team eliminated from the field. The Gators and …

Not the way you would want to end your season. But it happened. Tonight's final.#GoGators | Presented by @WellsFargo pic.twitter.com/MMfdrGuXNQ — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) March 22, 2024 The Florida Gators women’s basketball team suffered a tough loss in round one of the WBIT against St. John’s, 79-60, at the …

After an impressive run in the SEC Tournament, the Florida men’s basketball team received a No. 7 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. The Gators head to Indianapolis on Friday, where they’ll play the winner of the Colorado-Boise State First Four game at 4:30 p.m. on TBS. …