Gators basketball adds Alex Kovatchev, fills final scholarship spot
The Gators men’s basketball team added former Sacramento State redshirt sophomore guard Alex Kovatchev to the 2025-26 roster, the team announced Monday morning.
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The Gators men’s basketball team added former Sacramento State redshirt sophomore guard Alex Kovatchev to the 2025-26 roster, the team announced Monday morning.
After an illustrious senior season with the Florida men’s basketball team, guard Walter Clayton Jr. was named Kramer Athlete of the Year Wednesday afternoon.
Florida 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux earned a spot on Canada’s FIBA U19 World Cup team, marking his fifth consecutive summer representing Canada.
The Toronto Raptors selected Florida guard Alijah Martin with the No. 39 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
The Golden State Warriors selected Florida guard Will Richard with the No. 56 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. The pick was acquired by Golden State from the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Utah Jazz selected Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. with the No. 18 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.
Fifteen years ago, Mark Daigneault was a graduate student at the University of Florida searching for a way onto UF head coach Billy Donovan’s staff.
Florida baseball head coach Kevin O’Sullivan released a public statement alongside athletic director Scott Stricklin apologizing for an incident that occurred pregame before Florida’s matchup against East Carolina Sunday.
Florida’s bats haven’t quite lived up to its expectations across its last week of play. The Gators cruised through the Regionals round with three-straight 8-0 mercy-rules against Florida Atlantic and Mercer. However, as competition has picked up in its last four games, Florida has failed to score in similar spurts as it did during the regular season.
Florida head coach Tim Walton isn’t one to recognize storylines — especially not in the postseason. Heading into the NCAA Super Regionals round, Walton did everything he could to avoid teasing the narrative that glaringly stood in front of him.
Florida head coach Tim Walton made a point of keeping the Gators’ game plan simple Friday.
Florida softball is a program largely defined by success.
On a sunny afternoon at the White House, the Florida Gators basketball team took its time strolling through the South Lawn. The scent of freshly cut grass served as a reminder of the ever-changing nature of college basketball — new champions arrive each year, but few return.
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Florida Gators junior defensive back Dijon Johnson was arrested on several charges by the Tampa Police Department Friday night.
The Florida Gators baseball team hosted the USF Bulls Sunday afternoon for a pair of exhibition games. It gave both teams the opportunity to showcase some of the young talent on each roster ahead of the 2025 season.
For many Gators fans, few things exist that are more repulsive than the color combination of Arch Black and Bulldog Red.
Todd Golden isn’t like most Southeastern Conference men’s head basketball coaches.
For the first time since Florida hired head coach Todd Golden in 2022, the Gators men’s basketball team begins its season ranked inside the AP Top 25 at No. 21. It marks the first time UF begins its season ranked within the Top 25 since 2019 and the highest ranking under Golden during his tenure.
When Gators center Micah Handlogten collapsed on the floor in the opening minutes of the 2024 SEC Championship game, the entire outlook of Florida’s NCAA Tournament run changed in an instant, even heading into the following year.