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In his second season at Santa Fe College, coach Ritzdorf has found his rhythm
By Lilianne Fernandez | Jan. 24The new men’s basketball coach is off to a winning start to the 2025-26 season
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Florida ascends into National Championship
By Noah White | Apr. 7In a rematch of SEC titans, Walter Clayton Jr. toppled top-seeded Auburn with a career-defining 34-point performance in San Antonio. With the win, Florida advances to its first national championship since 2007.
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By air, by land, (not) by sea: Florida fans follow historic NCAA Tournament run
By Noah White and Juliana DeFilippo | Apr. 5Final Four Saturday night when Florida will take on Auburn in the Final Four tonight at 6:09 p.m. EST. So will thousands of other Gators. Between mass carpools and emotional ties, here’s how they got there and what it means.
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No. 4 Florida crowned SEC Tournament champions, enter NCAA Tournament strong
By Max Tucker | Mar. 16, 2025For the first time in over a decade, No. 4 Florida men’s basketball hoisted the SEC Tournament championship trophy after defeating the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers in Nashville on Sunday.
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No. 4 Florida men’s basketball advance to second-straight SEC Championship
By Max Tucker | Mar. 15, 2025No. 4 Florida men’s basketball’s second half surge over No. 5 Alabama earned the Gators their second win over the Crimson Tide this season and their second-straight appearance in the SEC Championship in Nashville.
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No. 5 Florida primed for deep runs in SEC and NCAA Tournaments
By Max Tucker | Mar. 10, 2025Florida has already been widely slated as a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. However, if UF can notch a win or two in the SEC tournament, the Gators would likely solidify a spot along the top-seed line in The Big Dance.
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No. 2 Florida notches fifth-straight win with commanding victory over Oklahoma
By Max Tucker | Feb. 18, 2025The No. 2 Florida Gators men’s basketball team captured a dominant 22-point victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the two squads first ever SEC matchup at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Tuesday.
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No. 6 Gators on a hot streak after road win at No. 1 Auburn
By Max Tucker | Feb. 10, 2025With their win against Auburn on Saturday, the Florida Gators became the first team in program history to defeat a No. 1 opponent on the road and just the fifth team in the Associated Press poll era to knock off two different top-ranked teams in the same season.
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Title IX investigation into Florida head coach Todd Golden dismissed
By Noah White | Jan. 27, 2025The University of Florida dismissed its Title IX investigation into Florida men’s basketball head coach Todd Golden, according to a statement released by Golden’s attorney William Shepherd.
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Florida basketball assistant coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault
By Noah White | Jan. 16, 2025Florida men’s basketball assistant coach Taurean Green has been accused of sexual assault, according to ESPN. A University of Florida athletics department employee claims Green of making unwanted physical advances on her in March 2024.
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No. 5 Florida falls to .500 in SEC play in home loss to Missouri
By Max Tucker | Jan. 15, 2025The No. 5 Gators men’s hoops team was riding a 16-game home winning streak entering Tuesday night. That was until the unranked Missouri Tigers escaped with a narrow victory over Florida at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
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No. 6 Gators finish non-conference play with decisive victory over Stetson
By Max Tucker | Dec. 29, 2024The road ahead is set to become noticeably more difficult for the No. 6 Florida men’s basketball team. Nevertheless, the Gators will enter SEC play with an undefeated record following a massive 40-point win over Stetson at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Sunday.
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Will Richard rides hot hand, No. 7 Florida rolls over Ospreys at the O’Dome
By Max Tucker | Dec. 21, 2024After five straight contests on the road, the Gators secured a dominant win over UNF behind a career-high 26 points from Will Richard at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday.
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Battle tested: No. 7 Florida survives against North Carolina at Jumpman Invitational
By Max Tucker | Dec. 17, 2024The No. 7 Florida Gators men’s basketball team entered Tuesday defeating its opponents by roughly 21 points per game this season. However, UF had its work cut out in what may have been its biggest challenge thus far against North Carolina at the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte.
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No. 13 UF remains undefeated after victory over Virginia in ACC/SEC Challenge
By Rae Weinstein | Dec. 5, 2024In an arena full of fans chomping and chanting “air ball” after Virginia missed, No. 13 Florida beat UVA Wednesday night at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The victory improved Florida’s undefeated record to 9-0.
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Champs: No. 18 UF brings home hardware from ESPN Events Invitational
By Max Tucker | Nov. 29, 2024Head coach Todd Golden has preached throughout Florida’s young season that the Gators need to construct a full 40-minute performance from start to finish. Despite its undefeated record, there have been spurts in the early minutes and back end of games where UF has seemingly taken its foot off the gas.
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No. 18 Florida advances to ESPN Events Invitational Championship over Wake Forest
By Max Tucker | Nov. 28, 2024Despite its lowest scoring game this season, No. 18 Florida (7-0) held Wake Forest (6-2) to under 60 points in a 75-58 opening-round victory at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida.
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No. 21 Florida enters Feast Week unbeaten behind Alijah Martin’s big night
By Max Tucker | Nov. 22, 2024Behind Martin’s hot hand, No. 21 Florida (6-0) kept its undefeated record alive with a dominant 93-68 victory over Southern Illinois (2-3) at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
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Gators roll over Grambling State for third straight victory to open 2024-25 season
By Max Tucker | Nov. 11, 2024With lofty outside noise circulating the program, the Florida men's basketball team showed out for its third straight victory to open the season as the Gators defeated Grambling State at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Monday.
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No. 21 Florida’s backcourt shines in season-opening win against USF
By Max Tucker | Nov. 4, 2024No. 21 Florida (1-0) leaned heavily on its veteran backcourt to muster a high-octane offensive performance against USF (0-1) in a 98-83 victory at VyStar Memorial Arena in Jacksonville.
