Florida voted most likely to capture SEC
By BRITNEE MCCOY< | Jan. 18, 2014Head coach Roland Thornqvist isn’t the only one with high hopes for his team this season.
Head coach Roland Thornqvist isn’t the only one with high hopes for his team this season.
After the first day of competition at the Classic at Southern Methodist University the No. 3 Gators (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) men’s swimming and diving team is sitting in second place with 154 points, 21 points behind first place Michigan.
Casey Prather (bone bruise in right knee) will be available for No. 7 Florida’s road matchup with Auburn on Saturday at 4 p.m., but Billy Donovan is doubtful the senior forward will log significant minutes against the Tigers.
After a full week off, Florida is poised to return to action against Georgia on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the O’Connell Center.
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Throughout Cory McGee’s career at UF, she has been a triple-threat.
UF has flourished this year when sending a full-court press at opposing teams, and Tuesday night was the perfect example of how successful it has been for Billy Donovan’s unit.
The Gators have enough foul trouble on the court. Now, the problem has made its way off of it.
Coach Roland Thornqvist is excited to be back in business.
Thomas Holley, a Penn State verbal commit, is flipping to Florida, Rivals.com reported Wednesday morning.
The last time the Gators had a home winning streak of 24 games, Billy Donovan was coaching Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer and Al Horford to two straight national championships.
Florida’s list of starting quarterbacks the past four seasons has been a who’s who of wasted talent and missed opportunity.
Two new recruits have joined the Gators men’s swimming and diving team. Sophomore Nick Alexiou, a transfer from Virginia, and Enzo Martinez, a freshman from Uruguay, both enrolled for the spring semester and have been cleared by the NCAA to compete.
Kurt Roper walked into the South End Zone Meeting Room in black slacks, black shoes and a blue Florida Gators jacket. At 41, his glasses and bald head made him look like the cool, yet insightful, college professor.
For the second straight Southeastern Conference game, the Gators will be without their leading scorer Casey Prather due to a bone bruise in his right knee.
A midweek bye is just what the doctor ordered.
Arkansas was going to make Scottie Wilbekin win the game for No. 10 Florida, and he did.
Senior forward Casey Prather (bone bruise in right knee), UF’s leading scorer this season, is doubtful for No. 10 Florida’s matchup against Georgia on Tuesday night in the O’Connell Center, the school announced Sunday.
With three of its starters ailing, Florida needed forward Dorian Finney-Smith to step into a starting role for only the second time this year and produce against Arkansas.
Injuries continue to plague former Gators receiver Percy Harvin.