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Florida guard Jalen Hudson (right) grabs a loose ball over Nevada guard Jazz Johnson during the Gators’ 70-61 win in the First Round in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Florida hangs on to top Nevada in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Alanis Thames | Mar. 21, 2019

Control the pace.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen scored 17 points in the Gators 64-60 win over Missouri on Saturday.

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Florida is in for tough challenge in West Region of NCAA Tournament

By Alanis Thames | Mar. 17, 2019

The Florida men’s basketball team has finally reached its destination.

Florida coach Mike White and the Gators lost their final three games of the regular season and finished 17-14. UF plays Arkansas in the SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday.

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TICKET PUNCHED: Gators play Nevada to open March Madness

By Tyler Nettuno Sports Writer | Mar. 17, 2019

The Gators men’s basketball team is going dancing again.

Senior guard Jalen Hudson played 20 minutes against Tennessee and finished with two points on 1 of 7 shooting in the 78-67 loss.

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Auburn eliminates Gators from SEC Tournament off Harper’s 20 points

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 16, 2019

Auburn guard Jared Harper was isolated on the upper left side of the three-point line with Jalen Hudson guarding him.

Freshman guard Andrew Nembhard is second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.467).

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Nembhard’s late three sinks top-seeded Tigers, sends Gators to SEC semis

By Tyler Nettuno | Mar. 15, 2019

Forward Keyontae Johnson had the ball in the corner with less than 10 seconds to play. The No. 8-seed Gators were tied at 70 with No. 1-seed LSU in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals, and Johnson had a chance to push his team through to the next round.

Florida men's basketball coach Mike White and the Gators play Vanderbilt at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the O'Connell Center. The Commodores are looking to pick up their first SEC win of the season.

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Win over Arkansas should be enough to put UF in NCAA Tournament

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 14, 2019

The Florida men’s basketball team finally captured that coveted 18th win.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson drives toward the basket during UF's loss to Kentucky on Feb. 2.

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Defense, Johnson lead Gators past Arkansas in SEC Tournament

By Alanis Thames | Mar. 14, 2019

The intensity matched the stakes.

Kentucky coach John Calipari and the Wildcats enter the SEC Tournament as the No. 2-seed, where they will play the winner of Ole Miss and Alabama on Friday.

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Predicting which team will win the SEC Tournament

Mar. 12, 2019

Kentucky

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Gators hope to boost NCAA resume at SEC Tournament

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 10, 2019

The future for the Florida men’s basketball team seems bleak.

Florida coach Mike White said center Kevarrius Hayes is the only player devoting 100-percent effort to rebounding. “He’s been asked to go, it’s his job," White said, "Kevarrius Hayes - and he’s hard to block out because he goes 10 out of 10 times.”

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Florida falls to Kentucky in regular-season finale

By Alanis Thames | Mar. 9, 2019

The Gators fell flat when it mattered.

Senior guard Jalen Hudson's 11 points in the Gators' 65-54 loss to Kentucky were his highest total since Butler (Dec. 29) and the first time this year he'd reached double figures in SEC play.

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Hudson’s play not enough for Gators to beat LSU in final home game

By Jake Dreilinger | Mar. 6, 2019

Florida’s best option was Jalen Hudson. It had to be.

Florida guard Jalen Hudson scored a team-high 13 points in UF's 61-55 loss to Georgia on Saturday at the O'Connell Center.

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Georgia stuns the Gators at the O'Dome behind Claxton’s 25 points

By Tyler Nettuno | Mar. 2, 2019

The focus has been clear for the Florida men’s basketball team over the last few weeks: Just beat the teams you’re supposed to.

UF guard Andrew Nembhard is shooting 74.1 percent in his last four games.

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Gators adding new aspects to their offense as season nears end

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 28, 2019

Florida guard Noah Locke went up for the jump shot, but he noticed forward Isaiah Stokes open in front of the basket with 49 seconds left in the first half.

Florida guard Andrew Nembhard recorded 11 assists in Florida's 81-72 win over Texas A&M on Jan. 22.

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Hudson, Nembhard lead Gators in dominant win at Vandy

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 27, 2019

Florida guard Jalen Hudson was sprinting toward the basket when guard Andrew Nembhard found him.

Florida coach Mike White has never defeated Vanderbilt in Nashville in his career.

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Gators look to earn first win in Nashville under White

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 26, 2019

Mike White has never beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen has scored in double figures in 22 of the Gators’ 27 games this season, and he has led the team in scoring 11 times.

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Guard KeVaughn Allen is UF's best player right now

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 24, 2019

You may not have seen it coming two weeks ago.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson scored 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting in UF's 64-60 win over Missouri on Saturday at the O'Connell Center.

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UF is finding ways to win as regular season winds down

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 24, 2019

Guard Noah Locke was having a rough game against Missouri. He had missed all five of his shots, but even as attempt after attempt came up short, forward Keyontae Johnson encouraged him to keep up his confidence.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen scored 21 points with five assists in the Gators' 90-86 overtime win over Ole Miss.

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Gators frustrate undisciplined Missouri at the O’Dome

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 23, 2019

Missouri forward Jeremiah Tilmon slowly trotted back to the Tigers’ bench after earning his fifth foul. The echoes of the Rowdy Reptiles rang behind him.

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Gators’ upset of LSU showed fight White wanted earlier in season

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 21, 2019

LSU guard Daryl Edwards lowered his head at the sound of the final buzzer.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen led the Gators in scoring with 13 points in their 62-52 win over Georgia on Saturday.

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Florida knocks off No. 13 LSU behind Allen’s 21 points

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 20, 2019

Noah Locke’s shot bounced off the rim, but he wasn’t giving up on the play.