It was an exciting week for former Gators in the NBA with many holding multiple headlines throughout.
No one was more disappointed in Florida’s recent loss to South Carolina than coach Mike White.
The Gators men’s basketball team finished its non-conference schedule in a respectable manner. UF squandered an opportunity to upset No. 8 Michigan State, but it took care of business against Mercer and Florida Gulf Coast before manhandling Butler on Dec. 29.
The game looked as if it was going to overtime.
Teams rarely have a chance to avenge a non-conference loss in college basketball.
The expression on UF guard Jalen Hudson’s face was one no one has seen in a while.
It was perhaps a harder-fought victory than the Gators intended. It wasn’t glamorous, and it wasn’t without some obvious shooting deficiencies. But it was a win, regardless.
The Gators played from behind all afternoon. They trailed for over 38 minutes of game time after jumping out to a quick 5-0 lead, but they still had a chance at the end.
It isn’t always pretty.
Former guard Chris Chiozza sank a buzzer-beating, three-point floater the last time the Gators played in Madison Square Garden.
“I’ll play walk-ons. I don’t care.”
A poor finish against Butler turned into a sluggish start for Florida’s basketball team against North Florida on Wednesday night.
Florida’s Thanksgiving week jaunt down to the Caribbean didn’t quite go as expected.
The Florida Gators basketball team has gotten off to an...ah...interesting start. Probably not the one it was hoping for.
Florida began the holiday week with ample opportunities to earn marquee wins. The stacked field at the Battle 4 Atlantis included No. 25 Wisconsin and No. 5 Virginia.
Florida Gators guard Noah Locke let a small grin tug at the side of his lips.
A breakout game for Dontay Bassett couldn’t secure a Florida win in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals.
The Florida Gators have been worse at three-point shooting than GPD has been at trying to catch criminals listed in UF Alerts.
For one brief second, the Stephen C. O’Connell Center fell silent.
Florida needs to shoot the ball better to be successful. That much is clear.
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