Rumors swirl around Donovan
By ADAM BERRY | Mar. 23, 2010Florida coach Billy Donovan has been surrounded by rumors the last few years, and this offseason doesn’t appear it will be any different.
Florida coach Billy Donovan has been surrounded by rumors the last few years, and this offseason doesn’t appear it will be any different.
Steffi Sorensen stood at the free-throw line.
Amanda Butler’s third season as head coach of the UF women’s basketball team wasn’t the charm she was looking for.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Despite Florida’s 99-92 double-overtime loss to BYU, the Gators’ future still looks bright.
Amanda Butler cautioned her team against the athletic, guard-oriented play Miami posed.
Faced with a win-or-go-home game in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, Florida unleashed a barrage of three-pointers while barely containing USF’s Jessica Lawson in a 61-54 win.
The Florida men’s golf team will head to Statesboro, Ga., this weekend to compete in the Chris Schnekel E-Z-Go Invitational in search of redemption.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Before tipping off the first round of the NCAA Tournament, BYU point guard Jimmer Fredette asked Chandler Parsons for a small favor.
On paper, Florida should probably be playing in the National Invitation Tournament for the third-straight year.
OKLAHOMA CITY — About 10 minutes after the initial excitement of making the NCAA Tournament wore off, Chandler Parsons came to a harsh realization about his team’s next opponent.
It’s not the NCAA Tournament, but the Women’s National Invitation Tournament will at least offer the Gators a shot at redemption tonight at 7.
One year following a second-round loss in the NCAA Tournament, Florida missed out on the tourney altogether.
After two disappointing seasons and a long two-day wait, Florida is back in the NCAA Tournament.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Florida is going to have to play the waiting game once again.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Everything went according to plan for the Gators on Thursday night: They moved the ball around on offense, didn’t give up easy three-pointers and got the win they needed.
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Down by two points with 5:23 remaining, the Gators had a chance to play their way into the NCAA Tournament.
The term “must-win game” has been used around the Florida basketball team quite a bit lately.
UF topped Auburn in a double-overtime rollercoaster-type game in early January, but the Tigers brought the Gators’ ride to a screeching halt Thursday.
The start of the Southeastern Conference Tournament means a clean slate, and the Gators are hoping they can return to the form they showed when SEC play opened in January.
Florida got off a shot in the final seconds this time but couldn’t get it to fall.