The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) start postseason play in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament Thursday against the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC). The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Florida graduate student forward Colin Castleton and freshman guard Riley Kugel represented the Gators on Monday’s Southeastern Conference postseason awards lists. Castleton also garnered recognition from USA Today’s postseason awards.
Throughout UF’s 2022-23 men’s basketball season, Reeves caught the eyes of many with an array of different colors above his headband and his elevated game on the court.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) finished eighth in the SEC and will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs (20-11, 8-10 SEC) in their first matchup of the conference tournament in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Florida Gators (16-15, 9-9 SEC) defeated the Louisiana State Tigers (13-18, 2-16 SEC) 79-67 Saturday in UF's final regular season game in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Gators freshman guard Riley Kugel finished with a team-high 21 points, and graduate student guard Kyle Lofton left the court with 16 points and five assists.
The Florida Gators (16-14, 5-12 SEC) fell to the Kentucky Wildcats (11-18, 3-14 SEC) 68-54 in the opening round of the SEC tournament. The Gators shot just 30% from the field in the game.
The Florida Gators (15-15, 8-9 SEC) swept the season series against Georgia (16-14, 6-11 SEC) with a 77-67 victory in their final road game of the regular season Tuesday night.
The shot capped off a career day for Correa and helped the Gators secure a victory in their regular-season finale. The Florida Gators (16-13, 5-11 SEC) defeated the Missouri Tigers (17-12, 6-10 SEC) 61-52 Sunday afternoon. UF shot just 31% from the field but forced 14 turnovers and held the Tigers to 34% from the field to win the game.
The Florida Gators (14-15, 7-9 SEC) was defeated by the Vanderbilt Commodores (16-13, 9-7 SEC) 88-72 Saturday at the Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee. UF shot 43% from the floor but allowed Vanderbilt to shoot more than 40% from the floor and from 3-point range.
The Gators’ forward depth was put into question as soon as Ole Miss junior forward Jaemyn Brakefield collided with Florida graduate student forward Colin Castleton’s right hand.
The Florida Gators (15-13, 4-11 SEC) defeated Alabama (20-8, 9-6 SEC) 81-77 Thursday night in their final home game of the 2023 season. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Gators.
The Florida Gators (14-14, 7-8 SEC) were defeated by Kentucky (19-9, 10-5 SEC) 82-74 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wednesday night. The Wildcats completed the season sweep against the Gators.
Florida has the chance to split the season series Wednesday but will have to do so without graduate student forward Colin Castleton, who leads the team in scoring.
Florida (14-13, 7-7 SEC) has lost four of its last five games and has slid off the bubble of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The Gators' chance to dance took a major blow after Castleton went down, and Florida will crawl its way to the finish line with four games left in the season.
The Florida Gators (14-13, 3-11 SEC) fell to the No. 5 LSU Tigers (25-1, 13-1 SEC) 90-79 Sunday, dropping their fifth-straight game.
The Florida Gators (14-13, 7-7 SEC) lost to the Arkansas Razorbacks (18-9, 7-7 SEC) 84-65 Saturday at the Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Florida Gators (14-12, 3-10 SEC) fell to the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks (26-0, 12-0 SEC) 87-56 Thursday night. The Gamecocks outrebounded UF 55-27 in the dominant victory. Three Florida forwards fouled out of the game as it battled against South Carolina’s size inside.
Gators graduate student forward Colin Castleton suffered a broken hand against the Ole Miss Rebels Wednesday night.
The Florida Gators (14-12, 7-6 SEC) defeated Ole Miss (10-16, 2-11 SEC) 79-64 in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center Wednesday night. The Gators shot an efficient 59% both from the field and from beyond the arc.
Kugel has come into his own in Florida’s rotation since scoring zero points against Florida State Nov. 18. Kugel has steadily progressed his production on offense — his average for points per game grew from 2.8 points to 7.4 since UF’s game against the Owls.
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