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Gators upset No. 4 Auburn

By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 18, 2020

One would never mistake point guard Andrew Nembhard for Michael Jordan.

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Guards will be key vs. Auburn

By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 16, 2020

The Florida men’s basketball team suffered one of its most mortifying losses of the season after what seemed like a Missouri shootaround on Saturday night.

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Florida upended by 24th-ranked Tennessee

By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 16, 2020

Ranked opponents have been kryptonite for Florida’s women’s basketball team this season, with the Gators losing each of its four games against top-25 foes by an average margin of 25.3 points.

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Florida continues stiff schedule with 3 ranked opponents coming up

By Graham Marsh | Jan. 14, 2020

Four games. Four ranked opponents.

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Florida’s sophomore duo key to success

By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 14, 2020

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson was lying on the ground after colliding with Ole Miss forward Blake Hinson with 4:14 to go in the first half on Tuesday.

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Gators take down Ole Miss behind improved defense

By Evan Lepak | Jan. 14, 2020

Florida returned to Gainesville wanting to show that giving up 91 points during a 16-point drubbing in its last contest wasn’t going to be the new norm.

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Florida falters on the road ahead of SEC stretch

By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 12, 2020

The Gators were coming off one of their most convincing wins to date. With their best player in forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. on the bench most of the night due to early foul trouble, they pulled out a convincing 81-68 win at Columbia, South Carolina against the Gamecocks on Tuesday.

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Gators fall 65-45 to Kentucky

By Graham Marsh | Jan. 12, 2020

Two points.

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Missouri rains threes to sink Gators

By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 11, 2020

The distance from the O’Connell Center to Mizzou Arena is 1,008 miles.

Noah Locke, Scottie Lewis and Andrew Nembhard

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Florida aims to continue perfect start to SEC play

By Tyler Nettuno | Jan. 9, 2020

Last season, Florida’s men’s basketball team sleepwalked through the beginning of SEC play, starting 1-3.

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Gators trounce Tigers for back-to-back conference victories

By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 9, 2020

Freshman guard Nina Rickards has struggled to find the bottom of the net since coach Cam Newbauer inserted her into the starting lineup in mid-December.

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UF in search of back-to-back wins

By Bryan Matamoros | Jan. 7, 2020

The performance of Florida’s women’s basketball team midway through the season has gradually turned some heads.

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Nembhard comes up big after Blackshear foul trouble

By Joseph Salvador | Jan. 7, 2020

Florida’s leading scorer and rebounder, forward Kerry Blackshear Jr., found himself on the bench for the majority of the night after some early foul trouble.

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Gators upset Vanderbilt, improve to 1-1 in conference play

By Graham Marsh | Jan. 5, 2020

Despite trailing by seven two times in the first half, Florida’s women’s basketball team found itself up 40-34 at halftime against Vanderbilt on Sunday.

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Takeaways after Florida’s win over Alabama to start SEC play

By Brendan Farrell | Jan. 5, 2020

Florida’s men’s basketball team somehow emerged from its game against Alabama on Saturday with a 104-98 win despite trailing by as much as 21. The Gators overcame a 14-point deficit at the start of the second half to force overtime and eventually win in double overtime to complete the largest second-half comeback in program history.