Fresh off winning the SEC Championship, Florida men’s basketball was selected as the No. 1 seed in the West Region of the NCAA Tournament Sunday. The Gators will play Norfolk State in the first round on Friday.
For the first time in over a decade, No. 4 Florida men’s basketball hoisted the SEC Tournament championship trophy after defeating the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers in Nashville on Sunday.
No. 3 Florida basketball is amid one of its most historic seasons, and with a one-seed potentially hanging in the balance, it will face No. 8 Tennessee in the SEC Championship on Sunday.
No. 4 Florida men’s basketball’s second half surge over No. 5 Alabama earned the Gators their second win over the Crimson Tide this season and their second-straight appearance in the SEC Championship in Nashville.
Florida Gators men’s basketball helped its case for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a convincing double-digit victory over the Missouri Tigers in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals in Nashville on Friday.
Senior guard Walter Clayton Jr. was named the first ever first-team All-American in Florida Gators men’s basketball history by Sporting News on Wednesday.
Florida has already been widely slated as a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. However, if UF can notch a win or two in the SEC tournament, the Gators would likely solidify a spot along the top-seed line in The Big Dance.
With SEC and NCAA Championships among No. 5 Florida basketball’s aspirations for the next few weeks, Saturday served as a moment for the present. In their final evening playing in Gainesville, UF’s trio of senior guards shined, leveling Ole Miss.
Despite six players reaching double-figure scoring on Friday night, Florida’s second-straight Cinderella run in the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament came to an end against the No. 9 LSU Tigers.
With SEC All-Freshman guard Liv McGill tallying a career-high 29 points on Thursday night, Florida stunned No. 19 Alabama in the second round of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament.
The Florida Gators survived round one of the SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, thanks in part to a staunch defensive performance that saw them hold the Auburn Tigers to under 30% from the field on Wednesday night.
Florida sophomore forward Alex Condon grew up playing Australian football and even described it as his “hidden talent.” Despite his rugby skills perhaps being a secret to college basketball fans, his basketball abilities were put on full display Wednesday night.
For most teams, facing a top-ranked opponent in their final game of the regular season would be as daunting of a task as they come – especially if their last ranked win came in 2022. However, UF head coach Kelly Rae Finley and her Gator squad viewed this challenge as a “cool opportunity.”
There are many reasons college basketball teams cut down the nets in early April. Some are led by efficient offenses, scoring 85 or more points round after round. Others lean on their defense to make games messy, slowing the pace of play down to the point where every basket matters that much more. However, there’s a common denominator among the last decade’s national champions: elite perimeter play.
In need of a resume-boosting win for NCAA Tournament seeding, the No. 3 Florida Gators men’s basketball team rolled against the No. 12 Texas A&M in front of a hostile crowd at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center on Saturday.
Florida women’s basketball suffered a 24-point loss to No. 13 Oklahoma on its senior night and final home game of the season.
Despite nearly pulling off a massive second-half comeback, the No. 3 Florida Gators men’s basketball team was upset on the road against the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens on Tuesday.
Tennessee squandered Florida’s nine-point halftime lead, scoring 37 points in the third quarter to secure a comeback victory 86-78 at the O’Dome.
After being on upset watch heading into halftime, the No. 2 Florida Gators men’s basketball team used a ferocious second-half effort to notch its sixth straight win, beating the LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Florida women’s basketball capitalized on its momentum from Sunday’s thrilling victory, dominating Texas A&M 74-52.
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