Growing up, Funda Nakkasoglu wondered why she couldn’t have a “normal” name.
You may not have seen it coming two weeks ago.
Guard Noah Locke was having a rough game against Missouri. He had missed all five of his shots, but even as attempt after attempt came up short, forward Keyontae Johnson encouraged him to keep up his confidence.
Missouri forward Jeremiah Tilmon slowly trotted back to the Tigers’ bench after earning his fifth foul. The echoes of the Rowdy Reptiles rang behind him.
It was like watching a movie you’ve seen a thousand times before.
LSU guard Daryl Edwards lowered his head at the sound of the final buzzer.
Noah Locke’s shot bounced off the rim, but he wasn’t giving up on the play.
Mike White knows that opportunities are becoming scarce.
Cam Newbauer just looked down in the post-game press conference. The typically optimistic coach was quiet after his team gave up over 90 points for a second-straight game.
Six games remain in the regular season for the Gators’ men’s basketball team.
Andrew Nembhard made the right choice.
Florida freshman guard Andrew Nembhard had as much confidence on Saturday as a lion when it spots its next meal.
Vanderbilt forward Matthew Moyer did everything he could to stop Deaundrae Ballard.
If there’s one thing UF has going for it, it’s that it doesn’t lose to bad teams.
Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White will continue saying it until he is blue in the face: Vanderbilt is a lot better than its 0-10 SEC record shows.
Florida’s men’s basketball team went face-to-face against the top-ranked team in the country on Saturday and came up short. It trailed for nearly the whole game against the superior Volunteers, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t encouraging signs for the Gators in the 73-61 loss.
Florida was down 17 early in the third quarter in Athens, Georgia, looking for anything to shift the momentum. An easy rebound floated up for UF, and a sea of Gator hands reached up for the ball. But the big paws of Georgia forward Caliya Robinson soared above them all to snatch the rebound and make the easy put-back.
It didn’t matter when guard Andrew Nembhard stole the ball in the final minute of the game off a full-court press. It didn’t matter if he dished the ball out to guard Noah Locke in the right corner for a late three.
The Gators men’s basketball team has been in a rut all season.
Florida guard Delicia Washington had been there before.
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