Shimmy Gray-Miller still gets angry when she watches film of Florida’s last game against Texas A&M.
Mike White doesn’t want to think about the Kentucky Wildcats.
American philosopher and author Norman Vincent Peale once said, “There is a real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.”
Every single day before practice, each member of the Florida women’s basketball team takes a moment to reflect on what they’re thankful for and writes it down on a piece of paper.
As Ronni Williams strolled off the court at Memorial Gymnasium for the final time on Sunday afternoon, she was drenched in sweat and breathing heavily.
Devin Robinson missed an open shot, picked up his second foul and took a seat on the bench.
With nearly seven minutes left in the game, Eric Hester stood deep beyond the right wing with the ball in his hands.
Tennessee may be five years removed from legendary coach Pat Summitt leading its sideline, but nothing has changed when it comes to the Volunteers beating up on the Gators.
Florida’s 35-point blowout win at LSU on Wednesday snapped a losing streak, jazzed the locker room and re-introduced No. 25 UF’s overlooked weapons on offense.
Amanda Butler has been dealt a bad hand all season.
Chris Chiozza searched the sky.
Mike White tossed his blue suit jacket to the floor and walked to the center of his team’s huddle before his players had fully assembled. Outsized by all but two of them, the second-year Florida basketball coach wasn’t intimidated.
For the first time in almost two months, Elif Portakal laced up her sneakers, pulled on her uniform and stepped onto a court to play in a women’s college basketball game.
The Gators dropped two conference games back-to-back last week. And sluggish, flaccid second-half starts were the problem.
As the final buzzer sounded and the Florida women’s basketball team began to jog off the court, Haley Lorenzen and Dyandria Anderson couldn’t contain their excitement any longer.
When Gators coach Mike White sat down to take questions following Saturday’s game between Florida and Vanderbilt, he remained in an uncomfortable, sullen silence.
UF center John Egbunu missed the last shot of the first half.
With Vanderbilt guard Matthew Fisher-Davis guarding him at the hip, KeVaughn Allen tossed up a prayer from the right corner as the final seconds melted off the clock in Florida’s battle with the Commodores.
He doesn’t say much.
Delicia Washington’s teammates and coaches have recently begun referring to her as "WIP," a nickname she originally received from head coach Amanda Butler.
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