Former Arkansas freshman guard Boogie Fland committed to Florida Tuesday morning. He was considered one of the top remaining portal targets.
Florida center Rueben Chinyelu announced his decision to return to Florida and withdraw from the NBA Draft Monday morning.
Todd Golden became the fourth highest-paid coach in the NCAA behind Kansas’ Bill Self, Arkansas’ John Calipari and Connecticut's Dan Hurley. He is set to make $6.75 million per year.
After being a three-star recruit from New Oxford, Pennsylvania, Thomas Haugh has established himself as a legitimate NBA Draft prospect following his sophomore season.
In the chaos of Florida’s historic postseason run, walk-on graduate student guard Bennett Andersen made his way under the bright arena lights, as his two minutes of play would later resonate beyond the court.
Florida became the first program in the modern era to win a national championship without a top-100 recruit.
On a team of transfers, even for the ones who have stuck around in Florida their entire career, there’s still a story.
When Walter Clayton Jr. won the Final Four Most Outstanding Player award, it was the conclusion of a career-best year for the senior guard.
Florida basketball’s national championship season was filled with thrilling victories in both dominant and come-from-behind fashion. Here’s a timeline of the Gators’ best moments from this season.
Florida is in the lead, leading by two with less than 20 seconds on the clock. One possession for the title of national champion.
During the NCAA men’s basketball championship, the Florida Gators performed below their season averages in almost every metric — putting up the second-lowest total score of any game they’ve played this season. They won anyway.
On Monday night, as Florida students sat on the edge of their seats, they understood anything could happen in the last few seconds of Florida’s national championship game against Houston.
The Florida Gators men’s basketball team defeated Houston in the 2025 National Championship Monday night, and fans waited excitedly in Flavet Field for their triumphant return to Gainesville.
Florida wins the national championship, outlasting Houston 65-63 in San Antonio. It marks the program's third title and first since 2007.
At the height of the Gators’ victory in the 2007 NCAA men's basketball tournament, another historical moment lurked — the 2007-2009 recession. Now as past and current Gator fans watch the 2025 game against Houston, a familiar economic shift could be on the way.
At the Oak Hammock retirement community, more than 400 elderly fans gathered in orange and blue to show their Gator pride.
The Gators will take on the Houston Cougars in San Antonio at 8:50 p.m. Monday. Follow along for live updates on how Gainesville is celebrating.
Surrounded by a stadium packed 51,000 strong, the Gators gathered in Atlanta for the 2007 NCAA Championship game, prepared for a face off against Ohio State. Back in Gainesville, fans crowded into the popular bars of the day, anxious to see if the Gators could pull off their second — and consecutive — NCAA championship win, a feat no team had managed to achieve since the early ‘90s.
Florida and Houston are facing off in the men’s basketball National Championship at 8:50 p.m. in San Antonio, Texas. Both teams pulled upsets in their Final Four games Saturday night. Houston erased Duke’s nine-point lead in the last two minutes to win 70-67, while Florida outlasted Auburn 79-73.
When UF’s Final Four matchup against the Auburn Tigers ended in triumph, Gainesville roared. Students stormed the streets. Bar floors shook. Fireworks exploded. The Gators had just advanced to their first National Championship since 2007.
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