UF women’s basketball sophomore poised for breakout year
By Ethan Bauer | Oct. 20, 2015The saying goes that confidence is key, and for UF sophomore guard Dyandria Anderson, that saying holds true.
The saying goes that confidence is key, and for UF sophomore guard Dyandria Anderson, that saying holds true.
Devin Robinson knew that he had room to grow following his freshman season.
As last season dragged to a close, and as Florida lost eight of its last 12 games, one thing was abundantly clear.
Considering they only graduated one senior last year, it’s somewhat surprising that the Florida women’s basketball team is expected to rely heavily on young and inexperienced players this year.
About two weeks ago, after he was finished fielding questions from a throng of reporters at Florida’s Media Day, John Egbunu headed towards the exit with a layer of sweat coating his face.
The first full week of practice for the men’s basketball team under Mike White is in the books.
By the end of Florida’s Gators Madness event on Friday, there were only two champions left standing.
Florida fans may have seen him on the bench last season.
When most people hear the words "brick house," they are usually preceded by the words "she’s a" in reference to the 1977 Commodores classic "Brick House", but for the UF women’s basketball team, the words have taken on a whole new meaning.
Thanks to some unusual training methods, any school facing the Florida women’s basketball team this season would be wise to think better of starting a scrap with the Gators.
Considering he was the team’s starting point guard, Kasey Hill seemed to disappear on the court last season.
Within his first six weeks at Florida, Mike White finished putting the past behind him.
On a team full of new faces and young players, coach Mike White needs a leader, a veteran who can anchor the team and hold it together.
Billy Donovan, who coached the Gators men's basketball team for 19 years before departing in April for the NBA, watched his final season at Florida end in mediocrity.
Since the start of NBA free agency on July 9, several former UF players have been traded or finalized contracts with professional basketball organizations.
Scottie Wilbekin has seen his basketball road go through twists and turns since his UF career came to a bittersweet end.
Former Gator Corey Brewer has re-signed with the Houston Rockets, where he spent the majority of last season.
Former Florida men’s basketball player Brad Beal, fresh off his third season in the NBA with the Washington Wizards, spoke with alligatorSports about Billy Donovan heading to the NBA, his thoughts on free agency and whether he’s spoken to new Gators men’s basketball coach Mike White.
Former Florida Gator and current Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal is among the athletes that have partnered up with Gatorade this year in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.
With the departure of former Florida coach Billy Donovan, who built the Gators into a perennial contender in not just the Southeastern Conference but the entire country, one would think incoming UF coach Mike White would attempt to emulate Donovan’s methods to be successful.