Air Jordan: UF hoops needs consistency in second half of season
By JORDAN MCPHERSON | Jan. 14, 2015Billy Donovan had to have liked what he saw in Florida’s first two Southeastern Conference games.
Billy Donovan had to have liked what he saw in Florida’s first two Southeastern Conference games.
With the recruiting dead period over and National Signing Day approaching in just three short weeks, the Florida coaching staff has to hit the recruiting trail hard to put together the 2015 recruiting class.
The court should be fairly even in Florida’s (9-6, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) matchup against Auburn (9-6, 1-1 SEC) tonight at 7 in the O’Connell Center.
Just four games into Southeastern Conference play, the Gators women’s basketball team is fighting for its season.
The UF men’s swimming and diving teams returned to the O’Connell Center Natatorium unaffected by the hiatus in training that came with winter break.
This NBA season has not gone the way Mike Miller envisioned.
Sunday marked the start of the No. 3 Gators’ 2015 season, but it also marked the end of an arduous journey for senior Kiersten Wang.
The growing pains are in full effect for the Florida basketball program.
To coach Billy Donovan, Dorian Finney-Smith is a team player.
The top-ranked Florida men’s and women’s track and field teams enter their two-week competitive hiatus with plenty of positive momentum following their performance at the UAB Blazer Invitational in Birmingham, Alabama.
The UF men’s tennis team is still young and so are its players.
While the Gators (9-6, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) may be struggling with overall consistency, there is one constant between this year’s team and last: the hype around Chris Walker.
After completing just their first meet of the year, the No. 3 Gators are already facing a season’s worth of adversity.
When I arrived at women’s basketball media day in October, coach Amanda Butler was energetic and enthused about the upcoming season. Despite losing team leader Jaterra Bonds, Butler was eager to tell anyone who would listen that UF would be able to adapt and adjust.
Jeremy Mincey’s efforts were not enough.
An hour before Florida’s Southeastern Conference opener, Florida announced two of the most surprising suspensions of Billy Donovan’s 19-year tenure.
The UF gymnastics team won its season opener, but it may have lost something — or rather someone — more important.
Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan credits the strength of Florida’s pre-conference schedule with teaching his team the hard lesson he couldn’t quite communicate to his players.
The Southeastern Conference is undoubtedly tough this season, with six teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
Doug Nussmeier has his hands full.