Black ends career with MVP honors
By ANTHONY CHIANG | Jan. 4, 2011TAMPA — Nobody knew what to expect from the 5-foot-9, 177-pound Ahmad Black when he arrived in Gainesville in 2007.
TAMPA — Nobody knew what to expect from the 5-foot-9, 177-pound Ahmad Black when he arrived in Gainesville in 2007.
For nearly half of the Gators’ roster, Sunday’s matchup against nationally ranked Arkansas was their first taste of Southeastern Conference basketball.
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Florida coach Will Muschamp may have retained Stan Drayton as the Gators’ recruiting coordinator, but at this week’s Under Armour All-America events, UF commits Jeff Driskel and A.C. Leonard have been coordinating some recruiting of their own.
TAMPA — With Penn State threatening to spoil Urban Meyer’s going-away party late in the fourth quarter, senior Ahmad Black thought back to the biggest play in his college career.
Two days after officially taking the reins of the Florida football program, Will Muschamp swiftly put together his coaching staff.
After a 2010 that prominently featured both flashes of brilliance and moments of despair, the Gators opened the new year with the type of performance they’ve been looking for all season.
A year ago to the day after draining a miraculous 75-foot game-winning buzzer-beater at North Carolina State, Chandler Parsons once again left his team impressed by his performance.
Two days after officially taking the reins of the Florida football program, Will Muschamp swiftly put together his coaching staff.
For nearly half of the Gators’ roster,
Will Muschamp’s reign as Florida coach officially began Sunday, and he did not waste time making his first moves.
TAMPA — With Penn State threatening to
TAMPA — Nobody knew what to expect from the 5-foot-9, 177 pound Ahmad Black when he arrived to Gainesville in 2007.
CINCINNATI — During the eight-day hiatus leading up to Friday’s game, the Gators were focused primarily on correcting their two biggest weaknesses: shooting and ball movement.
As the clock struck zero in the heated annual matchup between Florida and in-state rival Florida State on Tuesday, the spirit of the holidays seemed to go right along with it.
After a week in which they experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, the Gators found out Monday that they’ll have a few extra days to regroup.
It wasn’t the ideal bounce-back performance, but after Monday’s loss to Jacksonville the Gators will certainly take it.
When a starter goes down, the next player in line is expected to step up.
Although his team was just 40 hours removed from a victory over then-No. 6 Kansas State, coach Billy Donovan was legitimately concerned about its matchup with the lowly Jacksonville Dolphins.
They had been waiting for this moment for 10 days.
The Gators entered Monday’s game riding high after their biggest win of the season and expecting to cruise to an easy victory.