Author: Brian D. Fox, Jr.

  • #3 Florida lacrosse falls to #1 UNC in opener

    FINAL: NORTH CAROLINA 13, FLORIDA 10   1st 2nd OT FINAL UNC 6 7 X 13 FLORIDA 3 7 X 10   GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Florida Gators lacrosse team opened the 2017 season with a home date against #1 ranked, and defending national champion, North Carolina.  The Gators fought hard but fell to the Tar…

  • Behind Egbunu’s double-double, #17 Florida defeats Texas A&M

    FINAL: FLORIDA 71, TEXAS A&M 62   1st 2nd OT FINAL TEXAS A&M 27 35 X 62 FLORIDA 29 42 X 71   GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Florida Gators proved their depth on Saturday against Texas A&M.  The Gators defeated the Aggies 71-62 at Exactech Arena to improve to 10-2 in the SEC.  Senior forward Justin…

  • Opinion: Time to believe in Florida basketball is now

    Gator Nation, if you’ve been waiting for a basketball team worthy of National title hopes and dreams then we have the team for you. The Florida men’s basketball team is currently ranked #17 in both the Associated Press and the USA TODAY Coaches Polls.  Florida is also eighth in RPI ranking (mostly due to playing…

  • #17 Florida defeats Georgia, moves into tie atop SEC standings

    ​FINAL: FLORIDA 72, GEORGIA 60   1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 35 37 X 72 GEORGIA 33 27 X 60   ATHENS, GA-  The Gators avoided a hangover effect against Georgia on Tuesday night as Florida defeated the Bulldogs 72-60 inside Stegeman Coliseum.  Florida was coming off a huge win against #8 Kentucky on Saturday and…

  • Florida women fall to Ole Miss in tight game

    FINAL: MISSISSIPPI 84, FLORIDA 75   1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL OLE MISS 19 23 18 24 X 84 FLORIDA 20 19 19 17 X 75   GAINESVILLE, FL-  The Florida Gators women’s basketball team has fallen below .500 for the first time this season with a home loss to Mississippi on Monday.  Florida…

  • Kasey Hill leads #24 Florida to rout of #8 Kentucky

    FINAL: FLORIDA 88, KENTUCKY 66   1st 2nd OT FINAL KENTUCKY 26 40 X 66 FLORIDA 34 54 X 88   GAINESVILLE, FL-  Mike White and the Florida Gators earned a big-time resume builder with a convincing victory against #8 Kentucky on Saturday night.  Florida’s defense stymied the Wildcats.  Kentucky finished the game shooting 37.7…

  • Florida women come up short at Texas A&M

    FINAL: TEXAS A&M 84, FLORIDA 76   1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL FLORIDA 22 17 16 21 X 76 TAMU 23 19 24 18 X 84   COLLEGE STATION, TX-  Florida’s women’s basketball team fell to the Texas A&M Aggies 84-76 on Thursday night in a SEC match. Freshman Delicia Washington led all scorers…

  • Florida defeats Missouri behind Chiozza’s triple-double, Kentucky looms

    FINAL: FLORIDA 93, MISSOURI 54   1st 2nd OT FINAL MISSOURI 20 34 X 54 FLORIDA 48 45 X 93   GAINESVILLE, FL-  Chris Chiozza accomplished something that no Gator had done since Nick Calthes in 2009.  Chiozza finished with a triple-double: 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists.  According to the University of Florida,…

  • Florida hires Seider as RB coach

    It has been no secret that the Florida Gators coaching staff was short-handed during the final month of the 2017 recruiting cycle. Some Gators fans took to social media to complain that Florida could have had a bigger finish had head coach Jim McElwain made a quicker hire.  On Friday the University of Florida announced…

  • McElwain proves he is a closer, Florida finishes with Top-10 Class

    If you’ve been paying attention to Florida’s 2017 recruiting cycle, you may have been worried.  Jim McElwain’s Florida Gators were ranked very low just a week ago and programs such as Kentucky and Mississippi State were ranked higher. Florida also had to deal with a negative recruiting campaign that (reportedly) University of Miami coaches used. …