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Category: Basketball
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Whirlwind 48 hours culminates with come from behind road upset Final: Florida 97, TAMU 89 Behind a massive second half rally, the Florida Gators shocked No. 25 Texas A&M in College Station on Sunday. Led by Zippy Broughton and Kiki Smith, the Gators proved resilient despite trailing by as many as 19 in the third…
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Florida unable to overcome slow start; now sit at 9-5 on the season The Florida Gators now sit tied for last place in the Southeastern Conference standings after dropping back to back contests to open league play. The latest loss being Saturday’s 85-73 loss at Auburn. Despite a second half surge, Mike White’s squad dropped…
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Florida women’s basketball is off to a 10-5 start to the 2021-22 season, but it will finish out the year without star junior guard Lavender Briggs. Briggs, who led Florida with 12.5 points and 5.6 rebounds a game so far this season, announced her season was over via an Instagram post Thursday night. Interim coach…
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Florida defense dominates top-scorer in the nation to boost win streak Swipe after swipe, Kiki Smith dove and snagged the rock away from the Murray State offense to create copious amounts of turnovers. The aggressiveness from the graduate student had the Racers dead in its tracks at the half-court and it led to a stout…
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The Florida Gators once again opened slowly against an inferior opponent and allowed that opponent to remain in the game the entire way. Despite recording a 66-55 win over South Florida in the Orange Bowl Classic, the team and fanbase were left with a sour taste in their mouth. The slow start was simply missing…
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The Gators looked to continue correcting recent wrongs with their trip to New York. After dropping an inexcusable home contest against previously winless Texas Southern and following it with a drubbing of North Florida, the Gators sought to feed on a reeling Maryland squad that saw their coach quit just a week earlier. Instead, as…
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Emanuely de Oliveira’s career best performance boosts third consecutive Florida win After a stout defensive effort, the Florida Gators conquered rivals Florida State, 69-55 to earn three wins in a row during a four-game home stance. The victory is the first over Florida State since the meeting in 2015 and the all-time series moves to…
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It began with just under four minutes remaining in Wednesday’s contest. “We want Klatsky! We want Klatsky!,” the student section chanted as the clock continued ticking towards 0:00. Finally, with 2:45 remaining, Florida head coach Mike White gave the crowd what they wanted and walk-on Alex Klatsky entered the game. Although he didn’t score any…
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UF guard Kiki Smith leads the way with impressive stat line to beat the Flyers As the final minute ticked down, a measly point separated the visiting Dayton Flyers and Florida Gators. The teams traded scores and turnovers inside the paint but only one team was allowed to come out on top. UF guard Lavender…
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It seemed like Mike White had turned a page. Through six games, the Gators were 6-0 and riding high after a buzzer beater over a very good Ohio State team. Less than two weeks later, the #FireMikeWhite crowd on social media is back in full force. The Gators dropped their second straight contest on Monday,…
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