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With the completion of the regular season, the Southeastern Conference announced the league’s post-season awards on Tuesday. Florida guard Lavender Briggs and forward Jordyn Merritt were selected to the conference’s All-SEC teams. All-SEC ➡️ @lavbriggs & @jdm1802 👏👏https://t.co/GVSMFVW0cW — Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) March 2, 2021 Briggs was named to the All-SEC second team after…
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Mike White didn’t look angry or frustrated as he called a timeout nine minutes into Florida’s Feb. 27 contest against Kentucky. After the Wildcats forced a shot clock violation with the Gators down 25-16, White looked exasperated. However, instead of letting the game slip away or throwing his hands up in despair, White switched his…
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Florida forward Jordyn Merritt was named the Southeastern Conference’s Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. #SECWBB Freshman of the Week: @jdm1802 Full release » https://t.co/Mvfmqv8JnU. pic.twitter.com/ywRa9YrcX0 — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 23, 2021 The Texas native scored 12 points while grabbing 9 rebounds in Florida’s loss at Missouri on Sunday. She played…
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A bad pass from Auburn forward JT Thor lead to a floater in the paint by Florida guard Tre Mann. The next UF possession, Mann made another three before Thor gave the ball right back to the Gators once more. This sequence, about three minutes into the game, defined the entire first half of Florida’s…
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It was 18 degrees in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Tuesday night, and the Gators men’s basketball team couldn’t overcome their cold first half from the floor as they played, and lost, their first game in 13 days. After a crushing loss to unranked South Carolina Feb. 3 that ended a four-game winning streak, a bout of COVID-19…
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The No. 22 Florida Gators men’s basketball team lost their first game since Jan. 16 with a six-point loss to South Carolina after not making a basket in the final six and a half minutes Following a four-game stretch that included wins over a then-No. 6 Tennessee team at home and then-No. 11 West Virginia…
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Florida followed country roads to West Virginia Saturday in a battle against the No. 11 Mountaineers in search of their fourth straight victory and second ranked win, and Colin Castleton once again played hero in the final minutes of an 85-80 win after a great duel against West Virginia big Derek Culver. The biggest story…
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Scotty Pippen set a new career-high with 32 points on Billy Donovan Court Wednesday night, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Commodores to an upset win over the Gators as Florida came away with a 78-71 final victory. The story of the first half was Florida’s flaming hot hand from beyond the three-point line.…
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Despite head coach Cameron Newbauer being stuck in Gainesville due to the SEC’s health and safety protocols, the Gators were in good hands under the guidance of associate head coach Kelly Rae Finley. Florida traveled to Oxford, Mississippi and earned a hard-fought, 78-68 victory over the Rebels on Sunday. Florida point guard Kiki Smith set…
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The Gators followed up on the momentum of a landslide victory over Tennessee with a 92-84 road win against Georgia after the Bulldogs had no answer for them in the paint. The game, which tipped off just after 2 p.m. Saturday, got off to a breathless opening. The Bulldogs controlled the pace in transition, leading…
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