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Florida head coach Cameron Newbauer is set to begin his third season with the Orange and Blue. While the first two years did not produce the wins he had hoped, Newbauer’s efforts on the recruiting trail have been nothing short of sensational. Newbauer and his staff have been on a steady rise in the national…
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Florida forward Kerry Blackshear was named the Preseason SEC Player of the Year by the media, the conference announced on Tuesday. .@GatorsMBK‘s Kerry Blackshear (@kjblack15) is tabbed the #SECMBB Preseason Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/vMNqulXgbL — Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 15, 2019 Gators sophomore point guard Andrew Nembhard was named Second Team All-SEC while Florida…
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Florida head coach Mike White received some positive news on the recruiting trail on Tuesday. 4-star SG Niels Lane committee to the Gators via Twitter. Gainesville Wassup?🐊 pic.twitter.com/t1a5mH9JbF — niels.⛩🐉 (@realnielsl) October 8, 2019 Lane is the third prospect to commit to Florida’s 2020 class following the commitments of Juco PF Osayi Osifo and SF…
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Florida head coach Mike White received some good news Friday afternoon. 2020 4-star SF Samson Ruzhentsev announced via Twitter that he was committed to joining the program next season. Excited to announce that I’ll be attending the university of Florida next year‼️ YESSIR GATORNATION🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/DwoGffWdkj — Samson (@thesame_sam27) October 4, 2019 Ruzhentsev provides a solid…
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The women’s basketball program at Florida debuted as a varsity sport in 1975. Although they haven’t experienced the same successes of SEC mates, Tennessee, Georgia, or more recently South Carolina and Mississippi State, Florida fans have had the pleasure of watching some of the best athletes in the country over the years. The following is…
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Florida Gators men’s basketball dates back to 1915, thus it’s no surprise to see that the program has had some amazing talent on the hardwood. Although most of the success didn’t come until the Billy Donovan era, Florida is one of the most storied programs in all of college basketball’s history. A program that boast…
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The Florida basketball program received some really good news Sunday night. Cleveland State PG Tyree Appleby announced he will transfer to UF via Twitter. My new home 🐊🐊🐊 pic.twitter.com/e7POhm40EK — LilApp✍ (@Lil_App04) July 15, 2019 Appleby is a 6’1 point guard who averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists for the Horizon League’s Vikings. The Jacksonville,…
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Gators big man Isaiah Stokes has elected to transfer from Florida, per multiple reports. With the departure of Stokes, the 2017 recruiting class now has no members. Fellow classmates Chase Johnson, Deaundrae Ballard, and Michael Okaru all elected to transfer over the last year. Stokes role was expected to be limited after Kerry Blackshear announced…
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Former Gator Dorian Finney-Smith has oped to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks after agreeing to a 3-year, $12M deal, according to multiple reports. Free agent Dorian Finney-Smith has agreed to a three-year, $12M deal to re-sign with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2019 The 6’8, 220…
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According to multiple reports, former Florida Gators star Al Horford has agreed to a massive deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Breaking: Al Horford has agreed to a four-year, $109M deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, agent Jason Glushon tells @wojespn. pic.twitter.com/DXCHU96NYe — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 1, 2019 The deal for Horford became possible when the 76ers…