Category: Basketball

  • WBB: Gators rally past Alabama for second SEC victory

    Final: Florida 57, Alabama 55 Florida head coach Cameron Newbauer told Delicia Washington that Alabama was daring her to shoot. That strategy cost the Tide as Washington rose to the occasion when Florida needed a basket. Washington controlled possession near the elbow as the shot clock started to dwindle. Washington pulled up and sank a…

  • MBB: Gators fall at Auburn 76-62; sink below .500 in SEC play

    Final: Auburn 76, Florida 62 The Florida Gators are running out of options to build a resume for an NCAA tournament bid. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lundardi had the Gators in the bracket as one of the final teams in prior to Tuesday’s loss at Auburn. Even with that bit of positive news, the Gators team…

  • Gators basketball teams swept by Kentucky over weekend

    On consecutive nights the University of Florida’s men’s and women’s basketball teams lost tightly contested games against highly ranked opponents from Kentucky. Saturday’s final: Kentucky 65, Florida 54 GAINESVILLE, FL- On Saturday the men’s basketball team suffered another late collapse as they held an eleven point lead with thirteen minutes to play. #7 Kentucky’s defense…

  • MBB: Gators steal win against Ole Miss

    Final: Florida 90, Mississippi 86 (OT) The Good: Florida senior guard KeVaughn Allen went the first 39:57 of Wednesday’s game 0-5 from three-point range. But when the Gators needed a clutch basket in the waning seconds of the game, Allen was just that, clutch. Florida appeared to be heading towards their fourth conference loss of…

  • MBB: Gators drop SEC / Big XII Challenge to TCU; fall to 11-8 overall

    FINAL: TEXAS A&M 72, FLORIDA 81 1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 20 30 X 50 TCU 32 23 X 55 Fort Worth, TX – The Gators have fallen to 11-8 on the season after dropping an important contest to TCU in the SEC / Big XII Challenge 55-50. Florida entered the contest with an opportunity…

  • MBB: Allen, Locke lead Gators to comeback win against Texas A&M

    FINAL: TEXAS A&M 72, FLORIDA 81 1st 2nd OT FINAL TEXAS A&M 46 25 X 72 FLORIDA 33 48 X 81 Gainesville, FL –Mike White’s Gators basketball team came away with a gutsy win on Tuesday night. Florida played host to the Texas A&M Aggies, a team that has really struggled lately. In fact, A&M…

  • Report: Gators F Keith Stone out for season with torn ACL

    An already thin frontcourt for the Gators men’s basketball team is going to be even thinner for the rest of the season. FloridaGators.com writer Chris Harry has confirmed that forward Keith Stone will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL. Stone had played in 17 games this season with 13 starts while…

  • MBB: Gators can’t close (again); fall to 1-3 in SEC play

    FINAL: MISSISSIPPI STATE 71, FLORIDA 68 1st 2nd OT FINAL GATORS 34 34 X 68 MISS STATE 36 35 X 71 Starkville, MS – Florida has prided itself on their team defense all year. It’s been the only consistent part of their play this season. Even when the team goes through excruciating droughts offensively, they…

  • WBB: Gators upset Mizzou on Washington’s buzzer beater

    FINAL: FLORIDA 58, MISSOURI 56 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL MIZZOU 16 14 15 11 X 56 GATORS 12 9 15 22 X 58 Gainesville, FL– The Florida Gators earned their first conference win with a come from behind effort that was capped by a Delicia Washington driving layup as the time expired on…

  • MBB: 2020 5-star SG Brandon Boston on Official Visit to UF

    Five-star SG Brandon Boston, Jr is on his official visit to the University of Florida. Boston made it to campus in time to see the Gators take on #3 Tennessee this evening. The 6’7, Class of 2020 recruit, is being joined in campus by Florida signee, Tre Mann and The Rock School sophomore Lynn Kidd,…