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Category: Basketball
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A pair of former Florida Gators have signed free agent contracts despite going undrafted in this week’s NBA Draft. Point guard Zyon Pullin joins the Miami Heat roster on a two-way deal while big man Tyrese Samuel signed an exhibit-10 deal with the Phoenix Suns. Pullin joined the Gators out of the transfer portal following…
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The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France are just months away, and on Tuesday, the USA’s 3×3 basketball team was selected. Among the players selected was former Gator Canyon Barry, who will be a part of the squad alongside former NBA player Jimmer Fredette, as well as Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis. Barry started his…
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On Wednesday, Florida sophomore guard Riley Kugel announced that he will be entering the transfer portal. From the bottom of my heart. Love y’all gator nation 💙🧡 pic.twitter.com/LTqZYquH0Y — Riley “ Juice ” Kugel (@RileyKugel) March 27, 2024 The Orlando, Florida native originally committed to the Gators as the No. 56 overall player in the…
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How many times does 100 points not win you a college basketball regulation game? 99 out of 100 games, that would be enough. For the Florida Gators, they were on the losing end of that 1 game. 102-100, Final. With just seconds left in the game, score tied 100, Colorado junior guard K.J. Simpson put…
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It was not a question whether the Florida Gators (24-11) would be in the NCAA Tournament, it was more of a question where they would be seeded. We got the answer Sunday evening, as Florida landed the No. 7 seed in the South Region. They are now set to play in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday.…
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It was a valiant effort, but the Florida Gators (24-11) fell just short of winning the ultra-competitive SEC. The 6-seed Gators fell to Auburn (27-7) 86-67 in what was far from UF’s best performance. Florida shot a dismal 1-13 from the three-point line and only shot just over 36 percent from the field as a…
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The Florida Gators (24-10) found themselves in a tight matchup in their SEC Tournament Semifinal matchup against the Texas A&M Aggies (20-14). With both teams playing each other tight, it was clear that either team would need someone unexpected to step up. And Florida sophomore guard Denzel Aberdeen was up to the task. After playing…
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Only four teams are left standing in the SEC Tournament, and the 6-seeded Florida Gators (23-10) are one of them. After defeating the 11-seeded Georgia Bulldogs (17-16) on Thursday night, the Gators stayed hot, defeating the 3-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (21-11) on Friday night 102-88. The matchup stayed close for most of the first half,…
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The 2023/24 campaign has been a great one for the Florida Gators. Sitting at 21-10 with an 11-7 SEC record, Florida is all but locked into the 68-team March Madness field. And a lot of the credit has to be attributed to head coach Todd Golden. Hired before the 2022/23 season, Golden was a young,…
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With less than one week until Selection Sunday, all eyes are now on conference tournaments to see who will punch their tickets to the big dance and find themselves in the 68-team field. For the SEC, one of the power five (or six, if you want to include the Big East) conferences, the question is…
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