Category: Winter Sports

  • WGYM: Kayla DiCello: Fired Up and Flying High

    The University of Florida has a long history of high-caliber recruits, and the incoming class for the 2023 season is no exception. Kayla DiCello is the most accomplished of the class, with an Olympic alternate berth and a World all-around bronze medal to her name, among many other international and national accomplishments. DiCello has been…

  • Gators to Open Phil Knight Legacy Tournament Against Xavier

    The Florida Gators learned their opponent for the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament opener Monday. In fact, they will face the team that ended the Gators’ 2021-22 season just four months ago in the NIT, the Xavier Musketeers. We’ve been waiting 👀 Gators vs. Xavier in the Phil Knight Legacy opener 🐊 🗞 https://t.co/0lPETBSdNF#GoGators | #GatorsHoop…

  • MBB: Gators Announce Non-Conference Schedule

    The Florida Gators announced the non-conference portion of the 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule Tuesday. New head coach Todd Golden will lead the team through six home games at Exactech Arena in addition to a slew of road and neutral site contests. Florida will open the 2022-23 season on Monday, November 7 against Stony Brook in…

  • UF Announces Sean Kelley as new ‘Voice of the Gators’

    The search is over. Following the retirement of long-time play-by-play broadcaster Mick Hubert, the University of Florida embarked on a national search for the next ‘Voice of the Gators’. Wednesday, the athletic department announced Sean Kelley as the new play-by-play broadcaster. Kelley, 50, is originally from St. Louis and has been the lead play-by-play broadcaster…

  • Gators to Face K-State in SEC-Big 12 Challenge

    The Florida men’s basketball team is set to embark on its first ever trip to Manhattan, KS in January 2023. The game will take place as part of the annual SEC-Big 12 Challenge on January 28. The two programs have matched up twice before with each team winning one game on a neutral court. Florida…

  • MBB: Gators Gain Commitment From 4-Star SG Riley Kugel

    The nation’s fourth ranked two-guard (247Sports) has become the first high school commitment of the Todd Golden era for the Florida men’s basketball program. Riley Kugel announced his commitment to the Gators via Instagram Live Monday. HOME 🐊 @TiptonEdits pic.twitter.com/ujxf9YivJu — Riley Kugel (@RileyKugel) May 23, 2022 Kugel is rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports…

  • WGYM: Gators Give Their All, Take Second at Nationals

    Close, but no cigar – the Gators had an exceptional meet on Saturday night, but they ended up just shy of the title, placing second to Oklahoma’s champion. At the start of the meet, this seemed like the least likely of outcomes. After a less-than-ideal vault rotation, Florida sat in third. Most of the vault…

  • WGYM Liveblog: National Championship Meet – Florida, Oklahoma, Utah, and Auburn

    In perhaps the wildest series of events in program history, the Florida Gators qualified to the women’s gymnastics national championship final on Thursday, along with the Oklahoma Sooners, the Utah Utes, and the Auburn Tigers. Left on the outside were former national champions Alabama and Michigan, the latter of which is the reigning champion, after…

  • WGYM Liveblog: National Semifinal II ft. No. 2 Florida

    Today’s the day! It’s time for the Gators to defeat the next obstacle on their path to the title – they face Michigan, Auburn, and Missouri in tonight‘s second semifinal, where only the top two teams will advance to the national championship final on Saturday. If you didn’t catch it yesterday, take a second to…

  • WGYM: Gators Head to Fort Worth Seeking Fourth National Title

    This Thursday, eight teams and 20 individuals will descend on Fort Worth, Texas to compete in the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics National Championship! Coming in still ranked No. 2, the Gators are heavily favored to advance to the national finals on Saturday and maybe win the whole kit and caboodle, but they’ll have some massive obstacles…