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It was a rather tumultuous week for Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White. His team suffered a Round of 32 exit in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday and in less than a week three players on his roster elected to transfer from UF. White met with several members of the Gators media on Thursday and…
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Mike White and the Gators have landed a big catch in the 2019 recruiting cycle. Jason Jitoboh announced his commitment to Florida in a ceremony at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Jitoboh is a 6’11, 270 lb force down low that has been missing for much of Mike White’s first four seasons. Jitoboh…
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Florida has a much heralded class that already ranks as one of the best in program history. Mike White and company now have a chance to make it even better with four available scholarships after three players have announced their intentions to transfer in just over 24 hours. Guard Deaundrae Ballard has entered his name…
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Florida forward Keith Stone will move on from the program after three years, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Florida big man Keith Stone is transferring, source told @Stadium. Will be a grad transfer. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 26, 2019 Stone has had his ups and downs in his time at UF, but many had…
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In what essentially became an LSU home meet, Gator Gymnastics had an incredible night at SEC Championships in New Orleans, though in the end, they finished second overall. Florida had a strong first two rotations, leading by two tenths after the first half of the meet. But after some minor issues on floor and a…
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The Cinderella run has come to an end. Florida falls short against Michigan by a 64-49 final. A lack of aggression was a key in the loss as too often Florida settled for deep, off balance three pointers late in the shot clock. But it wasn’t that way the entire game. The Gators only trailed…
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After a fun session one where Alabama set the bar higher than expected, session two of the SEC Championship is ramping up for a 7:00 P.M. C.T. start here in New Orleans, La. More seats are starting to fill here in the Smoothie King Center, largely with purple and gold thanks to our proximity to…
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Final: Florida 11, Stony Brook 10 After several frustrating matches against top-five programs, the Florida lacrosse team finally earned a top-20 victory. The Gators had lost six straight against ranked opponents, with the only victory being a road win versus Colorado in the season opener. Florida took down the SeaWolves of Stony Brook on Saturday…
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Y’all ready for some SEC action? The Gators are actually in session two, but we’ll want to keep an eye on what happens in the first session, as the results of the meet are combined from both sessions. It’s unlikely that any of the teams here will factor into the team title race, but there…
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Florida and Michigan will face off in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The game will tip-off at 5:15 PM (EST) from Des Moines, Iowa and will be broadcast nationally on CBS. We had so much fun doing a roundtable with several local journalists for the Nevada game, that we have…