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The Florida Gators learned their NCAA Tournament fate on Selection Sunday. Florida will head to Dallas as the six seed of the East Region and will play in the late game.
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On Monday, the Southeastern Conference announced weekly superlatives for men’s basketball. After going 2-0 against two of the top teams in the conference, Florida junior Jalen Hudson was named co-Player of the Week.
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The Florida Gators defeated the #23 Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday to secure the #3 seed in this week’s SEC Tournament. Florida struggled through the middle of the conference slate losing six of eight before going on a three game winning streak against much of the strength of the SEC. Florida entered the final three games…
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Florida freshman gymnast Megan Skaggs landed career bests in both events she competed in last Friday and earned recognition from the SEC as the Freshman of the Week for her performances. Skaggs competed in the uneven bars and the balance beam for the Gators in Friday’s win against Arkansas. Skaggs scored season highs of 9.9…
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Mississippi 48, Florida 43 Florida fell to the Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday in the opening round of the SEC Tournament to end the season for the Gators. I could give a standard recap on this game, but I don’t think now is the right time. Instead, I’d like to reflect and think about the…
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The Florida women’s basketball team will open the 2018 SEC Tournament on Wednesday as the #11 seed. The Gators will face #14 seed Ole Miss at approximately 2:25 PM from Bridgestone Arena. Florida finished the regular season with an 11-18 overall record and a 3-13 record in SEC play. However, the Gators have fought hard…
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Florida 72, Auburn 66 KeVaughn Allen has been a magician at times this year. He has found himself the ability to appear and disappear almost at will. Fortunately, for Florida fans and for the Gators NCAA tournament hopes, Allen reappeared after a disappointing effort against Tennessee on Wednesday. Allen, who didn’t start because he was…
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The Florida Gators will be going with a different starting lineup than we’ve seen in their showdown with #10 Auburn. Florida has chosen to start freshmen Mike Okauru and Dontay Bassett for tonight’s game against the Tigers. According to FloridaGators.com writer Chris Harry, KeVaughn Allen, Kevarrius Hayes, and Keith Stone all showed up late for…
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Florida 88, Vanderbilt 71 On Sunday, Florida celebrated the senior class with a ceremony prior to the game. Florida’s three playing seniors (Gabby Seiler did not play due to knee surgery) didn’t disappoint as Dyandria Anderson, Paulina Hersler, and Haley Lorenzen combined for 50 points and 24 rebounds. The Gators routed Vanderbilt by a 88-71…
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Florida gymnasts Kennedy Baker and Alyssa Baumann were awarded with SEC weekly honors for their performances last Friday. Florida defeated #10 Alabama at home behind the efforts of the SEC Specialist of the Week and the SEC Freshman of the Week. Baker was named the SEC Specialist of the Week after she completed a perfect-10…