Florida men’s basketball head coach Mike White was named the SEC Coach of the Year on Tuesday. White has led Florida to a 24-7 overall record and a 14-4 SEC record that includes a home win against SEC regular season champion Kentucky.  White has previously earned conference coach of the year awards at Louisiana Tech.…

The University of Florida announced the firing of women’s basketball head coach Amanda Butler on Monday.  Butler spent the last ten seasons as the head coach of Florida, but was terminated on her 45th birthday.  There will no doubt be a large pool of candidates to choose from.  Current assitants on Florida’s coaching staff deserve a look…

The University of Florida’s athletic director Scott Stricklin announced Monday that women’s basketball head coach Amanda Butler would not return next season.  “Amanda obviously loves the University of Florida. She worked tirelessly trying to grow the program and help it achieve consistent success and her effort will always be appreciated,” Stricklin said. “These decisions are…

FINAL: VANDERBILT 73, FLORIDA 71   1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 40 31 X 71 VANDERBILT 31 42 X 73   NASHVILLE, TN- The Florida Gators finished the regular season in disappointing fashion by blowing a 12-point second half lead to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday.  Florida led 54-42 with 12:06 left to play, but…

FINAL: TEXAS A&M 67, FLORIDA 48   1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL FLORIDA 7 14 13 14 X 48 TAMU 11 7 24 25 X 67   GREENVILLE, SC-  The season has ended for the Florida Gators women’s basketball team.  The Gators fell in the second round of the SEC Tournament against Texas A&M. …

FINAL: FLORIDA 71, ARKANSAS 61   1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL ARKANSAS 13 16 11 21 X 61 FLORIDA 20 9 23 19 X 71   GREENVILLE, SC-  At this time of year only two words matter.  Survive and Advance.  That’s exactly what Florida did against the Arkansas Razorbacks in the opening round of…

FINAL: FLORIDA 78, ARKANSAS 65   1st 2nd OT FINAL ARKANSAS 28 37 X 65 FLORIDA 41 37 X 78   GAINESVILLE, FL- The Florida Gators men’s basketball team needed to make a statement following their loss at Kentucky on Saturday.  Florida did just that against another NCAA tournament-bound team on Wednesday.  The Gators shot…

On Monday, the Southeastern Conference announced their post-season awards for the 2016-17 women’s basketball season. Two Gators were among those honored. Senior Ronni Williams was named to the All-SEC First Team while freshman Delicia Washington was named the SEC co-freshman of the year and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team.  Washington is the first…

FINAL: KENTUCKY 76, FLORIDA 66   1st 2nd OT FINAL FLORIDA 28 38 X 66 KENTUCKY 28 48 X 76   LEXINGTON, KY- The Florida Gators entered Saturday’s contest with Kentucky tied atop the SEC standings.  For one half of play, the game was deadlocked.  However, the Wildcats would control most of the second half…

FINAL: FLORIDA 81, SOUTH CAROLINA 66   1st 2nd OT FINAL USC 33 33 X 66 FLORIDA 35 46 X 81   GAINESVILLE, FL-  On January 18 the Florida Gators were defeated by the tough defense of South Carolina and failed to make a three-point shot for the first time since 1992. On Tuesday night, sophomore…