Nik Stauskas scored 22 points as Michigan eliminated Florida on Sunday. (Photo: Adam Glanzman)
Third-seeded Florida kicked off Easter Sunday with an Elite 8 match-up with Michigan in the NCAA Tournament. It was the third straight year that the Gators had reached the Elite 8 and it was the third straight year Florida was sent home with a loss. [...]
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Daily Rundown: Michigan Ousts Gators ...
Nik Stauskas scored 22 points as Michigan eliminated Florida on Sunday. (Photo: Adam Glanzman)
Third-seeded Florida kicked off Easter Sunday with an Elite 8 match-up with Michigan in the NCAA Tournament. It was the third straight year that the Gators had reached the Elite 8 and it was the third straight year Florida was sent home with a loss. [...]
Daily Rundown: Gators End FGCU’...
Mike Rosario and Florida advanced to the Elite 8 with a victory over Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadir on flickr)
Florida Gulf Coast’s Cinderella run came to an end on Friday night in Arlington as the Eagles fell to third-seeded Florida. Florida Gulf Coast had become the first ever 15-seed to reach the Swee [...]
Gators Send Florida Gulf Coast Home
Mike Rosario scored a game-high 15 points to lead Florida past Florida Gulf Coast on Friday. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
ARLINGTON – The Florida Gators rallied back from an 11-point deficit on Friday night to end the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles’ Cinderella run through the NCAA Tournament. Florida trailed 17-6 early in the first half [...]
Gators Cruise to Sweet 16 by Defeatin...
Mike Rosario scored 25 points as Florida beat Minnesota to advance to the Sweet 16. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
AUSTIN – The Florida Gators built a 21-point halftime lead and cruised past the Minnesota Golden Gophers 78-64 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16. The Gators enjoyed a great night of shooting the basketball, buil [...]
Gators Crush Demons 79-47 in NCAA Tou...
Scottie Wilbekin and Florida outscored Northwestern State 30-6 over the final 13 minutes to advance to the third round of the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
AUSTIN – The Florida Gators’ defense shut down the highest-scoring team in the nation 79-47 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. The [...]
Ole Miss Rallies Past Florida in SEC ...
Marshall Henderson scored 21 points as Ole Miss topped Florida to win its first SEC title since 1981. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadir on flickr)
NASHVILLE – The Florida Gators were looking for their first SEC Tournament championship since 2007. The Gators could have used the championship to gain a higher seed in the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, Mi [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 16th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament resumed on Saturday with the conference semifinals. The championship game will be held at 1:00 on Sunday and will conclude the tournament.
(4) Alabama 51, (1) Florida 61
Florida used a 15-0 second half run to erase a 10-point second half deficit and advance to Sunday’s SEC Championship. Kenny Boynto [...]
Gators Rally Past Alabama to Reach SE...
Kenny Boynton led Florida on Saturday with 16 points including 11 straight at one point. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadir on flickr)
NASHVILLE- The Florida Gators rallied back from a three-point halftime deficit to defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide 61-51 and advance to the SEC Championship game. The Gators won the game behind Patric Young and their [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 15th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament resumed on Friday with four games. The semifinals will tip off on Saturday at 1:00 P.M. eastern time.
(9) LSU 58, (1) Florida 80
Erik Murphy scored a game-high 27 points and led all scorers for the Gators on Friday. Florida (25-6) shot 51 percent and made 11 of its 20 three-point attempts in the victory. [...]
Murphy, Gators Roll Past LSU in SEC T...
Erik Murphy scored a career-high 27 points to lead Florida past LSU on Friday. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
NASHVILLE – The Florida Gators rolled past the LSU Tigers 80-58 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Friday. Florida showed why they were the top seed in the 22-point victory. The Gators made 11 three-pointers and sh [...]
Down to the Wire for Bubble Teams (Ma...
Trae Golden and Tennessee are currently the last team in the field of 68. (Photo: Ben Ozburn/Tennessee Journalist)
Selection Sunday is just three days away and the number of bubble spots available have dramatically shrunk. There are 31 projected conference champions and now 30 teams at the moment seen to be solidly in the NCAA Tournament fiel [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 14th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament resumed on Thursday. Friday’s action will begin at 1:00 P.M. eastern time.
(9) LSU 68, (8) Georgia 63
LSU built a 20-point halftime lead and held on to advance to Friday’s quarterfinals. Georgia’s Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the SEC Player of the Year, scored a game-high 32 points, but the [...]
SEC Tournament Rundown (March 13th)
NASHVILLE – The SEC Tournament got underway on Wednesday with a pair of basketball games. Action will resume Thursday at 1:00 P.M. eastern time.
(13) Mississippi State 70, (12) South Carolina 59
Freshman Fred Thomas scored 21 points for Mississippi State as the Bulldogs (10-21) rolled past South Carolina. Mississippi State held South C [...]
Bids for Bubble Spots Shrinking (Marc...
Joe Harris and Virginia are hoping to get back to the NCAA Tournament. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
Selection Sunday is now less than one week away. Many teams are shoe-ins for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still a number of teams with work to do to get into the field of 68. There are 31 projected conference champions and 26 t [...]
Kentucky Rallies Past Florida 61-57
Patric Young and Florida were held scoreless for the final 7:36 in Saturday's loss to Kentucky. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
LEXINGTON – Florida didn’t score in the last seven and a half minutes of the game on Saturday as the Kentucky Wildcats rallied back from a seven-point deficit to upset the 11th-ranked Gators 61-57.
The Wi [...]
Gators Clinch SEC Title with Win over...
Erik Murphy and Florida wrapped up the SEC regular season title on Wednesday night in a win over Vanderbilt. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
GAINESVILLE – The Florida Gators clinched a Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 66-40 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores on Senior night on Wednesday. The Gators finish undefeated [...]
Gators Rally Past Alabama 64-52
Casey Prather came up big on Saturday as Florida rallied past Alabama. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
GAINESVILLE- The Florida Gators rallied back from an eight-point second half deficit to deliver a serious blow to the Alabama Crimson Tide’s tournament hopes with a 64-52 victory. The win helped the Gators clinch a first round bye in [...]
The State of the Bubble (March 2nd)
Phil Greene and St. John's are currently on the outside looking in.
The calendar has struck March and Selection Sunday is roughly two weeks away. Many teams are shoe-ins for the NCAA Tournament, but there are still a number of teams with work to do to get into the field of 68. There are 31 projected conference champions and 25 teams at th [...]
