Gators look to regroup after SEC tourney loss
ST. LOUIS – Florida left the SEC Tournament late Friday night following its quarterfinal loss to Arkansas down, but not out. The No. 23 Gators regressed in their 80-72 loss to the Razorbacks. But UF...
View ArticleUF receives 6 seed in Dallas for NCAA Tournament
Florida is heading to Dallas for the NCAA Tournament as a six seed in the East Region and won’t know its opponent until Tuesday night. The Gators (20-12) will play Thursday night at the American...
View ArticleWhite: Seth Davis prediction “something we can use again”
Florida coach Mike White doesn’t mind that basketball analyst Seth Davis picked the sixth-seed Gators to lose to either 11 seed UCLA or St. Bonaventure on Sunday’s TBS Selection Show. Davis picked...
View ArticleTourney draw presents unique challenge for Gators
As a six seed in the NCAA Tournament, Florida coach Mike White understands the advantages and disadvantages of facing the winner of the play-in game between 11 seeds St. Bonaventure and UCLA in Dayton...
View ArticleWilliam’s Way: Leukemia patient helps inspire UF basketball team
The text message was sent to Florida coach Mike White last week, on his 41st birthday. In the form of a video, 11-year-old William Collett passed along best wishes and some advice through his dad, Tom...
View ArticleBrockway, Winderman hoop it up from NCAA Tournament
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View ArticleNotebook: Gators seek bounce-back from transfers
DALLAS — Florida transfer guards Egor Koulechov and Jalen Hudson insist they have moved on from their woeful performances in the SEC Tournament against Arkansas. Koulechov and Hudson are eager to...
View ArticleGators will need their A game against Bonnies
DALLAS — In discussing the senior starting backcourt of Jaylen Adams and Matt Mobley, St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt likes to use a football analogy. “Jay and Matt have been tremendous for us,”...
View ArticleGators looking to draw from experience
DALLAS — For Florida players and coaches, there were no more wide-eyed looks going through the concourses at the American Airlines Center. The sixth-seeded Gators entered NCAA Tournament play Thursday...
View ArticleGators blast Bonnies, move on to face Texas Tech
DALLAS — In the bowels of the American Airlines Center, shortly after sixth-seed Florida moved on with a 77-62 win over 11th-seed St. Bonaventure in the NCAA Tournament, Florida coach Mike White...
View ArticleBeyond the Arc: 3 takeways from UF’s 77-62 win over St. Bonaventure in NCAA...
DALLAS — Three observations following UF’s 77-62 win over St. Bonaventure on Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament: — Florida at times settled for too many 3-point attempts against St. Bonaventure’s...
View ArticleTexas Tussle
DALLAS — The sea of red will file into American Airlines Center throughout Saturday afternoon — red shirts, red pom-poms, even red cowboy hats. By tipoff Saturday night, sixth-seed Florida will be in...
View ArticleNotebook: Former Gator Francis happy at Tech
DALLAS — When third-seed Florida faces six-seed Texas Tech in a Round of 32 matchup at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night, the Gators will see a familiar face on the opposing sidelines....
View ArticleDenied in Dallas: Florida’s season ends in heartbreaking loss to Texas Tech
DALLAS — Florida tried to keep its season alive before a raucous crowd in its Round of 32 NCAA Tournament matchup with Texas Tech at the American Airlines Center. But senior All-American Texas Tech...
View ArticleBeyond the Arc: 3 takeaways from UF’s 69-66 loss to Texas Tech
Three observations from sixth-seeded UF’s 69-66 loss to third-seeded Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas on Saturday night: — It was fitting, perhaps, that the season came to an end on a...
View ArticleAfter wild ride, Gators look to future
DALLAS — Florida grad transfer guard Egor Koulechov often used the term “roller coaster” to describe the Gators throughout the 2017-18 season. The wild ride came to an end with a 69-66 loss to Texas...
View ArticleUF’s Stokes, Johnson take in NCAA Tournament atmosphere
DALLAS — Florida freshman forwards Chase Johnson and Isaiah Stokes took in the atmosphere of the NCAA Tournament over the weekend. The intensity of the games. The clutter of cramped locker rooms inside...
View ArticleNBA scout: Hudson a second round pick
Florida junior guard Jalen Hudson is weighing a decision whether to put his name in the NBA draft or return for his senior season. One NBA scout who has watched a handful of Gator games thinks the...
View ArticleFlorida assistant May hired as FAU coach
For the first time in his three-year tenure at Florida, head coach Mike White will be searching for a new assistant coach. Florida assistant coach Dusty May was hired as Florida Atlantic’s head coach...
View ArticleWuerffel-led flag football team holding tryouts
Former Florida Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Danny Wuerffel is looking for a few good football players to fill out a special roster. Wuerffel, 43, is the captain of a team of former Gator players...
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