News Category: Florida Gators

No. 7 Florida riding emotion into clash vs. No. 10 Colorado

INDIANAPOLIS — Seventh-seeded Florida figures to be an inspired group on Friday against 10th-seeded Colorado in a South Region first-round showdown. The Gators (24-11) finished sixth in the Southeastern Conference in the regular season before making a spirited run in the conference tournament and losing to Auburn in the title game. Colorado (25-10) defeated Boise State, 60-53, in the final game of the First Four on Wednesday night in Dayton, Ohio. Florida coach Todd Golden

Florida, No. 12 Auburn collide with SEC tournament title on line

When Florida hosted Auburn on Feb. 10, the Gators played one of their best games of the season and blew out the Tigers 81-65, establishing a 42-26 lead at the break and pushing the margin as high as 29 points in the second half. Gators coach Todd Golden figures 12th-ranked Auburn (26-7) will bring a much better effort on Sunday afternoon when the teams meet again, this time for the Southeastern Conference tournament title in

Texas A&M, Florida clash in surprise SEC semifinal

A few weeks ago, Texas A&M was sitting on a five-game losing streak, and its NCAA Tournament hopes were considered trashed. Now the Aggies have won five in a row and might be on the right side of the bubble even if they don’t beat Florida in the second semifinal of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn. Seventh-seeded Texas A&M’s 97-87 win over second-seeded Kentucky in the quarterfinals on Friday not

Refocused No. 19 Alabama draws Florida in SEC quarterfinals

No. 19 Alabama has its sights set on winning the Southeastern Conference tournament for the third time in the past four seasons. The third-seeded Crimson Tide begin tackling that task on Friday night when they meet sixth-seeded Florida in the quarterfinals at Nashville, Tenn. The Gators (22-10) advanced to the semis with an 85-80 victory over 11th-seeded Georgia on Thursday night. Florida and Alabama split their two regular-season meetings. The Crimson Tide (21-10) must rediscover

Florida looks to regain footing in encounter vs. Georgia

Florida stumbled down the stretch of the regular season and will look for a turnaround when it faces Georgia on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville. The sixth-seeded Gators (21-10) limp into the tournament after losing two of their last three games, including 79-78 vs. lowly Vanderbilt last Saturday in Nashville. Standout forward Tyrese Samuel was highly displeased with the loss to the Commodores. “We came out lackadaisical.

Florida closes out regular season vs. lowly Vanderbilt

Florida is assured of at least the sixth seed in next week’s Southeastern Conference tournament and has an outside chance at moving up in the 14-team field as it goes into Saturday afternoon’s matchup with Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. A lot of chaos would have to ensue among the top five teams during the final weekend of the regular season, but crazier things have happened, and the unranked Gators (21-9, 11-6 SEC) are playing well

No. 16 Alabama goes for sweep of Florida

No. 16 Alabama will go for a regular-season sweep against Florida when the teams tip off Tuesday evening in a Southeastern Conference contest in Gainesville, Fla. The Crimson Tide (20-9, 12-4) are looking to bounce back from an 81-74 loss at home against No. 4 Tennessee on Saturday. They now sit one game behind the Volunteers in the SEC standings with two games to play. Meanwhile, Florida (20-9, 10-6) hopes to rebound from an 82-76

No. 24 Florida visits No. 18 South Carolina for SEC showdown

No. 24 Florida visits No. 18 South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday for a contest that figures to have a major impact on seedings for the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Gamecocks (23-5, 11-4 SEC) enter the weekend ranked third in the conference standings after their gritty 70-68 win at Texas A&M on Wednesday. The Gators (20-8, 10-5) are in a three-way tie for fourth following an 83-74 win over last-place Missouri on Wednesday. Kentucky

No. 24 Florida bids to continue ascent vs. reeling Missouri

The Florida Gators have hit their stride in Southeastern Conference play, winning eight of their last 10 games to climb into the Associated Press Top 25 poll. Their only losses during that span were at Texas A&M and Alabama, with the latter setback coming in overtime. The No. 24 Gators (19-8, 9-5) will look to maintain their momentum on Wednesday evening when they host Missouri (8-19, 0-14) in Gainesville, Fla. Florida rolled past Vanderbilt 77-64

No. 24 Florida faces Vandy with Jerry Stackhouse fighting for job

No. 24 Florida continues pushing for a top four finish in the Southeastern Conference when the Gators roll out the welcome mats for struggling Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon in Gainesville. The Gators (18-8, 8-5 SEC) couldn’t hold onto a late lead in regulation and then missed the attempted game-tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of their 98-93 overtime loss to No. 13 Alabama Wednesday night. Florida is tied with Kentucky for fifth place in the standings