Basketball

FOUR BITS: Tebow, Wambach, Beal, Johnson

1 » A rash of quarterback injuries has shaken the NFL over the first half of the season, and there are also a number of floundering teams in serious need of a...

One-handed 2014 guard Zach Hodskins accepts preferred walk-on spot with Florida Gators

Interest extended by the Florida Gators in August came to fruition on Saturday when 2014 guard Zach Hodskins (Alpharetta, GA) committed to join the Gators basketball team after spending the weekend visiting...

Florida’s new S.W.A.G. motto already being tested; Gators get three players cleared Thursday

The Florida Gators have come up with a new definition for the word “swag,” and it just so happens to be the team’s motto for the 2013-14 season. “Strengthen – When –...

Donovan, Young hold court at SEC Media Day

Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan and senior center Patric Young met with the media on Thursday during the 2013 Southeastern Conference Media Day for basketball in Birmingham, AL. ALREADY SHORTHANDED...

Florida ranked No. 8 in preseason USA Today poll

The 2013-14 preseason USA Today Coaches’ Poll was released on Thursday with Kentucky opening the season as the No. 1 team in the nation, receiving 16-of-32 first-place votes. The Florida Gators, which...

Donovan talks injuries, defense, Carter’s transfer

Florida Gators head basketball coach Billy Donovan met with the media on Tuesday for the first time since fall practice began on Friday, Oct. 11 and discussed a number of pressing topics...

Donovan wants more from Florida F Finney-Smith

Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan has spent much of the last year doing his best to lower expectations for redshirt sophomore forward Dorian Finney-Smith, a transfer form Virginia Tech who sat...

Media predicts Florida basketball to finish second in SEC; two Gators named Second Team All-SEC

Two Florida Gators were selected by the media this week to represent the school on the Southeastern Conference’s preseason All-SEC teams. In men’s basketball, seniors point guard Scottie Wilbekin and center Patric...

Donovan changes course, stops criticizing Young

At what point did the Florida Gators decide to add a “handle with care” sign to the locker of senior center Patric Young? A player oft-criticized by head coach Billy Donovan over...

Payback on the mind of Gators LB Ronald Powell

Redshirt junior linebacker Ronald Powell did not get to celebrate the Florida Gators‘ dominant – though the score indicates a close game – 14-6 victory over the LSU Tigers in 2012. The...