Basketball

Al Horford cleared for contact, hopes to return

On the shelf since early January after tearing his left pectoral muscle, Atlanta Hawks forward/center Al Horford said Friday that it is “realistic” to believe that he would be able to return...

Donovan named head coach of USA Basketball

Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan has been selected to lead USA Basketball during the 2012 FIBA Americas U18 Championship from June 16-20 in Brazil. Donovan, a court coach during the 2011...

FOUR BITS: Pitino, Brown, SEC awards, Tebow

1 » Former Florida Gators basketball assistant Richard Pitino was named the new head coach for the Florida International Golden Panthers on Monday, signing a five-year, $1.25 million contract. At 29 years...

Gator Bites for Monday, April 16

From time to time, OGGOA will come across a plethora of news and notes that we wish to share – too much to fit into one of our truncated BITS segments. In...

Gators center Dwayne Schintzius dead at 43

Former Florida Gators center Dwayne Schintzius has passed away after an extensive battle with a rare form of leukemia. He was 43 years old. The Tampa Tribune reported Sunday evening that Schintzius...

SF DeVon Walker commits to Gators for 2012

Just a few hours after officially announcing that freshman guard Bradley Beal will forfeit his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2012 NBA Draft, the Florida Gators received a bit of good...

Florida G Bradley Beal declares for 2012 NBA Draft

It’s official. Florida Gators freshman guard Bradley Beal announced Friday that he will relinquish his three remaining years of NCAA eligibility and declare for the 2012 NBA Draft. Beal, a standout first-year...

Florida hires Rashon Burno as assistant coach

Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan did not wait long to fill the hole on his coaching staff, hiring Rashon Burno to serve as his new assistant coach. “I’m excited. I’m nervous....

Florida forward Walter Pitchford will transfer

Florida Gators freshman forward Walter Pitchford has decided to transfer after one year with the team in order to play basketball closer to home. Spending just one year at the University of...

TWO BITS: Jenkins’s dismissal, Gators video

1 » Following up on the Sporting News report published Monday on the end of head coach Urban Meyer’s tenure in Gainesville, FL, The Gainesville Sun’s Pat Dooley dedicated the opening segment...