Basketball

Haslem: “I’m always going to be a Hurricane”

From 1998 to 2002, Miami Heat power forward Udonis Haslem attended the University of Florida and played basketball for the Florida Gators. He was so instrumental to Florida’s success, in fact, that...

SIX BITS: Florida-Kentucky, Rainey, UT violations

1 » It has been more than 30 years and 15 games since the Kentucky Wildcats defeated the Florida Gators in The Swamp, and while head coach Urban Meyer has been tempering...

Austin Rivers – finally – drops Florida from list

Just over five months after decommitting from the Florida Gators, the team which he promised to play for as a freshman in high school, five-star 2011 guard Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL)...

Tennesee punishes coaches for NCAA violations

Currently under investigation by the NCAA for recruiting violations in the form of impermissible phone calls, the Tennessee Volunteers basketball program has proactively punished four members of its coaching staff, the school...

TWO BITS: Harvin’s sleep apnea, Donovan’s 9/11

1 » Three weeks ago, former Florida Gators wide receiver Percy Harvin collapsed on the Minnesota Vikings practice field due to complications from his chronic migraine headaches along with an adverse reaction...

TWO BITS: Noah golfing, Spikes not endorsing

1 » The good news: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah participated in his team’s charity golf tournament on Monday. The better news: The picture above shows exactly what the former Florida Gators...

Once a problem child, Parsons is now a leader

After back-to-back National Championship seasons, Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan was faced with a dilemma: stay in Gainesville, FL, or move on to the NBA and the Orlando Magic. Eventually deciding...

SIX BITS: Meyer, Fricke, Murphy, James, Patriots

1 » On the heels of FOX Sports’ piece about Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer on Tuesday comes another from the New York Times’ Pete Thamel, who notes that Meyer has...

Florida basketball’s 2010-11 SEC schedule

The Southeastern Conference officially announced the Florida Gators basketball team’s 2010-11 conference schedule on Thursday. Jan. 8 vs. Ole Miss (CSS) Jan. 11 at Tennessee (ESPN) Jan. 15 vs. South Carolina (SEC...

FOUR BITS: Meyer, Shyatt, Pouncey, Loeffler

1 » In a piece published Thursday by FOX Sports, reporter Thayer Evans dives further into Florida Gators head coach Urban Meyer’s attempts to regain his health and control of his football...