Basketball

Florida basketball court to be named after coach Billy Donovan in early 2020

Five years after leaving the Florida Gators, former head basketball coach Billy Donovan will be honored when the court of the Stephen C. O’Connell Center is named after him in early 2020....

Florida basketball score, takeaways: Gators start slow, survive Marshall in second half

Tell me if you have heard this one before: No. 24 Florida Gators basketball struggled shooting. The first half on Friday night against the Marshall Thundering Herd (2-4) was as bad as...

Florida basketball score, takeaways: Gators beat No. 18 Xavier, win Charleston Classic

Entering the 2019 Charleston Classic at .500 and down on itself after dropping from No. 6 to out of the AP Top 25 after just two weeks of the 2019-20 season, the...

Florida basketball score, takeaways: Gators bounce back with blow out of Miami

Coming off a disappointing road loss to UConn that saw them bounced from the AP Top 25 just two weeks after entering the season as the sixth-ranked team in the nation, the...

Florida vs. UConn score, takeaways: No. 15 Gators fail late with two starters out

Another great opportunity in nonconference play, another loss for the No. 15 Florida Gators (2-2), which are now 0-2 against major conference opponents this season after falling 62-59 to the UConn Huskies...

Florida basketball score, takeaways: No. 15 Gators barely survive Towson

Another nonconference home game, another contest filled with tough sledding for the No. 15 Florida Gators. After being upset in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center last Sunday by Florida State, there’s no...

Florida basketball score, takeaways: No. 6 Gators routed by Florida State, again

Despite some of the Florida Gators’ successes over the last few years, they and head coach Mike White continue to be completely outmatched by their in-state rivals, the Florida State Seminoles. Even...

Fastbreak takeaways: No. 6 Florida runs through North Florida in season opener

No. 6  Florida Gators basketball (1-0) opened the season with a calm and thorough victory, picking up a 74-59 win over the North Florida Ospreys (0-1) on Tuesday night at the Stephen...

Florida will sell alcohol at men’s basketball games, effective immediately

If you are headed to see No. 6 Florida Gators men’s basketball in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center this season, you will notice some new beverages available at select concession stands. The...

Florida basketball tops Lynn 89-71 in exhibition as Gators look to improve on both ends

No. 6 Florida Gators basketball took the court Tuesday night for the first — well, second, if you count the secret scrimmage — time this season in a 89-71 win over visiting...