Basketball

The private Gators championship celebration with Urban Meyer, Billy Donovan and Jeremy Foley

Seven-and-a-half years ago was the culmination of the greatest set of athletic achievements in Florida Gators history and one of the most successful stretches any program has achieved nationwide, well, ever. When...

Florida F Dorian Finney-Smith made all the right decisions on his way to the 2016 NBA Draft

Update: Dorian Finney-Smith was not selected in the 2016 NBA Draft but has signed to play for the Dallas Mavericks in the Las Vegas Summer League. The road to the 2016 NBA...

Back-to-back title winning Florida Gators basketball to have 10-year reunion at football game

Ten years following the departure of some of the best players in Florida Gators basketball history — and two years after their head coach, Billy Donovan, left the program for the NBA,...

Florida Gators basketball releases new uniform numbers for 2016-17, roster update

With the Summer B semester starting last Monday, the Florida Gators are officially putting together their 2016-17 basketball roster by listing the new players that will join the team this season. Though...

Florida Gators sell corporate sponsorship, change basketball arena name

When the remodeled Stephen C. O’Connell Center reopens near the start of 2017, a new name will don the building, and no, at this time it’s not the one of the history-making...

Florida Gators in the 2016 NBA Finals: It all comes down to one

Though not leading the league like they have in recent years, the Florida Gators placed seven players in the 2016 NBA Playoffs, good for sixth most behind North Carolina (13), Duke and...

Thunder’s Billy Donovan-led title run should surprise no one, especially Gators fans

What head coach Billy Donovan has accomplished with the Oklahoma City Thunder is not surprising, at least not if you watched him coach the Florida Gators for 19 seasons. Donovan, he of...

Florida Gators to face former coach Lon Kruger at Oklahoma in 2017 SEC/Big 12 Challenge

Florida Gators basketball’s 2016-17 nonconference schedule continues to take shape. In addition to a multitude of matches reported here on OnlyGators.com, Florida will hit the road to face the Oklahoma Sooners as...

Patric Young’s new job: Spokesman for world No. 1 golfer Jason Day

Jason Day stands 6-foot and weighs in at 195 pounds, so it’s no wonder that he’s dwarfed by former Florida Gators center Patric Young, who spent a portion of his day Thursday...

Transfer G Jalen Hudson another big addition for Florida Gators basketball

Just two days after locking up one backcourt transfer, the Florida Gators have added another talent player to the fold as Virginia Tech guard Jalen Hudson has decided to transfer to Florida...