by Neil Shulman | Feb 17, 2020 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Welcome to Billy Donovan Court, where, for one night, everything seemed to be as it should. The O’Connell Center was packed, and loud. Scores of legends who once played on the hardwood floor in the center of the arena were back together for a massive reunion....
by Neil Shulman | Nov 25, 2019 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Florida’s basketball team could not have possibly handled its first appearance in the national rankings worse, getting blown out by FSU at home and then losing on the road to a mediocre Connecticut team. It looks like they’ll get another shot. Kerry...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 24, 2019 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Once again, the Gators’ collective lack of size and cold shooting stretches cost them a basketball game. This time, it cost them their season, too. Michigan held Florida to 34.5% shooting, did just enough for itself offensively, dominated the boards by a 42-29 margin...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 16, 2019 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
The engines that conducted Florida’s wild SEC Tournament run finally ran out of steam- and into a zebra-patterned brick wall. Auburn defeated Florida, 65-62 in the SEC Tournament semifinals thanks to an inexplicable non-foul call in the final seconds. The Tigers’...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 14, 2019 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Once they were considered a long shot for the NCAA Tournament. Then they were considered a safe bet. And then they were right smack on the bubble. This has swung the pendulum that is the 2018-19 Gator basketball season. It’s been a long season for Mike White’s Gators...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 3, 2018 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
At long last, Mike White’s Gators resembled the team many dreamed it could be. The display was a flickering one, possibly an aberration and nearly preceded the most epic choke job in a season full of them, but it at least gave fans- and more importantly, the players...
