by Neil Shulman | Feb 21, 2017 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Florida learned a valuable lesson about ball movement after their loss to South Carolina last month. They learned an even more valuable lesson tonight while drubbing the Gamecocks in the rematch: that they don’t need John Egbunu in order to click offensively....
by Neil Shulman | Feb 19, 2017 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
Having gotten the art of blowing opponents out of the water down pat, the Gators tried their hand at winning the other way: with great defense, guts and willpower. And they did. On an afternoon in Starkville where Florida enjoyed few positives other than Kasey Hill...
by Neil Shulman | Feb 15, 2017 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
In their postgame interviews, Devin Robinson and Justin Leon told reporters that they had to “win it for John.” The reference was to center John Egbunu, who’d left the game against Auburn with a knee injury a few minutes before halftime. As for the...
by Neil Shulman | Jan 16, 2017 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
Call it survival, an escape job, an ugly game that good teams find ways to win, or even just plain ugly. All that matters is that the most recent chapter of the Florida-Georgia basketball rivalry went the way most of them do- with Florida on top. Canyon Barry scored a...
by Neil Shulman | Dec 22, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
There’s no place like home. The Gators have tried to plant their proverbial flag in Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando and Sunrise, but it just wasn’t the same. And after nine months of expensive and extensive renovations to their home arena, they finally got to...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 21, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
Dorian Finney-Smith has accomplished quite a lot during his time at Florida. He’s joined the elite club of Gators who have scored 1,000 points. He’s reached a Final Four. He’s been named Sixth Man of the Year. And now he’s taken part in...
