Black Saturday: Gator basketball takes ugly loss to Vandy
Through the first three months of Todd Golden's first year, the Gator basketball team was able to consistently say one thing: for all the struggles, for all the trials and tribulations, and for all...
Todd Golden picks up signature win as Gators take down #2 Tennessee
Take a bath, Todd Golden. (Photo via Florida Gators) In the first year of Gator basketball's Todd Golden Era, three things have been noteworthy. Florida has played with faster tempo on on offense...
2022-23 Gator Basketball Season Preview: Welcome To The Golden Era
Welcome to the Golden Era of Gator basketball. (Photo credit: Matt Pendleton, Gainesville Sun.) With the wildly bipolar season first-year head coach Billy Napier is having in football, it's only a...
Four star shooting guard Riley Kugel picks Florida over Georgia and LSU
Todd Golden has landed his first high school commitment as the Florida Gators' head basketball coach in Riley Kugel. And at least for some fans, it's going to be hard to top in terms of...
Colin Castleton returns to Florida for one final year
Todd Golden got a major boost for his inaugural season at Florida, as big man Colin Castleton announced on social media this morning that he would be returning for one last season. "Everyone's...
Todd Golden provides a breath of fresh air with his introductory press conference
Todd Golden will not coach a game for the Florida Gators for seven months. But with his introductory press conference (you can watch it in its entirety here), he provided the Gators with a different...
Scott Stricklin made the ultimate gamble with hire of Todd Golden
To say that Florida AD Scott Stricklin has come under fire from Florida Gators fans would be an understatement. In all fairness, Scott Stricklin actually did a decent job with his handling of Dan...
Florida hires San Francisco’s Todd Golden as next men’s basketball coach, per reports
According to reports, Florida is zeroing in on Todd Golden to be the next head coach of the Gator men's basketball program. Golden just completed his third season as the head coach of the San...
Florida hires San Francisco’s Todd Golden as next men’s basketball coach, per reports
According to reports, Florida is zeroing in on Todd Golden to be the next head coach of the Gator men's basketball program. Golden just completed his third season as the head coach of the San...
Georgia hires Mike White away from Florida
The unthinkable has happened. Mike White is gone. Georgia has officially hired Mike White away from Florida, meaning that not only is White not Florida's burden anymore- White would have objectively...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida? Choice #3: Dana Altman
Now that the Gators' NCAA Tournament dreams are all but officially dashed, it's time to turn all Gator basketball-related focus to who Florida should hire to replace Mike White. Today, we take a...
Gator women’s basketball: promoting Kelly Rae Finley provides some closure, and a new beginning
It took Scott Stricklin a little longer than many would have liked, but the important thing is that he did it: Kelly Rae Finley, known for months as the interim head coach for Gator women's...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida? Choice #2: Scott Drew
Last week began my list of candidates for Scott Stricklin to hire as Florida's next men's head basketball coach. Andy Enfield took the lead as candidate number one, and right behind him is Scott...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida? Choice #1: Andy Enfield
Yesterday, I laid out all the criteria I believe that Scott Stricklin and the Florida Gators should look for in their next head men's basketball coach. With that done, it's time to start rolling out...
What should Scott Stricklin and Florida look for in next basketball coach?
For the third year in a row, the Florida Gator basketball program has fallen well short of expectations under the stewardship of Mike White, and the general direction of the program appears...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida? (2021 version)
Photo credit: John E. Moore, Getty Images A year ago, after Mike White's coaching malpractice pushed me over the edge for good, I wrote about all the laundry list of candidates I would love to see...
The point of no return: Oral Roberts knocks out Florida, and ends all doubt about Mike White
Photo credit: Matt Stamey, AP A little over a year ago, I wrote a piece called "the straw that broke the camel's back: Florida must fire Mike White and save its basketball program." This piece...
Gator basketball must take advantage of final dress rehearsals in SEC Tournament
Photo credit: Florida Gators For some of the worst teams in the SEC, such as South Carolina, Georgia and (gasp!) Kentucky, the situation is pretty clear. Win four straight games in the SEC...
COVID forces Gator basketball game vs. LSU to be postponed
After an embarrassing home loss to South Carolina two nights ago, the Gator basketball program will have to wait a little longer to get back on the court. Per an SEC press release, Mike White's team...
Gators shock #11 West Virginia on the road, resurrecting hope about Mike White
For anybody who cares to see the Florida Gators basketball team be what it should be, it's been extremely difficult to justify the last three seasons. But just as fans began to feel they'd seen more...
Keyontae Johnson placed into medically induced coma
Keyontae Johnson has been placed into a medically induced coma, according to the USA Today, who spoke with Johnson's grandfather. His grandfather, Larry DeJarnett said in a phone interview that his...
Florida’s Keyontae Johnson in critical condition after collapsing
Florida lost its seventh straight game to in-state rival FSU on the hardwood, dropping to 3-1 on the year. Six of those losses have come under Mike White, who entered this sixth season in...
#GreatestGatorEver Sweet 16 bracket breakdown
Having announced the tentative plans for the schedule of the remainder of the #GreatestGatorEver fan voting tournament (update; the tournament resumes tomorrow on twitter and Instagram stories),...
#GreatestGatorEver tournament schedule update
For those who have been keeping track of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament, the excitement level has reached yet another all time high, as it does with the completion of each round. For those who...
#GreatestGatorEver tournament set to heat up
Welcome to the part of the #GreatestGatorEver tournament where things really start to get interesting. For those who are just catching wind of the tournament, a quick explanation of how it works....
2021 guard Kowacie Reeves commits to Florida
Mike White's 2021 recruiting class is off to a great start. Kowacie Reeves (Macon, GA) has committed to Florida. Reeves, a highly sought after four star, also earned offers from North Carolina,...
With Keyontae Johnson back, Mike White is as situated to win as he’ll ever be
It's all there for Mike White in Year Six. Can he win with it? (Photo credit: USA Today) With Tuesday's announcement that Keyontae Johnson will be returning next year for a third season with the...
Scottie Lewis to return for sophomore year
Florida’s basketball team got a sort-of-but-not-really-surprising boost today, as shooting guard Scottie Lewis announced that he will be coming back for his sophomore season. Lewis, a ridiculously...
Tackling Gator fans’ top five hot button issues in the 2020 offseason
The coronavirus pandemic that has wreaked havoc across our planet is currently nothing short of terrifying. The good news is, if you listen to the advice from the World Health Organization and the...
Coronavirus abruptly ends 2019-20 NCAA athletic season
Photo credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images UPDATE 5:10pm: although it feels wholly logical to assume that college baseball and softball are over for 2020, the language in the two released statements-...
More #MidMajorMike malpractice costs Florida basketball against Kentucky
I'll give the man that many Florida fans refer to as #MidMajorMike one thing: he sure knows how to make me look prophetic. On January 29th, 2020, I published this in-depth memo detailing all the...
Gator basketball collects sweep of Georgia, shores up NCAA Tournament resume
Photo credit: University of Florida Athletic Association Georgia wanted to win to send their seniors (and likely Anthony Edwards) out on top in their Stegeman Coliseum finale. Florida needed to win...
For Gator basketball, time is running out to figure things out
For much of Saturday's game against Tennessee, Florida couldn’t score. When they finally remembered how to score, they couldn’t come up with the critical stops. In other words, it was a typical...
Florida takes step forward by throttling LSU
Photo credit: Florida Gators Maybe this is another mirage, the latest peak in a dizzying array of sine waves for Mike White’s Gator basketball team. Or maybe, after we all erroneously thought this...
Gators inaugurate Billy Donovan Court by hacksawing Vanderbilt
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...
Who should replace Mike White at Florida?
Recent developments have proven that barring a Herculean reversal of fortunes, at some point in the not-so-distant future, the current Gators' basketball coach will be replaced. Most fans, save for...
Mississippi lights Mike White’s seat on fire
The Gators didn’t hit shots. The Gators didn’t defend. The Gators didn’t take care of the ball. The only thing they did do in Oxford was set coach Mike White’s seat ablaze.
Florida Gators Class of 2020 National Signing Day tracker
Thanks to the invention of the Early Signing Period, most teams' recruiting classes are more or less complete in December, which doesn't leave a ton of room for excitement or developments on the...
The straw that broke the camel’s back: Florida must fire Mike White and save its basketball program
What was supposed to be one of Florida's best basketball teams ever is quickly becoming one of the most disappointing. Its latest loss to Mississippi State was nothing new, but rather just the...
LSU deals Florida devastating last second defeat
To its credit, Florida fought. To its credit, Florida looked like a cohesive basketball team for much of the night. And to its credit, Florida looked like a much better basketball team than it was...
Gators crush Auburn for first top five win since 2009
By no means has the product that Mike White’s team has turned in so far in his fifth year matched the lofty preseason expectations. But at least for one day, the college basketball world got the...
My 2019 Gator Christmas wish list
Merry Christmas, Gator Nation! In order to tap into the holiday spirit, and to feel like a kid again, I thought I’d come up with a list of things I want for the Florida Gators. 1: The return of...
Top five things Gator fans should be thankful for
It’s always great to be a Florida Gator, as the saying goes. But Thanksgiving is a time to be especially grateful for all the positives in life, and so today, here are the five things that I’m most...
Champions of Charleston: Gators hold off late Xavier rally for first signature win of season
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...
Gator basketball gets back on track, bludgeons Miami to reach Charleston Classic final
Twelve days ago, Florida's high hopes for the 2019-20 basketball season were deflated in its second game of the season, suffering a horrific 63-51 loss to FSU in the O'Dome. A subsequent loss to...
Sixth ranked Gators slog past UNF to begin 2019-20 campaign
Midway through the first half of the first game of his second season in Gainesville, sophomore Andrew Nembhard decided it was time to lead by example. So he did- and lead Florida away from the...
Previewing Florida’s 2019-20 basketball team: is this the year Mike White breaks through?
It's no exaggeration to say that Florida's 2019-20 basketball team is the most highly regarded team the school has had in Mike White's tenure. Tonight, the Gators will begin their quest to match...
Deja vu: Gators to host Baylor in SEC/Big 12 Challenge (again)
The 2019-20 Gator basketball schedule is almost set. Per CBS’s John Rothstein, the Gators will host Baylor for the second time in three years in the Big 12/SEC Challenge....
Isaiah Stokes to transfer from Florida
Per multiple reports, Florida big man Isaiah Stokes is no longer with the program- one final disappointing plot twist in a career defined by them. Among the first to report the news was Jeff...
Gator basketball to face Providence in Brooklyn
The Gators’ basketball program continues to add to its list of arenas it has played in. Florida will travel to Brooklyn, NY to face Providence on Tuesday, December 17th in the first ever Basketball...