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 24, 2016 | Gator Basketball
Mike White’s first season was filled with more than its fair share of highs and lows. And as such is the guaranteed fate for every team in college basketball other than the national champion, NIT champion, CBI winner and teams who don’t participate in the...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 11, 2016 | Gator Basketball
The fall from grace is now complete. Beating West Virginia appeared to vault the Gators into the NCAA Tournament, but a subsequent collapse that included four straight losses- in three of which they surrendered 85+ points- returned them to the same state of...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 2, 2016 | Basketball Game Recaps, Gator Basketball
As I noted after the LSU loss on Saturday, Florida has suffered quite a fall from grace since viciously pounding West Virginia on January 31st. Getting embarrassed by the Tigers gave the Gators two different paths to the NCAA Tournament: beat Kentucky and Missouri to...
by Neil Shulman | Feb 17, 2016 | Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
Booed throughout the night for no apparent reason by rival Georgia fans, Dorian Finney-Smith shut them up in the best way possible. He sank two free three throws to help finish off an ugly, but absolutely vital 57-53 win over the Dawgs. And in doing so, he might have...