by Neil Shulman | Jan 22, 2020 | Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
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 back in November. But at the end of the night, all of that wasn’t...
by Neil Shulman | Nov 5, 2019 | Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
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 those high expectations against North Florida. So with...
by Neil Shulman | Apr 2, 2019 | Gator Basketball, Uncategorized
About a year ago, I wrote this piece detailing where Gator basketball coach Mike White stood in terms of job security, as well as my personal thoughts on him after his first three years in Gainesville. The idea was to express the frustration of the 2017-18 team, which...
by Neil Shulman | Mar 26, 2019 | Gator Basketball
In addition to its four graduating seniors, Mike White’s Gator basketball club now has two more roster slots to fill. Within a few hours of each other, forward Keith Stone (redshirt junior, grad transfer) and sophomore guard Michael Okuaru let it be known that...
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’...