It's time to hold your breath and cross your fingers.
In the famed Disney movie “Cars,” Lightning McQueen repeats his personal mantra while awaiting the movie’s first race: “I am speed.”
Similar to almost everything else in 2020, heading to the O'Connell Center to watch the men's and women's basketball teams take the hardwood this year won't have the same feel post-pandemic.
The NBA's postseason bubble strategy is being adopted by the NCAA for March Madness in 2021. The NCAA is currently working with the city of Indianapolis on arranging for the entire NCAA Tournament to take place there.
While Florida won’t enter the 2020-21 season with the expectations of last year’s No. 6 preseason squad, the team — and its players — will still face an uphill battle to “reduce the noise” this winter.
Florida basketball has signed 2021 small forward Kowacie Reeves. The Macon, Georgia, native is the No. 31 prospect for his class, according to Rivals. The 6-foot-5 wing player chose Florida over Stanford, Georgia, Clemson and Auburn among others.
Last season against Vanderbilt, Florida shooting guard Noah Locke torched the Commodores at the O’Connell Center. He was 6 for 8 on three-pointers that night at an impressive 75 percent. Two games later, he didn’t register a point against Kentucky.
The SEC has announced its men’s basketball conference schedule for the 2020-21 season.
“Reduce the noise.”
UF's non-conference schedule is officially complete again after it was announced on Wednesday that the Stetson Hatters will now play the Gators at the O'Connell Center on Dec. 6, CBS Sports reporter Jon Rothstein reported.
Florida shooting guard Scottie Lewis was named to the Jerry West Award watch list.
The last time Florida's Anthony Duruji played a meaningful basketball game was March 14, 2019.
All of the puzzle pieces were placed, and UF's nine-game, non-conference schedule has officially been confirmed after Wednesday's announcements by the program.
Extend the pressure, increase the speed.
The NCAA Division I men's basketball season continues to form as 2020 inches closer to November.
When the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles gave Florida guard Scottie Lewis his driver’s license in high school, his mother and grandmother gave him a list. On that piece of paper were different places they warned the then-16-year-old not to drive around.
It has been 163 days since a Florida Gators sports team has competed.
Gators coach Mike White remains hopeful there will be college basketball in 2020.
Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White received more clarity with his squad on Tuesday when guard Tre Mann announced that he was withdrawing from the 2020 NBA Draft and returning to Florida for his sophomore season.
Miami was down 95-92 to San Antonio in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. With the Spurs leading the series 3-2, this possession would force overtime or crown the Spurs champions.
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