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Center Gorjok Gak dislocated his shoulder in the offseason. He missed all of 2018-19.

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Gak injury, rough defense make up current UF landscape

By River Wells | Oct. 15, 2019

Florida’s men’s basketball team is just 21 days away from its first game of the season against North Florida, and it has been busy acclimating its large roster of newcomers to the program. The Gators have high expectations coming into this season, but already they’ve faced two difficulties that they’ll need to overcome to start the season strong.

Coach Mike White has made three-straight NCAA Tournaments. With the highest-rated recruiting class he signed at UF, expectations are high.

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Is UF's new talent cohesive?

By Evan Lepak | Sep. 24, 2019

UF coach Mike White walked into Tuesday’s media day press conference with the same cool, crisp persona that he usually sports.

Sophomore point guard Andrew Nembhard decided to return to Florida and forego the 2019 NBA Draft. He led the team with 194 assists and also averaged 8 points per game.

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3 quotes from UF's media day

By River Wells | Sep. 24, 2019

Florida's men’s basketball team spoke to the media Tuesday, and alligatorSports came away with some interesting tidbits before the Gators’ first fall practice of the year Friday.

Coach Mike White’s UF team has high expectations for the upcoming season.

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UF basketball’s preseason hype is deserved

By Evan Lepak | Aug. 11, 2019

The college basketball season doesn’t tip off until early November, but that won’t stop the national media from making those wildly bold predictions merely based off what a team looks like on paper.

Team USA coach Gregg Popovich faces a tough challenge at the 2019 FIBA World Cup with so many star players set to miss the tournament.

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NBA stars need to recognize the importance of Team USA

By Jack Braverman | Aug. 7, 2019

It’s bigger than basketball.

Power forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24) averaged 14.9 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game last year with Virginia Tech.

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Blackshear brings extra element to UF team

By River Wells | July 1, 2019

The Gators men’s basketball team already had a top-10 class to look forward to this fall. On Friday, it made yet another huge addition.

Virginia Tech forward Kerry Blackshear Jr. (24) and Georgia Tech forward James Banks III (1) vie for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Atlanta.

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Grad transfer Blackshear chooses Florida

By Evan Lepak | June 26, 2019

The Florida men’s basketball team’s final scholarship spot has now been filled.

The New Orleans Pelicans will receive Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first-round picks in return for All-Star power forward/center Anthony Davis.

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The Pelicans won the Anthony Davis trade

By Dylan O'Shea | June 19, 2019

The New Orleans Pelicans just pulled off a robbery.

UF men's basketball coach Mike White will have six new weapons at his disposal next season, including two five-star recruits, one four-star and two three-stars.

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Florida's top-10 class pairs youth with experience

By River Wells | June 12, 2019

There are 146 days until UF men's basketball takes the court against North Florida to open the 2019 season. When it does, it’ll have six new faces.

Warriors small forward Kevin Durant limps off the court after rupturing his Achilles in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night.

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Kevin Durant made the right decision to play in Game 5

By Dylan O'Shea | June 12, 2019

Kevin Durant made the right decision to play in Game 5

Bradley Beal, who played for the Gators during the 2011-2012 season, had the best year of his career in 2019 with the Washington Wizards.

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Gators in the NBA season recap: Beal, Horford shine

By Joseph Salvador | May 29, 2019

The University of Florida basketball program has developed multiple NBA players whose seasons are now over as the NBA Finals approach. Here’s a recap of what some former Gators did this year: