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Florida coach Mike White has never defeated Vanderbilt in Nashville in his career.

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Gators look to earn first win in Nashville under White

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 26, 2019

Mike White has never beaten Vanderbilt in Nashville.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen has scored in double figures in 22 of the Gators’ 27 games this season, and he has led the team in scoring 11 times.

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Guard KeVaughn Allen is UF's best player right now

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 24, 2019

You may not have seen it coming two weeks ago.

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson scored 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting in UF's 64-60 win over Missouri on Saturday at the O'Connell Center.

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UF is finding ways to win as regular season winds down

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 24, 2019

Guard Noah Locke was having a rough game against Missouri. He had missed all five of his shots, but even as attempt after attempt came up short, forward Keyontae Johnson encouraged him to keep up his confidence.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen scored 21 points with five assists in the Gators' 90-86 overtime win over Ole Miss.

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Gators frustrate undisciplined Missouri at the O’Dome

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 23, 2019

Missouri forward Jeremiah Tilmon slowly trotted back to the Tigers’ bench after earning his fifth foul. The echoes of the Rowdy Reptiles rang behind him.

Florida guard Andrew Nembhard recorded 11 assists in Florida's 81-72 win over Texas A&M on Jan. 22.

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Gators’ upset of LSU showed fight White wanted earlier in season

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 21, 2019

LSU guard Daryl Edwards lowered his head at the sound of the final buzzer.

Senior guard KeVaughn Allen led the Gators in scoring with 13 points in their 62-52 win over Georgia on Saturday.

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Florida knocks off No. 13 LSU behind Allen’s 21 points

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 20, 2019

Noah Locke’s shot bounced off the rim, but he wasn’t giving up on the play.

Florida guard KeVaughn Allen scored just six points against Vanderbilt on Wednesday.

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Florida focuses on attention to detail ahead of LSU matchup

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 19, 2019

Mike White knows that opportunities are becoming scarce.

Men’s basketball coach Mike White and the Gators are in the middle of one of the worst offensive seasons in the past 20 years. They are averaging 68.7 points a game, the second lowest in that span.

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What Florida needs to do to make the NCAA Tournament

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 17, 2019

Six games remain in the regular season for the Gators’ men’s basketball team.

Florida guard Andrew Nembhard scored nine points against Vanderbilt on Wednesday. He scored a career-high 21 points on 9-for-9 shooting against Alabama on Saturday.

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Gators finding inside game at critical point of season

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 17, 2019

Andrew Nembhard made the right choice.

Freshman guard Andrew Nembhard is second on the team in three-point shooting percentage (.467).

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Nembhard shines as Gators defeat Alabama on the road

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 16, 2019

Florida freshman guard Andrew Nembhard had as much confidence on Saturday as a lion when it spots its next meal.

Florida guard Jalen Hudson scored 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting in UF's 73-61 loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

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Florida's bench steps up amid off nights from Allen, Locke

By Alanis Thames | Feb. 14, 2019

Vanderbilt forward Matthew Moyer did everything he could to stop Deaundrae Ballard.

Freshman Keyontae Johnson scored a team-high 15 points and collected nine rebounds in the Gators' 66-57 win over Vanderbilt Wednesday night.

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Florida survives slugfest to down Vandy

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 13, 2019

If there’s one thing UF has going for it, it’s that it doesn’t lose to bad teams.

Florida men's basketball coach Mike White and the Gators play Vanderbilt at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the O'Connell Center. The Commodores are looking to pick up their first SEC win of the season.

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Florida looks to keep Vandy from attaining first SEC win

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 12, 2019

Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White will continue saying it until he is blue in the face: Vanderbilt is a lot better than its 0-10 SEC record shows.

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Gators have plenty to build on after loss to No. 1 Tennessee

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 10, 2019

Florida’s men’s basketball team went face-to-face against the top-ranked team in the country on Saturday and came up short. It trailed for nearly the whole game against the superior Volunteers, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t encouraging signs for the Gators in the 73-61 loss.

UF guard Noah Locke scored 16 points, including a 4-of-9 from three-point range in the Gators' 78-67 loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

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Gators dominated by Tennessee on the road

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 9, 2019

It didn’t matter when guard Andrew Nembhard stole the ball in the final minute of the game off a full-court press. It didn’t matter if he dished the ball out to guard Noah Locke in the right corner for a late three.

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By The Numbers: Is this Florida basketball’s worst offense in the past 20 seasons?

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 7, 2019

The Gators men’s basketball team has been in a rut all season.

Florida center Kevarrius Hayes scored 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting on Tuesday against Auburn.

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With loss to Auburn behind it, UF turns attention to Tennessee

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 7, 2019

The Florida men’s basketball team hasn’t lost three-straight games this season. But it’ll have to pull off a major upset if it wants to keep it that way.

UF coach Mike White (pictured) and the Gators men's basketball team fell to Kentucky 65-54 on Saturday.

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Do people really want to see Mike White fired over one bad season?

By Jake Dreilinger | Feb. 5, 2019

The angry mob of Florida fans is all over Twitter as of late, fully equipped with torches and pitchforks. Especially after the men’s basketball team lost to Auburn on Tuesday night.

The Gators turned the ball over 17 times during their 76-62 loss to Auburn on Tuesday. "Could talk about it until we were blue in the face...Auburn has elite team speed. Active hands," coach Mike White said.

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Second-half surge lifts Auburn over Florida

By Tyler Nettuno | Feb. 5, 2019

Gators coach Mike White thought his team was on the turnaround.

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Three reasons why the Gators lost to Kentucky

By Alanis Thames Sports Writer | Feb. 3, 2019

Florida guard Jalen Hudson drove to the basket and watched the ball fall through.