UF must put tough loss behind it
By ADAM BERRY | Feb. 2, 2010As hard as they are to forget, Billy Donovan doesn’t want his players dwelling on the contested jumper Scotty Hopson drained or the way Alex Tyus’ last-second shot rolled off the rim.
As hard as they are to forget, Billy Donovan doesn’t want his players dwelling on the contested jumper Scotty Hopson drained or the way Alex Tyus’ last-second shot rolled off the rim.
All season, Billy Donovan has talked about making sure his team has at least a chance to win at the end games.
The Gators got their second win in Mississippi on Sunday, but not before they gave Ole Miss a chance at a comeback.
Thanks to their recent success and a well-timed upset, the Gators are right back in the thick of things.
While Bianca Thomas, the Southeastern Conference’s leading scorer, and Ole Miss (14-6, 5-2 SEC) spent part of this week prepping for their matchup with South Carolina on Thursday night, the Gators rested on their bye week.
Looking to avoid getting trapped in a slowed-down, half-court game, the Gators returned to the full-court pressure that brought them success earlier this season.
All season, Billy Donovan has preached the virtues of keeping things in perspective.
The Gators are on their bye week, but that hardly means rest and relaxation.
After his teammates dogpiled on him following his buzzer-beating three-pointer Saturday, Chandler Parsons found himself buried beneath a load of Facebook friend requests.
Chandler Parsons can’t help but feel a little lucky.
It wasn’t the 40-point win Jordan Jones might have liked against her former team, but she’ll live with the outcome.
Chandler Parsons is starting to feel a little lucky.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — If you ask Kenny Boynton, Erving Walker wasn’t just the best player on the floor in the first half Thursday night.
Things couldn’t have been much worse for Alabama, which was in the basement of the Southeastern Conference, heading into its game against Florida on Thursday.
The Gators will be in need of a comfortable flight home from Arkansas, as the trip back will be their only chance to rest during the next three days.
In its last three games, the UF women’s basketball team has gone 1-2, with losses to top-10 teams Georgia and Tennessee by a combined 11 points.
Billy Donovan has mixed up his team’s practice routine quite a bit in the last week.
Amanda Butler referred to the UF women’s basketball program as a family.
After a rocky start to the Southeastern Conference season, Florida finally got the win it needed.
Trumae Lucas came off a cold bench and provided the spark Florida needed in a 55-52 Southeastern Conference win on the road at Mississippi State on Sunday.