Her players, Mike White, Mary Wise and other prominent Gators voiced their support for Finley via social media after Monday’s announcement.
The Gators men’s golf team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada over the weekend to compete against 14 other teams in the Southern Highlands Collegiate. The team placed fourth overall while juniors Fred Biondi and Ricky Castillo secured top-ten individual finishes.
With Florida’s SEC Tournament play beginning Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, take a look back at some of the crucial moments from the team’s historic run.
With six seconds remaining, Phlandrous Fleming Jr. launched a three to put Florida ahead of Vanderbilt. “They called the play ‘home run,’” Fleming said. “I was wondering who would go and get it.” Fleming went and got it, and he hit it out of the park.
The Gators failed to earn a run through the first three innings against the UNF Ospreys. After that, they scored in every single one.
“I think what you saw out of the women is what you're going to see out of them from this day forward.” Mike Holloway’s track and field program took home runner-up finishes at the SEC Indoor Championships, where the women’s squad secured four individual titles.
The long-awaited announcement is here. Athletic director Scott Stricklin has named Kelly Rae Finley Florida women’s basketball’s permanent head coach, removing the interim tag after an impressive year.
Florida fans tried to storm the court following their victory over Auburn. It went horribly wrong. The failed court storming was representative of a bigger issue about where Florida basketball stands.
The Gators wrapped up a stellar weekend at the UCF Knights Classic Sunday night, defeating the hosts 12-11. Florida continues its undefeated season Wednesday before heading to the Bubly Invitational next weekend.
“If you see one guy do something good, you want to do good as well.” That’s the philosophy that junior BT Riopelle attributes to the offensive explosion for Florida against Georgia State.
Sophomore Jordyn Merritt dropped 23 points in Florida’s 78-73 loss to Missouri. The final regular-season game for the Gators also saw four seniors receive recognition before game time.
Kevin O’Sullivan had plenty of reasons to be satisfied with the Gators’ bats following a 13-run performance versus Georgia State on Saturday. Florida will go for the weekend sweep tomorrow afternoon.
No. 4 Florida hands the Golden Grizzlies their first loss of the season in exhilarating fashion to improve to 2-0 at the UCF Knight Classic in Orlando.
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. scored a season high 27 points in his hometown of Athens, Georgia on Saturday to sweep the season series against the Bulldogs.
Florida softball (13-0) run-ruled the DePaul Blue Demons on the first day of the UCF Knights Classic Friday. The Gators scored seven runs in the third inning to catapult to an 11-3 win.
Gators remain undefeated as Trinity Thomas earns the 13th perfect score of her collegiate career and sixth on floor.
Hunter Barco delivered a career-high strikeouts with 12 on Friday night, silencing the Georgia State Panthers in a 4-1 victory.
Florida turned the ball over 28 times in a loss to Vanderbilt Thursday night. Kelly Rae Finley was still all smiles after, saying they’ll use the ugly loss for fuel creeping into March.
UF pitcher Natalie Lugo threw a complete-game no-hitter against North Florida Wednesday. Head coach Tim Walton helped her accomplish that.
“His stuff is good enough to get anybody out.” That’s what head coach Kevin O’Sullivan said of Brandon Sproat after a career day for the pitcher.
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