Andrew Huang

SPORTS | COLUMNS

FINAL COLUMN: The NBA will surpass the NFL in popularity

By Andrew Huang | Aug. 8, 2018

Slowly but surely, the totem pole is shifting.

Egor Koulechov led the team in rebounding during the 2017-18 season

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Alligator Awards: Honorable Mentions

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | Aug. 6, 2018

We’re not perfect here at alligatorSports. This summer, we’ve been going over some of the best athletes and teams. But now, we’re going to take a look at some of those programs or people that we left out or missed.

Mary Wise coached the UF volleyball team to the NCAA championship match last season. She was named AVCA National Coach of the Year for 2017 and claimed her 23rd SEC Championship with the program.

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alligatorSports Awards: Record/Milestone of the Year

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | Aug. 1, 2018

Several records were broken and milestones were achieved during the UF 2017-18 athletic season. We saw Caeleb Dressel torch several records, Chris Chiozza dazzle us with passes, Grant Holloway have himself a year, Jim McElwain slumping and Mary Wise showing why she belongs in volleyball. Our roundtable of Chris O’Brien, Evan Lepak, Andrew Huang, Brendan Farrell and Mark Stine debate about which event was the record or milestone of the year.

SPORTS | COLUMNS

NBA Players with the most to prove next season

By Andrew Huang | July 30, 2018

Carmelo Anthony has finalized his buyout with the Atlanta Hawks, making him a free agent again. His intentions now are to sign with the Houston Rockets.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love just signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the team.

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SPORTS | MEN'S BASKETBALL

Third-wheeling in the Association

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | July 25, 2018

Kevin Love has LeBron James to thank for the three most impactful moments in his career. First, James returned to Cleveland in 2014, offering the All-Star forward an escape route from a woefully uncompetitive Minnesota Timberwolves team. Second, James spearheaded a historic NBA Finals comeback against the vaunted Golden State Warriors, delivering a 2016 championship ring Love’s way.

Caeleb Dressel set an American, NCAA and UF record, swimming a 39.90 in the 100 free at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

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alligatorSports Awards: Best Individual Performance

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | July 25, 2018

Today, we focus on individual effort.

The San Antonio Spurs traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors and received a package centered around Demar Derozan.

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SPORTS | COLUMNS

Looking into the NBA’s crystal ball: Kawhi and the Toronto Raptors

By Andrew Huang and Huang Story Short | July 18, 2018

Many scientists say that dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the Earth by an asteroid. The Toronto Raptors are about to meet their asteroid.

Outside hitter Shainah Joseph was one of the most improved athletes for UF this season.

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NEWS | CAMPUS

alligatorSports Awards: Most Improved Player of the Year

By Chris O'Brien , Andrew Huang , Brendan Farrell and Alligator Staff report | July 18, 2018

In the 2017-2018 season, UF had several athletes who shined seemingly out of nowhere. We, at the Alligator, nominated five athletes for Most Improved Player of the Year: Volleyball outside hitter Shainah Joseph, football defensive lineman Taven Bryan, baseball third baseman Jonathan India, golfer Andy Zhang and soccer midfielder Mayra Pelayo. Our staff doesn’t appear to be in agreement, as you can see here: