Hersey's putback sends Florida to third straight loss

DeAndre Hersey had a putback with 1.8 seconds remaining and South Alabama stunned No. 18 Florida 67-66 on Tuesday night.

No. 13 Florida's poor shooting helps Richmond overcome deficit

Richmond rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit, and Kevin Anderson made four free throws in the final 5.4 seconds to upset No. 13 Florida 56-53 Saturday night in the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic.

Point guard crop is weak for 2010 draft

The 2009 NBA draft may go down as one of the greatest point guard drafts of all time. A whopping 12 point guards were picked in the first round, inclu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Stock Watch: Wall, Henry pacing college freshmen

...he hasn't had a bad one yet, either. Scouts are eagerly awaiting a big matchup against Florida State's Solomon Alabi on Dec. 20. Xavier Henry, SG, Kansas Last week we featured Henry in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009

UTEP ready to work Caracter into Miners' rotation

Assuming his grades are reported as expected, UTEP will add enigmatic center Derrick Caracter to its lineup Sunday against New Mexico State. (Update: ...

CAPTION: Dec 10, 2009; Tampa, FL, USA; Florida Gators guard Kenny Boynton (1) shoots a 3-pointer while guarded by Syracuse Orange forward Kris Joseph...

Jackson has 21 points, 11 rebounds as Syracuse remains unbeaten

Rick Jackson scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night, helping Syracuse (No. 6 ESPN/USA Today, No. 7 AP) remain unbeaten with an 85-73 victory over Florida (No. 11 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) in the SEC/Big East Invitational.

Breaking down the keys to Florida-Syracuse

Who could have imagined a month ago that a mid-December game between Florida and Syracuse (ESPN, 9 p.m. ET) would be between two of the top 11 teams in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2009

ESPNU College Basketball

Andy Katz talks with Florida coach Billy Donovan about Thursday night's game against Syracuse and hears from John Calipari about the...

Walker, Boynton carry No. 17 Florida past Jacksonville

Erving Walker scored 18 points, Kenny Boynton added 15 and Florida used 12 3-pointers to beat Jacksonville 85-67 on Friday night.

The value of early tournaments

Jay Bilas' column in the December 14, 2009 issue of ESPN The Magazine focuses on why early season college basketball tournaments -- think Maui, Coaches vs. Cancer, NIT -- are indeed valuable.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

Florida stays perfect with rout of winless Rattlers

Dan Werner scored 16 points, Alex Tyus added 15 and Florida (No. 17 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) beat Florida A&M 80-59 on Tuesday night.

Florida 73, Rutgers 58

Florida 73, Rutgers 58

Walker's 3-pointer helps Gators knock off No. 2 Spartans

Erving Walker hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:56 left and Florida hung on to upset No. 2 Michigan State 77-74 on Friday night in the Legends Classic.

Florida 68, Florida St. 52

Florida 68, Florida St. 52