Heading into Friday night's SEC Tournament quarterfinal game, the Florida Gators were 23-9 and 9-7 in the league's regular-season games. The Auburn Tigers were 21-10 and 10-6 in the SEC regular season. ...more

March 14, 2009

There will be no NCAA Tournament, barring a surprise the Gators don't deserve, writes Martin Fennelly. ...more

March 14, 2009

Does it matter if they do it ugly? Does it matter if the NCAA Tournament selection committee wants to call Florida to say, "Look, we'll make you a deal - we'll let you in so long as we don't have to watch any more of your games"? ...more

March 14, 2009

Does it matter if it looks like the new version of "40 Minutes of Hell" - and we do mean hell? Does it matter if the NCAA Tournament selection committee is thinking of calling Florida to say, "Look, we'll let you guys in so long as we don't have to watch any more of your games?" ...more

March 13, 2009

TAMPA – Florida Gators basketball coach Billy Donovan saw one thing in Thursday night's 73-58 opening-round SEC Tournament victory over Arkansas that overshadowed everything else. ...more

March 13, 2009

It's never going to be easy for the Florida Gators, and whatever they are able to accomplish from here on out probably won't look real good while it's happening. So if we accept that essential truth about Gator basketball, then Thursday's 73-58 victory over Arkansas was a thing of beauty. ...more

March 13, 2009

Florida Gators Probable Starters ...more

March 12, 2009

LOOKING FOR SOME HOME COOKING? For only the second time, the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament will be held in Florida (Orlando hosted in 1990). ...more

March 12, 2009

Nick Calathes, Florida's dynamic sophomore point guard, won't back down. "I throw myself into things," he said. Calathes has fresh cuts and old scars from crashing around basketball games. He was asked about the almost-famous bridge of his nose. ...more

March 11, 2009

The bubble boys met here Saturday afternoon and produced one big blister. Ice cold Florida against absolute zero Kentucky - NCAA Tournament desperation, perspiration and exasperation at its worst. ...more

March 8, 2009