The script for tonight's basketball game between the University of Florida and Charleston Southern probably will read like this. In an O'Connell Center only half-full because of no-show season-ticket holders, UF will feast on an opponent far lower on the basketball food chain. ...more

December 18, 2007

They aren't the same teams that met for college basketball's national championship 8 1/2 months ago in Atlanta. ...more

December 17, 2007

Billy Donovan glanced at his stat sheet early Saturday evening and searched through some of his most painful memories. ...more

December 16, 2007

As Florida guard Nick Calathes sat on the bench after another stellar performance, Florida coach Billy Donovan approached his young player and gave him a shot of reality. ...more

December 6, 2007

University of Florida guard Nick Calathes sat on the bench between two assistant coaches for most of the first half a week ago Friday in a loss to Florida State. Seven days later, the freshman didn't get benched for taking a bad shot until midway through the second half - when he already was well on his way to a 21-point night. ...more

December 1, 2007

Officially speaking, this season is the first of Billy Donovan's second tenure as the University of Florida's basketball coach. Remember, Donovan was the head coach of the Orlando Magic for five days during the spring. After almost a month, Donovan worries his second first season at Florida might wind up like his first first season (13-17 in 1996-97) if his players don't learn how hard they'll have to work to compete. ...more

November 30, 2007

Jai Lucas could only laugh and shake his head at the thought of the tongue-lashing he and his University of Florida teammates had just endured. ...more

November 28, 2007

Florida Gators men's basketball coach Billy Donovan's words, spoken with a firm voice that rose and dropped to fashion perfect emphasis and effect, were powerful and inspiring. ...more

November 26, 2007

The truth about the Florida State and Florida men's basketball teams lies somewhere between the reputations they carried into Friday. The Seminoles couldn't possibly be as bad as they appeared last week in losses to Cleveland State and South Florida, and the Gators couldn't possibly be as good as they appeared while buzz-sawing their first five opponents by an average of 33.6 points. ...more

November 24, 2007