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As Florida basketball will be represented in the NBA Draft with such players as Walter Clayton Jr., another one could possibly be heading on his way to the next level in Rueben Chinyelu. While the Florida basketball program looks to repeat as champions, Chinyelu could still be a part of it despite declarng for the […]

Even though its national championship is just over a week old, Todd Golden and Florida basketball are hard at work building a roster that can repeat and cut down the nets again next season. Of course, that will be easier said than done. The Gators are losing all three of their standouts in the backcourt […]

In its program, Florida basketball has a history of running things back, as evidenced by the 2006 and 2007 Gators teams. Now, Alex Condon might be thinking about that, even with the 2025 NBA Draft around the corner. Condon has until May 28 to decide whether to withdraw his name from the draft. Should he […]

Florida basketball made a rapid rise to the top off the sport in 2024-25, taking over the SEC, winning the conference tournament and then making a run all the way to the national championship. Despite dominating the best conference in college basketball in the conference tournament, Florida had far from an easy time navigating the […]

A key basketball transfer from Princeton is getting ready to make his decision on where to play next. St. John’s and Florida are the finalists for his services, per CBS Sports. Xaivian Lee is on a visit to Florida Tuesday. Lee averaged more than 16 points and six rebounds a game this season for Princeton. […]

Moments after Florida basketball won the national championship, head coach Todd Golden is already reloading his coaching staff. Most notably, he promoted Jonathan Safir to an assistant coach, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68. Also, ClutchPoints’ Kris Pursiainen said that Golden hired current NYU basketball head coach Dave Klatsky as an assistant […]

During the NCAA Tournament, perhaps no player saw their NBA Draft stock rise as much as Florida Gators star Walter Clayton Jr. The senior point guard led the Gators to the national championship, Florida’s first since the Billy Donovan years back in 2006 and 2007. With the NBA Draft a little over two months away, […]

The Florida basketball team is on top of the college basketball world as the Gators took down Houston on Monday night to capture the national championship. The Cougars were in control for almost the entire game, but Florida finally pulled ahead in the final minute. It was a thrilling finish, and Florida was the team […]

Walter Clayton Jr. is the hottest name in connection to the NBA Draft right now. The Florida Basketball guard is getting more attention than Cooper Flagg, the presumable first-overall pick, after leading the Gators to a national title. Florida defeated Houston 65-63 in the NCAA National Championship on Monday night, putting a bow on a […]

As Florida basketball won the 2025 NCAA national title, Walter Clayton Jr was awarded the Most Outstanding Player. He was a stud in the Final Four, as well as the second half of the title game. However, he had more praise coming his way courtesy of Mike O’Donnell. "That run cemented his legacy as a […]

The Florida basketball team overcame another second-half deficit on Monday night to win the national championship against Houston. The Cougars were in control for most of the game, but the Gators came back down the stretch and made the winning plays in the final minutes. Florida ended up winning the game 65-63, and head coach […]

The right to be called kings of the college basketball world belongs to the Florida Gators again after a very long time. Before Monday, the last time Florida basketball won the title was during the mid-2000s when Joakim Noah and the Billy Donovan-coached Gators won back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. Noah, however, was […]

The NCAA Tournament has always been a great avenue for college players to boost their NBA draft stock, and that has been the case in the 2025 edition of the Big Dance for Florida basketball star Walter Clayton Jr., who led the Gators to a national title. On Monday, Clayton and the Gators defeated the […]

The Houston basketball team was one of the best and most consistent teams in the country all year long, and they came incredibly close to capturing the national championship on Monday night. The Cougars had the lead for most of the game, but Florida came back down the stretch and found a way to earn […]

The Florida basketball program won its third national championship on Monday night with a 65-63 win over Houston, and Gators legend Al Horford greeted star guard Walter Clayton Jr. after the game, giving him a message and congratulating him on the win. “You’re a dawg. You’re a dawg. Winner. Congrats,” Al Horford said. Horford was […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden made some National Championship history that has not been seen in this decade after his team’s 65-63 win over Houston. The Gators did it. This team, which was preseason-ranked No. 21 and questioned and doubted this entire season, has now won the third national title in program history. The […]

Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars lost 65-63 to the Florida Gators in brutal fashion throughout the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Having led by double digits in the second half, they gave up a run from the Gators, who took the last lead of the game in the final minute. The Cougars […]

Alijah Martin and the Florida Gators achieved glory after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In 34 minutes of action, Martin finished with seven points and one rebound. He shot 2-of-10 from the field, including 1-of-6 from beyond the arc, as the Cougars’ defense frustrated him and […]

There are plenty of incredible feats to go around about this Florida basketball team winning a national championship, but it all starts with head coach Todd Golden. At just 39 years old, Golden did an incredible job leading this Gators squad all the way to the top of the mountain. There aren’t many like Golden […]

Alijah Martin may have won the national championship with the Florida Gators after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t remember his roots with the FAU Owls. Martin spent the first four years of his collegiate career with the Owls, building his […]

The Florida basketball team is on top of the college basketball world as the Gators took down Houston on Monday night in the national championship game. There weren’t a lot of upsets in March Madness this year, but the Final Four provided a ton of excitement as we got to watch three outstanding matchups, and […]

In an epic championship game on Monday night, Florida basketball trailed for most of the game before coming back to stun Houston 65-63 and cut down the nets as national champions. Like they did all tournament, the Gators came up with clutch stops and big baskets in the clutch to walk away on top. Walter […]

The Florida Gators are the kings of college basketball as they took down Houston on Monday night to win the national championship. March Madness has come and gone, and it provided a ton of excitement yet again. There weren’t a lot of upsets this season, but all four one-seeds made up for it with three […]

Todd Golden and the Florida Gators are national champions after beating the Houston Cougars 65-63 in the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. It took a lot for the Gators to pull off the victory. They trailed at halftime as the Cougars applied incredible defense throughout the first 20 minutes. Houston was even up […]

Florida basketball is back on top with Walter Clayton Jr. spearheading this national title run. Clayton did more than shoot the lights out throughout the Final Four run. He delivered a classy gesture after beating Houston in emotional fashion. Emanuel Sharp of Houston botched his final shot attempt as time ran out. The Gators leaped […]

The national championship game is over as Florida took down the Houston basketball team on Monday night in San Antonio. It was an outstanding game that came down to the wire, and it ended in disappointment for the Cougars. Houston had the lead for almost the entire game, but Florida found a way to get […]

A Florida basketball team that rolled through the back half of the SEC and dominated the SEC Tournament didn’t have that same level of dominance in the NCAA Tournament. But it had heart. Florida came from behind in the second half for the fourth time in the tournament to knock off Houston 65-63 in the […]

The NCAA Tournament has almost reached its end as we are down to down to just two teams remaining in the field. All four one-seeds made the Final Four for the first time since 2008, and a lot of college basketball fans aren’t happy about it. People want to see upsets during March Madness, but […]

Florida basketball head coach Todd Golden reacted immediately to Walter Clayton Jr’s crazy 34-point game in the Final Four. In between the Final Four and the national title game, there was some time to reflect. As a result, Golden sat down with Andy Katz and explained his thoughts on Clayton’s clutch gene. "I'm just so […]

Ahead of Florida’s matchup with Houston in the National Championship Game, Todd Golden is not concerned with the basketball coaching experience gap between himself and Kelvin Sampson. While recognizing the 30-year age difference between them, Golden simply believes his team is the best in the NCAA Tournament. Neither team has much time to prepare for […]

The legend of Walter Clayton Jr. at Florida has one final chance to continue building when the Gators take on Houston in the 2025 NCAA Tournament National Championship Game. Clayton’s dominant March Madness run has one more chapter left in it after taking Florida to its first title game appearance since 2007. Clayton led Florida […]

National semifinal day at the 2025 Final Four in San Antonio will go down in the history books as one of the best ever. A chalk bracket through the first two weekends of March Madness left us with all four No. 1 seeds — Florida, Auburn, Houston and Duke — in the Final Four, but […]

The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament were considered more boring than normal for many. There weren’t as many underdog victories, Cinderella runs, or memorable moments as there are in most March Madness brackets, and all of the number one seeds made the Final Four. Those concerns are no longer valid, though, as the […]

Like most college basketball fans, Stephen A. Smith is finding himself enamored with Walter Clayton Jr. during Florida’s NCAA Tournament Final Four run. However, as he attempted to give the All-American his praise on social media, his comparison to Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham flopped. After Clayton lifted Florida past Auburn in the Final Four […]

On Saturday night, Auburn’s Final Four dreams ended in frustration as Florida pulled off a 79-73 comeback win to punch their ticket to the national title game. Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl wasn’t shy about where the blame should fall. “Pearl takes responsibility for Tahaad’s tough night saying ‘If he had a better coach he […]

To beat the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four, Todd Golden and the Florida Gators needed to do one thing: limit Johni Broome’s production. Going into the matchup, Broome stood out as one of the best players in the country. He was averaging 18.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, presenting himself as a potent […]

Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden was proud of Walter Clayton Jr’s performance against the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Clayton Jr. was explosive throughout the 35 minutes he had on the court during Saturday’s matchup at the Alamodome. He finished with 34 points, four rebounds and two assists. […]

Alijah Martin had a standout performance in the Florida Gators’ 79-73 victory over the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. In 35 minutes of action, he put up 17 points, three rebounds and a steal. He shot 6-of-10 from the field, including 2-of-3 from beyond the arc. […]

Florida Gators star Walter Clayton Jr. balled out against the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. It was a big performance that he replicated a feat Larry Bird accomplished. In 35 minutes of action, Clayton Jr. finished with a stat line of 34 points, four rebounds and […]