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Gators beat Texas AM by 20

Posted by admin on December 17th, 2011   No Comment

Sunrise: In the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic , the second game featured the No. 13 Florida Gators vs the No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies. The Gators got off to a strong start and led 18-4 in the first quarter, then 50-25 at halftime. They did manage to have a slower second half only managing 34 points while allowing the Aggies to score 39. Nonetheless, the Gators still won by 20, 84-64. Bradley Beal looked very poised and athletic. Beal had 16 points and four rebounds for UF. Kenny Boynton led the Gators in scoring with 22 points including six 3-pointers. Boynton was named the Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Most Valuable Player for the second straight year in a row. “It’s always great to come back home and have a great performance,” said Boynton

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Florida dominates Rider 90-69

Posted by admin on December 10th, 2011   No Comment

Gainesville- Patric Young, coming off a career games against Arizona, was dominate & authoritative in the post. Kenny Boynton contributed 26 points and 5 rebounds, while Bradley Beal added 18 points.

Florida is 2nd in division 1 with 11 3′s per game. On Friday night, they had 14 3-pointers.

#12 Florida finished the game 90-69, with a 7-2 overall record.

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Gator Men Beat Arizona in OT

Posted by admin on December 8th, 2011   No Comment

Patric Young led the Gators with 25 points & 10 rebounds. Walker & Boynton also came up big down the stretch scoring 11 of the Gators final 13 points in regulation. In an unbelieveable side note, the Gators started the game 2 for 14 from the free throw line. About 1/3 what Shaq shot at his worst. Ultimately, the Gators walk away with a tough win against a very athletic Arizona team.

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Bradley Beal – “The New Guard”

Posted by barnett on December 6th, 2011   No Comment

Gator freshman guard, Bradley Beal, has already begun to fire up the Rowdy Reptile section at the Stephen O’Connell Center. Beal was signed by the University of Florida November of last year, the #7 recruit nationally according to Rivals.com. While playing for Chaminade Prep in St. Louis, Missouri, Beal led his team to a State Championship when he was only a sophomore.  Additional accolades during Beal’s high school hoops days include being named the 2011 Gatorade National Player of the Year, and a senior season average of 33 points, 6 rebounds, 2.7 steals per game. The young Gator guard also represented the United States playing for the International Basketball Federation, earning the title of 2010 MVP of the FIBA U17 World Championship. Besides a professed love for Kool-Aide and admiration for athletes Lebron James and Usain Bolt, Beal also has a deep religious faith and volunteers his time to the community on a regular basis.

Beal’s presence on the Gator squad has thus far lived up to the hype. Currently, Beal is averaging 17 points per game, 6.5 rebounds, and 2 assists overall. Bleacherreport.com went as far as to call Beal the “Piece that Billy Donavan has been missing.” Donning the #23, Beal scored 14 points in his first game and was named SEC freshman of the week on November 28th. Moreover, Mr. Beal has already been named as a potential contender for the Naismith Award.

Bradley Beal joins the Gator’s already talented backcourt, playing alongside Mike Rosario, Kenny Boynton, and Erving Walker. Beal is the 14th McDonalds High School All-American player to be recruited by Coach Billy Donavan. His talent certainly brings a ubiquitous degree of talent to the team, and perhaps the Gator Nation is in the midst of seeing another championship team unfold in the coming years.

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#3 Syracuse to much for Mens Basketball

Posted by admin on December 2nd, 2011   No Comment

The defense of #3 Syracuse was just too much for the #9 Florida Gators. The Gators lost 72 – 68 in a matchup that rarely saw a Gator play scoring in the paint. Syracuse played great defense, which forced the Gators to play their there point game for much of the contest. Florida’s Erving Walker was 5-9 from behind the arc and Kenny Boynton was 4-10. The Gator’s Star Freshman Brandon Beal, who averages 17 Points per a game this season, only managed to score 7 pints. He couldn’t get anything going offensively as Syracuse kept him from driving to the basket for much of the night.  He did have 10 rebounds though and played some pretty good defensive series. Unfortunately for the Gators, Syracuse Guard, Scoop Jardine came to play in the second half. He was involved in almost every one of Syracuse’s points in the second half by way of setting up the shot, making a defensive play that lead to a fast break or just simply creating all of the offense himself.

The Gators return home to face the Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday, December 7, at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Hopefully Florida will have Junior Erik Murphy back in the lineup. At 6’10 he adds a much needed size boost to a generally small team.

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Gator Basketball: UF Beats Stetson

Posted by admin on November 29th, 2011   No Comment

Billy Donovan picked up his 400th win as the Gator men beat Stetson with a remarkable display of 3 point shooting and turnover pickups. UF hit14 3-pointers in this game and are averaging 12 per game, which is #1 in the nation! The Gators pressured Stetson with the full court press and were able to win by 26 points, 96-70. UF Basketball is now ranked #9 in the country with a record of 5-1. Bradley Beal scored 22 points, with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Erving Walker added 21 points & 6 assists.

 

 

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UF Basketball: Gators fall to Buckeyes in Columbus

Posted by admin on November 16th, 2011   No Comment

The Gators faced the the #3 OSU Buckeyes in Columbus in the 2nd game of the season. The Gators got off to a great start, but ultimately were outmatched by Jared Sullinger and Ohio State. Freshman star Bradley Beal scored 17 points, while Kenny Boynton added 15. UF has never beaten a top 3 team on their opponents court. The Gators got within 5 with less than a minute remaining, but OSU’s Buford sealed the game with 2 foul shots.

The Gator’s next game is November 17th vs North Florida in Gainesville.

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Florida Gators trounce Jackson State Tigers in first game of 2011-2012 Season

Posted by admin on November 12th, 2011   No Comment

The UF men’s basketball team got off to a strong start with a 40 point trouncing of Jackson State, 99-59.  The Gators had 5 players who scored 10 points or more, including Kenny Boynton & Mike Rosario (transfer) who added 19 a piece.  In his NCAA debut, Bradley Beal scored a respectable 14 points and contributed to the whooping 59 point first half. It looked more like the Harlem Globetrotters playing a local pickup team, then 2 collegiate teams. Goliath beating up on David. Florida football vs a pee wee team. You get the idea. Go Gators!

Next game: November 15th in Columbus, Ohio vs Ohio State

 

 

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