Florida basketball signee receives suspended jail sentence

South Dakota basketball star Cody Larson who signed a letter of intent with the Gators during April, has received a suspended jail sentence from a drug case. Gathered by the Associated press, Larson received a 120-day suspended sentence and must volunteer three nights a week just until it is time

Recruiting class makes Florida deep again

Billy Donovan added his final recruit with six foot two inch guard Scottie Wilbekin from Gainesville, FL. Donovan stated after the NCAA Tournament he needed to do a "better" job of providing depth for his basketball team and he has certainly lived up to his word. Wilbekin was not scheduled to gradu

UF basketball prospect Cody Larson faces legal issues

South Dakota basketball star Cody Larson, who has signed a letter of intent last month to play for coach Donovan and the Florida Gators, is facing legal charges from a drug charge last month in April. Antonya English from Gator Report stated that the 18 year old was indicted last April for a misd

Tyus to stay at UF for senior season

Florida junior Alex Tyus told the media on Saturday that he has taken his name out of the NBA draft and will return for his senior year at the University of Florida. Tyus wanted to try out and see what the NBA was like without an agent and worked out with the Portland Trailblazers for a little bi

Florida Air Academy Forward Picks Gators

Florida Air Academy's 6 foot 7 forward Will Yeguete signed his letter of intent early Monday to play basketball for the Florida Gators next season. This past season, Yeguete averaged 18 points and 12 boards per game, made his decision official after it came down to Georgia Tech and Florida.

Gators To Host Georgia PG Chris Denson

After the decision of Brandon Knight to give up the University of Florida for Kentucky, coach Billy Donovan and the Gators are hoping they can pick up one guard at least in the signing period that has began last Wednesday. Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel reported that former St. john's PG

Brandon Knight chooses UK over Florida

Top flight point guard Brandon Knight chose to become a Kentucky Wildcat today at 4 p.m. on ESPNU. This comes after a battle between UF and UK in recruiting over the last several months. Although UF was never out of his recruitment, recent signs had indicated that Florida was looking elsewhere and

Austin Rivers Decommits, Opens Up Recruitment

Yes the rumor is true; the highly touted 6'4" guard Austin Rivers, from Winter Park High School, has decided to decommit from Florida. Rivers is the son of Boston Celtics head coach, Doc Rivers. He is one of the top guards in the class of 2011 and is currently considering schools other than the U

Donovan Earns Wooden Award

Florida Gator head coach Billy Donovan mentioned the very first time he met former UCLA coach John Wooden, who is a legend. Wooden came to Florida back in 2002 to speak and that is when Donovan and Wooden met. "I had a chance to spend time with him, and being an older guy it was amazing still

Tyus Set To Submit Name Into NBA Draft

Florida Gator junior Alex Tyus is placing his name into the upcoming NBA draft but will not have an agent so he could return for his senior season in Gainesville. According to Kevin Brockway of Gator Sports, under the new NCAA rules that were set, Tyus has until May 8th to make his final decision