Here is a video of junior forward Alex Tyus talking about the first round loss against BYU yesterday, gathered by Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel.

Tyus discussed with Fowler on how hungry they will be for next season because they are returning every single player besides Dan Werner. It’s already looking positive when you know that your whole team is returning for another season but hopefully it will turn out a little better than this past year. And I don’t think anybody should be worried about any of the players transferring or leaving early for the draft. Florida center Vernon Macklin even told Fowler that he doesn’t believe any of his teammates will leave for the draft.

“We’re going to be a great team next year,” Macklin said.

Here is the video of the interview with Jeremy Fowler and Alex Tyus.

Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators earned the No.10 spot in the NCAA Tournament, making it the first in the past three seasons after playing in the N.I.T two consecutive seasons in a row.

The Gators will face No. 7 BYU (29-5) in the first round on Thursday in Oklahoma City. It was pretty scary during the announcing of the seeding today because Florida wasn’t a for sure lock, especially after the loss against Mississippi State the other day. Florida has lost four of their last five games played. They are also the fourth SEC team to make the big dance. The other three SEC teams are No. 1 seed Kentucky, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.

Who ever wins between Florida and the Cougars will face the winner of second seed Kansas St. and No. 15 North Texas.

Florida had a few big wins that helped them get in. At the beginning when they had the upset against Michigan State, A big win over Tennessee and Florida State. They finished with the No. 33 strength of schedule and had eight losses to teams that were in the RPI top 25.

Just a few minutes after Florida was announced as the No. 10 seed, Erving Walker updated his status on his facebook.

“in ncaa tourney…… thank god”

But this is the most exciting time of the year. It’s sort of like Christmas when your at home watching T.V and waiting on to see what the seedings are and who all made the big dance. And there is nothing better then watching the one shining moment video of the highlights throughout the year.

GSN will keep you updated with more tournament information over the next few days.

With all the bubble talk leading up to tonight’s selection process for March Madness, Florida was one of those teams who was on the edge of being in the tournament. But the committee saw something in Florida, and despite a lot of the experts opinions, Florida has been placed into the field of 65. But where were they placed, and what rank were they given?

The Gators have been selected as a 10 seed in March Madness, which seems a bit high for a team that was “questionable” to make it. But clearly the experts were, even Joe Lunardi. The 10 seed means that Florida was “expected” to make the field by the committee, since most of the bubble teams received 11 and 12 seeds.

Now that Florida has that pressure off their back, they can now get focused on their first round matchup this Thursday. The Gators, coming out of the SEC conference which sent a total of four teams to the tournament, will face the seven seed, BYU Cougars.

The matchup is quite even, with both teams having solid offenses, and when each team is hot, they are one of the toughest teams to go up against. BYU, 29-5 on the season, is led by Jimmy Fredette, who is averaging over 20 points per game.

If Florida can win, they will most likely the #2 seed, Kansas State, unless the Wildcats are upset in their first round matchup.

GSN congratulates the Gators on their selection into the tournament, and we all wish them the best of luck, GO GATORS!

The Florida Gators men basketball team has gotten one step closer to sealing the deal on a NCAA Tournament bid with a strong win Thursday night. Now there is one to go. With many teams falling apart like South Florida and Memphis in their conference tournaments, it looks like a win tonight by the Gators over Mississippi State equals a stamped ticket to the big dance.

The Gators come off a good performance Thursday by beating the Auburn Tigers 78-69. Tonight they meet the Bulldogs who they beat back in February 69 –62. So what seems to be an easy walk to the dance could come with a few cautions.

Mississippi State lives and dies by the three. They shoot a lot from downtown and fortunately against the Gators in February did not convert on a lot of those shot. The Gators zone defense is vulnerable to the three point shot because a lot of times they do not get all the way out to cover their opponent, choosing instead to seal off the inside and force their opponent into the less dependable shot from the perimeter. Remember back to that Feb. 6th game when the Bulldogs closed within 5 in the final minutes largely due to two big three point shots by Georgia’s Ravern Johnson and Barry Stewart.

The Gators have the advantage in overall team quality with especially great play off of the bench. But be warned , if they leave the Bulldogs to roam free outside all night it could be another trip to the NIT. The Gators need to tighten up inside and be aggressive and go out and disrupt these outside shooters. If you watch the game tonight rest assured this will be the game changer and the difference on where we are playing next week.

By: Kelly Meggs