Florida Gators NCAA Basketball News

Florida coach Billy Donovan has watched South Carolina guard Devan Downey torch his team for nearly three seasons, so tonight Donovan is going to try a defensive strategy he hasn't used before.

Billy Donovan , National college basketball , SEC men's basketball - posted by jeremy fowler on February, 9 2010 1:07 PM Florida coach Billy Donovan is now breaking news on his twitter account, informing readers today that center Kenny Kadji needs back surgery that will likely end his season.

Billy Donovan , Fans/Boosters , Men's basketball , National college basketball , SEC men's basketball - posted by jeremy fowler on February, 8 2010 1:36 PM Dan Werner is not oblivious.

It may not have always been pretty, and again the game was in serious doubt leading into the final seconds, but Florida managed to once again pull out a close victory Thursday night in Tuscaloosa.

Billy Donovan , Men's basketball , National college basketball - posted by jeremy fowler on February, 6 2010 1:10 PM We're about 40 minutes from tipoff here at the O'Connell Center, and already Mississippi State Jarvis Varnado has six blocks.

The University of Florida men's basketball team picks up a key road victory on Thursday night when it holds on to beat Alabama 66-65 in Tuscaloosa.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. A a " Erving Walker scored 14 points in the second half, including a jumper with 11 seconds left, to lift Florida to a 66-65 victory over Alabama on Thursday night.

The Gator men's basketball team travels to face an old friend tonight when it takes on Alabama; AM 850 and Rock 104 have live coverage starting at 6:25pm. Florida will face former long time assistant coach Anthony Grant for the first time since he became the coach at Alabama.

When Anthony Grant and Billy Donovan take the court Thursday night, it will complete one of the greater coaching circles in the Southeastern Conference.

Scotty Hopson came out of a timeout and quickly hit a long jump shot with 21 seconds left to give No.

TV/r adio: Ch. 10; 1250-AM Records: Florida 15-5, 4-2 SEC; Tennessee 15-4, 3-2 Notable: The Gators are on a four-game conference winning streak, while the Vols have lost their past two.

WHO: Florida vs. No. 14 Tennessee TIPOFF: 1 p.m. in Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.

In the SEC, it's safe to say just a few plays can separate how a team feels about itself.

Alex Tyus scored 23 points, Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton added 21 apiece, and Florida beat Georgia 87-71 Wednesday night.

WHO: Florida vs. Georgia TIPOFF: 7 p.m. in O'Connell Center in Gainesville TV: CSS; RADIO: 540 AM BUZZ: The Gators are riding a three-game winning streak with fourth-place positioning in the SEC East thanks to Chandler Parsons ' game-winning 3-pointer against South Carolina on Saturday.

Two weeks ago, the Florida men's basketball team was 0-2 in SEC play, vastly undersized in most games and down to eight scholarship players not injured or getting limited time.

Chandler Parsons has maxed out his Facebook friends. The Florida forward reached 5,000 friends after his second buzzer-beater in three weeks.

Sophomore guard Erving Walker scored a career high 27 points to lead the Florida men's basketball team to a 71-66 win at Arkansas Thursday night.

Del Oro High senior Remi Barry, middle, has yet to suit up for the Golden Eagles.

Published: Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 12:10 a.m. Kenny Boynton didn't see the shot go in.