Photo: Todd Golden and Myreon Jones; Credit: Zach Goodall The Gators (16-15; 9-9 SEC) are no longer vying for a March Madness berth after the wheels fell off following star forward Colin Castleton's untimely injury.
Myreon Jones led five scorers in double figures with 15 points to lead Florida to a 79-64 win over Ole Miss on Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. The Gators (14-12, 7-6 SEC) snapped a three-game losing streak despite playing most of the second half without leading scorer Colin Castleton, who left the game with a right hand injury and did not return.
Photo: Myreon Jones; Credit: Zach Goodall The Florida Gators took the court on Wednesday night looking for a signature win to add to their resume for March.
Photo: Myreon Jones; Credit: Zach Goodall Fifth-year senior guard Myreon Jones shined to post a near triple-double as Florida rolled over SEC foe South Carolina, 81-60.
Florida basketball has seemingly turned a corner over the past few days, with comeback wins over Georgia and LSU to pull the Gators to .500 in SEC play.
At this point last preseason, one player on the Florida Gators men's basketball squad was earning praise for his shooting prowess as the unchallenged best
There's an uncharacteristic buzz surrounding Florida basketball in the summer months. Seeing drastic turnover occur from top to bottom — with head coach Mike White, his assistants and four starters departing from Gainesville — the University of Florida brought in San Francisco head coach Todd Golden to take over at the helm.
New head coach Todd Golden is in the midst of formulating the Florida Gators’ basketball roster ahead of the 2022-23 season. While he has hit the ground running in recruiting and exploring the transfer portal, Golden has also been focused on an even more important area: retaining the team’s star players.
Photo: Myreon Jones; Credit: University of Florida athletic association Hosting Georgia at home before a daunting three-game stretch, the Florida Gators earned their fourth straight win, 72-63, and their fifth straight in the state line rivalry with the Bulldogs.
Their best shooter’s finest day wasn’t enough to put Georgia all the way away. But the Gators did what they had to late to secure a win they had to have.
The Florida Gators again benefited from the extremely hot shooting of senior guard Myreon Jones, who was a sniper from long range on Wednesday night in a closer-than-it-should-have-been 72-63 win over the Georgia Bulldogs in Gainesville, Florida.
The clock ticks under 10 seconds with the score tied at 68. Myreon Jones fights for a long rebound on the far sideline. Corralling the loose ball, he advances the ball up the court to guard Tyree Appleby, who’s been struggling shooting the ball at just 1-9 on the night.
The Florida Gators tipped off their season with a 13-point victory over the Elon Phoenix Tuesday night. Debuting a vastly different lineup – characterized
Photo: Myreon Jones; Credit: University of Florida athletic association When talent is plentiful, the possibilities are endless. Following the 2020-21 college basketball season, the Florida Gators saw a mass exodus of contributors leave considerable holes across the lineup.
The Penn State Nittany Lions hiring Purdue Boilermakers assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as new men's basketball head coach apparently couldn't stop the inevitable.
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