Florida Gators NCAA Basketball News

If youa ve heard of Raymond Taylor then congratulations, you already know what Ia m talking about.

Returning to the friendly confines of the Stephen C. O'Connell Center was apparently not enough for the Florida Gator men's basketball team.

It has been hard for the Florida basketball team to get much done in practice the past two days.

The Florida women's basketball team saw its record fall to 5-6 on the year after it lost to High Point 75-68 in the finals of the Gator Holiday Classic in Gainesville.

When/where: 7; O'Connell Center, Gainesville TV/radio: BHSN; 620-AM Records: South Alabama 8-4; Florida 8-2 Notable: After opening 8-0, the Gators have lost back-to-back games.

Because of all the injuries, Florida has been reduced to scrimmaging three-on-three at times in the past few days.

The 13th-ranked Florida Gators and the Richmond Spiders square off at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida in the Orange Bowl Classic.

Nowhere is Florida's newfound commitment to defense more evident than from beyond the 3-point line.

The 8-1 Gator men's basketball team returns to action after taking a break to take final exams when it plays Richmond Saturday in Sunrise, Florida.

When Florida plays Richmond this weekend, the Gators will have had nine days off sincetheir firstloss of the season to Syracuse, but injuries have made practice more of a challenge than coach Billy Donovan would like this time of year.

The Wake-Up Call greets you each weekday with news, views and a few Tampa Bay area sports offerings to anticipate for the day and night.

We're officially one month into the regular season, and non-conference play continues to heat up.

Rick Jackson scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Thursday night, helping No.

Florida's Vernon Macklin goes up for a shot during a game against Florida A&M on Dec.

No. 10 Florida vs. No. 7 Syracus e When/where: 9; St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa TV/radio: ESPN; 620-AM Records: Florida 8-0, Syracuse 8-0 Tickets: Call Ticketmaster toll-free 1-866-858-0008 or visit ticketmaster.com Notable: The Gators and Orange meet in the second game of a doubleheader in the Big East/SEC Invitational.

Vernon Macklin doesn't hesitate to be honest when asked. Yes, there were times last season, quite often in fact, when he wasn't sure if he had made the right decision in coming to Gainesville.

Pawlowski provides a "digital scouting report" on every major school in the country, broken down by conference.

When Florida jumped into the polls, Billy Donovan could understand and thought it was earned after beating Florida State, Rutgers and Michigan State in one stretch.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points and Landon Milbourne had 19 points, leading Maryland to an 80-68 victory over Indiana Tuesday night.

Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:10 a.m. It took close to a month for Florida junior center Vernon Macklin to transform from a big body in the paint to a productive post presence.