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Florida baseball remains in a fight to secure a top seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The No. 15 Florida Gators (38-19) knocked off South Carolina 11-3 on May 20 in Hoover, Ala., and will have a chance to further strengthen their resume when they face No. 20 Ole Miss on May 21 (9 p.m., SEC Network).
Entering the SEC Tournament, the Gators were considered strong contenders to host an NCAA Regional but had yet to clinch hosting duties. Tuesday's win over South Carolina added to Florida's resume, which included six-straight series wins to end the season, with two coming against top five opponents.
Walter Clayton Jr., who was named the 2025 NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Player, is originally from Bartow.
7-foot 9-inch star Olivier Rioux went viral for standing alongside president Trump in the Oval Office, and the Gators center left the 78 year old speechless after joking that he was also a "beautiful looking guy."
President Donald Trump on Wednesday honored the 2024-25 national champion Florida Gators men's basketball team at the White House.
Florida coach Todd Golden said is hopeful Alex Condon will return to the Gators and withdraw from the NBA Draft prior to May 28 deadline.
Florida lost three starting guards from the team that won the national championship last month — among them Walter Clayton Jr., who was named Most Outstanding Player at the 2025 Final Four. In a previous era of college basketball,
Six-straight series wins have put the Florida Gators back on the map as they look to contend for their third-straight College World Series appearance.