The No. 5 Florida Gators men’s basketball team’s opening in SEC play was daunting. They began on the road versus No. then-ranked No. 10 Kentucky, then welcomed then-ranked No. 1 Tennessee and followed it with another road trip to Arkansas.

Blakes is the only player in Division I — men’s or women’s — to score at least 50 points in a game this season.

Twenty-one teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be on the court Saturday for a loaded college basketball schedule as the calendar turns to February. The action begins when No.

No. 6 Florida basketball will try for its third true road win of the season when it plays at struggling South Carolina on Wednesday night.

Robert Gregory ran the third best time in Razorback Invitational history at 20.40 in the men’s 200m. McCoy finished right behind him (20.46) to take fourth on that leaderboard. The Gators also notched another five top ten finishes in the meet’s record books in 2024 as well.

Florida was one of the later programs to offer five-star class of 2026 receiver Tristen Keys, but the Gators made the cut for his top 12 on Friday.

Florida offered Boone (Orlando) offensive lineman Rhys Woodrow on Jan. 6 and wasted no time getting him on campus over the weekend for the Gators' second junior day. Recruiting has picked up in general for Woodrow over the last month.

Florida overcame a 14-point second-half deficit Wednesday for a 70-69 win when Will Richard scored on a driving layup with 4.8 seconds remaining. Florida Gators guard Will Richard (5) makes the game-winning basket over South Carolina Gamecocks forward Collin Murray-Boyles (30) with 4.

Florida’s final edition at the tight end position for the 2025 cycle is two-star tight end Cameron Kossmann out of Chesterfield, Missouri. The 6-6, 240-pound tight end committed to the Gators on December 23rd of last year after the early signing period.

Running back Javari Barnett is expected in town on Friday evening to visit with the coaching staff. The Tampa native has been to Gainesville several times and is someone the Gators are high on. Receiver Brandon Brown will make the trip to town from Texas on Saturday as the speedy athlete picked up an offer from Florida last week.

Vanderbilt Commodores freshman Mikayla Blakes is rewriting the record books this season.

College basketball has an awesome slate of games scheduled this weekend. Here are the top five games to watch Saturday!