Houston's Kelvin Sampson was close to his 1st national title. It slipped away painfully vs. Florida
Kelvin Sampson watched his Houston team come within seconds of the first NCAA title for both himself and the program
April 08, 2025Kelvin Sampson watched his Houston team come within seconds of the first NCAA title for both himself and the program
April 08, 2025Florida is a unanimous No. 1 in the final Associated Press men’s college basketball poll of the 2024-25 season after winning the national championship
April 08, 2025The end of national championship game was gritty and ugly, just the way Houston usually likes it
April 08, 2025A thrill-a-minute NCAA title for the Florida Gators in San Antonio has reminded us all of what’s so good about the games these college athletes play
April 08, 2025Moments after winning his first national championship, Florida Gators’ head coach Todd Golden speaks to CNN's Coy Wire about the game.
April 08, 2025Florida wins the men’s basketball national championship in a nail-biter over Houston
April 08, 2025Florida and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston’s spirit-crushing defense Monday night to will out a 65-63 victory in an NCAA title-game thriller not decided until Clayton’s own D stopped the Cougars from taking a game-winning shot at the buzzer
April 07, 2025Florida came back from a 12-point second-half deficit to beat Houston 65-63 in a nail-biting thriller, claiming their third national championship in NCAA men's basketball on Monday.
April 08, 2025Florida and Houston set for men’s national championship showdown after thrilling Final Four wins
April 07, 2025Whoever said there were no great underdog stories left in March Madness, or that the title would go to whoever spends the most money — or amasses the best collection of big names from the transfer portal — clearly never checked out Houston
April 06, 2025Alijah Martin never really liked talking too much about his first Final Four experience because of the heartbreaking ending with Florida Atlantic two years ago
April 06, 2025Florida’s Alex Condon has already been through the physical battle with Auburn’s Johni Broome and came out the other side battered but victorious
April 06, 2025Florida has gone from being picked to finish sixth in the rugged Southeastern Conference to playing for national championship
April 06, 2025Two All-Americans, one chance to give their their team a chance to win a national championship
April 06, 2025Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points and Florida beat Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night, sending the Gators to the national championship game for the first time since their titles in 2006 and 2007
April 05, 2025A Texas-sized Final Four of the tournament’s top seeds is set to tip off in San Antonio
April 05, 2025Auburn forward Johni Broome returned to practice for the Tigers at the Final Four and said he has no pain in his right elbow and “no limitations” ahead of the Tigers’ matchup with Florida
April 03, 2025Walter Clayton Jr. rescued top-seeded Florida with two late 3-pointers, and the Gators rallied from nine points down late to reach the Final Four with an 84-79 victory over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final
March 29, 2025Texas Tech star outside shooter Chance McMillian returned for the Red Raiders’ Elite Eight game against Florida after missing the previous four games with an oblique injury
March 29, 2025Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final with an 87-71 win
March 28, 2025Walter Clayton Jr. and Florida ended UConn’s pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the top-seeded Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
March 23, 2025Norfolk State coach Robert Jones has a monster chip on his shoulder entering his team’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against No. 1 seed Florida
March 20, 2025Florida center Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager, is one of the team's most popular players heading into the NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2025Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points as fourth-ranked Florida won its fifth Southeastern Conference Tournament title and first since 2014 Sunday, beating the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers 86-77
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