The Gainesville Sun was given a behind-the-scenes look at how Florida basketball prepped for its game vs UConn at Madison Square Garden. From shootaround to film study, here’s an inside look.

In April, Golden made his own history by leading Florida to its third national championship. Considering Donovan is one of just three coaches in the modern era to win consecutive championships, along with Mike Krzyzewski and Dan Hurley, Golden phoned Billy D to pick his brain ahead of Florida’s quest to repeat.

Florida basketball slipped once again in the AP Top 25 Poll after taking a one-point loss at the Duke Blue Devils last Tuesday.

The reason Jones’ paint touches and kick out game have been so important is that shooting has been a strength of George Washington who puts up a lot of three-point looks and has been effective hitting them with five players shooting above 34% from deep,

Notably, Florida’s 3-point shooting defense was the culprit in the loss. The Gators entered the matchup top 20 in that statistical category, as opponents were shooting just 26% from beyond the arc against the Gators. However, UConn shot 44% and went 8 of 18 from the 3-point line.

The Florida Gators find themselves in the same place they were in the previous update from ESPN's latest college basketball shuffle.

After winning championships in 2023 and 2024 UConn was slightly “down” last season, though it speaks to just where they are as a program where they can have a down year and that equals an NCAA Tournament appearance where they won their first game and then gave Florida a competitive game,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Florida High School Boys Basketball Final Scores, Results - December 9, 2025. The 2025 Florida high school boys basketball season continued on Tuesday, and High School On SI has a list of the final scores from tonight's slate of action.

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden and guard Xavian Lee discuss Florida basketball's loss to the UConn Huskies in the Jimmy V Classic.