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Gator Basketball - 3/5/07
All is well again for the Gators
Dave Curtis | Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer
GAINESVILLE -- Joakim Noah was dunking the ball and thumping his chest. Florida's three guards each sank three 3-
pointers. For the game's final 19:09, visiting Kentucky played catch-up.
Gator Basketball - 3/14/07
Florida makes it a 3-peat
UF rolls through the SEC tourney, winning by an average of nearly 20 points. Dave Curtis | Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer

ATLANTA -- Sitting at his locker, with another Southeastern Conference tournament title trophy sitting across the room,
Florida senior Chris Richard started talking NCAA Tournament.
Gator Basketball - 4/1/07
Encore, encore!
From one rematch to another: Gators meet Ohio State Monday night. UF starts fast in 2nd half, coasts into final 76-66
Dave Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writer

ATLANTA -- For a third straight time in a Final Four game, the Florida Gators' victory party started remarkably soon.
Gator Basketball - 3/17/07
Gators rally for 112-69 win
Shots finally start falling against Jackson State after a sluggish first half.
Dave Curtis | Sentinel Staff Writer

NEW ORLEANS -- By the second half's first few minutes, all was well in Gator Nation again. Florida was ending each
possession with an easy shot, the overmatched guys on the other side were struggling just to take a shot.
Gator Basketball - 3/19/07
Sweet Success
By JENNA MARINA - Alligator Staff Writer
NEW ORLEANS -- Forward Joakim Noah is taking every game in the NCAA Tournament personally. He plans to stand up
to anyone who dares derail his plans to repeat.

"It's yours against mine," he said. "Your heart against my heart. Your livelihood against my livelihood, and I don't want to
go anywhere."
Gator Basketball - 4/3/07
Florida repeats as national champions
By EDDIE PELLS
AP National Writer for Miami Herald

ATLANTA -- A long, tough season ended with a Gator chomp again. Mission accomplished for Florida. The Gators
were too much to handle once again Monday night, keeping their stranglehold on the college basketball world with an
84-75 victory over Ohio State for their second straight national championship.
Gator Basketball - 4/3/07
Gators dance their way to legendary status
Orlando Sentinel - Mike Bianchi
ATLANTA -- Their last dance together was the most elegant and emotional of all.

Fred and Ginger couldn't have done it any better. Nor could Gene Kelly.
Gator Basketball - 3/26/07
UF 2 steps from rare repeat
David Whitley | Sentinel Columnist
ST. LOUIS -- After all his team has endured, Joakim Noah was just too tired to spell it out.

He grabbed a freshly minted T-shirt, paraded through a crowd of orange-and-blue admirers and pointed to the lettering.

"See what it says?" Noah yelled. "C-H-ampions!"
Gator Basketball - 6/29/07
Gators' latest glory -- 'Big 3' taken in top 10
Dave Curtis - Orlando Sentinel
NEW YORK - At a quiet spot in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, three old teammates savored another few moments
together.

Ex-Gators Joakim Noah, Al Horford and Corey Brewer laughed at the old jokes, reflected on the old stories, and
wondered about their future.
Gator Basketball - 5/15/07
Point guard picks Gators
By MIKE MCCALL - Alligator Staff Writer
Most UF basketball fans didn't take much comfort in point guard Taurean Green's decision to forgo his senior year in favor
of the NBA Draft.

Coveted basketball recruit Jai Lucas, however, saw Green's choice as an open door. On Monday, he walked through it.

"I've decided to come to the University of Florida," the 5-foot-10 point guard announced from Bellaire High in Houston.
Gator Basketball - 5/7/07
Donovan Says No to NBA Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies' courtship of Billy Donovan intrigued the two-time national championship-winning coach enough
to interview with Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley recently, but Donovan has decided to stay at the University of Florida,
multiple sources said.
Gator Basketball - 7/3/07
Gators lose Powell after tumultuous freshman season
By KARL HYPPOLITE - Alligator Staff Writer
After receiving little playing time last season, guard Brandon Powell has decided to transfer from UF.

Powell appeared in 23 games last season and averaged just 1.6 ppg in his lone season as a Gator.
Gator Basketball - 5/23/07
Lanier new basketball UF assistant
Dave Curtis - Orlando Sentinel Writer

GAINESVILLE -- Rob Lanier, a former head coach at Siena College and most recently an assistant coach at Virginia,
has joined coach Billy Donovan's staff at Florida.

Lanier's hire fills the hole created when associate head coach Donnie Jones became head coach at Marshall University.
Gator Basketball - 6/1/07
Orlando Magic hire Billy Donovan as coach
Brian Schmitz | Orlando Sentinel Writer

Billy Donovan sent seismic shock waves from Gainesville to Orlando on Thursday, taking over as Magic head coach and
leaving the national champion Florida Gators without the architect of their dynasty.
Gator Basketball - 7/17/07
Donovan eyes depth, size to rebuild
By NICK ZACCARDI - Alligator Writer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In the last month, the focus for Billy Donovan has turned from the Orlando Magic to an overused "R"
word.

Rebuilding.
Nov 1 GATORS 97 Flagler 51
Nov 5 GATORS 101 Lynn 65
Nov 9 GATORS 75 North Dakota State 65
Nov 11 GATORS 93 Tennessee Tech 65
Nov 14 GATORS 105 UNC-Central 51
Nov 17 GATORS 88 Rutgers 63
Nov 20 GATORS 102 North Florida 51
Nov 23 GATORS 51 Florida State 65
Nov 27 GATORS 71 Stetson 48
Nov 30 GATORS 86 Vermont 61
Dec 3 GATORS 88 Jacksonville 72
Dec 5 GATORS 91 Florida A&M 52
Dec 15 GATORS 52 Georgia Southern 49
Dec 19 GATORS 89 Charleston Southern 64
Dec 22 GATORS 49 Ohio State 62
Dec 29 GATORS 86 Temple 69
Jan 2 GATORS 88 High Point 70
Jan 8 GATORS 90 Alabama 83
Jan 12 GATORS 72 Auburn 56
Jan 16 GATORS 87 Ole Miss 89
Jan 19 GATORS 81 Kentucky 70
Jan 23 at South Carolina Columbia, SC 8PM LF
Jan 27 Vanderbilt Gainesville PM LF
Feb 2 at Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 3PM LF
Feb 5 at Tennessee Knoxville, TN ESPN
Feb 9 Georgia Gainesville 3PM LF
Feb 13 LSU Gainesville 8PM LF
Feb 16 at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN 3PM LF
Feb 20 South Carolina Gainesville 8PM LF
Feb 27 at Georgia Athens, GA
Mar 1 Mississippi State Gainesville 2PM CBS
Mar 5 Tennessee Gainesville 9PM LF
Mar 9 at Kentucky Lexington, KY Noon CBS
Mar 13 SEC Tournament Atlanta, GA
Gator Basketball - 8/24/07
Gators get verbal commitment from 6-8 power forward Allan Chaney
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Gator Basketball - 6/7/07
Coach Donovan Returns to UF
UF players relieved at resolution
Dave Curtis - Orlando Sentinel Writer
GAINESVILLE -- All the time this week, when out with his friends or at the gym or just hanging around town, Florida signee
Chandler Parsons gets the question: What the heck's happening with Billy Donovan?

"It happens, probably, 20 times per day," Parsons said by telephone Wednesday night. "It's all anybody wants to talk
about."
Gator Men's Basketball - 9/17/07
Men's hoops receives championship rings
By JENNA MARINA , Alligator Staff Writer
The 2006-07 UF men's basketball team may have received its national championship rings Saturday at Ben Hill Griffin
Stadium, but former UF forward Chris Richard got a sneak peak at the piece of jewelry in an unlikely location.
Gator Basketball - 9/28/07
UF adds to deep class with Vargas commitment
By ANDY HUTCHINS , Alligator Writer
Despite losing seven players from two national championship teams, UF's roster is beyond full heading into the next
two years.

The latest addition is Eloy Vargas, a 6-foot-10 power forward from Hollywood American Heritage High and the No. 10
player in the class of 2008, according to Rivals.com, who gave UF coach Billy Donovan a commitment late
Wednesday night.
Gator Basketball - 10/3/07
Men's and Women's Basketball Fan Appreciation Day On Oct. 21
The Alltel Wireless Fan Appreciation Day is October 21st.

Doors will open at 2 pm and autographs for both teams will begin at 2:30 pm and continue for 90 minutes.

The women's team will then be introduced at 4 pm, followed by the men's team at 4:30 pm. Both teams will showcase
various drills and skills, as the women's team will conduct a three-point shoot out, while the men's team will scrimmage
for fans.
Gator Basketball - 10/11/07
A new everything for University of Florida men's basketball team
BY DAVID JONES - FLORIDA TODAY
The group of Dan Werner, Marreese Speights and Jonathan Mitchell moved into the apartment that was occupied until
recently by Joakim Noah, Al Horford, Taurean Green and Corey Brewer on the University of Florida campus.

Jokingly asked if female fans still knock on the door looking for Horford, Mitchell responded on UF's basketball media
day Wednesday: "No, they know he's gone."
Gator Basketball - 10/31/07
Forward Mitchell hopes to follow In Noah's footsteps
By DANNY KLEIN , Alligator Staff Writer

He may not have the crazy curls, lanky body or scrappy style of play, but Jonathan Mitchell is determined to become
UF's next Joakim Noah.
Gator Basketball - 11/2/07
Gators Beat Flagler in Exhibition Opener 97-51
Marreese Speights had 22 points and 13 rebounds, while true freshman Nick Calathes added 18 points, 13 rebounds
and eight assists.
Gator Basketball - 11/6/07
Gators Beat Lynn in Exhibition 101-65
The Gators open the regular season against North Dakota State this Friday.
Gator Basketball - 11/10/07
Gators Beat North Dakota State 75-65 in Regular Season Opener
Gator Basketball - 11/11/07
Gators Beat Tennessee Tech 93-65
Gator Basketball - 11/18/07
Gators Beat Rutgers 88-63

Coach Donovan gets his 300th career victory.
Gator Basketball - 11/15/07
Gators Beat N. Carolina Central 105-51
Gator Basketball - 11/18/07
Florida Gators men's basketball players grow up on court
BY DAVID JONES - FLORIDA TODAY

GAINESVILLE - Florida freshman point guard Jai Lucas looked a little
frazzled at the start of the season when he glanced across the court and
saw an opponent with facial hair, tattoos and years of experience.

But four games into the season, the Gators' team filled with freshmen and
sophomores is growing up in a hurry. Florida placed five players in double
figures -- four of which are underclassmen -- and rolled past Rutgers 88-63
before 11,522 at the O'Connell Center on Saturday night.
Gator Basketball - 11/21/07
# 24 Ranked Gators Beat North Florida 102-51
Gator Basketball - 11/30/07
Gators Beat Vermont 86-61
Gator Basketball - 12/23/07
Gators Lose to Ohio State 62-49
Gator Basketball - 1/17/08
Billy the coach
By Jason King, Yahoo! Sports

OXFORD, Miss. - In the seconds between the final shot and the first
handshake, Florida coach Billy Donovan walked past the scorer's table
Wednesday and pumped his fist.

We're not talking Tiger Woods after a birdie putt or Kirk Gibson at the
World Series here. Donovan's gesture was gentle and quick - and also a
bit peculiar.

His team, after all, had just lost.

"This is going to be one of those years where it's hard to complain,"
Donovan said after the Gators' 89-87 setback at Ole Miss. "They're giving
me everything they have."
Gator Basketball - 1/17/08
Gators Lose to Mississippi 89-87
Gator Basketball - 1/20/08
Gators Defeat Kentucky in Overtime 81-70