Gator Nation Sports Page (March 17)

Written by James Brown, Gatorsfirst.com Co-Founder

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Men's Basketball- NIT Edition

Florida's collapse against Auburn clinched their NIT fate.  And the bubble was breaking UF's way.  Auburn exposed the Gators as soft.  The collapse came with the season on the line.

Former Florida recruit Korvotney Barber is a main piece for this Auburn team.  Here are Billy D's thoughts on Barber.

Florida got to face Auburn by beating Arkansas.  The result was thanks to a second half run.  Senior leadership from Walter Hodge, the old man of the group (cheers!), propelled the Gators over the Hogs.  Quotes from some Gators after the Arkansas win.

Florida hosts Jacksonville in first round NIT action, as they are a #1 seed.  NIT ticket information from UF.

JU is eager to face UF.

A column and a blog discussing Florida's crappy strength of schedule, and its effect on Florida being left out of the Dance.

Dan Werner has been working on improving his rebounding.

Nick Calathes was named to the AP All-SEC team.

Adam Allen was slow to heal, and will redshirt this past season.

Women's Basketball- NCAA Edition

The Lady Gators are an 8 seed, facing Temple.  They got hosed by the committee.

Total Sports Domination

Tonight, #25 Florida baseball hosts #17 FSU.  In other baseball news, the SEC is tough.  Not that that's news, I guess.

#23 Women's tennis beat #15 UT, but #8 Men's tennis could not beat #6 UT.

Two Florida divers qualified for the NCAA Championship Meet.

Men's golf finished 4th at a tournament in Las Vegas.

Stacey Nelson pitched a no-hitter for #1 softball.

Recruiting

UF picked up another 2010 commitment, from Earthquake.  More on Leon Orr.

Florida basketball commit Austin Rivers (son of Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers) is sold on being a Gator.

Football

Florida lost a BCS Championship hero, as Torrey Davis transferred for personal reasons.  Now, the Gators need DTs.  A rundown of the history of Gator DTs, and why we have so little depth in that area.  More on Davis.  This wasn't totally expected after it was reported Davis was on a tight rope.

Florida football is getting involved in the community.

Former Gator Jacques Rickerson resolved his legal issues.  He should be at Ole Miss in no time.

Gators in the NBA

Joakim Noah is starting again, and helping the Bulls in their push for the playoffs.

An overview of all Gators in the NBA.