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2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Brett Friedlander |Drew Blouin |Seth Davis |Fred Segal

Everything, that is, except win. Even though the Gators were held 20 points under their season average, finished just 6-of-24 from three-point range, gave up 15 offensive rebounds and saw leading scorer Walter Clayton Jr. held without a field goal for the first 32 minutes, Todd Golden’s team still found a way to persevere. Florida won 65-63 to earn its first national championship since going back-to-back in 2006-07.

2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Brett Friedlander |Seth Davis |Fred Segal |Drew Blouin

Junior forward Tae Davis provided a rare bright spot for a Fighting Irish team that finished ninth in the ACC. At 6-foot-9, Davis averaged 15.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2024-25 for the Irish. Monday, Porter Moser and Oklahoma earned a commitment from Davis, solidifying the Sooners’ first portal recruit of the transfer window. Davis will remain eligible for this year’s NBA Draft and plans to go through its evaluation process.

2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Brett Friedlander |Fred Segal |Drew Blouin |Eric Prisbell

Throughout Final Four history, there have been other notable flashpoints of young versus older in national title games, including Butler’s Brad Stevens against Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski in 2010; N.C. State’s Jim Valvano against Houston’s Guy Lewis in 1983; and Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp against Texas Western’s Don Haskins in 1966. We saw the largest age disparity — 34 years — when Stevens lost to UConn’s Jim Calhoun in the 2011 final.

2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Brett Friedlander |Fred Segal |Drew Blouin |Alex Squadron

SAN ANTONIO — After a night of utter chaos and complete shock at the Alamodome, the building is peaceful on Sunday as the two teams left standing in the NCAA Tournament — Florida and Houston — regroup and prepare to face off in the national final. Florida is seeking its third championship in program history, while Houston is trying to reach the mountaintop for the first time ever. Both teams got to this stage in dramatic fashion.

2 weeks ago | hoopshq.com | Drew Blouin |Seth Davis |Riley Frain |Fred Segal

Johni Broome will not win the Wooden award. Auburn will not win the SEC regular season championship. Auburn will not win the SEC Tournament Auburn will not make a final 4. Bruce Pearl is extremely overrated. — Bear Bryant’s Burner (@TheBearsBurner) January 12, 2025Broome will either be first or second in the Wooden Award voting. Auburn did win the SEC and made the Final Four. Whether Bruce Pearl is overrated is subjective, but Auburn is happy to have him.