Reigning national champion Florida opened the year with a hard-fought 93-87 loss to Arizona in Las Vegas.

The Gators bounced back in a big way on Thursday night with a 104-64 win over UNF in the O'Dome.

Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Basket Under Review, Gator Country) break down Florida's first two games.

Why pick and roll defense is the primary concern, why it's too early (probably) to worry about Florida's shooting, why Boogie Fland's point guard play is encouraging, and the impressive play of Micah Handlogten.

Plus, the guys preview Florida's Tuesday night home tilt with unbeaten Florida State.

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Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) previews the 2025-26 Florida Gators basketball season.

How will the reigning national champions fair as they go from hunters to the hunted?

What to make of a new look backcourt led by Boogie Fland and Xaivian Lee?

With arguably the best frontcourt in America returning, what's the floor for Florida?

What role with the two top 50 freshman play?

This and much more-- along with a preview of Florida's opening night tilt vs. Arizona-- in this episode.

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Florida Basketball Hour continues its 2 part preview of the SEC.

A season after sending 14 Teams to the NCAA Tournament, with 7 reaching the Sweet 16, 4 in the Elite 8, 2 in the Final Four, and national champion Florida- what will the SEC do as an encore?

In part 1, we looked at our top 3 SEC contenders. We now preview the league from spots 4-16.

Florida Basketball Hour previews the 2025-26 college basketball season in the SEC. A season ago, the SEC was the greatest conference in history, with 14 NCAA Tournament teams, 7 Sweet 16 participants, 4 Elite 8 teams, 2 Final Four teams, and the national champion in Florida.

What will the league do for an encore? We preview all 16 teams, beginning with the programs we project will finish in the top 3: Florida, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Eric Fawcett (Gator Country, Basket Under Review, The Scout Team) joins Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) to talk Florida basketball as the reigning national champions open fall practice.

From the new look backcourt led by transfer Boogie Fland to a frontcourt that should challenge to be among the nation's best-- there's plenty in this episode to get you ready for hoops.

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Ryan Hammer (@ryanhammer09) of the Blue Blooded podcast and the outstanding Trapezoid of Excellence joins the show to discuss the upcoming SEC basketball season.

Will the SEC take a step back after a historic year last season? Or will Florida, Kentucky, and the rest of the league continue to dominate the sport?

Ryan discusses whether he's buying the Kentucky hype, the title window for Cal at Arkansas, the X factor at Florida, and much more.

Later, Graham Hall joins the show to talk Florida Basketball. What he's hearing after summer workouts, what to expect from Xaivian Lee, Florida's frontcourt, the growth of Tommy Haugh and Alex Condon, and other interesting topics are discussed.

Plus, what are reasonable expectations coming off a national title?

Florida's SEC slate was released by the conference this week.

SEC Associate Commissioner Garth Glissman joins us to talk all things SEC basketball schedule, including how exceptional weekend matchups, especially as the calendar shifts to February and away from football. Why Glissman found value in fan feedback, too, and how that helped shape 2 Florida-Kentucky matchups in 2025-26.

Plus, we go game by game and dive into an outstanding Florida SEC schedule, including tremendous weekend battles in the O'Dome with Tennessee (Jan. 10), Auburn (Jan. 24), Alabama (Jan. 31), Kentucky (Feb. 14) and Arkansas (Feb. 28).

Neil discusses the NBA Draft, which saw all 3 of Florida's national title winning guards selected. What do we think of the fits for Walter Clayton Jr. (Utah), Alijah Martin (Toronto), and Will Richard (Golden State)? Plus, insider details on how those picks happened.

Florida also released its finalized non-conference schedule this week. Neil offers his thoughts on an outstanding schedule that will feature at least 4 Quad 1A opportunities, including marquee games at Duke and against UConn at Madison Square Garden.

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Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) and Eric Fawcett (Burner Ball, Gator Country) break down Florida's big trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium and the other SEC-ACC Challenge matchups.

Plus, a closer look at Boogie Fland, Xaivian Lee, Alex Lloyd, Zay Brown, AJ Brown, Urban Klavzar, and the rebuilt Florida backcourt after the departures of the all 4 key backcourt contributors from the national championship season.

Plus, Neil offers post-portal, way-too-early SEC Power Rankings as summer workouts begin across the SEC.

Florida received huge news on Tuesday when All-SEC big man Alex Condon announced he would return to play for the Gators in 2025-26.

What makes Condon, who posted 7 double doubles in 2025-26 and made the final winning play in the national championship game win over Houston, so special?

Neil W. Blackmon (Saturday Down South) dives into that question, why Condon's the glue guy for the Gators, and how the big man can improve as a junior.

Plus, thoughts on Todd Golden's roster building prowess and Florida's chance to return to the FInal Four in 2025-26.

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