The Florida Gators finished out the 2009-2010 men’s basketball regular season on Sunday afternoon with a 66-74 loss to the No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats. No one was giving the Gators a chance to win that game in Lexington, but it still sucks to see our team close off the season with three straight losses. That is definitely not going to sit well in the minds of the NCAA Tourney voters. The Gators will now travel to Nashville on March 11 for the SEC Tournament. They’ll have to win a game or two here to ensure a trip to the NCAA Tournament.

The Florida Gators were leading almost the entire game, but were clearly outplayed in the second half by South Carolina and ultimately lost to the Gamecocks last night by a final score of 71-77. We kept hearing about how great Devan Downey is all week and he didn’t disappoint last night. He torched the Gators for 24 points and nabbed 4 steals. The Gators now fall to 17-7 overall and 6-4 in the SEC.

The Florida Gators won a close game last night over the Alabama Crimson Tide by a final score of 66-65. It’s refreshing to get back on the winning track, but a little scary that they had a tough time with Alabama … who just isn’t very good. The Gators are now 16-6 overall and 5-3 in the SEC, holding steady at 4th place in the SEC East.

Do you want to know if the Florida Gators men’s basketball team is for real? Afterall, they’ve won four straight SEC games and have a 15-5 overall record. Well, the Gators will get a true test on Sunday when they travel to Knoxville for a game against Bruce Pearl’s Volunteers. Tennessee has won 10 of the last 13 meetings and is riding a five game streak over the Gators heading into Sunday. Yes, this will be a tough test.

After starting out SEC play 0-2, the Florida Gators men’s basketball team has come back to life with 4 straight SEC wins – moving them into 4th place in the SEC behind only Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Mississippi State. The Gators defeated the Georgia Bulldogs last night in Gainesville by a final score of 87-71. The Gators (15-5) still aren’t ranked in the Top 25, but a win over #14 Tennessee this weekend will probably fix that.