The Gators and Walter Clayton Jr. somehow overcame Houston's lockdown intensity, along with a 12-point deficit Monday night ...

After Florida secured the national title in a dramatic late-game comeback, 7-foot-9 phenom Olivier Rioux had his turn to cut down the net and did not need a ladder to get his tiny strand of cloth.

Phi Slama Jama, a nickname coined by Houston Post sports reporter Thomas Bonk in 1983, was the University of Houston men’s basketball teams from 1981 to 1984, who never won a title but made ...

In this edition of Sam’s Section, the first top 15 teams are revealed for the 2025-26 season. This will undoubtedly be different by the time fall comes around, but here are the best teams as of right ...

University of Houston national championship player LJ Cryer reflects on better times when folks might have doubted the team. “We found a way to get it done as the ...

The Florida Gators are national champs, which meant their 7'9" freshman center Olivier Rioux got to do his famous net-cutting trick one last time.

The final buzzer in San Antonio closed a drama that ended with confetti and Gator chomps — a thrill-a-minute NCAA title for ...

NBA player Al Horford, who won two national titles at Florida, was in San Antonio for the Gators' win against Houston at the ...

Florida center Olivier Rioux gave Gators fans a glimpse of what he could potentially bring to the team next season. Florida outlasted Houston in a ...

Olivier Rioux didn't play this season, but he was impossible to miss. The Florida redshirt freshman center is 7-foot-9. No, ...

Rioux was seen cutting down the nets, a classic national championship tradition, but the 7-foot-9 freshman didn't use a ...

Head coach Todd Golden took the controls in 2022-23, and Florida finished a game below .500 that year. After improved to 24 ...