With the lopsided affair, 7-foot-9 center Olivier Rioux made his debut for Florida. The entire venue cheered as Rioux entered with 2:09 left in the fourth quarter, as shown in the video posted by ESPN. 7'9'' freshman Olivier Rioux is the tallest player in college basketball history 😳 pic.twitter.com/9qPR16u4xX

Florida's Liv McGill makes basketball history with stats last seen from Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Liv McGill is on a historic run for the University of Florida Gators women's basketball team.

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Worth noting: Florida plays Dec. 2 at Duke, which, of course, is led by another five-star freshman, namely Cameron Boozer. The 6-9 forward is among the legitimate candidates to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. He finished with 15 points, 13 rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in Duke's season-opening victory over Texas.

There was some good and some bad on the court for Florida on opening night. The Athletic says Florida needs to find a "go-to guy" besides Thomas Haugh

Fletcher High alum Lajae Jones is on his fourth college program in as many years, but now he's close to home, playing at Florida State.

A new men's college basketball season has finally arrived. With it comes inevitable questions, both obvious and arcane, about players, teams and, most importantly, what will happen 5½ months from now. Below are just some of what your intrepid ESPN Bracketologist will be watching in the 19 weeks between now and Selection Sunday.

Florida basketball's Thursday night matchup with the UNF Ospreys to open up their 2025-26 home schedule ended in a 104-64 victory for the Gators. While the game lacked excitement, there were plenty of memorable moments along the way.