News - Lee Humphrey
By EDDIE PELLS ATLANTA - A long, tough season ended with a Gator chomp again. Mission accomplished for Florida.
First, an instant replay. Next, a classic repeat? Florida and its in-demand coach, Billy Donovan, moved one win away from a second straight national championship Saturday night, defeating UCLA 76-66 in a game that looked very much like the meeting between these two in last year's Final Four.
The Florida Gators waited all season for the NCAA tournament. They waited an extra 20 minutes to show up once it started.
By John Harris, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Apr. 4--INDIANAPOLIS - You've heard of Michigan's Fab Five? Well, meet Florida's Fantastic Four. Sophomores Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer, Al Horford and Taurean Green comprise the best recruiting class in the history of Florida basketball.
By Heather A. Dinich, The Baltimore Sun Apr. 4--Indianapolis--With four sophomores and one junior in their starting lineup, the Florida Gators were said to be too young to make a run in the Southeastern Conference this season, let alone accomplish a victory the magnitude of a national championship.
