Both Florida basketball teams tip off Monday night to begin its 2025-26 season.
The No. 3 men’s side is attracting all the headlines as defending national champions . They begin their season vs. No. 13 and 2025 Sweet 16 participant Arizona in a setting only befitting the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas.
Back home in Gainesville, the women’s side – fresh off a 19-18 season and a WBIT semifinal run – open with a more mundane matchup vs. North Florida at the O’Connell Center.

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