Florida is off to its first 8-0 start since 2009, including a dominant performance at the ESPN Events Invitational on Thursday and Friday. Head coach Todd Golden spoke to the media after the championship game,

Rueben Chinyelu's first double-double as a Gator lifts Florida to a dominate win in the ESPN Events Invitational Championship.

Florida claimed the ESPN Events Invitational Championship trophy with an 88-51 win over Wichita State on Friday. The Shockers kept things within range for the first 15 minutes of the game, but it was all Gators from there on out. Florida closed the first ...

Walter Clayton Jr. and Ruben Chinyelu help lead Florida basketball to a win over Wichita State in the finals of the ESPN Events Invitational

What Florida basketball learned after beating Wake Forest and Wichita State to take the ESPN Events Invitational tournament championship

Head coach Todd Golden has preached throughout Florida’s young season that the Gators need to construct a full 40-minute performance from start to finish. Despite its undefeated record, there have been spurts in the early minutes and back end of games where UF has seemingly taken its foot off the gas.

WSU enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner together following Thursday’s game, then turned its attention to Friday’s showdown against No. 18-ranked Florida (7-0) to try to capture the program’s first multi-team title since 2013. The game is slated for a 2:30 p.m. Central time tip-off with a national television audience watching on ESPN.

Lu'Cye Patterson and Isaac Asuma led the team with 12 and 11 points, but the University of Minnesota fell to Wake Forest, 57-51, today to conclude the ESPN

Despite its lowest scoring game this season, No. 18 Florida (7-0) held Wake Forest (6-2) to under 60 points in a 75-58 opening-round victory at the ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Florida.