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After battling back from 10 points down with three minutes to go in regulation, the Gators had their NCAA Tournament hopes squashed in the most heart-wrenching way possible. Hassan Diarra's last-second three dealt them an 83-80 loss to Texas A&M that will likely relegate them to the NIT.

The ninth-seeded Gators will battle eighth-seeded Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC Tournament in Tampa on Thursday, looking to keep their slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive.

Colin Castleton has been named to the coaches' Second Team All-SEC. He becomes the first Gator since Dorian Finney-Smith in 2015 and 2016 to be selected to the all-conference team in consecutive seasons.

In the first meeting between the Gators and Vanderbilt, Scotty Pippen Jr. scored just five points and was saddled with foul trouble, and UF won easily. Mike White doesn't think that they'll be as fortunate on Tuesday night. He's expecting to compete against the best version of Vanderbilt.

With his team's NCAA Tournament hopes hanging by a thread, Mike White wants his team to remain focused on the things that they can control, starting with playing well at Georgia on Saturday.

Following their emotional upset victory over No. 2 Auburn, the Gators have to find a way to compose and refocus themselves and do it all over again on Tuesday against No. 18 Arkansas in a game that could be critical toward their postseason chances.

Thanks in large part to Tyree Appleby's explosive second half, the Gators pulled off a stunning upset of No. 2 Auburn to improve their postseason positioning.

The Gators had a chance to pick up a resume-building win at Texas A&M on Tuesday. Instead, thanks to an atrocious half on offense and an ill-timed defensive mistake in crunch time, they lost, 56-55. Now they'll face a very steep uphill battle to make the NCAA Tournament.

The Gators could be without point guard Tyree Appleby against Texas A&M on Tuesday night, but the Gators desperately need a win anyway to keep their postseason hopes alive.

The Gators were in the game at halftime but were battered and bruised by Oscar Tshiebwe and No. 5 Kentucky in the second half in a 78-57 loss at Rupp Arena.