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How Florida is Relishing Opportunity to Start NCAA Tournament in Tampa

SI Feed·@CamParker·7 months ago
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.-- Getting to open up the NCAA Tournament less than two hours away in Tampa is already a benefit for the Florida Gators. Adding to it that Florida has played in Las Vegas, San Diego, New York City and Durham, North Carolina among others this season, head coach Todd Golden is not taking the opportunity for granted."I think it's fantastic," he said on Monday. "We've had a lot of travel this year, all our doing, going out to California, going to Vegas, New York in the preseason. We've been on the road a lot. And so to be able to be home here in Tampa, I think, is great for us and should be really good."LET'S DANCE 👆🕺🪩🔥‼️ pic.twitter.com/yFaj5MSjku— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) March 15, 2026Saturday's game against either 16-seed Lehigh or 16-seed Prairie View A&M, who play each other on Thursday in the First Four, marks the first time since 2011, and fifth overall, that Florida plays a tournament game in Tampa.…

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