Florida basketball will attempt to break a two-game losing streak when it faces George Washington at the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise.
The No. 18 Florida Gators (5-4) have suffered three of their four losses against teams ranked in the Top 5 of the USA Today Top 25 men’s college basketball poll (No. 2 Arizona, No. 3 Duke, No. 5 UConn) by an average margin of 3.7 points.
Florida is coming off a 77-73 loss to No. 5 UConn on Dec. 9 at the Jimmy V Classic in New York City, after falling 67-66 at No. 3 Duke on Dec. 2 in the SEC-ACC Challenge.
“A shot here, a shot there in the last two games against really good clubs,” Florida basketball coach Todd Golden said, “We’ll build on it. I thought we were more efficient in this last game than we had been. I thought, process-wise, we did a lot of really good things and came up a couple baskets short. But we’re on the right track.”
George Washington is led by 6-foot-11 senior center Rafael Castro, who is averaging 15.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. Florida junior forward Thomas Haugh has been the catalyst for the Gators so far this season, averaging 18.6 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.
“He’s had a great year for us,” Golden said, “He’s the type of guy that is going to show up every night and win his matchup and do whatever he can to help the team win.”
Florida vs. George Washington live updates
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Florida basketball vs George Washington TV channel, livestream
Streaming: ESPN+
Channel: ESPN2
Florida vs George Washington will be televised on ESPN2. Tom Hart and Dane Bradshaw will be on the call at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.
Florida basketball vs George Washington start time
Date: Saturday, Dec. 13
Start time: 2:30 p.m. ET
Florida basketball 2025-26 schedule
- Game 1: Arizona 93, Florida 87
- Game 2: North Florida 104, Florida 64
- Game 3: Florida 78, Florida State 76
- Game 4: Florida 82, Miami 68
- Game 5: Florida 80, Merrimack 40
- Game 6: TCU 84, Florida 80
- Game 7: Florida 90, Providence 78
- Game 8: Duke 67, Florida 66
- Dec. 9: UConn 77, Florida 73
- Dec. 13 vs. Georgia Washington (Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise, Fla.)
- Dec. 17 vs. St. Francis
- Dec. 21 vs. Colgate
- Dec. 29 vs. Dartmouth
- Jan. 3 at Missouri
- Jan. 6 vs. Georgia
- Jan. 10 vs. Tennessee
- Jan. 13 at Oklahoma
- Jan. 17 at Vanderbilt
- Jan. 20 vs. LSU
- Jan. 24 vs. Auburn
- Jan. 28 at South Carolina
- Feb. 1 vs. Alabama
- Feb. 7 at Texas A&M
- Feb. 11 at Georgia
- Feb. 14 vs. Kentucky
- Feb. 17 vs. South Carolina
- Feb. 21 at Ole Miss
- Feb. 25 at Texas
- Feb. 28 vs. Arkansas
- March 3 vs. Mississippi State
- March 7 vs. Kentucky
- March 11-15 at SEC Tournament (Nashville)
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
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