When their men’s basketball teams have met on the court in the last few years, Florida and Alabama have produced some significantly odd games.
In 2019, the Gators smacking Alabama by 18 in Coleman Coliseum was part of a late-season swoon by the Crimson Tide that led to the firing of Avery Johnson at season’s end. In 2020, Alabama seemed poised to return the favor, leading Florida by as many as 22 points in the first half in Gainesville, only for the Gators to roar back and win a 104-98 thriller in double overtime. And in probably the least surprising of the three results in 2021, Alabama pulled away from a cold-shooting Florida in the second half for a 15-point win in Tuscaloosa in a game that saw both teams pull down 15 offensive rebounds.