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Seniors denied tourney chance

You can’t help but feel bad for the seniors on the University of West Florida men’s basketball team. The Argonauts were ranked No. 6 in the South Region, defeated the No. 8 team in the South and almost upset the No. 3 team in the nation in a game that was decided by a last-second, [...]

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Jamar Moore ends stellar career

Although his career didn’t come to the end that he wanted it to, Jamar Moore laid the foundation for the University of West Florida men’s basketball team’s future. “Jamar has done it,” UWF Head Coach Bob Stinnett said after the Argonauts’ final game of the season. “The thing about [Moore and Marquis Mathis] is they’re [...]

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Argos show strength at GSC Tournament

Many Gulf South Conference coaches thought that the University of West Florida men’s basketball team would be a dark horse at the GSC Tournament on March 2. The Argonauts did their best to make some noise. After holding off North Alabama 72-66 in the quarterfinals, UWF shocked everyone by taking nationally-ranked No. 3 Alabama-Huntsville  into [...]

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Argonaut women fall in GSC quarterfinals

The University of West Florida women’s basketball team ended its season earlier than it wanted to, but it did not go down without a fight. During the opening round of the Gulf South Conference Tournament on March 1, the Argonauts trailed throughout most of the game. But UWF came back to lead late before falling [...]

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Moore gets triple-double

With eight double-doubles recorded going into the Valdosta State game on Feb. 24, Jamar Moore wanted to prove he could do better. “I kept telling my teammates, ‘I’m going to get it soon; I’m going to get it soon,’ ” Moore said. “And I finally got it.” It was the first triple-double in seven years [...]

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Argos fall to Valdosta State at home

The University of West Florida women’s basketball team almost completed a huge comeback against Valdosta on Feb. 24 but missed a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. After trailing 45-42, UWF’s Hanna Vette made a 3 with 4:19 left to tie the score. Valdosta and UWF went back-and-forth over the next four minutes, and with 16 [...]

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Men win two games, remain third in GSC

The University of West Florida basketball team remained in a three-way tie for the third seed in the Gulf Coast Conference Tournament after winning two games last week. West Georgia The Argonauts held off a fierce UWG comeback on Feb. 16 at the UWF Field House. UWF led the entire game but won by only [...]

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Men have shot at NCAA tournament appearance

The University of West Florida men’s basketball team (17-10, 7-6 Gulf South Conference) has already exceeded expectations this season. It has won more overall and more conference games than it had since 2004, won more conference games this year than it had in Head Coach Bob Stinnett’s first two years combined and secured its first [...]

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Women remain fourth in conference

The University of West Florida women’s basketball team split games against West Georgia and West Alabama last week. If the Argonauts win their final game of the season, they will clinch the No. 4 seed in the Gulf South Conference. If they lose and UWA wins, UWF would lose the tiebreaker and become the No. [...]

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Basketball teams defeat UNA, fall to UAH

The University of West Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams got back on track, defeating North Alabama at home on Feb. 9. Both squads almost pulled off major upsets against conference-leading Alabama-Huntsville but fell late in the games. The women are now 9-14 overall and 5-6 in the Gulf South Conference. The men are now [...]

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