2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2000–01 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 8
2000–01 record24–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 8 Florida12–4 .750  24–7  .774
No. 9 Kentucky †12–4 .750  24–10  .706
Georgia9–7 .563  16–15  .516
Tennessee8–8 .500  22–11  .667
South Carolina6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Vanderbilt4–12 .250  15–15  .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss11–5 .688  27–8  .771
Arkansas10–6 .625  20–11  .645
Alabama8–8 .500  25–11  .694
Mississippi State7–9 .438  18–13  .581
Auburn7–9 .438  18–14  .563
LSU2–14 .125  13–16  .448
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Gators were the SEC regular season champions, winning a share of the title with a 12–4 conference record. Despite having four players undergo surgery during the year, and starting off 1-3 in conference play, they rebounded to capture the school's first ever back-to-back SEC championships. They earned a three seed in the 2001 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Second Round before losing to Temple. The Gators won an opening round game in the NCAA Tournament for a school record third consecutive year.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Matt Bonner 15 F 6–10 237 Sophomore Concord, NH
Bonell Colas 42 F 6–9 225 Freshman Miami, Florida
Adriel Davis 33 F 6–5 221 Sophomore Tallahassee, Florida
Teddy Dupay 5 G 5–11 178 Junior Fort Myers, Florida
Orien Greene 1 G 6–4 208 Freshman Gainesville, Florida
LaDarius Halton 23 F 6–4 200 Sophomore New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Justin Hamilton 12 G 6–3 207 Sophomore Sarasota, Florida
Udonis Haslem 50 C 6–9 246 Junior Miami, Florida
David Kliewer 20 G 6–2 175 Sophomore Tarpon Springs, Florida
Brett Nelson 10 G 6–4 182 Sophomore St. Albans, West Virginia
Major Parker 25 F 6–4 218 Senior Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Brent Wright 0 F 6–9 235 Senior Miami, Florida

Coaches

Name Position College Graduating year
Billy Donovan Head Coach Providence College 1987
John Pelphrey Assistant Coach University of Kentucky 1992
Anthony Grant Assistant Coach Dayton 1987
Donnie Jones Assistant Coach Pikeville 1988

References

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