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The 2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2001–02 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.
2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball | |
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SEC Eastern Division champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 64 | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
East | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
AP | No. 15 |
Record | 22–9 (10–6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | John Pelphrey Anthony Grant Donnie Jones |
Home arena | O'Connell Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Florida | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Kentucky | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Georgia | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Alabama | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Mississippi State † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2002 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The Gators were the SEC Eastern Division champions, winning a share of the division title for the third straight season. They earned a No. 5 seed in the 2002 NCAA tournament, falling to Creighton in the first round in double overtime.[1] It was the first time in Gators basketball history that the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive year.
Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
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Matt Bonner | 15 | F | 6–10 | 237 | Junior | Concord, NH |
Max Booker | 21 | G | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Atlanta, Georgia |
Bonell Colas | 42 | F | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
Orien Greene | 1 | G | 6–4 | 208 | Sophomore | Gainesville, Florida |
Seth Haimovitch | 3 | G | 6–1 | 200 | Junior | Coral Springs, Florida |
LaDarius Halton | 23 | F | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
Justin Hamilton | 12 | G | 6–3 | 207 | Sophomore | Sarasota, Florida |
Udonis Haslem | 50 | C | 6–9 | 246 | Senior | Miami, Florida |
Ronnie King | 50 | G | 5–11 | 178 | Senior | Brandon, Florida |
David Lee | 24 | F | 6–4 | 182 | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri |
Brett Nelson | 10 | G | 6–4 | 182 | Sophomore | St. Albans, West Virginia |
James White | 21 | G/F | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Kensington, Maryland |
Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
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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 |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 8, 2001* |
No. 6 | vs. No. 16 Temple Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic |
W 72–64 | 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Nov 9, 2001* |
No. 6 | vs. Arizona Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic |
L 71–75 | 1–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 2, 2002 |
No. 8 | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 67–70 | 21–7 (10–6) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 7, 2002* |
No. 11 | vs. Auburn First round |
W 81–63 | 22–7 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 8, 2002* |
No. 11 | vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals |
L 52–62 | 22–8 |
Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 15, 2002* 12:30 pm, CBS |
(5 MW) No. 15 | vs. (12 MW) Creighton First round |
L 82–83 2OT | 22–9 |
United Center Chicago, Illinois | ||||||
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