2016–17 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2016–17 Florida Gators men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
2016–17 record	23–5 (13–2 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dusty May
Assistant coach	Jordan Mincy
Assistant coach	Darris Nichols
Home arena	O'Connell Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Florida	13	–	2	.867	23	–	5	.821
No. 11 Kentucky	13	–	2	.867	23	–	5	.821
Arkansas	10	–	5	.667	21	–	7	.750
South Carolina	10	–	5	.667	20	–	8	.714
Alabama	9	–	6	.600	16	–	11	.593
Ole Miss	8	–	7	.533	17	–	11	.607
Vanderbilt	8	–	7	.533	15	–	13	.536
Tennessee	7	–	8	.467	15	–	13	.536
Georgia	7	–	8	.467	16	–	12	.571
Auburn	6	–	9	.400	17	–	11	.607
Texas A&M	6	–	9	.400	14	–	13	.519
Mississippi State	5	–	10	.333	14	–	13	.519
Missouri	2	–	13	.133	7	–	20	.259
LSU	1	–	14	.067	9	–	18	.333

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of February 25, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators, led by second year head coach Mike White, compete in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators finished the season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to Texas A&M in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated North Florida and Ohio State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to George Washington.

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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings