Florida Gators men's basketball
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| University | University of Florida | |||
| Conference | SEC | |||
| Location | Gainesville, FL | |||
| Head coach | Mike White (2nd year) | |||
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Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center (Capacity: 10,151) |
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| Nickname | Gators | |||
| Student section | Rowdy Reptiles | |||
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
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| NCAA Tournament champions | ||||
| 2006, 2007 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | ||||
| 2000 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1987*, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
| 1987*, 1988*, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | ||||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
| 1987*, 1988*, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *vacated by NCAA |
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| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1989, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014 | ||||
The Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida in the sport of basketball. The Gators compete in NCAA Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They play their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus, and are led by head coach Mike White.
The Florida Gators men's team annually plays an eighteen-game conference schedule that is preceded by an out-of-conference schedule that includes an annual game against in-state rival Florida State. Their conference schedule consists of a pair of home-and-home games against five SEC teams, plus a single game against each of the other eight SEC teams. Historically, the Gators did not have significant rivals in men's basketball. Since the late 1980s, however, Florida has built rivalries with Kentucky and Tennessee as the Gators have become consistent contenders for the Southeastern Conference championship.
The modern University of Florida was created in 1905, when the Florida Legislature passed the Buckman Act, consolidating four predecessor institutions to form the "University of the State of Florida." Ten years later, the university sponsored the first Florida Gators men's varsity basketball team that played its first season during the 1915–1916 school year under head coach C. J. McCoy, who was also the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The first Gators basketball team compiled a 5–1 record, but the following three seasons were canceled during and immediately after World War I. The team was restarted for the 1919–20 season without a professional coach, though the Gators did have a new venue—the newly built University Gymnasium. Head coach William G. Kline, who also coached the Florida Gators football team, led the Gators basketball team from 1920 to 1922.
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