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Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 1
2013–14 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida † 18 – 0   1.000 36 – 3   .923
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 29 – 11   .725
Georgia 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588
Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 24 – 13   .649
Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 22 – 12   .647
Missouri 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
LSU 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Ole Miss 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Vanderbilt 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Alabama 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Auburn 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
South Carolina 5 – 13   .278 14 – 20   .412
Mississippi State 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424
† 2014 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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.

The Gators finished the SEC regular season with an 18–0 record in conference play, the first SEC team to ever accomplish the feat, after the SEC re-expanded to an 18-game regular season schedule prior to the 2012–13 season.[2] In doing so, the Gators won their seventh SEC regular season championship, and their third in four seasons. The Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats 61–60 to claim the fourth SEC Tournament championship title.

By claiming the SEC Tournament, the Gators earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, and were selected as the #1 overall seed, and were placed in the South Regional. The Gators defeated all of their first four opponents by double-digits, and advanced to the Final Four as the only #1 seed remaining. At this point, the Gators had a school record winning streak of 30 wins, dating back to Dec. 2, 2013, where the Gators lost in a tight game at Connecticut 64–65. The Gators' semifinal opponent was a rematch against Connecticut, who had won the East Regional. The Gators got off to a quick start; however, the Huskies were able to catch up and led halftime. In the second half, the Gators fell farther behind, giving up numerous turnovers, and missing numerous field goals. The Gators eventually suffered only their third (and worst) loss of the season to eventual national champion Connecticut once again, 63–53, and ended the heavily-favored Gators' hopes at earning a third national championship.[3][4]

Previous season

Main article: 2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The Gators finished the 2012–13 season as SEC Regular Season Champions with an overall record of 29–8, 14–4 in SEC play. As a No. 3 seed in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, they advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year where they were defeated by Michigan.

Roster

Florida recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Kasey Hill
Chris Walker
2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Eli Carter Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Paterson, New Jersey
G 42 Billy Donovan Jr. (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Gainesville, Florida
G 11 Lexx Edwards (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Orlando, Florida
F 10 Dorian Finney-Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) RS So Portsmouth, Virginia
G 20 Michael Frazier II 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) So Tampa, Florida
G 12 Dillon Graham Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 0 Kasey Hill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Eustis, Florida
G/F 30 Jacob Kurtz (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oviedo, Florida
SF 12 Alex Murphy Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Wakefield, Rhode Island
C 21 Zachary Pindar (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Stony Point, New York
G/F 24 Casey Prather 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Jackson, Tennessee
F 23 Chris Walker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Bonifay, Florida
G/F 25 DeVon Walker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Winter Haven, Florida
G 5 Scottie Wilbekin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Gainesville, Florida
F 15 Will Yeguete 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Bordeaux, France
C 4 Patric Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Rashon Burno (2nd year)
  • Matt McCall (3rd year)
  • John Pelphrey (3rd year)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2014

NOTES
  • Prior to the season, sophomore guard Braxton Ogbueze transferred to Charlotte.[5]

Coaches

Name Position College Graduating year
Billy Donovan Head Coach Providence College 1987
Matt McCall Associate Head Coach University of Florida 2005
John Pelphrey Assistant Coach University of Kentucky 1992
Rashon Burno Assistant Coach DePaul University 2002
Darren Hertz Assistant to the Head Coach University of Florida 1997
Oliver Winterbone Video Coordinator Rutgers University 2005
Preston Greene Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Clemson University 1999
Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991
Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978

Team statistics

As of April 5, 2014.
  Indicates team leader in specific category. (FG% leader = minimum 100 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.; FT% leader = minimum 50 att.)
Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Name PTS PPG FG % 3P % FT % AST REB BLK STL
Billy Donovan Jr. 4 0.3 .000 .000 1.000 3 4 0 2
Lexx Edwards 0 0.0 .000 – – 0 3 0 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 323 8.7 .370 .293 .643 76 247 16 16
Michael Frazier II 482 12.4 .461 .447 .842 43 137 7 43
Kasey Hill 176 5.5 .407 .143 .663 100 63 5 37
Jacob Kurtz 42 1.6 .630 – .500 7 38 1 6
Casey Prather 511 13.8 .603 .400 .679 60 184 20 37
Chris Walker 34 1.9 .593 – .286 1 24 8 2
DeVon Walker 85 2.4 .309 .302 .667 19 43 13 13
Scottie Wilbekin 447 13.1 .402 .390 .725 123 83 0 56
Will Yeguete 191 4.9 .436 .190 .663 45 201 7 37
Patric Young 429 11.0 .541 – .596 30 240 41 25
Team 2727 69.9 .460 .359 .668 509 1385 118 274

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2013*
7:00 p.m., GatorVision 		No. 10 Florida Southern W 110–88  –
 O'Connell Center (7,523)
Gainesville, FL
Regular season (non-conference play)
Nov. 8, 2013*
3:00 p.m., Sun 		No. 10 North Florida
Global Sports Challenge 		W 77–69  1–0
 O'Connell Center (10,550)
Gainesville, FL
Nov. 12, 2013*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 11 at No. 20 Wisconsin L 53–59  1–1
 Kohl Center (17,249)
Madison, WI
Nov. 16, 2013*
4:30 p.m., Sun 		No. 11 Arkansas–Little Rock
Global Sports Challenge 		W 86–56  2–1
 O'Connell Center (8,843)
Gainesville, FL
Nov. 18, 2013*
7:00 p.m., Sun 		No. 16 Southern
Global Sports Challenge 		W 67–53  3–1
 O'Connell Center (8,002)
Gainesville, FL
Nov. 21, 2013*
7:30 p.m., Sun 		No. 16 Middle Tennessee
Global Sports Challenge 		W 79–59  4–1
 O'Connell Center (9,020)
Gainesville, FL
Nov. 25, 2013*
7:00 p.m., FSFL 		No. 15 at Jacksonville W 86–60  5–1
 Veterans Memorial Arena (5,625)
Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 29, 2013*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 Florida State W 67–66  6–1
 O'Connell Center (12,306)
Gainesville, FL
Dec. 2, 2013*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 15 at No. 12 Connecticut L 64–65  6–2
 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Dec. 10, 2013*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 No. 13 Kansas
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		W 67–61  7–2
 O'Connell Center (12,423)
Gainesville, FL
Dec. 17, 2013*
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 16 vs. No. 14 Memphis
Jimmy V Classic 		W 77–75  8–2
 Madison Square Garden (8,062)
New York, NY
Dec. 21, 2013*
4:30 p.m., Sun/FSN 		No. 16 vs. Fresno State
Orange Bowl Classic 		W 66–49  9–2
 BB&T Center (11,214)
Sunrise, FL
Dec. 29, 2013*
3:00 p.m., Sun/FSN 		No. 13 Savannah State W 76–34  10–2
 O'Connell Center (10,508)
Gainesville, FL
Jan. 4, 2014*
3:00 p.m., CSS 		No. 12 Richmond W 67–58  11–2
 O'Connell Center (12,012)
Gainesville, FL
Regular season (SEC conference play)
Jan. 8, 2014
7:00 p.m., CSS 		No. 10 South Carolina W 74–58  12–2 (1–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,147)
Gainesville, FL
Jan. 11, 2014
1:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 10 at Arkansas W 84–82 OT 13–2 (2–0)
 Bud Walton Arena (18,040)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 14, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 7 Georgia W 72–50  14–2 (3–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,051)
Gainesville, FL
Jan. 18, 2014
4:00 p.m., SEC TV 		No. 7 at Auburn W 68–61  15–2 (4–0)
 Auburn Arena (8,683)
Auburn, AL
Jan. 23, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 6 at Alabama W 68–62  16–2 (5–0)
 Coleman Coliseum (11,892)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 25, 2014
4:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 Tennessee W 67–41  17–2 (6–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,475)
Gainesville, FL
Jan. 30, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 at Mississippi State W 62–51  18–2 (7–0)
 Humphrey Coliseum (7,989)
Starkville, MS
Feb. 1, 2014
4:00 p.m., SEC TV 		No. 3 Texas A&M W 69–36  19–2 (8–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,426)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 4, 2014
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 Missouri W 68–58  20–2 (9–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,123)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 8, 2014
12:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 Alabama W 78–69  21–2 (10–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,520)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 11, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 at Tennessee W 67–58  22–2 (11–0)
 Thompson–Boling Arena (18,009)
Knoxville, TN
Feb. 15, 2014
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 at No. 14 Kentucky
College GameDay 		W 69–59  23–2 (12–0)
 Rupp Arena (24,425)
Lexington, KY
Feb. 19, 2014
7:00 p.m., FSN 		No. 2 Auburn W 71–66  24–2 (13–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,414)
Gainesville, FL
Feb. 22, 2014
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 2 at Ole Miss W 75–71  25–2 (14–0)
 Tad Smith Coliseum (8,140)
Oxford, MS
Feb. 25, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 1 at Vanderbilt W 57–54  26–2 (15–0)
 Memorial Gymnasium (11,154)
Nashville, TN
Mar. 1, 2014
4:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 1 LSU W 79–61  27–2 (16–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,589)
Gainesville, FL
Mar. 4, 2014
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 1 at South Carolina W 72–46  28–2 (17–0)
 Colonial Life Arena (12,781)
Columbia, SC
Mar. 8, 2014
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 1 No. 25 Kentucky W 84–65  29–2 (18–0)
 O'Connell Center (12,604)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
Mar. 14, 2014
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Missouri
Quarterfinals 		W 72–49  30–2
 Georgia Dome (15,273)
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 15, 2014
1:00 p.m., ABC 		(1) No. 1 vs. (4) Tennessee
Semifinals 		W 56–49  31–2
 Georgia Dome (20,330)
Atlanta, GA
Mar. 16, 2014
3:15 p.m., ESPN 		(1) No. 1 vs. (2) Kentucky
Championship game 		W 61–60  32–2
 Georgia Dome (21,021)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 20, 2014
4:10 p.m., TBS 		(1 S) No. 1 vs. (16 S) Albany
Second round 		W 67–55  33–2
 Amway Center (16,074)
Orlando, FL
Mar. 22, 2014
12:15 p.m., CBS 		(1 S) No. 1 vs. (9 S) Pittsburgh
Third round 		W 61–45  34–2
 Amway Center (18,512)
Orlando, FL
Mar. 27, 2014
9:45 p.m., CBS 		(1 S) No. 1 vs. (4 S) No. 20 UCLA
Sweet Sixteen 		W 79–68  35–2
 FedExForum (14,991)
Memphis, TN
Mar. 29, 2014
6:09 p.m., TBS 		(1 S) No. 1 vs. (11 S) Dayton
Elite Eight 		W 62–52  36–2
 FedExForum (15,433)
Memphis, TN
Apr. 5, 2014
6:09 p.m., TBS 		(1 S) No. 1 vs. (7 E) No. 18 Connecticut
Final Four 		L 53–63  36–3
 AT&T Stadium (79,444)
Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[6]

Rankings

Main article: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Preseason Wk 2
Nov. 11		 Wk 3
Nov. 18		 Wk 4
Nov. 25		 Wk 5
Dec. 2		 Wk 6
Dec. 9		 Wk 7
Dec. 16		 Wk 8
Dec. 23		 Wk 9
Dec. 30		 Wk 10
Jan. 6		 Wk 11
Jan. 13		 Wk 12
Jan. 20		 Wk 13
Jan. 27		 Wk 14
Feb. 3		 Wk 15
Feb. 10		 Wk 16
Feb. 17		 Wk 17
Feb. 24		 Wk 18
Mar. 3		 Wk 19
Mar. 10		 Wk 20
Mar. 17		 Final
AP 10 11 16 15 15 19 16 13 12 10 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 N/A
Coaches 8 10 14 13 12 19 17 14 13 11 7 6 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3

References

  1. ^ Link to AP Poll
  2. ^ Spousta, Tom (March 8, 2014). "Gators Overwhelm Wildcats to Cap SEC's First 18-0 Season". nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "DeAndre Daniels sparks UConn to upset of Florida, title game trip". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  4. ^ Box Score, ESPN.com.
  5. ^ "Florida PG Braxton Ogbueze transfers to Charlotte". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ^ Link to Schedule, Official Florida Gators basketball schedule.
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