2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball team
2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 20–16 (9–9 SEC) |
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Home arena | Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 LSU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Tennessee | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Kentucky | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Auburn† | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 30 | – | 10 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators were led by fourth-year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus as members of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
The Gators finished the 2017–18 season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Texas Tech.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Egor Koulechov | 4 | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | RS SR | Volgograd, Russia | Graduated |
John Egbunu | 15 | C | 6'11" | 265 | RS SR | Bauchi, Nigeria | Graduated |
Chris Chiozza | 11 | G | 6'0" | 175 | SR | Memphis, Tennessee | Graduated |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Andrew Nembhard PG |
Aurora, ON | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 2, 2017 | |
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Noah Locke SG |
Owings Mills, MD | McDonogh School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 3, 2017 | |
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Keyontae Johnson SF |
Norfolk, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 10, 2017 | |
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Florida Southern | W 95–70 | – |
14 – Hudson | 10 – Stone | 4 – Tied | O'Connell Center (8,025) Gainesville, FL | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 17 Florida State Sunshine Showdown |
L 60–81 | 0–1 |
13 – Ballard | 8 – Stone | 4 – Nembhard | Donald L. Tucker Center (11,103) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
Charleston Southern Battle 4 Atlantis campus game |
W 76–46 | 1–1 |
14 – Allen | 7 – Nembhard | 6 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,072) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
La Salle | W 82–69 | 2–1 |
15 – Hudson | 6 – Hayes | 7 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (8,450) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal |
L 60–65 | 2–2 |
14 – Bassett | 7 – Tied | 6 – Nembhard | Imperial Arena (1,401) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round |
W 72–49 | 3–2 |
19 – Ballard | 8 – Hayes | 5 – Nembhard | Imperial Arena (1,109) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 23, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game |
L 54–61 | 3–3 |
11 – Tied | 6 – Hayes | 7 – Nembhard | Imperial Arena (1,140) Nassau, Bahamas | ||||
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN |
North Florida | W 98–66 | 4–3 |
18 – Locke | 6 – Hudson | 11 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (8,505) Gainesville, FL | ||||
December 4, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. West Virginia Jimmy V Classic |
W 66–56 | 5–3 |
19 – Allen | 8 – Stone | 7 – Nembhard | Madison Square Garden (8,499) New York, NY | ||||
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, CBS |
No. 10 Michigan State | L 59–63 | 5–4 |
13 – Tied | 8 – Hayes | 3 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,423) Gainesville, FL | ||||
December 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN |
Mercer | W 71–63 | 6–4 |
18 – Locke | 11 – Hayes | 7 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (8,043) Gainesville, FL | ||||
December 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS2/FSSUN |
vs. Florida Gulf Coast Orange Bowl Classic |
W 77–56 | 7–4 |
15 – Locke | 7 – Hayes | 4 – Nembhard | BB&T Center (8,914) Sunrise, FL | ||||
December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Butler | W 77–43 | 8–4 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (9,814) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
South Carolina | L 69–71 | 8–5 (0–1) |
17 – Locke | 6 – Johnson | 7 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,230) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 9, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN |
at Arkansas | W 57–51 | 9–5 (1–1) |
19 – Allen | 6 – Hudson | 4 – Nembhard | Bud Walton Arena (17,160) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 Tennessee | L 67–78 | 9–6 (1–2) |
18 – Allen | 7 – Hayes | 5 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,923) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN |
at No. 24 Mississippi State | L 68–71 | 9–7 (1–3) |
17 – Allen | 8 – Hayes | 8 – Nembhard | Humphrey Coliseum (7,501) Starkville, MS | ||||
January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS |
at Georgia | W 62–52 | 10–7 (2–3) |
13 – Allen | 9 – Hayes | 5 – Nembhard | Stegeman Coliseum (10,023) Athens, GA | ||||
January 22, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN |
Texas A&M | W 81–72 | 11–7 (3–3) |
31 – Allen | 9 – Johnson | 11 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (9,063) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 26, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge |
L 50–55 | 11–8 |
11 – Allen | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Allen | Schollmaier Arena (6,682) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
January 30, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | W 90–86 OT | 12–8 (4–3) |
22 – Locke | 8 – Hayes | 6 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (9,380) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 7 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 54–65 | 12–9 (4–4) |
12 – Nembhard | 10 – Johnson | 3 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,763) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 5, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Auburn | L 62–76 | 12–10 (4–5) |
11 – Hayes | 10 – Johnson | 3 – Allen | Auburn Arena (7,714) Auburn, AL | ||||
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 1 Tennessee | L 61–73 | 12–11 (4–6) |
17 – Locke | 9 – Hayes | 5 – Nembhard | Thompson–Boling Arena (22,261) Knoxville, TN | ||||
February 13, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Vanderbilt | W 66–57 | 13–11 (5–6) |
15 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | 1 – Tied | O'Connell Center (9,007) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Alabama | W 71–53 | 14–11 (6–6) |
21 – Nembhard | 3 – Allen | 13 – Johnson | Coleman Coliseum (12,148) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 13 LSU | W 82–77 OT | 15–11 (7–6) |
21 – Allen | 7 – Hayes | 8 – Nembhard | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,976) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Missouri | W 64–60 | 16–11 (8–6) |
17 – Allen | 7 – Johnson | 4 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (10,450) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 27, 2019 9:00 pm, SECN |
at Vanderbilt | W 71–55 | 17–11 (9–6) |
19 – Nembhard | 6 – Johnson | 3 – Locke | Memorial Gymnasium (8,583) Nashville, TN | ||||
March 2, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN |
Georgia | L 55–61 | 17–12 (9–7) |
13 – Hudson | 6 – Hayes | 4 – Tied | O'Connell Center (9,328) Gainesville, FL | ||||
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 10 LSU | L 78–79 OT | 17–13 (9–8) |
33 – Hudson | 15 – Hayes | 4 – Nembhard | O'Connell Center (9,550) Gainesville, FL | ||||
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, CBS |
at No. 6 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 57–66 | 17–14 (9–9) |
19 – Hayes | 6 – Hudson | 8 – Nembhard | Rupp Arena (24,456) Lexington, KY | ||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN |
(8) | vs. (9) Arkansas Second Round |
W 66–50 | 18–14 |
20 – Johnson | 12 – Johnson | 8 – Nembhard | Bridgestone Arena (12,720) Nashville, TN | |||
March 15, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN |
(8) | vs. (1) No. 9 LSU Quarterfinals |
W 76–73 | 19–14 |
20 – Nembhard | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Nembhard | Bridgestone Arena (16,490) Nashville, TN | |||
March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN |
(8) | vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn Semifinals |
L 62–65 | 19–15 |
16 – Tied | 12 – Hayes | 5 – Nembhard | Bridgestone Arena (20,933) Nashville, TN | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 21, 2019* 6:50 pm, TNT |
(10 W) | vs. (7 W) No. 20 Nevada First round |
W 70–61 | 20–15 |
16 – Hayes | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Nembhard | Wells Fargo Arena (16,360) Des Moines, IA | |||
March 23, 2019* 5:15 pm, CBS |
(10 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 8 Michigan Second round |
L 49–64 | 20–16 |
11 – Hudson | 9 – Johnson | 8 – Nembhard | Wells Fargo Arena (16,770) Des Moines, IA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- ^ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule – Florida Gators". floridagators.com. Retrieved 2019-04-08.