2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2000–01 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.

2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 8
Record24–7 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2000–01 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 8 Florida 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Kentucky 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
Georgia 9 7   .563 16 15   .516
Tennessee 8 8   .500 22 11   .667
South Carolina 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Vanderbilt 4 12   .250 15 15   .500
West
No. 14 Ole Miss 11 5   .688 27 8   .771
Arkansas 10 6   .625 20 11   .645
Alabama 8 8   .500 25 11   .694
Mississippi State 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Auburn 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
LSU 2 14   .125 13 16   .448
2001 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Gators were the SEC regular season champions, winning a share of the title with a 12–4 conference record. Despite having four players undergo surgery during the year, and starting off 1-3 in conference play, they rebounded to capture the school's first ever back-to-back SEC championships. They earned a three seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament and advanced to the Second Round before losing to Temple. The Gators won an opening round game in the NCAA Tournament for a school record third consecutive year.

Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Matt Bonner 15 F 6–10 237 Sophomore Concord, NH
Bonell Colas 42 F 6–9 225 Freshman Miami, Florida
Adriel Davis 33 F 6–5 221 Sophomore Tallahassee, Florida
Teddy Dupay 5 G 5–11 178 Junior Fort Myers, Florida
Orien Greene 1 G 6–4 208 Freshman Gainesville, Florida
LaDarius Halton 23 F 6–4 200 Sophomore New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Justin Hamilton 12 G 6–3 207 Sophomore Sarasota, Florida
Udonis Haslem 50 C 6–9 246 Junior Miami, Florida
David Kliewer 20 G 6–2 175 Sophomore Tarpon Springs, Florida
Brett Nelson 10 G 6–4 182 Sophomore St. Albans, West Virginia
Major Parker 25 F 6–4 218 Senior Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Brent Wright 0 F 6–9 235 Senior Miami, Florida

Coaches

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Name Position College Graduating year
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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 2000*
No. 11 at Florida State W 85–70  1–0
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 27, 2000*
No. 10 Florida Atlantic W 100–42  2–0
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 2, 2000*
No. 10 DePaul W 83–76  3–0
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 6, 2000*
No. 8 at No. 2 Michigan State L 83–99  3–1
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Dec 9, 2000*
No. 8 Rutgers W 79–65  4–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 10, 2000*
No. 8 Florida A&M W 125–50  5–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 16, 2000*
No. 8 Gonzaga W 85–71  6–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 19, 2000*
No. 7 Bethune-Cookman W 106–64  7–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 23, 2000*
No. 7 American W 76–33  8–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 28, 2000*
No. 7 at Tulane W 103–85  9–1
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 30, 2000*
No. 5 New Hampshire W 102–54  10–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 7, 2001
No. 5 at South Carolina L 68–69  10–2
(0–1)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2001
No. 8 at Mississippi State W 81–80  11–2
(1–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Jan 17, 2001
No. 7 Georgia L 72–75  11–3
(1–2)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 20, 2001
No. 7 Vanderbilt L 61–63  11–4
(1–3)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 24, 2001
No. 14 at Auburn W 65–63  12–4
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Feb 28, 2001
No. 6 at Vanderbilt W 72–62  21–5
(11–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 2001
No. 6 No. 15 Kentucky W 94–86  22–5
(12–4)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
SEC Tournament
Mar 9, 2001*
No. 5 vs. Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 69–61  23–5
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2001*
No. 5 vs. No. 14 Ole Miss
Semifinals
L 69–74  23–6
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2001*
2:52 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 8 vs. (14 S) Western Kentucky
First Round
W 69–56[1]  24–6
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 18, 2001*
2:30 pm, CBS
(3 S) No. 8 vs. (11 S) Temple
Second Round
L 54–75[2]  24–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Florida turns back Western Kentucky". The Tampa Bay Times. March 17, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Temple's Zone Traps Florida". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2001. Retrieved August 13, 2022.