2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Florida Gators Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference East Division SEC 21–13 9–7 Billy Donovan Larry ShyattRichard PitinoRob Lanier O'Connell Center Legends Classic Champions NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2009–10 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. The Gators finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to Mississippi State. They received an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since their 2006–07 National Championship season, where they earned a No. 10 seed in the West Region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 7 seed BYU in double overtime. Class of 2009 Florida Class of 2009 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2009 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120710111936/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2009&schoolId=2305 Florida Class of 2009 – ESPN no no 2009 Kenny Boynton SG Plantation, Florida American Heritage School 6 2 185 October 30, 2008 5 5 98 Erik Murphy PF Southborough, Massachusetts St. Mark's School 6 9 210 January 16, 2008 4 4 94 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 17     Rivals – 6 http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals 2011-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005225711/http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2011-10-05 dead      ESPN – 20  |} Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown Starters Kenny Boynton 1 G 6–2 183 Freshman Pompano Beach, Florida Vernon Macklin 32 F 6–10 230 Redshirt Junior Portsmouth, Virginia Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 213 Junior Winter Park, Florida Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 220 Junior St. Louis, Missouri Erving Walker 11 G 5–8 161 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Reserves Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 225 Redshirt Sophomore Milton, Florida Hudson Fricke 40 G 6–1 193 Junior Greenville, South Carolina Kenny Kadji 30 F/C 6–10 235 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon Kyle McClanahan 4 G 6–1 185 Sophomore Maitland, Florida Erik Murphy 33 F 6–9 217 Freshman South Kingstown, Rhode Island Ray Shipman 3 G/F 6–5 212 Sophomore Miramar, Florida Nimrod Tishman 42 G 6–8 182 Freshman Tel Aviv, Israel Dan Werner 21 F 6–7 230 Senior Middletown, New Jersey Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Larry Shyatt Associate Head Coach College of Wooster 1973 Richard Pitino Assistant coach Providence College 1995 Rob Lanier Assistant coach St. Bonaventure University 1990 Darren Hertz Assistant to the Head Coach University of Florida 1997 Adam Beaupre Video Coordinator University of Florida 1999 Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Texas State University 1994 Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978 Schedule and results Retrieved from Gatorzone.com |- !colspan=8| Exhibition November 2, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes Saint Leo O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 95–46 November 9, 2009 7:00 p.m. yes Webber International O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 104–53 |- !colspan=8| Non-conference season November 15, 2009 4:00 p.m. w yes 2009 men Stetson Hatters Stetson University Stetson O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 74–46 1–0 November 18, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes 2009 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Legends Classic FSN 69–49 2–0 November 20, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes 2009 men Troy Trojans Troy University Troy O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Legends Classic FSN 80–58 3–0 November 24, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 68–52 4–0 November 27, 2009 8:00 p.m. w yes yes Michigan State 2 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Legends Classic Sun 77–74 5–0 November 28, 2009 8:00 p.m. w yes yes 2010 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Legends Classic FSN 73–58 6–0 December 1, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes 13 2009 none Florida A&M Aggies Florida A&M University Florida A&M O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 80–59 7–0 December 4, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes yes 13 2009 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville University Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL FSN 85–67 8–0 December 10, 2009 9:00 p.m. l yes yes 10 Syracuse 7 St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN 85–73 8–1 December 19, 2009 6:30 p.m. l yes yes 13 Richmond BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Sun 56–53 8–2 December 22, 2009 7:00 p.m. l yes 18 2009 men South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama University South Alabama O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CSS 67–66 8–3 December 28, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes 2009 men American Eagles American University American O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 76–60 9–3 December 30, 2009 7:00 p.m. w yes 2009 men Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian College Presbyterian O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CSS 79–38 10–3 January 3, 2010 3:00 p.m. w yes yes NC State RBC Center Raleigh, NC FSN 62–61 OT 11–3 |- !colspan=8| SEC conference play |- January 9, 2010 12:00 p.m. l yes Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN 95–87 11–4 (0–1) January 12, 2010 9:00 p.m. l Kentucky 2 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 89–77 11–5 (0–2) January 16, 2010 8:00 p.m. w LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 72–58 12–5 (1–2) January 21, 2010 9:00 p.m. w yes Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN 71–66 13–5 (2–2) January 23, 2010 6:00 p.m. w South Carolina O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 58–56 14–5 (3–2) January 27, 2010 7:00 p.m. w Georgia O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CSS 87–71 15–5 (4–2) January 31, 2010 1:00 p.m. l yes Tennessee 14 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN CBS 61–60 15–6 (4–3) February 4, 2010 7:00 p.m. w yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPNU 66–65 16–6 (5–3) February 6, 2010 1:30 p.m. w Mississippi State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SECN 69–62 17–6 (6–3) February 10, 2010 8:00 p.m. l yes South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC SECN 77–71 17–7 (6–4) February 13, 2010 6:00 p.m. l yes Xavier O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 76–64 17–8 (6-4) February 18, 2010 7:00 p.m. w Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 78–70 18–8 (7–4) February 20, 2010 12:00 p.m. w yes Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS CBS 64–61 19–8 (8–4) February 23, 2010 9:00 p.m. w Tennessee 19 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 75–62 20–8 (9–4) February 27, 2010 4:00 p.m. l yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SECN 78–76 20–9 (9–5) March 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. l Vanderbilt 13 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 64–60 20–10 (9–6) March 7, 2010 12:00 p.m. l yes Kentucky 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 74–66 20–11 (9–7) |- !colspan=8| SEC tournament March 11, 2010 7:30 p.m. w yes 4 E Auburn 5 W Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First Round SECN 78–69 21–11 |- March 12, 2010 7:30 p.m. l yes 4 E Mississippi State 1 W Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Quarterfinals SECN 75–69 21–12 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament March 18, 2010 12:20 p.m. l yes 10 BYU 17 7 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK First Round CBS 99–92 2OT 21–13 |- | colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. 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