2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2005–06 Florida Gators Basketball file:Florida_Gators_2006_championship_team.jpg The 2006 championship team visits the White House. Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference East SEC 1 11 33–6 10–6 Billy Donovan 10th Anthony GrantDonnie JonesLarry Shyatt O'Connell Center NCAA tournament National ChampionsSEC tournament champions National Championship Game W Won 73–57 vs. UCLA The 2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2005–06 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 started the season looking to end their recent streak of losing in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. They finished the season with a 24–6 record entering the SEC Championship. They won all three games and received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, eventually playing in the final against UCLA. On April 3, 2006, Florida beat UCLA 73–57 to win its first-ever NCAA Championship.ESPN – Gators clamp down on UCLA to win NCAA title – Men's College Basketball Class of 2005 Florida Class of 2005 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2005 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120713013909/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2006&schoolId=2305 Florida Class of 2005 – ESPN no no 2005 Walter Hodge PG Melbourne, Florida Florida Air Academy 6 0 170 April 11, 2005 4 3 David Huertas SG Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day School 6 4 190 July 2, 2004 3 3 Jimmie Sutton C Coconut Creek, Florida North Broward Prep 6 9 250 September 11, 2004 3 3 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 21     Rivals – NR http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2005 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals 2011-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005225711/http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2011-10-05 dead      ESPN – |} Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Jack Berry 22 G 6–6 215 Sophomore Windermere, Florida Corey Brewer 2 F 6–9 185 Sophomore Portland, Tennessee Taurean Green 11 G 6–0 177 Sophomore Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Garrett Tyler 25 G/F 6–7 200 Junior Palm Harbor, Florida Walter Hodge 15 G 6–0 170 Freshman Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Al Horford 42 F/C 6–10 245 Sophomore Grand Ledge, Michigan David Huertas 33 G 6–5 185 Freshman Humacao, Puerto Rico Lee Humphrey 12 G 6–2 192 Junior Maryville, Tennessee Adrian Moss 4 F 6–9 247 Senior Houston, Texas Joakim Noah 13 F/C 6–11 230 Sophomore New York, New York Chris Richard 32 F/C 6–9 255 Junior Lakeland, Florida Jimmie Sutton 5 F/C 6–10 252 Freshman Deerfield Beach, Florida Brett Swanson 1 G 6–2 180 Junior Pace, Florida Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Anthony Grant Associate head coach University of Dayton 1987 Donnie Jones AssistantCoach Pikeville College 1988 Larry Shyatt Assistant Coach College of Wooster 1973 Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997 Adam Beaupre Video coordinator University of Florida 1999 Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator University of Texas Southwestern 1994 Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic Counselor Schedule and results |- !colspan=8 style=Florida Gators| Exhibition November 1, 2005 7:00 pm yes Embry-Riddle O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 86–48 November 4, 2005 7:00 pm yes West Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 84–41 |- !colspan=8 style=Florida Gators| Regular season November 9, 2005 7:30 pm yes St. Peter's College O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 80–51 1–0 November 10, 2005 8:00 pm yes Albany College O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 83–64 2–0 November 17, 2005 7:00 pm yes yes Wake Forest 19 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN 77–72 3–0 November 18, 2005 9:15 pm yes yes Syracuse 16 Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN2 75–70 4–0 November 25, 2005 7:30 pm yes 14 Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 74–66 5–0 November 28, 2005 7:00 pm yes 14 Alabama State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 87–60 6–0 December 3, 2005 12:00 pm yes 11 Central Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 80–47 7–0 December 6, 2005 7:30 pm yes yes 10 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI SUN 87–77 8–0 December 9, 2005 8:30 pm yes 10 Bethune-Cookman O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 88–58 9–0 December 18, 2005 1:00 pm yes 7 Jacksonville O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 101–58 10–0 December 22, 2005 7:00 pm yes yes 5 Miami BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL FSN 77–67 11–0 December 30, 2005 1:00 pm yes 5 Florida A&M O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 84–47 12–0 January 3, 2006 6:00 pm yes 5 Morgan State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 92–49 13–0 January 7, 2006 12:00 pm yes 5 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA JP 90–72 14–0 (1–0) January 11, 2006 7:00 pm 2 Mississippi State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 75–60 15–0 (2–0) January 14, 2006 6:00 pm 2 Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 69–57 16–0 (3–0) January 18, 2006 7:00 pm yes 2 Savannah State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 113–62 17–0 January 21, 2006 7:00 pm yes 2 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN FSN 76–80 17–1 (3–1) January 25, 2006 8:00 pm yes 5 South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, SC JP 62–68 17–2 (3–2) January 28, 2006 1:00 pm 5 Vanderbilt O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL JP 81–58 18–2 (4–2) January 31, 2006 8:00 pm yes 8 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS ESPN2 69–58 19–2 (5–2) February 4, 2006 9:00 pm 8 Kentucky O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN College GameDay ESPN2 95–80 20–2 (6–2) February 8, 2006 7:00 pm 7 South Carolina O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 67–71 20–3 (6–3) February 11, 2006 1:00 pm 7 LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL JP 71–62 21–3 (7–3) February 15, 2006 8:00 pm yes 10 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN SUN 73–68 22–3 (8–3) February 18, 2006 2:00 pm yes 10 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR JP 81–85 22–4 (8–4) February 22, 2006 8:00 pm 12 Tennessee 10 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL JP 72–76 22–5 (8–5) February 26, 2006 4:00 pm yes 12 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL CBS 77–82 22–6 (8–6) March 1, 2006 7:00 pm 17 Georgia O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 77–66 23–6 (9–6) March 6, 2006 7:00 pm yes 16 Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 79–64 24–6 (10–6) |- !colspan=8 style=Florida Gators| SEC Tournament March 10, 2006 9:45 pm no yes 16 Arkansas Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN SEC Championship round 2 JP 74–71 25–6 March 11, 2006 3:15 pm no yes 16 LSU 18 Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN SEC Championship round 3 JP 81–65 26–6 March 12, 2006 1:00 pm no yes 16 South Carolina Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN SEC Championship game CBS 49–47 27–6 |- !colspan=8 style=Florida Gators| NCAA Division I Tournament March 16, 2006 2:45 pm no yes 11 3 South Alabama 14 Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL First round CBS 76–50 28–6 March 18, 2006 3:20 pm no yes 11 3 UW-Milwaukee 11 Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL Second round CBS 82–60 29–6 March 24, 2006 9:40 pm no yes 11 3 Georgetown 23 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Sweet Sixteen CBS 57–53 30–6 March 26, 2006 5:05 pm no yes 11 3 Villanova 3 1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Elite Eight CBS 75–62 31–6 April 1, 2006 6:05 pm no yes 11 3 George Mason 11 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Final Four CBS 73–58 32–6 April 3, 2006 9:21 pm no yes 11 3 UCLA 7 2 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN National Championship Game CBS 73–57 33–6 AP Poll Accomplishments This was their first National Championship in school history. References Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Gators Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons