2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 1999–00 2001–02 Florida Gators Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference East SEC 13 8 24–7 12–4 Billy Donovan 5th John PelphreyAnthony GrantDonnie Jones O'Connell Center SEC Regular Season Co-Champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 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. 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 NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown 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 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 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| Regular Season Nov 17, 2000 yes yes 11 2000 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 85–70 1–0 Nov 27, 2000 yes 10 2000 men Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 100–42 2–0 Dec 2, 2000 yes 10 2000 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 83–76 3–0 Dec 6, 2000 yes yes 8 Michigan State 2 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan 83–99 3–1 Dec 9, 2000 yes 8 2000 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 79–65 4–1 Dec 10, 2000 yes 8 2000 men Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 125–50 5–1 Dec 16, 2000 yes 8 Gonzaga National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic 85–71 6–1 Dec 19, 2000 yes 7 2000 men Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 106–64 7–1 Dec 23, 2000 yes 7 2000 men American Eagles American Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 76–33 8–1 Dec 28, 2000 yes yes 7 2000 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana 103–85 9–1 Dec 30, 2000 yes 5 2000 men New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 102–54 10–1 Jan 7, 2001 yes 5 2000 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 68–69 10–2 0–1 Jan 10, 2001 yes 8 2000 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 81–80 11–2 1–1 Jan 17, 2001 7 Georgia Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 72–75 11–3 1–2 Jan 20, 2001 7 2000 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 61–63 11–4 1–3 Jan 24, 2001 yes 14 Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 65–63 12–4 Feb 28, 2001 yes 6 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 72–62 21–5 11–4 Mar 4, 2001 6 Kentucky 15 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 94–86 22–5 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| SEC Tournament Mar 9, 2001 yes yes 5 Alabama Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 69–61 23–5 Mar 10, 2001 yes yes 5 Ole Miss 14 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals 69–74 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Florida Gators| NCAA Tournament Mar 16, 2001 2:52 pm yes yes 8 3 S Western Kentucky 14 S Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana First Round CBS 69–56Florida turns back Western Kentucky https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/03/17/florida-turns-back-western-kentucky/ The Tampa Bay Times March 17, 2001 August 13, 2022 24–6 Mar 18, 2001 2:30 pm yes yes 8 3 S Temple 11 S Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Second Round CBS 54–75Temple's Zone Traps Florida https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-19-ss-39795-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 19, 2001 August 13, 2022 24–7 AP Poll S South Rankings 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Florida Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Gators men's basketball team