2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Florida Gators Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference SEC 3 1 36–3 18–0 Billy Donovan 18th Rashon Burno Matt McCall John Pelphrey O'Connell Center SEC regular season andtournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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 SEC regular season with an 18–0 record in conference play, the first SEC team to ever accomplish the feat, after the SEC re-expanded to an 18-game regular season schedule prior to the 2012–13 season.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/sports/ncaabasketball/florida-trounces-kentucky-to-finish-undefeated-in-sec.html?_r=0 Gators Overwhelm Wildcats to Cap SEC's First 18-0 Season Spousta Tom March 8, 2014 The New York Times March 9, 2014 In doing so, the Gators won their seventh SEC regular season championship, and their third in four seasons. The Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats 61–60 to claim the fourth SEC Tournament championship title. By claiming the SEC tournament, the Gators earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were selected as the #1 overall seed, and were placed in the South Regional. The Gators defeated all of their first four opponents by at least 10 points and advanced to the Final Four as the only #1 seed remaining. At that point, the Gators had a school record winning streak of 30 wins, dating back to December 2, 2013, where the Gators lost in a tight game at UConn 64–65. The Gators' semifinal opponent was a rematch against UConn, who had won the East Regional. The Gators got off to a quick start; however, the Huskies were able to catch up and led at halftime. In the second half, the Gators fell farther behind, giving up numerous turnovers, and missing numerous field goals. The Gators eventually suffered only their third (and worst) loss of the season to eventual national champion UConn once again, 63–53, and ended the heavily favored Gators' hopes at earning a third national championship.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400549976 DeAndre Daniels sparks UConn to upset of Florida, title game trip April 5, 2014 ESPN.com Associated Press April 6, 2014Box Score, ESPN.com. Roster left horizontal Florida recruits at the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game 400 20130403 MCDAAG Kasey Hill.JPG Kasey Hill 20130403 MCDAAG Chris Walker dunk (1).JPG Chris Walker 2013 Florida Gators white white #0021A5 #FF4A00 Eli Carter y yes 1 G 6 2 200 Jr Paterson, New Jersey Billy Donovan Jr. W William Donovan III y 42 G 6 2 195 Jr yes Gainesville, Florida Lexx Edwards W 11 G 6 2 225 So yes Orlando, Florida Dorian Finney-Smith y 10 F 6 8 212 So yes Portsmouth, Virginia Michael Frazier II y 20 G 6 4 199 So Tampa, Florida Dillon Graham yes 12 G 6 4 186 So Orlando, Florida Kasey Hill y 0 G 6 1 181 Fr Eustis, Florida Jacob Kurtz W 30 G/F 6 6 210 Jr Oviedo, Florida Alex Murphy basketball y 12 SF 6 9 230 SO yes Wakefield, Rhode Island Zachary Pindar W 21 C 6 10 236 Fr yes Stony Point, New York Casey Prather y 24 GF 6 6 212 Sr Jackson, Tennessee Chris Walker y basketball, born 1994 23 F 6 10 220 Fr Bonifay, Florida Scottie Wilbekin y 5 G 6 2 176 Sr Gainesville, Florida Will Yeguete y 15 F 6 8 230 Sr Bordeaux, France Patric Young y 4 C 6 9 240 Sr Jacksonville, Florida Billy Donovan (18th year) Rashon Burno (2nd year) Matt McCall (3rd year) John Pelphrey (3rd year) http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/bios.php January 27, 2014 NOTES Prior to the season, sophomore guard Braxton Ogbueze transferred to Charlotte.Florida PG Braxton Ogbueze transfers to Charlotte http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130515/florida-braxton-ogbueze.ap/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140409004431/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/college-basketball/news/20130515/florida-braxton-ogbueze.ap/ dead April 9, 2014 Sports Illustrated 12 August 2013 Coaches Name Position College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Matt McCall Associate Head Coach University of Florida 2005 John Pelphrey Assistant coach University of Kentucky 1992 Rashon Burno Assistant coach DePaul University 2002 Darren Hertz Assistant to the Head Coach University of Florida 1997 Oliver Winterbone Video Coordinator Rutgers University 2005 Preston Greene Strength and conditioning Coordinator Clemson University 1999 Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978 Team statistics As of April 5, 2014. #FFFF99 darkgray Indicates team leader in specific category. (FG% leader = minimum 100 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.; FT% leader = minimum 50 att.) Retrieved from Gatorzone.com NamePTSPPGFG %3P %FT %ASTREBBLKSTLBilly Donovan Jr. 4 0.3 .000 .000 1.000 3 4 0 2Lexx Edwards 0 0.0 .000 – – 0 3 0 0Dorian Finney-Smith 323 8.7 .370 .293 .643 76 247 16 16Michael Frazier II 482 12.4 .461 .447 .842 43 137 7 43Kasey Hill 176 5.5 .407 .143 .663 100 63 5 37Jacob Kurtz 42 1.6 .630 – .500 7 38 1 6Casey Prather 511 13.8 .603 .400 .679 60 184 20 37Chris Walker 34 1.9 .593 – .286 1 24 8 2DeVon Walker 85 2.4 .309 .302 .667 19 43 13 13Scottie Wilbekin 447 13.1 .402 .390 .725 123 83 0 56Will Yeguete 191 4.9 .436 .190 .663 45 201 7 37Patric Young 429 11.0 .541 – .596 30 240 41 25 Team 2727 69.9 .460 .359 .668 509 1385 118 274 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition Nov. 1, 2013 7:00 p.m. yes 10 Florida Southern O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL GatorVision 110–88 7,523 – |- !colspan=9| Regular season (non-conference play) Nov. 8, 2013 3:00 p.m. yes 10 North Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Global Sports Challenge Sun 77–69 10,550 1–0 Nov. 12, 2013 9:00 p.m. yes yes 11 20 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI ESPN2 53–59 17,249 1–1 Nov. 16, 2013 4:30 p.m. yes 11 Arkansas–Little Rock O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Global Sports Challenge Sun 86–56 8,843 2–1 Nov. 18, 2013 7:00 p.m. yes 16 Southern O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Global Sports Challenge Sun 67–53 8,002 3–1 Nov. 21, 2013 7:30 p.m. yes 16 Middle Tennessee O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Global Sports Challenge Sun 79–59 9,020 4–1 Nov. 25, 2013 7:00 p.m. yes yes 15 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL FSFL 86–60 5,625 5–1 Nov. 29, 2013 7:30 p.m. yes 15 Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN2 67–66 12,306 6–1 Dec. 2, 2013 7:00 p.m. yes yes 15 12 UConn Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT ESPN2 64–65 10,167 6–2 Dec. 10, 2013 7:00 p.m. yes 19 13 Kansas O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Big 12/SEC Challenge ESPN 67–61 12,423 7–2 Dec. 17, 2013 9:00 p.m. yes yes 16 14 Memphis Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 77–75 8,062 8–2 Dec. 21, 2013 4:30 p.m. yes yes 16 Fresno State BB&T Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Sun/FSN 66–49 11,214 9–2 Dec. 29, 2013 3:00 p.m. yes 13 Savannah State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Sun/FSN 76–34 10,508 10–2 Jan. 4, 2014 3:00 p.m. yes 12 Richmond O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CSS 67–58 12,012 11–2 |- !colspan=9| Regular season (SEC conference play) Jan. 8, 2014 7:00 p.m. 10 South Carolina O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CSS 74–58 12,147 12–2 (1–0) Jan. 11, 2014 1:00 p.m. yes 10 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR ESPN2 84–82 OT 18,040 13–2 (2–0) Jan. 14, 2014 7:00 p.m. 7 Georgia O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPNU 72–50 12,051 14–2 (3–0) Jan. 18, 2014 4:00 p.m. yes 7 Auburn Auburn Arena Auburn, AL SEC TV 68–61 8,683 15–2 (4–0) Jan. 23, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes 6 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN2 68–62 11,892 16–2 (5–0) Jan. 25, 2014 4:00 p.m. 6 Tennessee O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 67–41 12,475 17–2 (6–0) Jan. 30, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS ESPN2 62–51 7,989 18–2 (7–0) Feb. 1, 2014 4:00 p.m. 3 Texas A&M O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SEC TV 69–36 12,426 19–2 (8–0) Feb. 4, 2014 9:00 p.m. 3 Missouri O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 68–58 12,123 20–2 (9–0) Feb. 8, 2014 12:00 p.m. 3 Alabama O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN 78–69 12,520 21–2 (10–0) Feb. 11, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 67–58 18,009 22–2 (11–0) Feb. 15, 2014 9:00 p.m. yes 3 14 Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY College GameDay ESPN 69–59 24,425 23–2 (12–0) Feb. 19, 2014 7:00 p.m. 2 Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 71–66 12,414 24–2 (13–0) Feb. 22, 2014 12:00 p.m. yes 2 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS CBS 75–71 8,140 25–2 (14–0) Feb. 25, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes 1 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN ESPN 57–54 11,154 26–2 (15–0) Mar. 1, 2014 4:00 p.m. 1 LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 79–61 12,589 27–2 (16–0) Mar. 4, 2014 7:00 p.m. yes 1 South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC ESPNU 72–46 12,781 28–2 (17–0) Mar. 8, 2014 12:00 p.m. 1 25 Kentucky O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 84–65 12,604 29–2 (18–0) |- !colspan=9| SEC tournament Mar. 14, 2014 1:00 p.m. 1 1 yes Missouri 8 Quarterfinals Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPNU 72–49 15,273 30–2 Mar. 15, 2014 1:00 p.m. 1 1 yes Tennessee 4 Semifinals Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ABC 56–49 20,330 31–2 Mar. 16, 2014 3:15 p.m. 1 1 yes Kentucky 2 Championship game Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA ESPN 61–60 21,021 32–2 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament Mar. 20, 2014 4:10 p.m. 1 1 S yes Albany 16 S Second round Amway Center Orlando, FL TBS 67–55 16,074 33–2 Mar. 22, 2014 12:15 p.m. 1 1 S yes Pittsburgh 9 S Third round Amway Center Orlando, FL CBS 61–45 18,512 34–2 Mar. 27, 2014 9:45 p.m. 1 1 S yes 20 4 S UCLA Sweet Sixteen FedExForum Memphis, TN CBS 79–68 14,991 35–2 Mar. 29, 2014 6:09 p.m. 1 1 S yes Dayton 11 S Elite Eight FedExForum Memphis, TN TBS 62–52 15,433 36–2 Apr. 5, 2014 6:09 p.m. 1 1 S yes 18 7 E UConn Final Four AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX TBS 53–63 79,444 36–3 AP poll Eastern Time Source:Link to Schedule https://web.archive.org/web/20131109070956/http://www.gatorzone.com/schedule.php?sport=baskm 2013-11-09 , Official Florida Gators basketball schedule. Rankings 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Preseason Wk 2 Nov. 11 Wk 3 Nov. 18 Wk 4 Nov. 25 Wk 5 Dec. 2 Wk 6 Dec. 9 Wk 7 Dec. 16 Wk 8 Dec. 23 Wk 9 Dec. 30 Wk 10 Jan. 6 Wk 11 Jan. 13 Wk 12 Jan. 20 Wk 13 Jan. 27 Wk 14 Feb. 3 Wk 15 Feb. 10 Wk 16 Feb. 17 Wk 17 Feb. 24 Wk 18 Mar. 3 Wk 19 Mar. 10 Wk 20 Mar. 17 Final AP 10 11 16 15 15 19 16 13 12 10 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 N/A Coaches 8 10 14 13 12 19 17 14 13 11 7 6 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 References External links Men's Basketball at GatorZone.com Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Florida Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Gators men's basketball team Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons