2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball
Legends Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southeastern Conference East Division
2009–10 record 2113 (97 SEC)
Head coach Billy Donovan
Assistant coach Larry Shyatt
Richard Pitino
Rob Lanier
Home arena O'Connell Center
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#2 Kentucky 14 2   .875     35 3   .921
#21 Vanderbilt 12 4   .750     24 9   .727
#15 Tennessee 11 5   .688     28 9   .757
Florida 9 7   .563     21 13   .618
South Carolina 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Georgia 5 11   .313     14 17   .452
West
Mississippi State 9 7   .563     24 12   .667
Mississippi 9 7   .563     24 11   .686
Arkansas 7 9   .438     14 18   .438
Alabama 6 10   .375     17 15   .531
Auburn 6 10   .375     15 17   .469
LSU 2 14   .125     11 20   .355
SEC Tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 200910 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 2113, 97 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament before losing to Mississippi State. They received an atlarge 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

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Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Boynton
SG
Plantation, Florida American Heritage School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 30, 2008 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Erik Murphy
PF
Southborough, Massachusetts St. Mark's School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 16, 2008 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout17     Rivals6 [4]     ESPN20 

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Starters
Kenny Boynton 1 G 62 183 Freshman Pompano Beach, Florida
Vernon Macklin 32 F 610 230 Redshirt Junior Portsmouth, Virginia
Chandler Parsons 25 F 69 213 Junior Winter Park, Florida
Alex Tyus 23 F 68 220 Junior St. Louis, Missouri
Erving Walker 11 G 58 161 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
Reserves
Adam Allen 14 F 68 225 Redshirt Sophomore Milton, Florida
Hudson Fricke 40 G 61 193 Junior Greenville, South Carolina
Kenny Kadji 30 F/C 610 235 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon
Kyle McClanahan 4 G 61 185 Sophomore Maitland, Florida
Erik Murphy 33 F 69 217 Freshman South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Ray Shipman 3 G/F 65 212 Sophomore Miramar, Florida
Nimrod Tishman 42 G 68 182 Freshman Tel Aviv, Israel
Dan Werner 21 F 67 230 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

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Exhibition
November 2, 2009*
7:00 p.m.
Saint Leo W 95–46 
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
November 9, 2009*
7:00 p.m.
Webber International W 104–53 
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
Non-conference season
November 15, 2009*
4:00 p.m., FSN
Stetson W 7446  10
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
November 18, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
Georgia Southern
Legends Classic
W 6949  20
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
November 20, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
Troy
Legends Classic
W 8058  30
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
November 24, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
Florida State W 6852  40
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
November 27, 2009*
8:00 p.m., Sun
vs. #2 Michigan State
Legends Classic
W 7774  50
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
November 28, 2009*
8:00 p.m., FSN
vs. Rutgers
Legends Classic
W 7358  60
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ
December 1, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
#13 Florida A&M W 8059  70
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
December 4, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
#13 at Jacksonville W 8567  80
Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
December 10, 2009*
9:00 p.m., ESPN
#10 vs. #7 Syracuse
SEC/Big East Invitational
L 8573  81
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, FL
December 19, 2009*
6:30 p.m., Sun
#13 vs. Richmond
Orange Bowl Classic
L 5653  82
BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise, FL
December 22, 2009*
7:00 p.m., CSS
#18 South Alabama L 6766  83
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
December 28, 2009*
7:00 p.m., FSN
American W 7660  93
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
December 30, 2009*
7:00 p.m., CSS
Presbyterian W 7938  103
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
January 3, 2010*
3:00 p.m., FSN
at NC State W 6261 OT 113
RBC Center
Raleigh, NC
SEC conference play
January 9, 2010
12:00 p.m., ESPN
at Vanderbilt L 9587  114 (01)
Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, TN
January 12, 2010
9:00 p.m., ESPN
#2 Kentucky L 8977  115 (02)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2010
8:00 p.m., FSN
LSU W 7258  125 (12)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2010
9:00 p.m., ESPN
at Arkansas W 71–66  13–5 (2–2)
Bud Walton Arena
Fayetteville, AR
January 23, 2010
6:00 p.m., ESPN
South Carolina W 58–56  14–5 (3–2)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2010
7:00 p.m., CSS
Georgia W 87–71  15–5 (4–2)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2010
1:00 p.m., CBS
at #14 Tennessee L 61–60  15–6 (4–3)
Thompson-Boling Arena
Knoxville, TN
February 4, 2010
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Alabama W 66–65  16–6 (5–3)
Coleman Coliseum
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 2010
1:30 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State W 69–62  17–6 (6–3)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
February 10, 2010
8:00 p.m., SECN
at South Carolina L 77–71  17–7 (6–4)
Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, SC
February 13, 2010*
6:00 p.m., ESPN
Xavier L 76–64  17–8 (6-4)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2010
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Auburn W 78–70  18–8 (7–4)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
February 20, 2010
12:00 p.m., CBS
at Ole Miss W 64–61  19–8 (8–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum
Oxford, MS
February 23, 2010
9:00 p.m., ESPN
#19 Tennessee W 75–62  20–8 (9–4)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2010
4:00 p.m., SECN
at Georgia L 78–76  20–9 (9–5)
Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, GA
March 2, 2010
7:00 p.m., ESPN
#13 Vanderbilt L 64–60  20–10 (9–6)
O'Connell Center
Gainesville, FL
March 7, 2010
12:00 p.m., CBS
at #3 Kentucky L 74–66  20–11 (9–7)
Rupp Arena
Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 11, 2010
7:30 p.m., SECN
(4 E) vs. (5 W) Auburn
First Round
W 78–69  21–11
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
March 12, 2010
7:30 p.m., SECN
(4 E) vs. (1 W) Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 75–69  21–12
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2010
12:20 p.m., CBS
(10) vs. (7) #17 BYU
First Round
L 99–92 2OT 21–13
Ford Center
Oklahoma City, OK
*Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Tournament seedings in parenthesis.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week.
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NR NR NR 13 10 13 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR 17 11 13 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

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