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 – Scout
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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=| Exhibition
!colspan=8 style=| Regular season
!colspan=8 style=| SEC Tournament
!colspan=8 style=| NCAA Division I Tournament
Accomplishments This was their first National Championship in school history. References