The 2010–11 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2010–11 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 with a 13–3 conference record, but lost to Kentucky in the championship game of the 2011 SEC men's basketball tournament. Small forward Chandler Parsons earned SEC Player of the Year honors, and head coach Billy Donovan won the SEC Coach of the Year award. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA tournament as a No. 2 seed in southeast region, where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to Butler in overtime.
Previous season The Gators finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament to BYU.
Class of 2010 Florida Class of 2010 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2010 – Scout
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Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 225 Redshirt Junior Milton, Florida Kenny Boynton 1 G 6–2 183 Sophomore Pompano Beach, Florida Cody Larson 34 F 6–9 225 Freshman Sioux Falls, South Dakota Vernon Macklin 32 F 6–10 230 Redshirt Senior Portsmouth, Virginia Kyle McClanahan 20 G 6–1 185 Junior Maitland, Florida Erik Murphy 33 F 6–9 217 Sophomore South Kingstown, Rhode Island Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 213 Senior Winter Park, Florida Casey Prather 24 G/F 6–6 195 Freshman Jackson, Tennessee Mike Rosario 3 G 6–3 180 Redshirt Junior Jersey City, New Jersey Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 220 Senior St. Louis, Missouri Erving Walker 11 G 5–8 161 Junior Brooklyn, New York Scottie Wilbekin 5 G 6–2 175 Freshman Gainesville, Florida Will Yeguete 15 F 6–7 210 Freshman Bordeaux, France Patric Young 4 F/C 6–9 245 Freshman Jacksonville, Florida
Coaches Name Position 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
Team statistics As of March 16, 2011. Indicates team leader in specific category. NamePTSPPGFG %FT %ASTREBBLKSTL Adam Allen 0 0 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 Kenny Boynton 466 14.1 .377 .817 84 50 8 26 Cody Larson Redshirt Vernon Macklin 374 11.3 .574 .449 26 183 24 10 Kyle McClanahan 4 0.6 .333 .500 2 3 1 3 Erik Murphy 125 4.3 .511 .750 8 70 15 5 Chandler Parsons 369 11.5 .496 .559 112 251 12 30 Casey Prather 38 1.2 .459 .000 12 35 2 7 Mike Rosario Ineligible for 2010–11 (transfer) Alex Tyus 277 8.7 .483 .635 27 176 24 13 Erving Walker 476 14.4 .411 .784 108 98 0 37 Scottie Wilbekin 88 2.7 .388 .565 56 50 1 33 Will Yeguete 36 1.3 .375 .444 7 76 2 11 Patric Young 108 3.3 .566 .710 11 123 28 19
Schedule and results Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
!colspan=8| Exhibition
!colspan=8| Regular season (non-conference play)
!colspan=8| Regular season (SEC conference play)
!colspan=8| SEC tournament
!colspan=8| NCAA tournament
NOTES The game on Dec. 28 against Fairfield University was canceled due to a heavy snowstorm that prevented Fairfield (Connecticut) from traveling to Gainesville.
Rankings
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Awards and honors Chandler Parsons, SEC Player of the Year Billy Donovan, SEC Coach of the Year
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