2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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=| Regular Season

!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

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