The 2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2001–02 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 Eastern Division champions, winning a share of the division title for the third straight season. They earned a No. 5 seed in the 2002 NCAA tournament, falling to Creighton in the first round in double overtime. It was the first time in Gators basketball history that the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive year.
Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown Matt Bonner 15 F 6–10 237 Junior Concord, NH Max Booker 21 G 6–2 175 Freshman Atlanta, Georgia Bonell Colas 42 F 6–9 225 Freshman Miami, Florida Orien Greene 1 G 6–4 208 Sophomore Gainesville, Florida Seth Haimovitch 3 G 6–1 200 Junior Coral Springs, Florida LaDarius Halton 23 F 6–4 200 Junior New Smyrna Beach, Florida Justin Hamilton 12 G 6–3 207 Sophomore Sarasota, Florida Udonis Haslem 50 C 6–9 246 Senior Miami, Florida Ronnie King 50 G 5–11 178 Senior Brandon, Florida David Lee 24 F 6–4 182 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri Brett Nelson 10 G 6–4 182 Sophomore St. Albans, West Virginia James White 21 G/F 6–7 200 Freshman Kensington, Maryland
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=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style=| SEC Tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament
References