The 2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 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 SEC regular season with an 18–0 record in conference play, the first SEC team to ever accomplish the feat, after the SEC re-expanded to an 18-game regular season schedule prior to the 2012–13 season. In doing so, the Gators won their seventh SEC regular season championship, and their third in four seasons. The Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats 61–60 to claim the fourth SEC Tournament championship title.
By claiming the SEC tournament, the Gators earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were selected as the #1 overall seed, and were placed in the South Regional. The Gators defeated all of their first four opponents by at least 10 points and advanced to the Final Four as the only #1 seed remaining. At that point, the Gators had a school record winning streak of 30 wins, dating back to December 2, 2013, where the Gators lost in a tight game at UConn 64–65. The Gators' semifinal opponent was a rematch against UConn, who had won the East Regional. The Gators got off to a quick start; however, the Huskies were able to catch up and led at halftime. In the second half, the Gators fell farther behind, giving up numerous turnovers, and missing numerous field goals. The Gators eventually suffered only their third (and worst) loss of the season to eventual national champion UConn once again, 63–53, and ended the heavily favored Gators' hopes at earning a third national championship.Box Score, ESPN.com.
Roster
NOTES Prior to the season, sophomore guard Braxton Ogbueze transferred to Charlotte.
Coaches Name Position College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Matt McCall Associate Head Coach University of Florida 2005 John Pelphrey Assistant coach University of Kentucky 1992 Rashon Burno Assistant coach DePaul University 2002 Darren Hertz Assistant to the Head Coach University of Florida 1997 Oliver Winterbone Video Coordinator Rutgers University 2005 Preston Greene Strength and conditioning Coordinator Clemson University 1999 Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978
Team statistics As of April 5, 2014. Indicates team leader in specific category. (FG% leader = minimum 100 att.; 3P% leader = minimum 20 att.; FT% leader = minimum 50 att.) Retrieved from Gatorzone.com NamePTSPPGFG %3P %FT %ASTREBBLKSTLBilly Donovan Jr. 4 0.3 .000 .000 1.000 3 4 0 2Lexx Edwards 0 0.0 .000 – – 0 3 0 0Dorian Finney-Smith 323 8.7 .370 .293 .643 76 247 16 16Michael Frazier II 482 12.4 .461 .447 .842 43 137 7 43Kasey Hill 176 5.5 .407 .143 .663 100 63 5 37Jacob Kurtz 42 1.6 .630 – .500 7 38 1 6Casey Prather 511 13.8 .603 .400 .679 60 184 20 37Chris Walker 34 1.9 .593 – .286 1 24 8 2DeVon Walker 85 2.4 .309 .302 .667 19 43 13 13Scottie Wilbekin 447 13.1 .402 .390 .725 123 83 0 56Will Yeguete 191 4.9 .436 .190 .663 45 201 7 37Patric Young 429 11.0 .541 – .596 30 240 41 25 Team 2727 69.9 .460 .359 .668 509 1385 118 274
Schedule and results
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season (non-conference play)
!colspan=9| Regular season (SEC conference play)
!colspan=9| SEC tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
Source:Link to Schedule , Official Florida Gators basketball schedule.
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. Poll Preseason Wk 2 Nov. 11 Wk 3 Nov. 18 Wk 4 Nov. 25 Wk 5 Dec. 2 Wk 6 Dec. 9 Wk 7 Dec. 16 Wk 8 Dec. 23 Wk 9 Dec. 30 Wk 10 Jan. 6 Wk 11 Jan. 13 Wk 12 Jan. 20 Wk 13 Jan. 27 Wk 14 Feb. 3 Wk 15 Feb. 10 Wk 16 Feb. 17 Wk 17 Feb. 24 Wk 18 Mar. 3 Wk 19 Mar. 10 Wk 20 Mar. 17 Final AP 10 11 16 15 15 19 16 13 12 10 7 6 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 N/A Coaches 8 10 14 13 12 19 17 14 13 11 7 6 4 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 3
References
External links Men's Basketball at GatorZone.com