2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators were led by third year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Arkansas, 80–72. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure, 77–62, in the First Round before losing to Texas Tech, 69–66, in the Second Round.

Previous season The Gators finished the 2016–17 season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament in overtime to 7-seed Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the East Region's No. 4 seed. They defeated 13-seed East Tennessee State and 5-seed Virginia to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated 8-seed Wisconsin with a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to earn a trip to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to fellow SEC member 7-seed South Carolina.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kasey Hill 0 G 6'1" 175 Senior Umatilla, FL Graduated Devin Robinson 1 F 6'8" 200 Junior Chesterfield, VA Declare for 2017 NBA draft Eric Hester 2 G 6'3" 167 Freshman Clearwater, FL Transferred to Akron Justin Leon 23 F 6'8" 206 Senior Conway, AR Graduated Canyon Barry 24 G 6'6" 215 RS Senior Colorado Springs, CO Completed athletic eligibility; graduated from Charleston in 2016 Schuyler Rimmer 32 C 6'10" 249 RS Senior Orlando, FL Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Egor Koulechov 4 G/F 6'5" 210 RS Senior Volgograd, Russia Graduate transferred from Rice

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style=| Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| SEC Tournament

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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

See also 2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team

References