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2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Eastern Division champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 15
Record22–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Florida 10 6   .625 22 9   .710
No. 16 Kentucky 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
No. 23 Georgia 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Tennessee 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
South Carolina 6 10   .375 22 15   .595
Vanderbilt 6 10   .375 17 15   .531
West
No. 8 Alabama 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
No. 17 Mississippi State 10 6   .625 27 8   .771
Ole Miss 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
LSU 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
Arkansas 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
2002 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[1] It was the first time in Gators basketball history that the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a fourth consecutive year.

Roster

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Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
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

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 8, 2001*
No. 6 vs. No. 16 Temple
Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic
W 72–64  1–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 9, 2001*
No. 6 vs. Arizona
Coaches vs Cancer IKON Classic
L 71–75  1–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 2, 2002
No. 8 at No. 11 Kentucky L 67–70  21–7
(10–6)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
Mar 7, 2002*
No. 11 vs. Auburn
First round
W 81–63  22–7
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8, 2002*
No. 11 vs. Mississippi State
Quarterfinals
L 52–62  22–8
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 2002*
12:30 pm, CBS
(5 MW) No. 15 vs. (12 MW) Creighton
First round
L 82–83 2OT 22–9
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

References

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  1. ^ "Creighton Stuns Florida With 0.2 Left". The New York Times. March 16, 2002. Retrieved February 26, 2022.