1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Regular Season
and Eastern Division champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division East
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 13
1999–2000 record 29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach Billy Donovan
Assistant coach John Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Home arena O'Connell Center
1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#13 Florida 12 4   .750     29 8   .784
#11 Tennessee 12 4   .750     26 7   .788
#19 Kentucky 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
Vanderbilt 8 8   .500     19 11   .633
South Carolina 5 11   .313     15 17   .469
Georgia 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
West
#10 LSU 12 4   .750     28 6   .824
#24 Auburn 9 7   .563     24 10   .706
Arkansas 7 9   .438     19 15   .559
Alabama 6 10   .375     13 16   .448
Mississippi 5 11   .313     19 14   .576
Mississippi State 5 11   .313     14 16   .467
† SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 19992000 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. They earned a five seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and then made the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA championship game where they lost to Michigan State. Florida ended the season No.2 in the final USA Today/ESPN Rankings and were ranked wire-to-wire for the first time in school history.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Matt Bonner 15 F 610 237 Freshman Concord, NH
Adriel Davis 33 F 65 221 Freshman Tallahassee, Florida
Teddy Dupay 5 G 511 178 Sophomore Fort Myers, Florida
LaDarius Halton 23 F 64 200 Freshman New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Justin Hamilton 12 G 63 207 Freshman Sarasota, Florida
Donnell Harvey 4 F 68 216 Freshman Shellman, Georgia
Udonis Haslem 50 C 69 246 Sophomore Miami, Florida
David Kliewer 20 G 62 175 Freshman Tarpon Springs, Florida
Mike Miller 13 F 68 175 Sophomore Mitchell, South Dakota
Bret Nelson 10 G 64 182 Sophomore St. Albans, West Virginia
Major Parker 25 F 64 218 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kenyan Weaks 52 G 64 198 Senior Concord, North Carolina
Brent Wright 0 F 69 235 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

References

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