2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 .[ 2] 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.[ 3] [ 4]
Roster
2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
1
Eli Carter
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Paterson, New Jersey
G
42
Billy Donovan Jr. (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr
Gainesville, Florida
G
11
Lexx Edwards (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS So
Orlando, Florida
F
10
Dorian Finney-Smith
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
RS So
Portsmouth, Virginia
G
20
Michael Frazier II
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
So
Tampa, Florida
G
12
Dillon Graham
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
186 lb (84 kg)
So
Orlando, Florida
G
0
Kasey Hill
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Eustis, Florida
G/F
30
Jacob Kurtz (W)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Oviedo, Florida
SF
12
Alex Murphy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Wakefield, Rhode Island
C
21
Zachary Pindar (W)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
RS Fr
Stony Point, New York
G/F
24
Casey Prather
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Sr
Jackson, Tennessee
F
23
Chris Walker
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Bonifay, Florida
G
5
Scottie Wilbekin
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
176 lb (80 kg)
Sr
Gainesville, Florida
F
15
Will Yeguete
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Bordeaux , France
C
4
Patric Young
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Jacksonville, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Rashon Burno (2nd year)
Matt McCall (3rd year)
John Pelphrey (3rd year)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 27, 2014
NOTES
Prior to the season, sophomore guard Braxton Ogbueze transferred to Charlotte .[ 5]
Coaches
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
Name
PTS
PPG
FG %
3P %
FT %
AST
REB
BLK
STL
Billy Donovan Jr.
4
0.3
.000
.000
1.000
3
4
0
2
Lexx Edwards
0
0.0
.000
–
–
0
3
0
0
Dorian Finney-Smith
323
8.7
.370
.293
.643
76
247
16
16
Michael Frazier II
482
12.4
.461
.447
.842
43
137
7
43
Kasey Hill
176
5.5
.407
.143
.663
100
63
5
37
Jacob Kurtz
42
1.6
.630
–
.500
7
38
1
6
Casey Prather
511
13.8
.603
.400
.679
60
184
20
37
Chris Walker
34
1.9
.593
–
.286
1
24
8
2
DeVon Walker
85
2.4
.309
.302
.667
19
43
13
13
Scottie Wilbekin
447
13.1
.402
.390
.725
123
83
0
56
Will Yeguete
191
4.9
.436
.190
.663
45
201
7
37
Patric Young
429
11.0
.541
–
.596
30
240
41
25
Team
2727
69.9
.460
.359
.668
509
1385
118
274
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2013 *7:00 p.m., GatorVision
No. 10
Florida Southern
W 110–88
–
O'Connell Center (7,523)Gainesville, FL
Regular season (non-conference play)
Nov. 8, 2013 *3:00 p.m., Sun
No. 10
North Florida Global Sports Challenge
W 77–69
1–0
O'Connell Center (10,550)Gainesville, FL
Nov. 12, 2013 *9:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 11
at No. 20 Wisconsin
L 53–59
1–1
Kohl Center (17,249)Madison, WI
Nov. 16, 2013 *4:30 p.m., Sun
No. 11
Arkansas–Little Rock Global Sports Challenge
W 86–56
2–1
O'Connell Center (8,843)Gainesville, FL
Nov. 18, 2013 *7:00 p.m., Sun
No. 16
Southern Global Sports Challenge
W 67–53
3–1
O'Connell Center (8,002)Gainesville, FL
Nov. 21, 2013 *7:30 p.m., Sun
No. 16
Middle Tennessee Global Sports Challenge
W 79–59
4–1
O'Connell Center (9,020)Gainesville, FL
Nov. 25, 2013 *7:00 p.m., FSFL
No. 15
at Jacksonville
W 86–60
5–1
Veterans Memorial Arena (5,625)Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 29, 2013 *7:30 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15
Florida State
W 67–66
6–1
O'Connell Center (12,306)Gainesville, FL
Dec. 2, 2013 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 15
at No. 12 UConn
L 64–65
6–2
Gampel Pavilion (10,167)Storrs, CT
Dec. 10, 2013 *7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 19
No. 13 Kansas Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 67–61
7–2
O'Connell Center (12,423)Gainesville, FL
Dec. 17, 2013 *9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16
vs. No. 14 Memphis Jimmy V Classic
W 77–75
8–2
Madison Square Garden (8,062)New York, NY
Dec. 21, 2013 *4:30 p.m., Sun/FSN
No. 16
vs. Fresno State Orange Bowl Classic
W 66–49
9–2
BB&T Center (11,214)Sunrise, FL
Dec. 29, 2013 *3:00 p.m., Sun/FSN
No. 13
Savannah State
W 76–34
10–2
O'Connell Center (10,508)Gainesville, FL
Jan. 4, 2014 *3:00 p.m., CSS
No. 12
Richmond
W 67–58
11–2
O'Connell Center (12,012)Gainesville, FL
Regular season (SEC conference play)
Jan. 8, 2014 7:00 p.m., CSS
No. 10
South Carolina
W 74–58
12–2 (1–0)
O'Connell Center (12,147)Gainesville, FL
Jan. 11, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 10
at Arkansas
W 84–82 OT
13–2 (2–0)
Bud Walton Arena (18,040)Fayetteville, AR
Jan. 14, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7
Georgia
W 72–50
14–2 (3–0)
O'Connell Center (12,051)Gainesville, FL
Jan. 18, 2014 4:00 p.m., SEC TV
No. 7
at Auburn
W 68–61
15–2 (4–0)
Auburn Arena (8,683)Auburn, AL
Jan. 23, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 6
at Alabama
W 68–62
16–2 (5–0)
Coleman Coliseum (11,892)Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan. 25, 2014 4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 6
Tennessee
W 67–41
17–2 (6–0)
O'Connell Center (12,475)Gainesville, FL
Jan. 30, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3
at Mississippi State
W 62–51
18–2 (7–0)
Humphrey Coliseum (7,989)Starkville, MS
Feb. 1, 2014 4:00 p.m., SEC TV
No. 3
Texas A&M
W 69–36
19–2 (8–0)
O'Connell Center (12,426)Gainesville, FL
Feb. 4, 2014 9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3
Missouri
W 68–58
20–2 (9–0)
O'Connell Center (12,123)Gainesville, FL
Feb. 8, 2014 12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3
Alabama
W 78–69
21–2 (10–0)
O'Connell Center (12,520)Gainesville, FL
Feb. 11, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3
at Tennessee
W 67–58
22–2 (11–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena (18,009)Knoxville, TN
Feb. 15, 2014 9:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 3
at No. 14 Kentucky College GameDay
W 69–59
23–2 (12–0)
Rupp Arena (24,425)Lexington, KY
Feb. 19, 2014 7:00 p.m., FSN
No. 2
Auburn
W 71–66
24–2 (13–0)
O'Connell Center (12,414)Gainesville, FL
Feb. 22, 2014 12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 2
at Ole Miss
W 75–71
25–2 (14–0)
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,140)Oxford, MS
Feb. 25, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 1
at Vanderbilt
W 57–54
26–2 (15–0)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,154)Nashville, TN
Mar. 1, 2014 4:00 p.m., CBS
No. 1
LSU
W 79–61
27–2 (16–0)
O'Connell Center (12,589)Gainesville, FL
Mar. 4, 2014 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1
at South Carolina
W 72–46
28–2 (17–0)
Colonial Life Arena (12,781)Columbia, SC
Mar. 8, 2014 12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 1
No. 25 Kentucky
W 84–65
29–2 (18–0)
O'Connell Center (12,604)Gainesville, FL
SEC tournament
Mar. 14, 2014 1:00 p.m., ESPNU
(1) No. 1
vs. (8) Missouri Quarterfinals
W 72–49
30–2
Georgia Dome (15,273)Atlanta, GA
Mar. 15, 2014 1:00 p.m., ABC
(1) No. 1
vs. (4) Tennessee Semifinals
W 56–49
31–2
Georgia Dome (20,330)Atlanta, GA
Mar. 16, 2014 3:15 p.m., ESPN
(1) No. 1
vs. (2) Kentucky Championship game
W 61–60
32–2
Georgia Dome (21,021)Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
Mar. 20, 2014 4:10 p.m., TBS
(1 S) No. 1
vs. (16 S) Albany Second round
W 67–55
33–2
Amway Center (16,074)Orlando, FL
Mar. 22, 2014 12:15 p.m., CBS
(1 S) No. 1
vs. (9 S) Pittsburgh Third round
W 61–45
34–2
Amway Center (18,512)Orlando, FL
Mar. 27, 2014 9:45 p.m., CBS
(1 S) No. 1
vs. (4 S) No. 20 UCLA Sweet Sixteen
W 79–68
35–2
FedExForum (14,991)Memphis, TN
Mar. 29, 2014 6:09 p.m., TBS
(1 S) No. 1
vs. (11 S) Dayton Elite Eight
W 62–52
36–2
FedExForum (15,433)Memphis, TN
Apr. 5, 2014 6:09 p.m., TBS
(1 S) No. 1
vs. (7 E) No. 18 UConn Final Four
L 53–63
36–3
AT&T Stadium (79,444)Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source:[ 6]
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
^ Link to AP Poll
^ Spousta, Tom (March 8, 2014). "Gators Overwhelm Wildcats to Cap SEC's First 18-0 Season" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 9, 2014 .
^ "DeAndre Daniels sparks UConn to upset of Florida, title game trip" . ESPN.com . Associated Press . April 5, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014 .
^ Box Score , ESPN.com .
^ "Florida PG Braxton Ogbueze transfers to Charlotte" . Sports Illustrated . Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2013 .
^ Link to Schedule Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine , Official Florida Gators basketball schedule.
External links
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