2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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.

2001–02 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Eastern Division champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 15
Record	22–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Donovan (6th season)
Assistant coach	John Pelphrey Anthony Grant Donnie Jones
Home arena	O'Connell Center
Seasons ← 2000–01 2002–03 →

2001–02 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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

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

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

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*	(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

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