# 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2009–10 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 finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to Mississippi State. They received an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since their 2006–07 National Championship season, where they earned a No. 10 seed in the West Region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 7 seed BYU in double overtime.

## Class of 2009

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kenny Boynton SG | Plantation, Florida | American Heritage School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 30, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Erik Murphy PF | Southborough, Massachusetts | St. Mark's School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 16, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 17 Rivals – 6 ESPN – 20 ||||||

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
| Starters |||||||
| Kenny Boynton | 1 | G | 6–2 | 183 | Freshman | Pompano Beach, Florida |
| Vernon Macklin | 32 | F | 6–10 | 230 | Redshirt Junior | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Chandler Parsons | 25 | F | 6–9 | 213 | Junior | Winter Park, Florida |
| Alex Tyus | 23 | F | 6–8 | 220 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Erving Walker | 11 | G | 5–8 | 161 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
| Reserves |||||||
| Adam Allen | 14 | F | 6–8 | 225 | Redshirt Sophomore | Milton, Florida |
| Hudson Fricke | 40 | G | 6–1 | 193 | Junior | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Kenny Kadji | 30 | F/C | 6–10 | 235 | Sophomore | Douala, Cameroon |
| Kyle McClanahan | 4 | G | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Maitland, Florida |
| Erik Murphy | 33 | F | 6–9 | 217 | Freshman | South Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Ray Shipman | 3 | G/F | 6–5 | 212 | Sophomore | Miramar, Florida |
| Nimrod Tishman | 42 | G | 6–8 | 182 | Freshman | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Dan Werner | 21 | F | 6–7 | 230 | Senior | Middletown, New Jersey |

### Coaches

| Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Donovan | Head coach | Providence College | 1987 |
| Larry Shyatt | Associate Head Coach | College of Wooster | 1973 |
| Richard Pitino | Assistant coach | Providence College | 1995 |
| Rob Lanier | Assistant coach | St. Bonaventure University | 1990 |
| Darren Hertz | Assistant to the Head Coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
| Adam Beaupre | Video Coordinator | University of Florida | 1999 |
| Matt Herring | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | Texas State University | 1994 |
| Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University | 1991 |
| Tom Williams | Academic Counselor | University of Florida | 1978 |

## Schedule and results

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2009* 7:00 p.m. | | Saint Leo | W 95–46 | | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 9, 2009* 7:00 p.m. | | Webber International | W 104–53 | | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| November 15, 2009* 4:00 p.m., FSN | | Stetson | W 74–46 | 1–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 18, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | | Georgia Southern Legends Classic | W 69–49 | 2–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 20, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | | Troy Legends Classic | W 80–58 | 3–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 24, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | | Florida State | W 68–52 | 4–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 27, 2009* 8:00 p.m., Sun | | vs. No. 2 Michigan State Legends Classic | W 77–74 | 5–0 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| November 28, 2009* 8:00 p.m., FSN | | vs. Rutgers Legends Classic | W 73–58 | 6–0 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| December 1, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | Florida A&M | W 80–59 | 7–0 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 4, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | No. 13 | at Jacksonville | W 85–67 | 8–0 | Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL |
| December 10, 2009* 9:00 p.m., ESPN | No. 10 | vs. No. 7 Syracuse SEC/Big East Invitational | L 85–73 | 8–1 | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL |
| December 19, 2009* 6:30 p.m., Sun | No. 13 | vs. Richmond Orange Bowl Classic | L 56–53 | 8–2 | BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL |
| December 22, 2009* 7:00 p.m., CSS | No. 18 | South Alabama | L 67–66 | 8–3 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 28, 2009* 7:00 p.m., FSN | | American | W 76–60 | 9–3 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 30, 2009* 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Presbyterian | W 79–38 | 10–3 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 3, 2010* 3:00 p.m., FSN | | at NC State | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 11–3 | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| SEC conference play ||||||
| January 9, 2010 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Vanderbilt | L 95–87 | 11–4 (0–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| January 12, 2010 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 89–77 | 11–5 (0–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 16, 2010 8:00 p.m., FSN | | LSU | W 72–58 | 12–5 (1–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 21, 2010 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | at Arkansas | W 71–66 | 13–5 (2–2) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 23, 2010 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | South Carolina | W 58–56 | 14–5 (3–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 27, 2010 7:00 p.m., CSS | | Georgia | W 87–71 | 15–5 (4–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 31, 2010 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 14 Tennessee | L 61–60 | 15–6 (4–3) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 4, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Alabama | W 66–65 | 16–6 (5–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 6, 2010 1:30 p.m., SECN | | Mississippi State | W 69–62 | 17–6 (6–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 10, 2010 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at South Carolina | L 77–71 | 17–7 (6–4) | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC |
| February 13, 2010* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | Xavier | L 76–64 | 17–8 (6-4) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 18, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | Auburn | W 78–70 | 18–8 (7–4) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 20, 2010 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at Ole Miss | W 64–61 | 19–8 (8–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| February 23, 2010 9:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 19 Tennessee | W 75–62 | 20–8 (9–4) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 27, 2010 4:00 p.m., SECN | | at Georgia | L 78–76 | 20–9 (9–5) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| March 2, 2010 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 13 Vanderbilt | L 64–60 | 20–10 (9–6) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| March 7, 2010 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 3 Kentucky | L 74–66 | 20–11 (9–7) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2010 7:30 p.m., SECN | (4 E) | vs. (5 W) Auburn First Round | W 78–69 | 21–11 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| March 12, 2010 7:30 p.m., SECN | (4 E) | vs. (1 W) Mississippi State Quarterfinals | L 75–69 | 21–12 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2010 12:20 p.m., CBS | (10) | vs. (7) No. 17 BYU First Round | L 99–92 $^{2OT}$ | 21–13 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK |
| *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██Not ranked the previous week. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | NR | NR | NR | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | 17 | 11 | 13 | 18 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |