# 2013–14 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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. 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.

## Roster
### NOTES

* Prior to the season, sophomore guard Braxton Ogbueze transferred to Charlotte.

### Coaches

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Donovan | Head coach | Providence College | 1987 |
| Matt McCall | Associate Head Coach | University of Florida | 2005 |
| John Pelphrey | Assistant coach | University of Kentucky | 1992 |
| Rashon Burno | Assistant coach | DePaul University | 2002 |
| Darren Hertz | Assistant to the Head Coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
| Oliver Winterbone | Video Coordinator | Rutgers University | 2005 |
| Preston Greene | Strength and conditioning Coordinator | Clemson University | 1999 |
| Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University | 1991 |
| Tom Williams | Academic Counselor | University of Florida | 1978 |

## 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. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ 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 |