# 2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2000–01 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. Despite having four players undergo surgery during the year, and starting off 1-3 in conference play, they rebounded to capture the school's first ever back-to-back SEC championships. They earned a three seed in the 2001 NCAA tournament and advanced to the Second Round before losing to Temple. The Gators won an opening round game in the NCAA Tournament for a school record third consecutive year.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
| Matt Bonner | 15 | F | 6–10 | 237 | Sophomore | Concord, NH |
| Bonell Colas | 42 | F | 6–9 | 225 | Freshman | Miami, Florida |
| Adriel Davis | 33 | F | 6–5 | 221 | Sophomore | Tallahassee, Florida |
| Teddy Dupay | 5 | G | 5–11 | 178 | Junior | Fort Myers, Florida |
| Orien Greene | 1 | G | 6–4 | 208 | Freshman | Gainesville, Florida |
| LaDarius Halton | 23 | F | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | New Smyrna Beach, Florida |
| Justin Hamilton | 12 | G | 6–3 | 207 | Sophomore | Sarasota, Florida |
| Udonis Haslem | 50 | C | 6–9 | 246 | Junior | Miami, Florida |
| David Kliewer | 20 | G | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Tarpon Springs, Florida |
| Brett Nelson | 10 | G | 6–4 | 182 | Sophomore | St. Albans, West Virginia |
| Major Parker | 25 | F | 6–4 | 218 | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Brent Wright | 0 | F | 6–9 | 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 |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2000* | No. 11 | at Florida State | W 85–70 | 1–0 | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Nov 27, 2000* | No. 10 | Florida Atlantic | W 100–42 | 2–0 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 2, 2000* | No. 10 | DePaul | W 83–76 | 3–0 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 6, 2000* | No. 8 | at No. 2 Michigan State | L 83–99 | 3–1 | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Dec 9, 2000* | No. 8 | Rutgers | W 79–65 | 4–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 10, 2000* | No. 8 | Florida A&M | W 125–50 | 5–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 16, 2000* | No. 8 | Gonzaga | W 85–71 | 6–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 19, 2000* | No. 7 | Bethune-Cookman | W 106–64 | 7–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 23, 2000* | No. 7 | American | W 76–33 | 8–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 28, 2000* | No. 7 | at Tulane | W 103–85 | 9–1 | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 2000* | No. 5 | New Hampshire | W 102–54 | 10–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 7, 2001 | No. 5 | at South Carolina | L 68–69 | 10–2 (0–1) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 10, 2001 | No. 8 | at Mississippi State | W 81–80 | 11–2 (1–1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Jan 17, 2001 | No. 7 | Georgia | L 72–75 | 11–3 (1–2) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 20, 2001 | No. 7 | Vanderbilt | L 61–63 | 11–4 (1–3) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 24, 2001 | No. 14 | at Auburn | W 65–63 | 12–4 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 28, 2001 | No. 6 | at Vanderbilt | W 72–62 | 21–5 (11–4) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 4, 2001 | No. 6 | No. 15 Kentucky | W 94–86 | 22–5 (12–4) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2001* | No. 5 | vs. Alabama Quarterfinals | W 69–61 | 23–5 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Mar 10, 2001* | No. 5 | vs. No. 14 Ole Miss Semifinals | L 69–74 | 23–6 | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2001* 2:52 pm, CBS | (3 S) No. 8 | vs. (14 S) Western Kentucky First Round | W 69–56 | 24–6 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 18, 2001* 2:30 pm, CBS | (3 S) No. 8 | vs. (11 S) Temple Second Round | L 54–75 | 24–7 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||