1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC Regular Season and Eastern Division champions
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Southeastern Conference East
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#13
1999–2000 record	29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Donovan
Assistant coach	John Pelphrey Anthony Grant Donnie Jones
Home arena	O'Connell Center

1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
#13 Florida	12	–	4	.750	29	–	8	.784
#11 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
#19 Kentucky	12	–	4	.750	23	–	10	.697
Vanderbilt	8	–	8	.500	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	3	–	13	.188	10	–	20	.333
West
#10 LSU	12	–	4	.750	28	–	6	.824
#24 Auburn	9	–	7	.563	24	–	10	.706
Arkansas †	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Mississippi	5	–	11	.313	19	–	14	.576
Mississippi State	5	–	11	.313	14	–	16	.467

† SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1999–2000 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. They earned a five seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and then made the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA championship game where they lost to Michigan State. Florida ended the season No.2 in the final USA Today/ESPN Rankings and were ranked wire-to-wire for the first time in school history.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
Matt Bonner	15	F	6–10	237	Freshman	Concord, NH
Adriel Davis	33	F	6–5	221	Freshman	Tallahassee, Florida
Teddy Dupay	5	G	5–11	178	Sophomore	Fort Myers, Florida
LaDarius Halton	23	F	6–4	200	Freshman	New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Justin Hamilton	12	G	6–3	207	Freshman	Sarasota, Florida
Donnell Harvey	4	F	6–8	216	Freshman	Shellman, Georgia
Udonis Haslem	50	C	6–9	246	Sophomore	Miami, Florida
David Kliewer	20	G	6–2	175	Freshman	Tarpon Springs, Florida
Mike Miller	13	F	6–8	175	Sophomore	Mitchell, South Dakota
Bret Nelson	10	G	6–4	182	Sophomore	St. Albans, West Virginia
Major Parker	25	F	6–4	218	Junior	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Kenyan Weaks	52	G	6–4	198	Senior	Concord, North Carolina
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

References

Florida Gators men's basketball

Venues	University Gymnasium (1919–1927) New Gymasium (1927–1949) Florida Gymnasium (1949–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)

Rivalries	Florida State Kentucky

Culture & lore	Albert and Alberta "The Orange and Blue" "We Are the Boys from Old Florida" Florida Gators Dazzlers

People	Head coaches NBA players UF Athletic Hall of Fame

Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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