2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#14
2012–13 record	29–8 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Donovan (17th year)
Assistant coach	Rashon Burno Matt McCall John Pelphrey
Home arena	O'Connell Center

2012–13 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#14 Florida	14	–	4	.778	29	–	8	.784
Ole Miss †	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
Alabama	12	–	6	.667	23	–	13	.639
Kentucky	12	–	6	.667	21	–	12	.636
Missouri	11	–	7	.611	23	–	11	.676
Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Arkansas	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
LSU	9	–	9	.500	19	–	12	.613
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Vanderbilt	8	–	10	.444	16	–	17	.485
Texas A&M	7	–	11	.389	18	–	15	.545
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
Mississippi State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	22	.313
Auburn	3	–	15	.167	9	–	23	.281

† 2013 SEC Tournament winner As of March 31, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2012–13 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 a 14–4 conference record, earning their sixth SEC regular season championship. As a No. 3 seed in the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, the Gators advanced to the Elite Eight for the third consecutive year where they were defeated by Michigan.

Previous season

Main article: 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The Gators finished the 2011–12 season with a record of 26–11 overall, a 10–6 record in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament to Louisville.^[1] Freshman shooting guard Bradley Beal, who finished second on the team in scoring average, decided to forgo his sophomore season and enter the 2012 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Washington Wizards with the third overall pick.^[2]

Roster

2012–13 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Kurtz, JacobJacob Kurtz (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Oviedo, Florida
1.5 !G	1	Boynton, KennyKenny Boynton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Pompano Beach, Florida
1.5 !G	42	Donovan Jr., BillyBilly Donovan Jr.	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gainesville, Florida
4.5 !F/C	2	Harris, DamontreDamontre Harris	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fayetteville, North Carolina
1.5 !G	3	Rosario, MikeMike Rosario	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Jersey City, New Jersey
5.0 !C	4	Young, PatricPatric Young	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jacksonville, Florida
1.5 !G	5	Wilbekin, ScottieScottie Wilbekin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gainesville, Florida
3.5 !F	10	Finney-Smith, DorianDorian Finney-Smith	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Portsmouth, Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Ogbueze, BraxtonBraxton Ogbueze	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlotte, North Carolina
1.5 !G	12	Graham, DillonDillon Graham	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orlando, Florida
3.5 !F	15	Yeguete, WillWill Yeguete	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bordeaux, France
1.5 !G	20	Frazier II, MichaelMichael Frazier II	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa, Florida
2.5 !G/F	24	Prather, CaseyCasey Prather	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Jackson, Tennessee
2.5 !G/F	25	Walker, DeVonDeVon Walker	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Winter Haven, Florida
4.5 !F/C	33	Murphy, ErikErik Murphy	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	4.0 !Sr	South Kingstown, Rhode Island

Head coach

Billy Donovan (17th year)

Assistant coach(es)

Rashon Burno (1st year)
Matt McCall (2nd year)
John Pelphrey (2nd year)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 1, 2013

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^[a]	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

NOTES:

^{^[a]}Rashon Burno was hired as an assistant coach on April 12, 2012. The position became available after Norm Roberts resigned to become an assistant coach at Kansas.^[3]

Team statistics

As of March 31, 2013.
Indicates team leader in specific category.
Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

Name	PTS	PPG	FG %	3P %	FT %	AST	REB	BLK	STL
Kenny Boynton	444	12.0	.394	.321	.822	102	110	3	31
Michael Frazier II	202	5.6	.446	.468	.839	34	113	1	20
Dillon Graham	11	0.5	.263	.100	.000	5	4	1	1
Jacob Kurtz	12	0.6	.625	1.000	.500	2	11	0	2
Erik Murphy	440	12.2	.516	.453	.784	50	199	25	23
Braxton Ogbueze	19	0.8	.318	.200	.364	7	13	0	4
Casey Prather	181	6.2	.622	.286	.583	29	106	16	25
Mike Rosario	450	12.5	.448	.367	.831	72	92	1	34
DeVon Walker	20	0.8	.182	.143	.786	2	17	4	2
Scottie Wilbekin	319	9.1	.453	.359	.725	174	101	2	53
Will Yeguete	170	5.5	.531	.250	.570	31	181	9	36
Patric Young	374	10.1	.586	.000	.498	32	232	58	34
TEAM	2642	71.4	.478	.378	.677	540	1297	120	265

Schedule and results

The Gators opened the year against Georgetown outdoors aboard the USS Bataan in Jacksonville, though the game was canceled at halftime due to condensation on the floor.

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
Nov. 1, 2012* 7:00 p.m., GatorVision	#10	Nebraska–Kearney	W 101–71	–	O'Connell Center (7,121) Gainesville, FL
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2012* 3:30 p.m., Sun/FSFL	#10	Alabama State Global Sports Main Event	W 84–35	1–0	O'Connell Center (8,047) Gainesville, FL
Nov. 14, 2012* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#10	#22 Wisconsin	W 74–56	2–0	O'Connell Center (9,614) Gainesville, FL
Nov. 18, 2012* 4:00 p.m., Sun/FS South	#10	vs. Middle Tennessee Global Sports Main Event	W 66–45	3–0	Tampa Bay Times Forum (7,161) Tampa, FL
Nov. 20, 2012* 7:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL	#7	Savannah State Global Sports Main Event	W 58–40	4–0	O'Connell Center (7,323) Gainesville, FL
Nov. 23, 2012* 4:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL	#7	UCF Global Sports Main Event	W 79–66	5–0	O'Connell Center (10,195) Gainesville, FL
Nov. 29, 2012* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	#7	Marquette SEC–Big East Challenge	W 82–49	6–0	O'Connell Center (10,245) Gainesville, FL
Dec. 5, 2012* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN2	#6	at Florida State	W 72–47	7–0	Donald L. Tucker Center (10,593) Tallahassee, FL
Dec. 15, 2012* 10:00 p.m., ESPN	#5	at #8 Arizona	L 64–65	7–1	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
Dec. 19, 2012* 7:00 p.m., Sun/FSFL/ESPN3	#8	Southeastern Louisiana	W 82–43	8–1	O'Connell Center (8,057) Gainesville, FL
Dec. 22, 2012* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	#8	vs. Kansas State Hy-Vee Wildcat Classic	L 61–67	8–2	Sprint Center (16,303) Kansas City, MO
Dec. 29, 2012* 4:30 p.m., FSN	#14	vs. Air Force Orange Bowl Basketball Classic	W 78–61	9–2	BB&T Center (12,779) Sunrise, FL
Jan. 6, 2013* 4:30 p.m., NBCSN	#13	at Yale	W 79–58	10–2	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,532) New Haven, CT
SEC regular season
Jan. 9, 2013 7:00 p.m., CSS/ESPN3	#11	Georgia	W 77–44	11–2 (1–0)	O'Connell Center (11,366) Gainesville, FL
Jan. 12, 2013 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	#11	at LSU	W 74–52	12–2 (2–0)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,964) Baton Rouge, LA
Jan. 17, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	#10	at Texas A&M	W 68–47	13–2 (3–0)	Reed Arena (11,046) College Station, TX
Jan. 19, 2013 2:00 p.m., ESPN	#10	#17 Missouri	W 83–52	14–2 (4–0)	O'Connell Center (12,597) Gainesville, FL
Jan. 23, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3	#8	at Georgia	W 64–47	15–2 (5–0)	Stegeman Coliseum (6,793) Athens, GA
Jan. 26, 2013 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	#8	at Mississippi State	W 82–47	16–2 (6–0)	Humphrey Coliseum (7,696) Starkville, MS
Jan. 30, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3	#4	South Carolina	W 75–36	17–2 (7–0)	O'Connell Center (10,533) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 2, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#4	#16 Ole Miss	W 78–64	18–2 (8–0)	O'Connell Center (12,522) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 5, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#2	at Arkansas	L 69–80	18–3 (8–1)	Bud Walton Arena (13,816) Fayetteville, AR
Feb. 9, 2013 5:00 p.m., FSN/ESPN3	#2	Mississippi State	W 83–58	19–3 (9–1)	O'Connell Center (12,444) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 12, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPN	#7	#25 Kentucky	W 69–52	20–3 (10–1)	O'Connell Center (12,480) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 16, 2013 1:45 p.m., SECN/ESPN3	#7	at Auburn	W 83–52	21–3 (11–1)	Auburn Arena (8,953) Auburn, AL
Feb. 19, 2013 9:00 p.m., ESPN	#5	at Missouri	L 60–63	21–4 (11–2)	Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO
Feb. 23, 2013 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	#5	Arkansas	W 71–54	22–4 (12–2)	O'Connell Center (12,609) Gainesville, FL
Feb. 26, 2013 9:00 p.m., ESPN	#8	at Tennessee	L 58–64	22–5 (12–3)	Thompson–Boling Arena (19,567) Knoxville, TN
Mar. 2, 2013 12:00 p.m., ESPN	#8	Alabama	W 64–52	23–5 (13–3)	O'Connell Center (11,624) Gainesville, FL
Mar. 6, 2013 8:00 p.m., SECN/ESPN3	#11	Vanderbilt	W 66–40	24–5 (14–3)	O'Connell Center (10,504) Gainesville, FL
Mar. 9, 2013 12:00 p.m., CBS	#11	at Kentucky	L 57–61	24–6 (14–4)	Rupp Arena (24,294) Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
Mar. 15, 2013 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1) #13	vs. (9) LSU Quarterfinals	W 80–58	25–6	Bridgestone Arena (15,649) Nashville, TN
Mar. 16, 2013 1:00 p.m., ABC/ESPN3	(1) #13	vs. (4) Alabama Semifinals	W 61–51	26–6	Bridgestone Arena (14,574) Nashville, TN
Mar. 17, 2013 1:00 p.m., ABC	(1) #13	vs. (3) Ole Miss Championship game	L 63–66	26–7	Bridgestone Arena (12,138) Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 22, 2013 7:27 p.m., TruTV	(3) #14	vs. (14) Northwestern State Second round	W 79–47	27–7	Frank Erwin Center (13,825) Austin, TX
Mar. 24, 2013 6:10 p.m., TNT	(3) #14	vs. (11) Minnesota Third round	W 78–64	28–7	Frank Erwin Center (14,520) Austin, TX
Mar. 29, 2013 10:38 p.m., TBS	(3) #14	vs. (15) Florida Gulf Coast Sweet Sixteen	W 62–50	29–7	Cowboys Stadium (40,639) Arlington, TX
Mar. 31, 2013 2:20 p.m., CBS	(3) #14	vs. (4) #10 Michigan Elite Eight	L 59–79	29–8	Cowboys Stadium (36,585) Arlington, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

NOTES:

^{^[a]}Game played aboard the USS Bataan at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, Florida.^[4]

^{^[b]}The game was suspended due to condensation on the court at halftime with the Gators leading 27–23.^[5] It was not made up.

Rankings

Main article: 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1 Nov. 12	Wk 2 Nov. 19	Wk 3 Nov. 26	Wk 4 Dec. 3	Wk 5 Dec. 10	Wk 6 Dec. 17	Wk 7 Dec. 24	Wk 8 Dec. 31	Wk 9 Jan. 7	Wk 10 Jan. 14	Wk 11 Jan. 21	Wk 12 Jan. 28	Wk 13 Feb. 4	Wk 14 Feb. 11	Wk 15 Feb. 18	Wk 16 Feb. 25	Wk 17 Mar. 4	Wk 18 Mar. 11	Wk 19 Mar. 18	Final Apr. 9
AP	10	10	7	7	6	5	8	14	13	11	10	8	4	2	7	5	8	11	13	14	–
Coaches	10	10	8	7	5	5	9	11	9	9	9	7	4	2	6	4	6	9	11	12	9

Awards and honors

Michael Frazier II

SEC Freshman of the Week (11/26/12–12/3/12). Frazier scored 17 points while shooting 5-for-8 from three point range in a win over Marquette.^[6]
SEC Freshman of the Week (2/11/13–2/18/13). Frazier scored 18 points while shooting 6-for-7 from three point range in a road victory over Auburn.^[7]

Scottie Wilbekin

SEC Player of the Week (1/21/13–1/28/13). Wilbekin averaged 15 points and 6 assists in two wins over Georgia and Mississippi State.^[8]

References

↑ 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team,
↑ "Wizards draft Brad Beal 3rd overall". Gator Country. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
↑ Harry, Chris. "Gators Add Rashon Burno to Men's Hoops Coaching Staff". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
↑ "USS Bataan to Stage Florida-Georgetown Showdown in Navy-Marine Corps Classic". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
↑ Harry, Chris. "Magical Night in Mayport Cut Short; Condensation on the Court Ends Gators Opener vs. Georgetown". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
↑ "Frazier II Named SEC Freshman of the Week". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
↑ "Frazier II Garners Second SEC Freshman of the Week Honor of the Season". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
↑ "Wilbekin Named SEC Player of the Week". GatorZone.com. Retrieved 28 January 2013.

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

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

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