2005β06 Florida Gators men's basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 33–6 (10–6 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Anthony Grant Donnie Jones Larry Shyatt |
Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East
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No. 18 Tennessee | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Florida β | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 33 | – | 6 | .846 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 23 | – | 15 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West
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No. 19 LSU | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2005β06 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the: University of Florida in theββsport of basketball during the 2005–06 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 started the season lookingββto end their recent streak of losing in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. They finished the season with a 24–6 record entering the SEC Championship. They won all three games. And received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, eventually playing in the final against UCLA. On April 3, "2006," Florida beat UCLA 73–57ββto win their first ever NCAA Championship.
Class of 2005β»
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Walter Hodge PG |
Melbourne, Florida | Florida Air Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Apr 11, 2005 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
David Huertas SG |
Jacksonville, Florida | Arlington Country Day School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 2, 2004 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Jimmie Sutton C |
Coconut Creek, Florida | North Broward Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Sep 11, 2004 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout β 21 Rivals β NR ESPN β |
Rosterβ»
Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
Jack Berry | 22 | G | 6β6 | 215 | Sophomore | Windermere, Florida |
Corey Brewer | 2 | F | 6β9 | 185 | Sophomore | Portland, Tennessee |
Taurean Green | 11 | G | 6β0 | 177 | Sophomore | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
Walter Hodge | 15 | G | 6β0 | 170 | Freshman | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
Al Horford | 42 | F/C | 6β10 | 245 | Sophomore | Grand Ledge, Michigan |
David Huertas | 33 | G | 6β5 | 185 | Freshman | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
Lee Humphrey | 12 | G | 6β2 | 192 | Junior | Maryville, Tennessee |
Adrian Moss | 4 | F | 6β9 | 247 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
Joakim Noah | 13 | F/C | 6β11 | 230 | Sophomore | New York, New York |
Chris Richard | 32 | F/C | 6β9 | 255 | Junior | Lakeland, Florida |
Jimmie Sutton | 5 | F/C | 6β10 | 252 | Freshman | Deerfield Beach, Florida |
Brett Swanson | 1 | G | 6β2 | 180 | Junior | Pace, Florida |
John Hamilton | 23 | G/F | 6β9 | 235 | Freshman | Orlando, Florida |
Coachesβ»
Name | Type | College | Graduating year |
Billy Donovan | Head Coach | Providence College | 1987 |
Anthony Grant | Associate head coach | University of Dayton | 1987 |
Donnie Jones | AssistantCoach | Pikeville College | 1988 |
Larry Shyatt | Assistant Coach | College of Wooster | 1973 |
Darren Hertz | Assistant to the head coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
Adam Beaupre | Video coordinator | University of Florida | 1999 |
Matt Herring | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | University of Texas Southwestern | 1994 |
Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University | 1991 |
Tom Williams | Academic Counselor |
Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2005* 7:00 pm |
Embry-Riddle | W 86β48 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
November 4, 2005* 7:00 pm |
West Florida | W 84β41 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2005* 7:30 pm, FSN |
St. Peter's College | W 80β51 | 1β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 10, 2005* 8:00 pm, FSN |
Albany College | W 83β64 | 2β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||||
November 17, 2005* 7:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. No. 19 Wake Forest | W 77β72 | 3β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
November 18, 2005* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 16 Syracuse | W 75β70 | 4β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
November 25, 2005* 7:30 pm, FSN |
No. 14 | Florida State | W 74β66 | 5β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
November 28, 2005* 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 14 | Alabama State | W 87β60 | 6β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
December 3, 2005* 12:00 pm, SUN |
No. 11 | Central Florida | W 80β47 | 7β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
December 6, 2005* 7:30 pm, SUN |
No. 10 | at Providence | W 87β77 | 8β0 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI | ||||||
December 9, 2005* 8:30 pm, FSN |
No. 10 | Bethune-Cookman | W 88β58 | 9β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
December 18, 2005* 1:00 pm, SUN |
No. 7 | Jacksonville | W 101β58 | 10β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
December 22, 2005* 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 5 | at Miami | W 77β67 | 11β0 |
BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL | ||||||
December 30, 2005* 1:00 pm, SUN |
No. 5 | Florida A&M | W 84β47 | 12β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 3, 2006* 6:00 pm |
No. 5 | Morgan State | W 92β49 | 13β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 7, 2006 12:00 pm, JP |
No. 5 | at Georgia | W 90β72 | 14β0 (1β0) |
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
January 11, 2006 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Mississippi State | W 75β60 | 15β0 (2β0) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 14, 2006 6:00 pm, FSN |
No. 2 | Auburn | W 69β57 | 16β0 (3β0) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 18, 2006* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Savannah State | W 113β62 | 17β0 |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 21, 2006 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 2 | at Tennessee | L 76β80 | 17β1 (3β1) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||
January 25, 2006 8:00 pm, JP |
No. 5 | at South Carolina | L 62β68 | 17β2 (3β2) |
Colonial Center Columbia, SC | ||||||
January 28, 2006 1:00 pm, JP |
No. 5 | Vanderbilt | W 81β58 | 18β2 (4β2) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
January 31, 2006 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | at Ole Miss | W 69β58 | 19β2 (5β2) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
February 4, 2006 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 | Kentucky ESPN College GameDay |
W 95β80 | 20β2 (6β2) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
February 8, 2006 7:00 pm, SUN |
No. 7 | South Carolina | L 67β71 | 20β3 (6β3) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
February 11, 2006 1:00 pm, JP |
No. 7 | LSU | W 71β62 | 21β3 (7β3) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
February 15, 2006 8:00 pm, SUN |
No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | W 73β68 | 22β3 (8β3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
February 18, 2006 2:00 pm, JP |
No. 10 | at Arkansas | L 81β85 | 22β4 (8β4) |
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
February 22, 2006 8:00 pm, JP |
No. 12 | No. 10 Tennessee | L 72β76 | 22β5 (8β5) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
February 26, 2006 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 12 | at Alabama | L 77β82 | 22β6 (8β6) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
March 1, 2006 7:00 pm, FSN |
No. 17 | Georgia | W 77β66 | 23β6 (9β6) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
March 6, 2006 7:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 | at Kentucky | W 79β64 | 24β6 (10β6) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2006 9:45 pm, JP |
No. 16 | vs. Arkansas SEC Championship round 2 |
W 74β71 | 25β6 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 11, 2006 3:15 pm, JP |
No. 16 | vs. No. 18 LSU SEC Championship round 3 |
W 81β65 | 26β6 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 12, 2006 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 | vs. South Carolina SEC Championship game |
W 49β47 | 27β6 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN | ||||||
NCAA Division I Tournament | |||||||||||
March 16, 2006 2:45 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (14) South Alabama First round |
W 76β50 | 28β6 |
Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
March 18, 2006 3:20 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (11) UW-Milwaukee Second round |
W 82β60 | 29β6 |
Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
March 24, 2006 9:40 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (7) No. 23 Georgetown Sweet Sixteen |
W 57β53 | 30β6 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
March 26, 2006 5:05 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (1) No. 3 Villanova Elite Eight |
W 75β62 | 31β6 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
April 1, 2006 6:05 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (11) George Mason Final Four |
W 73β58 | 32β6 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
April 3, 2006 9:21 pm, CBS |
(3) No. 11 | vs. (2) No. 7 UCLA National Championship Game |
W 73β57 | 33β6 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Accomplishmentsβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Florida_Gators_2006_championship_team.jpg/220px-Florida_Gators_2006_championship_team.jpg)
First National Championship in school history.
Referencesβ»
- ^ sports-reference.com 2005-06 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ ESPN β Gators clamp down on UCLA to win NCAA title β Men's College Basketball
- ^ Florida Class of 2005 β Rivals
- ^ Florida Class of 2005 β Scout
- ^ Florida Class of 2005 β ESPN
- ^ "2005 Team Recruiting Rankings β Rivals". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
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