| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2005–06 |
| Team: | Florida Gators |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | East |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 1 |
| Aprank: | 11 |
| Record: | 33 - 6 |
| Conf Record: | 10 - 6 |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament National Champions SEC tournament champions |
| Bowl Result: | W 73-57 vs. UCLA |
The 2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport 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 looking to 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 - 57 to win their first ever NCAA Championship.[1]
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| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Berry | 22 | G | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Windermere, Florida |
| 2 | F | 6–9 | 185 | Sophomore | Portland, Tennessee | |
| Taurean Green | 11 | G | 6–0 | 177 | Sophomore | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida |
| Walter Hodge | 15 | G | 6–0 | 170 | Freshman | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| 42 | F/C | 6–10 | 245 | Sophomore | ||
| David Huertas | 33 | G | 6–5 | 185 | Freshman | Humacao, Puerto Rico |
| 12 | G | 6–2 | 192 | Junior | Maryville, Tennessee | |
| Adrian Moss | 4 | F | 6–9 | 247 | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| 13 | F/C | 6–11 | 230 | Sophomore | New York, New York | |
| 32 | F/C | 6–9 | 255 | Junior | Lakeland, Florida | |
| Jimmie Sutton | 5 | F/C | 6–10 | 252 | Freshman | Deerfield Beach, Florida |
| Brett Swanson | 1 | G | 6–2 | 180 | Junior | Pace, Florida |
| 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 | 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 |
|-!colspan=8 style=| Exhibition
|-!colspan=8 style=| Regular season
|-!colspan=8 style=| SEC Tournament|-!colspan=8 style=| NCAA Division I Tournament
thumb|right|The 2006 championship team visits the White House.First National Championship in school history.