2020–21 Florida Gators men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Florida Gators
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:15–10
Conf Record:9–7
Hc Year:6th
Asst Coach1:Al Pinkins
Stadium:O'Connell Center
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:second round

The 2020–21 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike White, and played their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15-10, 9-7 in SEC Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Virginia Tech in the first round before getting upset in the second round by Oral Roberts.

Schedule and results

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The games against UMass Lowell and Virginia were canceled due to Florida pausing team activities for one week due to positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing protocols.[2] The Oklahoma game was canceled later in the week, moving the home-and-home series back one year.[3]

The games against North Florida, Florida Atlanta, Florida A&M, and James Madison were postponed following the hospitalization of Keyontae Johnson after collapsing mid-game during the first half of the Florida State game.[4] [5]

Rankings

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule . Florida Gators . 21 November 2020 . en.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball Pauses Team Activities . Parler . Denver . November 22, 2020 . floridagators.com . . November 23, 2020.
  3. Web site: Florida-Oklahoma Canceled . Parler . Denver . November 29, 2020 . floridagators.com . . December 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: UF-UNF Game Postponed . Harry . Chris . December 15, 2020 . floridagators.com . . December 22, 2020.
  5. Web site: Johnson's Progress Continues, More Games Postponed . Harry . Chris . December 17, 2020 . floridagators.com . . December 22, 2020.