| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Florida Gators |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Head Coach2: | Al Pinkins (interim) |
| Assoc Coach: | Al Pinkins |
| Asst Coach1: | Erik Pastrana |
| Asst Coach2: | Akeem Miskdeen |
| Champion: | Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division champions |
| Tourney Result: | Second Round |
The 2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-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 20–14, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 9 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost in the second round to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing to Xavier.
On March 13, 2022, head coach Mike White left the school to take the head coaching position at Georgia.[1] On March 18, the school named San Francisco head coach Todd Golden the team's new head coach.[2]
In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gators finished the 2020–21 season 15–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South region. There they defeated Virginia Tech before losing to Oral Roberts in the second round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ques Glover | 0 | G | 5'11" | 182 | Sophomore | Transferred to Samford | ||
| 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Declare for 2021 NBA draft | |||
| 2 | F | 6'7" | 192 | Freshman | Signed to play professionally in Serbia with Mega Basket | |||
| Omar Payne | 5 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Transferred to Illinois | ||
| 10 | G | 6'3" | 203 | Junior | Transferred to Louisville | |||
| Osayi Osifo | 15 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Transferred to Jacksonville | ||
| 23 | G | 6'5" | 189 | Sophomore | Declare for 2021 NBA draft |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Penn State | |||
| CJ Felder | 1 | F | 6'7" | 231 | Junior | Boston College | ||
| Brandon McKissic | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Graduate Student | Kansas City | ||
| Phlandrous Fleming Jr. | 24 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Graduate Student | Charleston Southern | ||
| Tuongthach Gathek | 32 | F | 6'9" | 172 | Sophomore | Trinity Valley CC |
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See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.No Coaches Poll for Week 1.