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2019–20 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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2019–20 Florida Gators men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–12 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaExactech Arena
at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Seasons
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Kentucky 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
No. 20 Auburn 12 6   .667 25 6   .806
LSU 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Mississippi State 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Florida 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
South Carolina 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Texas A&M 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Tennessee 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Alabama 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Arkansas 7 11   .389 20 12   .625
Missouri 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Georgia 5 13   .278 16 16   .500
Vanderbilt 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
Note: The 2020 SEC tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators were led by fifth-year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to take on Georgia in the second round of the SEC tournament. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Gators finished the 2018–19 season 20–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Arkansas in the second round, LSU in the quarterfinals before losing to Auburn in the semifinals of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Nevada in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Michigan.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Mike Okauru 0 G 6'3" 184 Sophomore Raleigh, NC Transferred to UNC Wilmington
Chase Johnson 1 F 6'9" 219 RS Freshman Ripley, WV Transferred to Dayton
Jalen Hudson 3 G 6'6" 195 RS Senior Richmond, VA Graduated
KeVaughn Allen 5 G 6'2" 193 Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated
Kevarrius Hayes 13 C 6'9" 227 Senior Live Oak, FL Graduated
Mak Krause 14 G 6'2" 172 Senior Atlanta, GA Walk-on; graduated
Isaiah Stokes 15 F 6'8" 270 RS Freshman Aurora, ON Transferred to Memphis
Andrew Fava 22 G 5'10" 171 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Deaundrae Ballard 24 G 6'5" 197 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to South Alabama
Keith Stone 25 F 6'8" 253 RS Junior Deerfield Beach, FL Graduate Transferred to Miami (FL)

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Anthony Duruji 4 F 6'7" 215 Junior Germantown, MD Louisiana Tech
Tyree Appleby 22 G 6'1" 165 Junior Jacksonville, AR Cleveland State
Kerry Blackshear Jr. 24 F 6'10" 250 Senior Orlando, FL Virginia Tech

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Scottie Lewis
SF
Colts Neck, NJ Ranney School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Tre Mann
PG
The Villages, FL The Villages Charter High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 28, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Omar Payne
C
Kissimmee, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 1, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Jason Jitoboh
C
Chattanooga, TN Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (120 kg) Mar 28, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Alex Klatsky
PG
Tinton Falls, NJ Ranney School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sep 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:2/5 stars   ESPN grade: 60
Jacques Glover
PG
Knoxville, TN Bearden High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 1, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Florida Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team
1 Kentucky
2 Florida
3 LSU
4 Auburn
5 Tennessee
6 Alabama
7 Mississippi State
8 Ole Miss
9 Georgia
10 South Carolina
11 Arkansas
12 Texas A&M
13 Missouri
14 Vanderbilt

Preseason All-SEC teams

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The Gators had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

Roster

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2019–20 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ques Glover 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Bearden High School Knoxville, Tennessee
G 1 Tre Mann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr The Villages Charter Schools Gainesville, Florida
G 2 Andrew Nembhard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Montverde Academy Aurora, Ontario
G 3 Alex Klatsky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Ranney School Colts Neck, New Jersey
F 4 Anthony Duruji Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Jr Louisiana Tech Germantown, Maryland
F 5 Omar Payne 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Kissimmee, Florida
G 10 Noah Locke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So McDonogh School Randallstown, Maryland
F 11 Keyontae Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Oak Hill Academy Norfolk, Virginia
C 12 Gorjok Gak 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr Victory Rock Prep Sydney, Australia
F 21 Dontay Bassett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Oldsmar Christian School Oakland, California
G 22 Tyree Appleby Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Jr Cleveland State Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 23 Scottie Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ranney School Hazlet, New Jersey
F 24 Kerry Blackshear Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 241 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Virginia Tech Orlando, Florida
C 33 Jason Jitoboh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 6 Lynn W 89–71 
 17  Nembhard   10  Blackshear   6  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (7,593)
Gainesville, FL
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN
No. 6 North Florida W 74–59  1–0
 20  Blackshear   10  Blackshear   4  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,685)
Gainesville, FL
November 10, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 6 Florida State
Sunshine Showdown
L 51–63  1–1
 19  Johnson   13  Blackshear   3  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (10,851)
Gainesville, FL
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 Towson
Charleston Classic non bracket game
W 66–60  2–1
 15  Lewis   13  Blackshear   9  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (8,055)
Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN
No. 15 at UConn L 59–62  2–2
 15  Blackshear   8  Blackshear   7  Nembhard  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
November 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Saint Joseph's
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
W 70–62  3–2
 22  Johnson   12  Johnson   3  Blackshear  TD Arena (2,914)
Charleston, SC
November 22, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Miami (FL)
Charleston Classic semifinals
W 78–58  4–2
 20  Blackshear   11  Blackshear   9  Nembhard  TD Arena (3,245)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 18 Xavier
Charleston Classic championship game
W 70–65  5–2
 15  2 tied   10  Blackshear   4  Nembhard  TD Arena (4,233)
Charleston, SC
November 29, 2019*
9:00 pm, SECN
No. 24 Marshall W 73–67  6–2
 14  Glover   7  2 tied   4  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (10,583)
Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, FOX
at No. 24 Butler L 62–76  6–3
 17  Blackshear   5  2 tied   5  Nembhard  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,303)
Indianapolis, IN
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Providence
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
W 83–51  7–3
 19  Johnson   10  Johnson   7  Nembhard  Barclays Center (5,064)
Brooklyn, NY
December 21, 2019*
2:30 pm, FS1
vs. Utah State
Orange Bowl Classic
L 62–65  7–4
 22  Blackshear   14  Blackshear   4  Nembhard  BB&T Center (8,927)
Sunrise, FL
December 28, 2019*
12:00 pm, SECN
Long Beach State W 102–63  8–4
 21  2 tied   10  Locke   13  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,067)
Gainesville, FL
January 4, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Alabama W 104–98 2OT 9–4
(1–0)
 25  Nembhard   16  Blackshear   4  2 tied  O'Connell Center (9,350)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at South Carolina W 81–68  10–4
(2–0)
 21  Nembhard   9  2 tied   10  Nembhard  Colonial Life Arena (10,651)
Columbia, SC
January 11, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri L 75–91  10–5
(2–1)
 22  Blackshear   5  Johnson   4  Nembhard  Mizzou Arena (9,001)
Columbia, MO
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Ole Miss W 71–55  11–5
(3–1)
 15  Johnson   9  Blackshear   6  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,545)
Gainesville, FL
January 18, 2020
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 4 Auburn W 69–47  12–5
(4–1)
 19  Payne   16  Blackshear   5  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (10,756)
Gainesville, FL
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, SECN
at LSU L 82–84  12–6
(4–2)
 16  2 tied   9  Johnson   10  Nembhard  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,479)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 25, 2020*
8:00 pm, ESPN
No. 1 Baylor
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 61–72  12–7
 20  Johnson   5  Johnson   8  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (11,092)
Gainesville, FL
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Mississippi State L 71–78  12–8
(4–3)
 17  Lewis   7  Blackshear   3  2 tied  O'Connell Center (8,248)
Gainesville, FL
February 1, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt W 61–55  13–8
(5–3)
 20  Johnson   7  2 tied   4  Nembhard  Memorial Gymnasium (9,582)
Nashville, TN
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Georgia W 81–75  14–8
(6–3)
 25  Nembhard   9  Lewis   3  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,889)
Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Ole Miss L 51–68  14–9
(6–4)
 16  Johnson   10  Johnson   3  2 tied  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,760)
Oxford, MS
February 12, 2020
8:30 pm, SECN
at Texas A&M W 78–61  15–9
(7–4)
 24  Nembhard   10  Johnson   6  Johnson  Reed Arena (6,237)
College Station, TX
February 15, 2020
8:00 pm, SECN
Vanderbilt W 84–66  16–9
(8–4)
 19  Locke   6  2 tied   5  Blackshear  O'Connell Center (10,151)
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Arkansas W 73–59  17–9
(9–4)
 24  Johnson   10  Johnson   4  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,023)
Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 10 Kentucky
Rivalry
L 59–65  17–10
(9–5)
 19  Johnson   9  Johnson   6  Nembhard  Rupp Arena (20,489)
Lexington, KY
February 26, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
LSU W 81–66  18–10
(10–5)
 25  Johnson   11  Johnson   5  Johnson  O'Connell Center (10,002)
Gainesville, FL
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2
at Tennessee L 58–63  18–11
(10–6)
 20  Blackshear Jr.   9  Blackshear Jr.   7  Nembhard  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,743)
Knoxville, TN
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia W 68–54  19–11
(11–6)
 18  Johnson   11  Johnson   6  Nembhard  Stegeman Coliseum (10,007)
Athens, GA
March 7, 2020
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 Kentucky
Rivalry
L 70–71  19–12
(11–7)
 19  Lewis   5  2 tied   8  Nembhard  O'Connell Center (9,767)
Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 12, 2020
3:30 pm, SECN
(5) vs. (13) Georgia
Second round
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP615RV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches66^RV25RVRVRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a poll this week.

References

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