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2020–21 Florida Gators men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
Quick Facts Florida Gators men's basketball, NCAA tournament, second round ...
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 15–10 (9–7 SEC) |
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| Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 5 Alabama† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Arkansas | 13 | – | 4 | .765 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 SEC tournament winner * Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 25, 2020* 4:30 pm |
vs. UMass Lowell Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville |
Canceled[a] | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||||||
| November 27, 2020* 11:30 am, ESPN |
vs. No. 4 Virginia Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville |
Canceled[a] | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | ||||||||
| December 2, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oklahoma | Canceled[a] | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK | ||||||||
| December 2, 2020* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Army Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville |
W 76–69 | 1–0 |
19 – Mann | 8 – Castleton | 4 – Mann | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
| December 3, 2020* 9:30 pm, ESPN |
vs. Boston College Basketball Hall of Fame Bubbleville |
W 90–70 | 2–0 |
24 – Johnson | 12 – Johnson | 6 – Mann | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
| December 6, 2020* 2:00 pm, SECN |
Stetson | W 86–40 | 3–0 |
19 – Johnson | 10 – Lewis | 6 – Lewis | O'Connell Center (2,193) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| December 12, 2020* 11:00 am, ESPNU |
at No. 20 Florida State Sunshine Showdown |
L 71–83 | 3–1 |
19 – Lewis | 8 – Mann | 7 – Mann | Donald L. Tucker Center (2,761) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
| December 16, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN |
North Florida | Postponed[b] | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
| December 19, 2020* 12:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | Postponed[b] | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
| December 20, 2020* |
Florida A&M | Postponed[b] | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
| December 22, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN |
James Madison | Postponed[b] | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
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| December 30, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Vanderbilt | W 91–72 | 4–1 (1–0) |
23 – Castleton | 10 – Mann | 4 – 2 tied | Memorial Gymnasium (94) Nashville, TN | ||||
| January 2, 2021 2:00 pm, CBS |
LSU | W 83–79 | 5–1 (2–0) |
21 – Castleton | 7 – Duruji | 5 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (2,211) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 5, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Alabama | L 71–86 | 5–2 (2–1) |
13 – Castleton | 8 – Castleton | 6 – Mann | Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
| January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN |
Kentucky Rivalry |
L 58–76 | 5–3 (2–2) |
15 – Duruji | 6 – Tied | 3 – Mann | O'Connell Center (2,324) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 12, 2021 7:00 pm, SECN |
Ole Miss | W 72–63 | 6–3 (3–2) |
21 – Castleton | 10 – Castleton | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (2,254) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 16, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Mississippi State | L 69–72 | 6–4 (3–3) |
20 – Appleby | 7 – Castleton | 6 – Mann | Humphrey Coliseum (1,000) Starkville, MS | ||||
| January 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 Tennessee | W 75–49 | 7–4 (4–3) |
14 – Locke | 9 – Payne | 7 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (2,280) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Georgia | W 92–84 | 8–4 (5–3) |
24 – Mann | 9 – Payne | 4 – Mann | Stegeman Coliseum (1,638) Athens, GA | ||||
| January 27, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN |
Vanderbilt | W 78–71 | 9–4 (6–3) |
15 – Mann | 5 – Tied | 6 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (2,404) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| January 30, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 11 West Virginia Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 85–80 | 10–4 |
21 – Castleton | 7 – Castleton | 7 – Appleby | WVU Coliseum (1,000) Morgantown, WV | ||||
| February 3, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN |
No. 22 | South Carolina | L 66–72 | 10–5 (6–4) |
17 – Mann | 8 – Mann | 4 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (2,282) Gainesville, FL | |||
| February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 22 | at LSU | Postponed | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 8:30 pm, SECN |
Texas A&M | Postponed | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||||
| February 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 24 Arkansas | L 64–75 | 10–6 (6–5) |
16 – Appleby | 8 – Mann | 2 – Appleby | Bud Walton Arena (4,400) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| February 20, 2021 3:30 pm, SECN |
Georgia | W 70–63 | 11–6 (7–5) |
14 – Castleton | 9 – Duruji | 3 – Mann | O'Connell Center (2,345) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| February 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN |
at Auburn | W 74–57 | 12–6 (8–5) |
19 – Mann | 13 – Mann | 3 – Mann | Auburn Arena (1,824) Auburn, AL | ||||
| February 27, 2021 4:00 pm, CBS |
at Kentucky Rivalry |
W 71–67 | 13–6 (9–5) |
21 – Mann | 8 – Mann | 5 – Appleby | Rupp Arena (3,075) Lexington, KY | ||||
| March 3, 2021 6:30 pm, SECN |
Missouri | L 70–72 | 13–7 (9–6) |
21 – Mann | 11 – Duruji | 5 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (2,306) Gainesville, FL | ||||
| March 7, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Tennessee | L 54–65 | 13–8 (9–7) |
18 – Appleby | 6 – Castleton | 3 – Appleby | Thompson–Boling Arena (4,191) Knoxville, TN | ||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11, 2021 2:30 pm, SECN |
(5) | vs. (12) Vanderbilt Second Round |
W 69–63 | 14–8 |
22 – Mann | 8 – Castleton | 6 – Mann | Bridgestone Arena (1,733) Nashville, TN | |||
| March 12, 2021 2:30 pm, ESPN |
(5) | vs. (4) Tennessee Quarterfinals |
L 66–78 | 14–9 |
30 – Mann | 7 – Castleton | 2 – Tied | Bridgestone Arena (2,186) Nashville, TN | |||
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| March 19, 2021 12:15 pm, CBS |
(7 S) | vs. (10 S) No. 25 Virginia Tech First Round |
W 75–70 OT | 15–9 |
19 – Castleton | 13 – Castleton | 4 – Mann | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
| March 21, 2021 7:45 pm, truTV |
(7 S) | vs. (15 S) Oral Roberts Second Round |
L 78–81 | 15–10 |
19 – Mann | 10 – Castleton | 5 – Appleby | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (979) Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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- ^[a] 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]
- ^[b] 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]
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- Parler, Denver (November 22, 2020). "Men's Basketball Pauses Team Activities". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- Parler, Denver (November 29, 2020). "Florida-Oklahoma Canceled". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- Harry, Chris (December 15, 2020). "UF-UNF Game Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- Harry, Chris (December 17, 2020). "Johnson's Progress Continues, More Games Postponed". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved December 22, 2020.