2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball team
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2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 24–12 (11–7 SEC) |
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Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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No. 5 Tennessee | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3т Alabama | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Auburn † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 South Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators, led by second-year head coach Todd Golden, played their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Previous season
[edit]The Gators finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in SEC play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the NIT to UCF.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | Ref. |
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Myreon Jones | 0 | G | 6'3" | 177 | Graduate student | Birmingham, AL | Graduated | |
CJ Felder | 1 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Senior | Sumter, SC | Transferred to McNeese | [1] |
Trey Bonham | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Transferred to Chattanooga | [2] |
Alex Fudge | 3 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Undrafted free agent; signed with Los Angeles Lakers | [3] |
Niels Lane | 4 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Junior | Freehold, NJ | Transferred to Delaware | [4] |
Kyle Lofton | 11 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Graduate student | Hillside, NJ | Graduated | |
Colin Castleton | 12 | F | 6'11" | 250 | Senior | DeLand, FL | Undrafted free agent; signed with Los Angeles Lakers | [5] |
Kowacie Reeves | 14 | G | 6'6" | 192 | Sophomore | Macon, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech | [6] |
Jason Jitoboh | 33 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Senior | Abuja, Nigeria | Transferred to Tennessee State | [7] |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | Ref. |
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Zyon Pullin | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Graduate student | Pleasant Hill, CA | UC Riverside | |
Walter Clayton Jr. | 1 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Junior | Lake Wales, FL | Iona | [8] |
Micah Handlogten | 3 | C | 7'1" | 227 | Sophomore | Huntersville, NC | Marshall | |
Tyrese Samuel | 4 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Graduate Student | Montreal, QC | Seton Hall | |
EJ Jarvis | 15 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Graduate Student | Washington, D.C. | Yale | |
Julian Rishwain | 23 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Graduate Student | Los Angeles, CA | San Francisco |
2023 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Alex Condon F |
Perth, Australia | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Feb 2, 2023 | |
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Thomas Haugh F |
New Oxford, PA | Perkiomen School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 29, 2022 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Loyola (MD) | W 93–73 | 1–0 |
23 – Kugel | 8 – tied | 5 – Clayton Jr. | O'Connell Center (7,023) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
vs. Virginia Hall of Fame Series |
L 70–73 | 1–1 |
16 – Richard | 14 – Handlogten | 5 – Clayton Jr. | Spectrum Center (6,783) Charlotte, NC | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Florida A&M | W 89–68 | 2–1 |
20 – Richard | 8 – Samuel | 5 – Clayton Jr. | O'Connell Center (6,675) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
Florida State Rivalry |
W 89–68 | 3–1 |
19 – Clayton Jr. | 10 – Haugh | 5 – Clayton Jr. | O'Connell Center (10,031) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 22, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Pittsburgh NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals |
W 86–71 | 4–1 |
28 – Clayton Jr. | 10 – Samuel | 8 – Pullin | Barclays Center (1,873) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. No. 13 Baylor NIT Season Tip-Off championship |
L 91–95 | 4–2 |
25 – Kugel | 9 – Kugel | 5 – Pullin | Barclays Center (1,620) Brooklyn, NY | ||||
November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU |
at Wake Forest ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 71–82 | 4–3 |
24 – Kugel | 8 – Samuel | 5 – Pullin | LJVM Coliseum (8,165) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Merrimack | W 77–57 | 5–3 |
26 – Clayton Jr. | 16 – Condon | 3 – tied | O'Connell Center (6,813) Gainesville, FL | ||||
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN |
vs. Richmond Orange Bowl Classic |
W 87–76 | 6–3 |
21 – Richard | 14 – Samuel | 6 – Clayton Jr. | Amerant Bank Arena (8,162) Sunrise, FL | ||||
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
vs. East Carolina Florida Tipoff |
W 70–65 | 7–3 |
22 – Clayton Jr. | 12 – Condon | 4 – tied | RP Funding Center (3,073) Lakeland, FL | ||||
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational |
W 106–101 2OT | 8–3 |
22 – Pullin | 11 – Samuel | 5 – Pullin | Spectrum Center (7,027) Charlotte, NC | ||||
December 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Grambling State | W 96–57 | 9–3 |
17 – Richard | 10 – Samuel | 6 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (8,023) Gainesville, FL | ||||
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Quinnipiac | W 97–72 | 10–3 |
22 – Richard | 9 – tied | 3 – tied | O'Connell Center (9,869) Gainesville, FL | ||||
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January 6, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN |
No. 6 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 85–87 | 10–4 (0–1) |
23 – tied | 12 – Handlogten | 3 – tied | O'Connell Center (10,106) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., SECN |
at Ole Miss | L 85–103 | 10–5 (0–2) |
23 – Clayton Jr. | 15 – Condon | 3 – tied | SJB Pavilion (7,570) Oxford, MS | ||||
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
Arkansas | W 90–68 | 11–5 (1–2) |
20 – Kugel | 11 – Samuel | 8 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (10,445) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 16, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 6 Tennessee | L 66–85 | 11–6 (1–3) |
16 – Clayton Jr. | 11 – Samuel | 4 – Pullin | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,332) Knoxville, TN | ||||
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Missouri | W 79–67 | 12–6 (2–3) |
17 – Samuel | 12 – Handlogten | 3 – tied | Mizzou Arena (11,489) Columbia, MO | ||||
January 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | W 79–70 | 13–6 (3–3) |
23 – Richard | 9 – Richard | 3 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (8,484) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Georgia | W 102–98 OT | 14–6 (4–3) |
23 – Handlogten | 17 – Handlogten | 8 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (10,045) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 10 Kentucky Rivalry |
W 94–91 OT | 15–6 (5–3) |
23 – Clayton Jr. | 13 – Samuel | 7 – Pullin | Rupp Arena (20,068) Lexington, KY | ||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Texas A&M | L 66–67 | 15–7 (5–4) |
18 – Pullin | 11 – Condon | 8 – Pullin | Reed Arena (11,793) College Station, TX | ||||
February 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 12 Auburn | W 81–65 | 16–7 (6–4) |
22 – Kugel | 9 – Handlogten | 3 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (10,808) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN |
LSU | W 82–80 | 17–7 (7–4) |
21 – Clayton Jr. | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | O'Connell Center (9,007) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN |
at Georgia | W 88–82 | 18–7 (8–4) |
21 – Clayton Jr. | 7 – tied | 5 – Pullin | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA | ||||
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 24 | at No. 13 Alabama | L 93–98 OT | 18–8 (8–5) |
27 – Clayton Jr. | 13 – Handlogten | 6 – Pullin | Coleman Coliseum (11,077) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 24 | Vanderbilt | W 77–64 | 19–8 (9–5) |
21 – Richard | 9 – Condon | 6 – Pullin | O'Connell Center (10,358) Gainesville, FL | |||
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN |
No. 24 | Missouri | W 83–74 | 20–8 (10–5) |
28 – Samuel | 12 – Handlogten | 5 – Clayton Jr. | O'Connell Center (9,072) Gainesville, FL | |||
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 24 | at No. 18 South Carolina | L 76–81 | 20–9 (10–6) |
20 – Clayton Jr. | 6 – Haugh | 7 – Pullin | Colonial Life Arena (16,978) Columbia, SC | |||
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 16 Alabama | W 105–87 | 21–9 (11–6) |
23 – Richard | 7 – Haugh | 3 – tied | O'Connell Center (11,009) Gainesville, FL | ||||
March 9, 2024 4:30 p.m., SECN |
at Vanderbilt | L 78–79 | 21–10 (11–7) |
20 – Pullin | 8 – Condon | 8 – Pullin | Memorial Gymnasium (6,442) Nashville, TN | ||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 9:30 p.m., SECN |
(6) | vs. (11) Georgia Second Round |
W 85–80 | 22–10 |
22 – Clayton Jr. | 15 – Samuel | 8 – Pullin | Bridgestone Arena (13,771) Nashville, TN | |||
March 15, 2024 9:30 p.m., SECN |
(6) | vs. (3) No. 19 Alabama Quarterfinals |
W 102–88 | 23–10 |
23 – Clayton Jr. | 9 – Haugh | 4 – Clayton Jr. | Bridgestone Arena (18,244) Nashville, TN | |||
March 16, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN |
(6) | vs. (7) Texas A&M Semifinals |
W 95–90 | 24–10 |
20 – Aberdeen | 9 – Condon | 5 – tied | Bridgestone Arena (16,499) Nashville, TN | |||
March 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
(6) | vs. (4) No. 12 Auburn Championship |
L 67–86 | 24–11 |
15 – Pullin | 7 – tied | 13 – Clayton Jr. | Bridgestone Arena (18,532) Nashville, TN | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 22, 2024 4:30 p.m., TBS |
(7 S) | vs. (10 S) Colorado First Round |
L 100–102 | 24–12 |
33 – Clayton Jr. | 9 – Aberdeen | 6 – Condon | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,702) Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South region. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | RV | 23 | RV |
References
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