2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team
2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball | |
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Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division champions | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
2021–22 record | 20–13 (9–9 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Al Pinkins |
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Home arena | O'Connell Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Auburn | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Kentucky | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Tennessee † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Arkansas | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 SEC Tournament winner As of March 17, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team represent the University of Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by seventh-year head coach Mike White, and play their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season[]
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 before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Virginia Tech before getting upset by Oral Roberts in the second round.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Ques Glover | 0 | G | 5'11" | 182 | Sophomore | Knoxville, TN | Transferred to Samford |
Tre Mann | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Gainesville, FL | Declare for 2021 NBA draft |
Samson Ruzhentsev | 2 | F | 6'7" | 192 | Freshman | Moscow, Russia | Signed to play professionally in Serbia with Mega Basket |
Omar Payne | 5 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Kissimmee, FL | Transferred to Illinois |
Noah Locke | 10 | G | 6'3" | 203 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Louisville |
Osayi Osifo | 15 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Junior | Bedworth Park, South Africa | Transferred to Jacksonville |
Scottie Lewis | 23 | G | 6'5" | 189 | Sophomore | Hazlet, NJ | Declare for 2021 NBA draft |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Myreon Jones | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Birmingham, AL | Penn State |
CJ Felder | 1 | F | 6'7" | 231 | Junior | Sumter, SC | Boston College |
Brandon McKissic | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Graduate Student | Ferguson, MO | Kansas City |
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. | 24 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Graduate Student | Athens, GA | Charleston Southern |
Tuongthach Gathek | 32 | F | 6'9" | 172 | Sophomore | Portland, ME | Trinity Valley CC |
2021 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Kowacie Reeves #14 SF |
Macon, GA | Westside High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 30, 2020 | |
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Elijah Kennedy SF |
Virginia Beach, VA | Green Run High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 2, 2021 | |
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2022 recruiting class[]
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Malik Reneau #6 C |
Hialeah Gardens, FL | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 1, 2021 | |
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Denzel Aberdeen #41 SG |
Orlando, FL | Dr. Phillips High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 19, 2021 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Embry–Riddle | W 80–57 | 20 – McKissic | 9 – Castleton | 7 – Appleby | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | |||||
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November 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Elon | W 74–61 | 1–0 |
20 – Jones | 7 – Duruji | 4 – Castleton | O'Connell Center (9,275) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 14, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 20 Florida State Rivalry |
W 71–55 | 2–0 |
15 – Tied | 16 – Castleton | 5 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (10,011) Gainesville, FL | ||||
November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 24 | Milwaukee Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site-game |
W 81–45 | 3–0 |
19 – Castleton | 10 – Castleton | 5 – Tied | O'Connell Center (8,223) Gainesville, FL | |||
November 22, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 23 | vs. California Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals |
W 80–60 | 4–0 |
16 – Castleton | 8 – Castleton | 3 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL | |||
November 24, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 23 | vs. Ohio State Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division championship game |
W 71–68 | 5–0 |
19 – Fleming Jr. | 13 – Castleton | 3 – Castleton | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL | |||
November 28, 2021* 12:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 23 | Troy | W 84–45 | 6–0 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Castleton | 4 – Jones | O'Connell Center (8,875) Gainesville, FL | |||
December 1, 2021* 8:00 p.m., BSSUN/BSFL |
No. 14 | at Oklahoma | L 67–74 | 6–1 |
17 – Fleming Jr. | 11 – Castleton | 2 – Tied | Lloyd Noble Center (9,539) Norman, OK | |||
December 6, 2021* 6:00 p.m., SECN+ |
No. 20 | Texas Southern | L 54–69 | 6–2 |
15 – McKissic | 5 – Castleton | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (7,623) Gainesville, FL | |||
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 20 | North Florida | W 85–55 | 7–2 |
26 – Castleton | 8 – Castleton | 3 – Tied | O'Connell Center (7,705) Gainesville, FL | |||
December 12, 2021* 4:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 20 | vs. Maryland Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational |
L 68–70 | 7–3 |
15 – Tied | 11 – Fleming Jr. | 4 – Tied | Barclays Center (7,124) Brooklyn, NY | |||
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BSSUN |
vs. South Florida Orange Bowl Classic |
W 66–55 | 8–3 |
12 – Castleton | 11 – Castleton | 5 – McKissic | FLA Live Arena Sunrise, FL | ||||
December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ |
Stony Brook | W 87–62 | 9–3 |
20 – Fleming Jr. | 7 – Tied | 7 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (8,063) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 15 Alabama | L 70–83 | 9–4 (0–1) |
19 – Castleton | 7 – Tied | 5 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (10,210) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 9 Auburn | L 73–85 | 9–5 (0–2) |
22 – Castleton | 10 – Castleton | 9 – Appleby | Auburn Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 12 LSU | L 58–64 | 9–6 (0–3) |
19 – Castleton | 9 – Castleton | 3 – Jones | O'Connell Center (10,110) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., SECN |
at South Carolina | W 71–63 | 10–6 (1–3) |
14 – Tied | 7 – Castleton | 6 – Appleby | Colonial Life Arena (10,813) Columbia, SC | ||||
January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | W 80–72 | 11–6 (2–3) |
22 – Duruji | 5 – McKissic | 5 – Tied | O'Connell Center (10,008) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., SECN |
Vanderbilt | W 61–42 | 12–6 (3–3) |
11 – Appleby | 10 – Jitoboh | 4 – McKissic | O'Connell Center (10,345) Gainesville, FL | ||||
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., SECN+ |
at Ole Miss | L 54–70 | 12–7 (3–4) |
12 – Jitoboh | 5 – Jitoboh | 4 – Appleby | SJB Pavilion (6,273) Oxford, MS | ||||
January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 18 Tennessee | L 71–78 | 12–8 (3–5) |
16 – Tied | 6 – Duruji | 7 – Appleby | Thompson–Boling Arena (20,789) Knoxville, TN | ||||
January 29, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge |
W 81–72 | 13–8 |
21 – Appleby | 6 – Fleming Jr. | 4 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (10,056) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., SECN |
at Missouri | W 66–65 | 14–8 (4–5) |
17 – Appleby | 6 – Fleming Jr. | 3 – Fleming Jr. | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO | ||||
February 5, 2022 3:30 p.m., SECN |
Ole Miss | W 62–57 OT | 15–8 (5–5) |
17 – Castleton | 7 – Tied | 10 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (10,007) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., SECN |
Georgia | W 72–63 | 16–8 (6–5) |
23 – Jones | 9 – Castleton | 3 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (9,929) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 5 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 57–78 | 16–9 (6–6) |
18 – Castleton | 7 – Castleton | 4 – Castleton | Rupp Arena (20,383) Lexington, KY | ||||
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Texas A&M | L 55–56 | 16–10 (6–7) |
15 – Castleton | 15 – Castleton | 3 – Lane | Reed Arena (6,349) College Station, TX | ||||
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 2 Auburn | W 63–62 | 17–10 (7–7) |
26 – Appleby | 8 – Castleton | 5 – Fleming Jr. | O'Connell Center (11,255) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 18 Arkansas | L 74–82 | 17–11 (7–8) |
29 – Castleton | 8 – Fleming Jr. | 5 – Jones | O'Connell Center (9,023) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Georgia | W 84–72 | 18–11 (8–8) |
27 – Fleming Jr. | 12 – Castleton | 7 – Appleby | Stegeman Coliseum (9,070) Athens, GA | ||||
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., SECN |
at Vanderbilt | W 82–78 | 19–11 (9–8) |
18 – Castleton | 8 – Castleton | 6 – Fleming Jr. | Memorial Gymnasium (6,568) Nashville, TN | ||||
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 7 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 63–71 | 19–12 (9–9) |
23 – Castleton | 11 – Castleton | 8 – McKissic | O'Connell Center (9,788) Gainesville, FL | ||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 10, 2022 12:00 p.m., SECN |
(9) | vs. (8) Texas A&M Second round |
L 80–83 OT | 19–13 (9–9) |
21 – Reeves | 9 – Lane | 4 – Fleming Jr. | Amalie Arena (10,295) Tampa, FL | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 16, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(3) | (6) Iona First Round |
W 79–74 | 20–13 |
18 – Tied | 13 – Castleton | 5 – Appleby | O'Connell Center (3,023) Gainesville, FL | |||
March 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
(3) | at (2) Xavier Second Round |
Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | ||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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 | — | 24 | 23 | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||
Coaches | — | —* | 24 | 12 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- Florida Gators men's basketball seasons
- 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
- 2021 in sports in Florida
- 2022 in sports in Florida
- 2022 National Invitation Tournament participants