2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team
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The 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida
in the sport of basketball
during the 2011–12 college basketball season
. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference
(SEC). They are led by head coach Billy Donovan
, and play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida
campus.
to Butler
. Senior small forward Chandler Parsons
won SEC Player of the Year honors and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward Vernon Macklin
were both selected in the 2011 NBA Draft
.
Indicates team leader in specific category.
Indicates SEC leader in specific category.
Retrieved from Gatorzone.com and ESPN.com
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University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in the sport of basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
during the 2011–12 college basketball season
2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...
. The Gators compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
(SEC). They are led by head coach Billy Donovan
Billy Donovan
William John "Billy" Donovan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and a former college and professional basketball player. Donovan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida...
, and play their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
campus.
Previous season
The Gators finished the 2010–11 season 29–8, 13–3 in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....
to Butler
2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team
The 2010–11 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Brad Stevens, serving his 4th year. The Bulldogs played their home games at the Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 10,000...
. Senior small forward Chandler Parsons
Chandler Parsons
Chandler E. Parsons is an American professional basketball power forward with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association . Parsons played college basketball at the University of Florida, and was drafted by the Rockets in second round of the 2011 NBA Draft.- Early years :Parsons...
won SEC Player of the Year honors and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward Vernon Macklin
Vernon Macklin
Vernon L. Macklin is an American professional basketball player who is a power forward for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association . Macklin played college basketball for the University of Florida, and was selected by the Pistons in the second round of the 2011 NBA Draft.-...
were both selected in the 2011 NBA Draft
2011 NBA Draft
The 2011 NBA Draft was held on June 23, 2011 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time , and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball...
.
Roster
Retrieved from Gatorzone.comCoaches
| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Billy Donovan Billy Donovan William John "Billy" Donovan, Jr. is an American college basketball coach and a former college and professional basketball player. Donovan is the current head coach of the Florida Gators men's basketball team of the University of Florida... |
Head Coach | Providence College Providence College Providence College is a private, coeducational, Catholic university located about two miles west of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the state's capital city. With a 2010–2011 enrollment of 3,850 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the College specializes in academic... |
1987 |
| Matt McCall | Associate Head Coach | University of Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906... |
2005 |
| John Pelphrey John Pelphrey John Leslie Pelphrey is an American college basketball coach and was the 14th head men's basketball coach at the University of Arkansas . After being named Kentucky's "Mr. Basketball" in 1987, he became a star college player at the University of Kentucky. Prior to coaching the Razorbacks, he... |
Assistant Coach | University of Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
1992 |
| Norm Roberts Norm Roberts Norman Roberts is a men's college basketball coach. He is currently an assistant coach at Florida and is the former head coach of the St. John's Red Storm... |
Assistant Coach | Queens College | 1987 |
| Darren Hertz | Assistant to the Head Coach | University of Florida | 1997 |
| Oliver Winterbone | Video Coordinator | Rutgers University Rutgers University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American... |
2005 |
| Preston Greene | Strength & Conditioning Coordinator | Clemson University Clemson University Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States.... |
1999 |
| Dave Werner | Athletic Trainer | Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University, commonly referred to as Eastern or by the acronym EKU by local residents, is an undergraduate and graduate teaching and research institution located in Richmond, Kentucky, U.S.A.. EKU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools... |
1991 |
| Tom Williams | Academic Counselor | University of Florida | 1978 |
| Denver Parler | Communications |
Team statistics
As of November 26, 2011.Indicates team leader in specific category.
Indicates SEC leader in specific category.
Retrieved from Gatorzone.com and ESPN.com
| Name | PTS | PPG | FG % | 3P % | FT % | AST | REB | BLK | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 80 | 16.0 | .491 | .280 | .760 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| Kenny Boynton Kenny Boynton Kenny Boynton is a junior basketball player for the University of Florida.-High School:Boynton attended American Heritage School where he was a standout basketball player. In his senior season, Boynton averaged 33.0 points per game. He finished his high school career as the third-leading scorer in... |
98 | 19.6 | .533 | .514 | .652 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| Cody Larson | 6 | 1.2 | .750 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Murphy | 40 | 10.0 | .538 | .571 | .500 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 2 |
| Walter Pitchford | 2 | 0.7 | .250 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Prather | 14 | 2.8 | .357 | – | .400 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Rosario | 62 | 12.4 | .537 | .536 | .500 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Erving Walker | 61 | 12.2 | .429 | .318 | .720 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Scottie Wilbekin | 13 | 2.6 | .333 | .333 | .500 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Will Yeguete | 21 | 5.3 | .529 | – | .429 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
| Patric Young | 52 | 10.4 | .512 | – | .556 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 5 |
| TEAM | 449 | 89.8 | .494 | .436 | .608 | 88 | 213 | 18 | 42 |
Schedule and results
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Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
conference play)
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2012 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
* – Denotes overtime-References:...
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| colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time
Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone of the United States and Canada is a time zone that falls mostly along the east coast of North America. Its UTC time offset is −5 hrs during standard time and −4 hrs during daylight saving time...
. ( ) Tournament seedings in parenthesis.
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Rankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 Nov 14 | Wk 2 Nov 21 | Wk 3 Nov 28 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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| AP | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Awards and honors
- Bradley BealBradley BealBradley Beal is an American freshman college basketball player for the University of Florida Gators men's basketball team.-High school:...
– SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21/11–11/28/11). Beal averaged 8.5 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals in two wins over Wright State and Jacksonville.