2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to Mississippi State. They received an at–large bid to the NCAA tournament, their first appearance since their 2006–07 National Championship season, where they earned a No. 10 seed in the West Region. They were defeated in the first round by No. 7 seed BYU in double overtime.

Class of 2009

Florida Class of 2009 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2009 – Scout

| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 17     Rivals – 6      ESPN – 20 

Roster NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown Starters Kenny Boynton 1 G 6–2 183 Freshman Pompano Beach, Florida Vernon Macklin 32 F 6–10 230 Redshirt Junior Portsmouth, Virginia Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 213 Junior Winter Park, Florida Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 220 Junior St. Louis, Missouri Erving Walker 11 G 5–8 161 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York Reserves Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 225 Redshirt Sophomore Milton, Florida Hudson Fricke 40 G 6–1 193 Junior Greenville, South Carolina Kenny Kadji 30 F/C 6–10 235 Sophomore Douala, Cameroon Kyle McClanahan 4 G 6–1 185 Sophomore Maitland, Florida Erik Murphy 33 F 6–9 217 Freshman South Kingstown, Rhode Island Ray Shipman 3 G/F 6–5 212 Sophomore Miramar, Florida Nimrod Tishman 42 G 6–8 182 Freshman Tel Aviv, Israel Dan Werner 21 F 6–7 230 Senior Middletown, New Jersey

Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Larry Shyatt Associate Head Coach College of Wooster 1973 Richard Pitino Assistant coach Providence College 1995 Rob Lanier Assistant coach St. Bonaventure University 1990 Darren Hertz Assistant to the Head Coach University of Florida 1997 Adam Beaupre Video Coordinator University of Florida 1999 Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Texas State University 1994 Dave Werner Athletic Trainer Eastern Kentucky University 1991 Tom Williams Academic Counselor University of Florida 1978

Schedule and results Retrieved from Gatorzone.com

!colspan=8| Exhibition

!colspan=8| Non-conference season

!colspan=8| SEC conference play

!colspan=8| SEC tournament

!colspan=8| NCAA tournament

| colspan="8" | *Non-Conference Game. Rankings from AP poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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