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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 |
Seasons← 2022–232024–25 → |
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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
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
Departures
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 | |
Trey Bonham | 2 | G | 6' 0" | 170 | Junior | Mobile, AL | Transferred to Chattanooga | |
Alex Fudge | 3 | F | 6' 9" | 200 | Sophomore | Jacksonville, FL | Undrafted free agent; signed with Los Angeles Lakers | |
Niels Lane | 4 | G | 6' 5" | 215 | Junior | Freehold, NJ | Transferred to Delaware | |
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 | |
Kowacie Reeves | 14 | G | 6' 6" | 192 | Sophomore | Macon, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech | |
Jason Jitoboh | 33 | C | 6' 11" | 300 | Senior | Abuja, Nigeria | Transferred to Tennessee State |
Incoming transfers
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 | |
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
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 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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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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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 | 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 | ||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | 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. |
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Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsWeek | |||||||||||||||||||||
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