2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball
Legends Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2113 (97 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachLarry Shyatt
Richard Pitino
Rob Lanier
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2009–10 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 2 Kentucky142 .875353  .921
No. 21 Vanderbilt124 .750249  .727
No. 15 Tennessee115 .688289  .757
Florida97 .5632113  .618
South Carolina610 .3751516  .484
Georgia511 .3131417  .452
West
Mississippi State97 .5632412  .667
Mississippi97 .5632411  .686
Arkansas79 .4381418  .438
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
Auburn610 .3751517  .469
LSU214 .1251120  .355
2010 SEC tournament winner
As of March 30, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 200910 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 2113, 97 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to Mississippi State. They received an atlarge 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.