2018–19_Florida_Gators_men's_basketball_team

2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball
2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–16 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Al Pinkins; Jordan Mincy; Darris Nichols;
Home arena	Exactech Arena; at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators were led by fourth-year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished 20-16, 9-9 to finish 8th please. In the SEC Tournament, they defeated Arkansas, beat LSU in quarterfinals before losing to Auburn in the semifinals. They received a at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Nevada in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Michigan.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm		Florida Southern	W 95–70	–	14 – Hudson	10 – Stone	4 – Tied	O'Connell Center (8,025) Gainesville, FL
Regular season
November 6, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 17 Florida State Sunshine Showdown	L 60–81	0–1	13 – Ballard	8 – Stone	4 – Nembhard	Donald L. Tucker Center (11,103) Tallahassee, FL
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Charleston Southern Battle 4 Atlantis campus game	W 76–46	1–1	14 – Allen	7 – Nembhard	6 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,072) Gainesville, FL
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN+		La Salle	W 82–69	2–1	15 – Hudson	6 – Hayes	7 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (8,450) Gainesville, FL
November 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Oklahoma Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinal	L 60–65	2–2	14 – Bassett	7 – Tied	6 – Nembhard	Imperial Arena (1,401) Nassau, Bahamas
November 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Stanford Battle 4 Atlantis consolation round	W 72–49	3–2	19 – Ballard	8 – Hayes	5 – Nembhard	Imperial Arena (1,109) Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Butler Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game	L 54–61	3–3	11 – Tied	6 – Hayes	7 – Nembhard	Imperial Arena (1,140) Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN		North Florida	W 98–66	4–3	18 – Locke	6 – Hudson	11 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (8,505) Gainesville, FL
December 4, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPN		vs. West Virginia Jimmy V Classic	W 66–56	5–3	19 – Allen	8 – Stone	7 – Nembhard	Madison Square Garden (8,499) New York, NY
December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 10 Michigan State	L 59–63	5–4	13 – Tied	8 – Hayes	3 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,423) Gainesville, FL
December 18, 2018* 8:00 pm, SECN		Mercer	W 71–63	6–4	18 – Locke	11 – Hayes	7 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (8,043) Gainesville, FL
December 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, FS2/FSSUN		vs. Florida Gulf Coast Orange Bowl Classic	W 77–56	7–4	15 – Locke	7 – Hayes	4 – Nembhard	BB&T Center (8,914) Sunrise, FL
December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Butler	W 77–43	8–4	12 – Tied	8 – Johnson	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (9,814) Gainesville, FL
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		South Carolina	L 69–71	8–5 (0–1)	17 – Locke	6 – Johnson	7 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,230) Gainesville, FL
January 9, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN		at Arkansas	W 57–51	9–5 (1–1)	19 – Allen	6 – Hudson	4 – Nembhard	Bud Walton Arena (17,160) Fayetteville, AR
January 12, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 3 Tennessee	L 67–78	9–6 (1–2)	18 – Allen	7 – Hayes	5 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,923) Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, SECN		at No. 24 Mississippi State	L 68–71	9–7 (1–3)	17 – Allen	8 – Hayes	8 – Nembhard	Humphrey Coliseum (7,501) Starkville, MS
January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, CBS		at Georgia	W 62–52	10–7 (2–3)	13 – Allen	9 – Hayes	5 – Nembhard	Stegeman Coliseum (10,023) Athens, GA
January 22, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	W 81–72	11–7 (3–3)	31 – Allen	9 – Johnson	11 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (9,063) Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		at TCU Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 50–55	11–8	11 – Allen	8 – Johnson	5 – Allen	Schollmaier Arena (6,682) Fort Worth, TX
January 30, 2019 6:30 pm, SECN		Ole Miss	W 90–86 ^OT	12–8 (4–3)	22 – Locke	8 – Hayes	6 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (9,380) Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN		No. 7 Kentucky Rivalry	L 54–65	12–9 (4–4)	12 – Nembhard	10 – Johnson	3 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,763) Gainesville, FL
February 5, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Auburn	L 62–76	12–10 (4–5)	11 – Hayes	10 – Johnson	3 – Allen	Auburn Arena (7,714) Auburn, AL
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 61–73	12–11 (4–6)	17 – Locke	9 – Hayes	5 – Nembhard	Thompson–Boling Arena (22,261) Knoxville, TN
February 13, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Vanderbilt	W 66–57	13–11 (5–6)	15 – Johnson	9 – Johnson	1 – Tied	O'Connell Center (9,007) Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPNU		at Alabama	W 71–53	14–11 (6–6)	21 – Nembhard	13 – Johnson	3 – Allen	Coleman Coliseum (12,148) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 13 LSU	W 82–77 ^OT	15–11 (7–6)	21 – Allen	7 – Hayes	8 – Nembhard	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,976) Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Missouri	W 64–60	16–11 (8–6)	17 – Allen	7 – Johnson	4 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (10,450) Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2019 9:00 pm, SECN		at Vanderbilt	W 71–55	17–11 (9–6)	19 – Nembhard	6 – Johnson	3 – Locke	Memorial Gymnasium (8,583) Nashville, TN
March 2, 2019 8:30 pm, SECN		Georgia	L 55–61	17–12 (9–7)	13 – Hudson	6 – Hayes	4 – Tied	O'Connell Center (9,328) Gainesville, FL
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 10 LSU	L 78–79 ^OT	17–13 (9–8)	33 – Hudson	15 – Hayes	4 – Nembhard	O'Connell Center (9,550) Gainesville, FL
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, CBS		at No. 6 Kentucky Rivalry	L 57–66	17–14 (9–9)	19 – Hayes	6 – Hudson	8 – Nembhard	Rupp Arena (24,456) Lexington, KY
SEC Tournament
March 14, 2019 1:00 pm, SECN	(8)	vs. (9) Arkansas Second Round	W 66–50	18–14	20 – Johnson	12 – Johnson	8 – Nembhard	Bridgestone Arena (12,720) Nashville, TN
March 15, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN	(8)	vs. (1) No. 9 LSU Quarterfinals	W 76–73	19–14	20 – Nembhard	10 – Johnson	6 – Nembhard	Bridgestone Arena (16,490) Nashville, TN
March 16, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN	(8)	vs. (5) No. 22 Auburn Semifinals	L 62–65	19–15	16 – Tied	12 – Hayes	5 – Nembhard	Bridgestone Arena (20,933) Nashville, TN
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2019* 6:50 pm, TNT	(10 W)	vs. (7 W) No. 20 Nevada First Round	W 70–61	20–15	16 – Hayes	10 – Johnson	6 – Nembhard	Wells Fargo Arena (16,360) Des Moines, IA
March 23, 2019* 5:15 pm, CBS	(10 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 8 Michigan Second Round	L 49–64	20–16	11 – Hudson	9 – Johnson	8 – Nembhard	Wells Fargo Arena (16,770) Des Moines, IA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Egor Koulechov	4	G/F	6'5"	205	RS SR	Volgograd, Russia	Graduated
John Egbunu	15	C	6'11"	265	RS SR	Bauchi, Nigeria	Graduated
Chris Chiozza	11	G	6'0"	175	SR	Memphis, Tennessee	Graduated

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andrew Nembhard PG	Aurora, ON	Montverde Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 2, 2017
Andrew Nembhard PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Noah Locke SG	Owings Mills, MD	McDonogh School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 3, 2017
Noah Locke SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Keyontae Johnson SF	Norfolk, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 10, 2017
Keyontae Johnson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Florida Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

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2018–19_Florida_Gators_men's_basketball_team

2018–19 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 LSU	16	–	2	.889	28	–	7	.800
No. 10 Tennessee	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
No. 7 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	30	–	7	.811
No. 5 Auburn†	11	–	7	.611	30	–	10	.750
South Carolina	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Mississippi State	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	16	.556
Alabama	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	8	–	10	.444	18	–	16	.529
Texas A&M	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Missouri	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Georgia	2	–	16	.111	11	–	21	.344
Vanderbilt	0	–	18	.000	9	–	23	.281

† 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll