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1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1999–2000
sport	Basketball
team	Florida Gators
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image_size	150
conference	Southeastern Conference
division	East
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	2
APRank	13
record	29–8
conf_record	12–4
head_coach	Billy Donovan
hc_year	4th
asst_coach1	John Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
stadium	O'Connell Center
champion	[NCAA tournament](2000-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament), Runner-up
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
and Eastern Division champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](2000-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
L 76–89 vs. [Michigan State](1999-2000-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team)

Anthony Grant Donnie Jones SEC Regular Season Co-Champions and Eastern Division champions L 76–89 vs. Michigan State

The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1999–2000 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 were the SEC regular season champions, winning a share of the title with a 12–4 conference record. They earned a five seed in the 2000 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and then made the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA championship game where they lost to Michigan State, 89–76. Florida ended the season No. 2 in the final USA Today/ESPN Rankings and were ranked wire-to-wire for the first time in school history.

Roster

Billy Donovan ()
John Pelphrey ()
Anthony Grant ()
Donnie Jones (Pikeville)

Schedule and results

Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

1	22	Donnell Harvey	[New York Knicks](2000-01-new-york-knicks-season)

References

(April 4, 2000). "Gators Fail to Press On". [[The Washington Post]].
"1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". [[Florida Gators.
(March 18, 2000). "After Butler Loses Its Poise, A Wary Florida Advances". [[The New York Times]].
(March 20, 2000). "Florida 93, Illinois 76". [[The Tampa Bay Times]].
(March 25, 2000). "Florida's Win Is a Slam Duke". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
(March 26, 2000). "Florida advances to second Final Four". [[ESPN]].
(April 2, 2000). "North Carolina Falls To Florida's Waves". [[The New York Times]].
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"2000 NBA Draft". [[Sports Reference.

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