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2008–09 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year2008–09
teamFlorida Gators
imageFlorida Gators wordmark.svg
image_size175
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
divisionEast
short_confSEC
record25–11
conf_record9–7
head_coachBilly Donovan
asst_coach1Larry Shyatt
Shaka Smart
Rob Lanier
stadiumO'Connell Center
bowl[National Invitation Tournament](2009-national-invitation-tournament)
bowl_resultQuarterfinals

Shaka Smart Rob Lanier

The 2008–09 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2008–09 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 looking to build on their 24–12 record from the 2007–08 season.

Preseason

Entering the season, the Gators had to overcome the loss of Marreese Speights, who left for the 2008 NBA draft after his sophomore season with the Gators. (Speights was selected in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.) To replace him, the Gators added six freshmen to the team. The Gators won their two preseason games against Rollins and Warner.

Class of 2008

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Roster

NameNumberPositionHeightWeightClassHometown
Adam Allen14F6–8225SophomoreMilton, Florida
Nick Calathes33G/F6–6194SophomoreWinter Park, Florida
Allan Chaney24F6–8231FreshmanBaltimore, Maryland
Hudson Fricke40G6–1193SophomoreGreenville, South Carolina
Walter Hodge15G6–0170SeniorGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
Kenny Kadji30F/C6–10235FreshmenDouala, Cameroon
Vernon Macklin32F6–10230JuniorPortsmouth, Virginia
Kyle McClanahan4G6–1185FreshmanMaitland, Florida
Chandler Parsons25F6–9213SophomoreWinter Park, Florida
Ray Shipman3G/F6–5212FreshmanMiramar, Florida
Alex Tyus23F6–8220SophomoreSt. Louis, Missouri
Eloy Vargas1F/C6–10215FreshmanMoca, Dominican Republic
Erving Walker11G5–8161FreshmanBrooklyn, New York
Dan Werner21F6–7230JuniorMiddletown, New Jersey

Coaches

NameTypeCollegeGraduating year
Billy DonovanHead coachProvidence College1987
Larry ShyattAssociate Head CoachCollege of Wooster1973
Shaka SmartAssistant coachKenyon College1999
Rob LanierAssistant coachSt. Bonaventure University1990
Darren HertzAssistant to the Head CoachFlorida1997
Adam BeaupreVideo CoordinatorFlorida1999
Matt HerringStrength & Conditioning CoordinatorUniversity of Texas Southwestern1994
Dave WernerAthletic TrainerEastern Kentucky University1991
Tom WilliamsAcademic CounselorFlorida1978

After the season, assistant coach Shaka Smart left to become head coach of the VCU Rams.

Schedule and results

Retrieved from Gatorzone.com |- !colspan=12 style=|Exhibition games |- !colspan=12 style=|Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=|SEC Tournament |- !colspan=12 style=|National Invitation Tournament

Rankings

PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18Wk 19FinalAPCoaches
1919181723NRNRNRNRNRNRNR23NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
21211919NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR

References

References

  1. [http://www.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?year=2008&sport=2&school=33 Florida Class of 2008 – Rivals]
  2. [http://florida.scout.com/a.z?s=172&p=9&cfg=bb&c=8&yr=2008 Florida Class of 2008 – Scout]
  3. [https://archive.today/20120710111936/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2009&schoolId=2305 Florida Class of 2008 – ESPN]
  4. "2008 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals".
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