The 2009–10 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2009–10 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the

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(SEC). They were led by head coach

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, and played their home games in the

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on the university's

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campus. The Gators finished the season 21–13, 9–7 in SEC play. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament before losing to

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. They received an at–large 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

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in double overtime.

Class of 2009

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Roster

Coaches

Schedule and results

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. All times are in

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. Tournament seedings in parenthesis.

Rankings

References

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