The 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the
University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...
in the
2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 10, 2017. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season ended with the Final Four in San Antonio on April 2, 2018. Practices officially began on September 2 ...
. The Gators were led by third 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
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
campus as members of the
Southeastern Conference
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. They finished the season 21–13, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
SEC tournament
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) sponsors nine men's sports and twelve women's sports. This is a list of conference champions for each sport. Also see the list of SEC national champions.
Members
The SEC was established on December 1932, when t ...
to
Arkansas
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. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament where they defeated
St. Bonaventure in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to
Texas Tech
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on , and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University Sys ...
.
Previous season
The
Gators finished the
2016–17 season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the
SEC tournament
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) sponsors nine men's sports and twelve women's sports. This is a list of conference champions for each sport. Also see the list of SEC national champions.
Members
The SEC was established on December 1932, when t ...
in overtime to 7-seed
Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the
NCAA tournament as the East Region's No. 4 seed. They defeated 13-seed
East Tennessee State and 5-seed
Virginia
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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated 8-seed
Wisconsin
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with a three-pointer at the buzzer in overtime to earn a trip to the Elite Eight. In the Elite Eight, they lost to fellow SEC member 7-seed
South Carolina
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.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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SEC Tournament
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NCAA tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
See also
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2017–18 Florida Gators women's basketball team
References
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Florida Gators men's basketball seasons
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
Florida
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