The 2011–12 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the

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in the sport of

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during the 2011–12 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the

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(NCAA) and the

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(SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the

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on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The Gators finished the SEC regular season with a 10–6 conference record, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the 2012 SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament as a No. 7 seed in west region where they advanced to the Elite Eight before losing to

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Previous season

The Gators finished the 2010–11 season 29–8, 13–3 in SEC play and lost in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament to Butler. Senior small forward

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won SEC Player of the Year honors and head coach Billy Donovan was named SEC Coach of the Year. Parsons and senior power forward

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were both selected in the 2011 NBA draft.

Roster

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Coaches

Team statistics

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Schedule and results

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. All times are in

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Rankings

Awards and honors

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Bradley Beal Bradley Emmanuel Beal Sr. (born June 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida Gators before being selected by ...

* SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21/11–11/28/11). Beal averaged 8.5 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals in two wins over Wright State and Jacksonville. * SEC Freshman of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Beal averaged 13.5 points and five rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider. * SEC Freshman of the Week (12/19/11–12/26/11). Beal averaged 17 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in two wins over Mississippi Valley State and Florida State. * SEC Freshman of the Week (1/23/12–1/30/12). Beal averaged 14 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists in two wins over Ole Miss and Mississippi State. * SEC Freshman of the Week (1/31/12–2/6/12). Beal averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds and two assists in two wins over South Carolina and Vanderbilt. * SEC Freshman of the Week (2/13/12–2/20/12). Beal averaged 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and three assists in two road wins over Alabama and Arkansas. * First-Team All-SEC * SEC All-Freshman Team ;

Kenny Boynton Kenny Boynton Jr. (born May 12, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Tianjin Pioneers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Florida. High school Boynton attended ...

* SEC Player of the Week (12/12/11–12/19/11). Boynton scored 22 points, two assists, one rebound and a steal in a win over Texas A&M. * First-Team All-SEC ; Erving Walker * Second-Team All-SEC ; Will Yeguete * 2012 SEC Community Service Team ; Patric Young * SEC Player of the Week (12/5/11–12/12/11). Young averaged 18.5 points on 77.3 percent shooting (17–22) and 10 rebounds in two wins over Arizona and Rider. * SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

References

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