The 2016–17 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. The Gators, led by second year head coach Mike White, competed in the

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(SEC) and played their home games at the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university's

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campus. They finished the season 27–9, 14–4 in SEC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Vanderbilt, 72–62 in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated East Tennessee State, 80–65, in the first round,

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, 65–39, in the second round, and

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, 84–83 in overtime on a

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in the Sweet Sixteen before losing to fellow SEC member

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, 77–70, in the Elite Eight, denying their first Final Four appearance since 2014.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2015–16 season 21–15, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. They received an invitation to the

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, where they defeated

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and

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to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Gators Pirates 2016 AdvoCare Invitational

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

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