The 2020–21 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Mike White, and played their home games at the

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as a member of the

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. They finished the season 15–10, 9–7 in SEC Play to finish in 5th place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the first round before getting upset in the second round by

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Roster

Schedule and results

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tests and contact tracing protocols. The Oklahoma game was canceled later in the week, moving the home-and-home series back one year. :The games against North Florida, Florida Atlanta, Florida A&M, and James Madison were postponed following the hospitalization of

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after collapsing mid-game during the first half of the Florida State game.

Rankings

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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