2022–23 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2022–23 Florida Gators men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record16–17 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachCarlin Hartman
Assistant coaches
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Alabama† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 6   .838
No. 17 Texas A&M 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Kentucky 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
No. 23 Missouri 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
No. 20 Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 25 – 11   .694
Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 22 – 15   .595
Auburn 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Florida 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Mississippi State 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618
Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 22 – 14   .611
Georgia 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
Ole Miss 3 – 15   .167 12 – 21   .364
LSU 2 – 16   .111 14 – 19   .424
† 2023 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Todd Golden, and played their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost in the second round to Mississippi State. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to UCF 67-49 in the first round.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2021–22 season 20–14, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 9 seed in the SEC tournament, they lost in the second round to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Iona in the first round before losing to Xavier.

On March 13, 2022, head coach Mike White left the school to take the head coaching position at Georgia.[1] On March 18, the school named San Francisco head coach Todd Golden the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Anthony Duruji 4 F 6'7" 209 RS Senior Germantown, MD Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Elijah Kennedy 10 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Virginia Beach, VA Transferred to Texas State
Keyontae Johnson 11 F 6'5" 229 Senior Norfolk, VA Graduate transferred to Kansas State
Tyree Appleby 22 G 6'1" 163 RS Senior Jacksonville, AR Graduate transferred to Wake Forest
Brandon McKissic 23 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Ferguson, MO Graduated
Phlandrous Fleming Jr. 24 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior Athens, GA Graduated
Tuongthach Gatkek 32 F 6'9" 172 Sophomore Portland, ME Transferred to Texas State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Trey Bonham 2 G 6'0" 170 Junior Mobile, AL VMI
Alex Fudge 3 F 6'8" 185 Sophomore Jacksonville, FL LSU
Will Richard 5 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Fairburn, GA Belmont
Kyle Lofton 11 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Hillside, NJ St. Bonaventure

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Riley Kugel
#19 SF 		Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 23, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Denzel Aberdeen
#53 SG 		Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Aleks Szymczyk
PF 		Germany N/A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sep 1, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Florida Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Thomas Haugh
#39 SF 		Pennsburg, PA Perkiomen School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 29, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2022–23 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Myreon Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) GS Penn State Birmingham, Alabama
F 1 C. J. Felder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Boston College Sumter, South Carolina
G 2 Trey Bonham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr VMI Mobile, Alabama
F 3 Alex Fudge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So LSU Jacksonville, Florida
G 4 Niels Lane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Rosselle Catholic Freehold, New Jersey
G 5 Will Richard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Belmont Fairburn, Georgia
G 10 Denzel Aberdeen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Dr. Phillips Orlando, Florida
G 11 Kyle Lofton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS St. Bonaventure Hillside, New Jersey
F 12 Colin Castleton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Michigan DeLand, Florida
F 13 Aleks Szymczyk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Gymnasium München-Nord/IBAM Frankfurt, Germany
G 14 Kowacie Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Westside Macon, Georgia
G 20 Jack May (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Saint Andrew's School Boca Raton, Florida
G 21 Alex Klatsky (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Ranney School Colts Neck, New Jersey
G 24 Riley Kugel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Dr. Phillips Orlando, Florida
C 33 Jason Jitoboh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Sr Hamilton Heights (TN) Abuja, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Stony Brook W 81–45  1–0
  16 – Fudge   5 – 4 tied   4 – Bonham  O'Connell Center (7,377)
Gainesville, FL
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 88–78  2–0
  33 – Castleton   9 – Castleton   3 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (9,072)
Gainesville, FL
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN 		Florida Atlantic L 74–76  2–1
  30 – Castleton   12 – Castleton   6 – Lofton  O'Connell Center (7,180)
Gainesville, FL
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State
Rivalry 		W 76–67  3–1
  25 – Castleton   9 – Castleton   3 – 2 tied  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (9,182)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2022*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Xavier
Phil Knight Legacy quarterfinals 		L 83–90  3–2
  23 – Bonham   10 – Castleton   6 – Lofton  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (4,465)
Portland, OR
November 25, 2022*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Oregon State
Phil Knight Legacy consolation second round 		W 81–68  4–2
  19 – Bonham   7 – Lofton   4 – 2 tied  Moda Center (6,526)
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. West Virginia
Phil Knight Legacy fifth place game 		L 55–84  4–3
  17 – Lofton   7 – Fudge   4 – Lofton  Chiles Center (1,016)
Portland, OR
November 30, 2022*
8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		Florida A&M W 102–62  5–3
  16 – Bonham   10 – Fudge   5 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (6,515)
Gainesville, FL
December 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN 		Stetson W 89–51  6–3
  14 – Richard   8 – Fudge   4 – Jones  O'Connell Center (7,087)
Gainesville, FL
December 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 5 UConn L 54–75  6–4
  13 – 2 tied   8 – Castleton   2 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (9,046)
Gainesville, FL
December 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Ohio W 82–48  7–4
  20 – Reeves   10 – Fudge   7 – Lofton  Amalie Arena (5,023)
Tampa, FL
December 20, 2022*
9:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Oklahoma
Jumpman Invitational 		L 53–62  7–5
  22 – Castleton   8 – Castleton   2 – Lofton  Spectrum Center (8,745)
Charlotte, NC
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 20 Auburn L 58–61  7–6
(0–1) 		 15 – Reeves   8 – Castleton   4 – Castleton  Neville Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Texas A&M L 63–66  7–7
(0–2) 		 21 – Bonham   5 – 4 tied   4 – Bonham  O'Connell Center (7,023)
Gainesville, FL
January 7, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN 		Georgia W 82–75  8–7
(1–2) 		 18 – Lofton   9 – Richard   5 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (9,077)
Gainesville, FL
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at LSU W 67–56  9–7
(2–2) 		 18 – Castleton   7 – Castleton   3 – Jones  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,159)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2023
3:30 p.m., SECN 		No. 20 Missouri W 73–64  10–7
(3–2) 		 18 – Richard   13 – Castleton   6 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (9,301)
Gainesville, FL
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at Texas A&M L 52–54  10–8
(3–3) 		 14 – Castleton   13 – Castleton   3 – Fudge  Reed Arena (12,126)
College Station, TX
January 21, 2023
8:30 p.m., SECN 		at Mississippi State W 61–59  11–8
(4–3) 		 13 – Castleton   8 – Lofton   6 – Lofton  Humphrey Coliseum (8,660)
Starkville, MS
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		South Carolina W 81–60  12–8
(5–3) 		 18 – Castleton   10 – Jones   8 – Jones  O'Connell Center (7,831)
Gainesville, FL
January 28, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 5 Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 50–64  12–9
  13 – Castleton   8 – Castleton   6 – Kugel  Bramlage Coliseum (11,000)
Manhattan, KS
February 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 2 Tennessee W 67–54  13–9
(6–3) 		 20 – Castleton   9 – Castleton   4 – 2 tied  O'Connell Center (10,160)
Gainesville, FL
February 4, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		at Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 67–72  13–10
(6–4) 		 25 – Castleton   8 – Castleton   5 – Castleton  Rupp Arena (20,315)
Lexington, KY
February 8, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 3 Alabama L 69–97  13–11
(6–5) 		 29 – Castleton   10 – Castleton   6 – Lofton  Coleman Coliseum (10,599)
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., SECN 		Vanderbilt L 80–88  13–12
(6–6) 		 25 – Castleton   11 – Castleton   6 – Lofton  O'Connell Center (10,024)
Gainesville, FL
February 15, 2023
6:30 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss W 79–64  14–12
(7–6) 		 15 – Jones   8 – Jones   7 – Lofton  O'Connell Center (7,464)
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Arkansas L 65–84  14–13
(7–7) 		 24 – Kugel   6 – Szymczyk   4 – Lofton  Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
February 22, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		Kentucky
Rivalry 		L 74–82  14–14
(7–8) 		 24 – Kugel   3 – 3 tied   11 – Lofton  O'Connell Center (9,540)
Gainesville, FL
February 25, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Vanderbilt L 72–88  14–15
(7–9) 		 20 – Kugel   7 – Richard   3 – Fudge  Memorial Gymnasium (10,133)
Nashville, TN
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN 		at Georgia W 77–67  15–15
(8–9) 		 24 – Richard   12 – Jones   4 – 2 tied  Stegeman Coliseum (7,879)
Athens, GA
March 4, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN 		LSU W 79–67  16–15
(9–9) 		 21 – Kugel   6 – 2 tied   5 – Lofton  O'Connell Center (10,280)
Gainesville, FL
SEC tournament
March 9, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN 		(8) vs. (9) Mississippi State
Second round 		L 68–69 OT 16–16
  14 – Kugel   7 – Jones   6 – Lofton  Bridgestone Arena (13,165)
Nashville, TN
NIT tournament
March 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(4) UCF
First round – Oregon bracket 		L 49–67  16–17
  13 – Kugel   7 – Richard   2 – 2 tied  O'Connell Center (3,023)
Gainesville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRV—————————————————Not released
CoachesRVRV——————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Georgia hires Mike White: Bulldogs poach next men's basketball coach from SEC rival Gators". CBSSports.com. March 13, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Hall, Graham. "Florida hires Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved September 12, 2022.