2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–14 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAl Pinkins
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Pastrana
  • Akeem Miskdeen
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Auburn15–3 .83328–6  .824
No. 16 Kentucky14–4 .77826–8  .765
No. 15 Tennessee †14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 8 Arkansas13–5 .72228–9  .757
LSU9–9 .50022–12  .647
Alabama9–9 .50019–14  .576
South Carolina9–9 .50018–13  .581
Texas A&M9–9 .50027–13  .675
Florida9–9 .50020–14  .588
Mississippi State8–10 .44418–16  .529
Vanderbilt7–11 .38919–17  .528
Missouri5–13 .27812–21  .364
Ole Miss4–14 .22213–19  .406
Georgia1–17 .0566–26  .188
† 2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Mike White, and played their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the 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]

Previous season

In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gators finished the 2020–21 season 15–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the second round of the SEC tournament before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the South region. There they defeated Virginia Tech before losing to Oral Roberts in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Ques Glover0G5'11"182SophomoreKnoxville, TNTransferred to Samford
Tre Mann1G6'5"190SophomoreGainesville, FLDeclare for 2021 NBA draft
Samson Ruzhentsev2F6'7"192FreshmanMoscow, RussiaSigned to play professionally in Serbia with Mega Basket
Omar Payne5F6'10"230SophomoreKissimmee, FLTransferred to Illinois
Noah Locke10G6'3"203JuniorBaltimore, MDTransferred to Louisville
Osayi Osifo15F6'7"225JuniorBedworth Park, South AfricaTransferred to Jacksonville
Scottie Lewis23G6'5"189SophomoreHazlet, NJDeclare for 2021 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Myreon Jones0G6'3"175SeniorBirmingham, ALPenn State
CJ Felder1F6'7"231JuniorSumter, SCBoston College
Brandon McKissic23G6'3"185Graduate StudentFerguson, MOKansas City
Phlandrous Fleming Jr.24G6'5"205Graduate StudentAthens, GACharleston Southern
Tuongthach Gathek32F6'9"172SophomorePortland, METrinity Valley CC

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kowacie Reeves
#14 SF		 Macon, GA Westside High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 30, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Elijah Kennedy
SF		 Virginia Beach, VA Green Run High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

  • "2021 Florida Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malik Reneau
#6 C		 Hialeah Gardens, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Denzel Aberdeen
#41 SG		 Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 19, 2021 
Recruiting 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

2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Myreon Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrPenn State Birmingham, Alabama
F 1 C. J. Felder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)231 lb (105 kg) JrBoston College Sumter, South Carolina
G 3 Alex Klatsky (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoRanney School Colts Neck, New Jersey
F 4 Anthony Duruji 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) RS SrLouisiana Tech Germantown, Maryland
G 10 Elijah Kennedy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrGreen Run Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 11 Keyontae Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)229 lb (104 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Norfolk, Virginia
F 12 Colin Castleton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrMichigan DeLand, Florida
G 14 Kowacie Reeves 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrWestside Macon, Georgia
G 20 Jack May (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoSaint Andrew's School Boca Raton, Florida
G 22 Tyree Appleby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)163 lb (74 kg) RS SrCleveland State Jacksonville, Arkansas
G 23 Brandon McKissic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSKansas City Ferguson, Missouri
G 24 Phlandrous Fleming Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) GSCharleston Southern Athens, Georgia
F 32 Tuongthach Gatkek 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)172 lb (78 kg) SoTrinity Valley CC Portland, Maine
C 33 Jason Jitoboh 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)305 lb (138 kg) JrHamilton Heights (TN) Abuja, Nigeria
G 44 Niels Lane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)206 lb (93 kg) SoRosselle Catholic Freehold, New Jersey
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
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN+		 Embry–Riddle W 80–57 
 20 – McKissic  9 – Castleton  7 – Appleby  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN+		 Elon W 74–61  1–0
  20 – Jones  7 – Duruji  4 – Castleton  O'Connell Center (9,275)
Gainesville, FL
November 14, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 20 Florida State
Rivalry		 W 71–55  2–0
  15 – Tied  16 – Castleton  5 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (10,011)
Gainesville, FL
November 18, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+		 No. 24 Milwaukee
Fort Myers Tip-Off campus site-game		 W 81–45  3–0
  19 – Castleton  10 – Castleton  5 – Tied  O'Connell Center (8,223)
Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 23 vs. California
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals		 W 80–60  4–0
  16 – Castleton  8 – Castleton  3 – Tied  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021*
8:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 23 vs. Ohio State
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division championship game		 W 71–68  5–0
  19 – Fleming Jr.  13 – Castleton  3 – Castleton  Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500)
Fort Myers, FL
November 28, 2021*
12:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 23 Troy W 84–45  6–0
  12 – Tied  8 – Castleton  4 – Jones  O'Connell Center (8,875)
Gainesville, FL
December 1, 2021*
8:00 p.m., BSSUN/BSFL		 No. 14 at Oklahoma L 67–74  6–1
  17 – Fleming Jr.  11 – Castleton  2 – Tied  Lloyd Noble Center (9,539)
Norman, OK
December 6, 2021*
6:00 p.m., SECN+		 No. 20 Texas Southern L 54–69  6–2
  15 – McKissic  5 – Castleton  3 – Tied  O'Connell Center (7,623)
Gainesville, FL
December 8, 2021*
7:00 p.m., SECN		 No. 20 North Florida W 85–55  7–2
  26 – Castleton  8 – Castleton  3 – Tied  O'Connell Center (7,705)
Gainesville, FL
December 12, 2021*
4:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 20 vs. Maryland
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational		 L 68–70  7–3
  15 – Tied  11 – Fleming Jr.  4 – Tied  Barclays Center (7,124)
Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m., BSSUN		 vs. South Florida
Orange Bowl Classic		 W 66–55  8–3
  12 – Castleton  11 – Castleton  5 – McKissic  FLA Live Arena 
Sunrise, FL
December 22, 2021*
2:00 p.m., SECN+		 Stony Brook W 87–62  9–3
  20 – Fleming Jr.  7 – Tied  7 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (8,063)
Gainesville, FL
January 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 15 Alabama L 70–83  9–4
(0–1)		  19 – Castleton  7 – Tied  5 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (10,210)
Gainesville, FL
January 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at No. 9 Auburn L 73–85  9–5
(0–2)		  22 – Castleton  10 – Castleton  9 – Appleby  Auburn Arena (9,121)
Auburn, AL
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 12 LSU L 58–64  9–6
(0–3)		  19 – Castleton  9 – Castleton  3 – Jones  O'Connell Center (10,110)
Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2022
1:00 p.m., SECN		 at South Carolina W 71–63  10–6
(1–3)		  14 – Tied  7 – Castleton  6 – Appleby  Colonial Life Arena (10,813)
Columbia, SC
January 19, 2022
6:30 p.m., SECN		 Mississippi State W 80–72  11–6
(2–3)		  22 – Duruji  5 – McKissic  5 – Tied  O'Connell Center (10,008)
Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2022
1:00 p.m., SECN		 Vanderbilt W 61–42  12–6
(3–3)		  11 – Appleby  10 – Jitoboh  4 – McKissic  O'Connell Center (10,345)
Gainesville, FL
January 24, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN+		 at Ole Miss L 54–70  12–7
(3–4)		  12 – Jitoboh  5 – Jitoboh  4 – Appleby  SJB Pavilion (6,273)
Oxford, MS
January 26, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at No. 18 Tennessee L 71–78  12–8
(3–5)		  16 – Tied  6 – Duruji  7 – Appleby  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,789)
Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2022*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 Oklahoma State
Big 12/SEC Challenge		 W 81–72  13–8
  21 – Appleby  6 – Fleming Jr.  4 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (10,056)
Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2022
3:00 p.m., SECN		 at Missouri W 66–65  14–8
(4–5)		  17 – Appleby  6 – Fleming Jr.  3 – Fleming Jr.  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
February 5, 2022
3:30 p.m., SECN		 Ole Miss W 62–57 OT 15–8
(5–5)		  17 – Castleton  7 – Tied  10 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (10,007)
Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2022
6:30 p.m., SECN		 Georgia W 72–63  16–8
(6–5)		  23 – Jones  9 – Castleton  3 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (9,929)
Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN		 at No. 5 Kentucky
Rivalry		 L 57–78  16–9
(6–6)		  18 – Castleton  7 – Castleton  4 – Castleton  Rupp Arena (20,383)
Lexington, KY
February 15, 2022
7:00 p.m., SECN		 at Texas A&M L 55–56  16–10
(6–7)		  15 – Castleton  15 – Castleton  3 – Lane  Reed Arena (6,349)
College Station, TX
February 19, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 2 Auburn W 63–62  17–10
(7–7)		  26 – Appleby  8 – Castleton  5 – Fleming Jr.  O'Connell Center (11,255)
Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 18 Arkansas L 74–82  17–11
(7–8)		  29 – Castleton  8 – Fleming Jr.  5 – Jones  O'Connell Center (9,023)
Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at Georgia W 84–72  18–11
(8–8)		  27 – Fleming Jr.  12 – Castleton  7 – Appleby  Stegeman Coliseum (9,070)
Athens, GA
March 1, 2022
8:30 p.m., SECN		 at Vanderbilt W 82–78  19–11
(9–8)		  18 – Castleton  8 – Castleton  6 – Fleming Jr.  Memorial Gymnasium (6,568)
Nashville, TN
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBS		 No. 7 Kentucky
Rivalry		 L 63–71  19–12
(9–9)		  23 – Castleton  11 – Castleton  8 – McKissic  O'Connell Center (9,788)
Gainesville, FL
SEC tournament
March 10, 2022
12:00 p.m., SECN		 (9) vs. (8) Texas A&M
Second Round		 L 80–83 OT 19–13
  21 – Reeves  9 – Lane  4 – Fleming Jr.  Amalie Arena (10,295)
Tampa, FL
NIT tournament
March 16, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2		 (3) Iona
First Round – Dayton Bracket		 W 79–74  20–13
  18 – Tied  13 – Castleton  5 – Appleby  O'Connell Center (3,023)
Gainesville, FL
March 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN		 (3) at (2) Xavier
Second Round – Dayton Bracket		 L 56–72  20–14
  14 – Reeves  8 – Fleming Jr.  3 – Tied  Cintas Center (3,437)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—24231420——————RV——————Not released
Coaches——*241216RVRVRVRV—————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. No Coaches Poll for Week 1.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia hires Mike White: Bulldogs poach next men's basketball coach from SEC rival Gators". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ↑ Hall, Graham. "Florida hires Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
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