2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team

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.

2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2021–22 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. 8 Auburn15–3 .83328–6  .824
No. 7 Kentucky14–4 .77826–8  .765
No. 5 Tennessee †14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 17 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

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:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   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:   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

    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) FrTrinity 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
    (9–9)    		  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
    See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 2022-04-01.
    2. Hall, Graham. "Florida hires Todd Golden as men's basketball coach". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
    3. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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