Basketball
Venue
Cameron Indoor Stadium
Venue
Lloyd Noble Center
Venue
Vanderbilt Memorial Gym
Venue
Reed Arena
Venue
Stegeman Coliseum
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Florida Gators Men's Basketball History
The first tip-off for the Gators was in 1915, when C. J. McCoy was head coach of both the men's basketball and football programs at the school. The University of Florida was a founding member of the Southeastern Conference in 1932. It wasn't until after Florida built their current indoor sports facility, the O'Connell Center, in 1980, that the Gators played in their first NCAA tournament in 1987.
Under the Gators’ first full-time basketball coach Norm Sloan, Florida qualified for six consecutive postseason matchups, with three appearances in the NIT and March Madness tournaments apiece between 1984 and 1989. Sloan’s tenure also delivered a run to the Sweet Sixteen during the school’s first NCAA tournament berth in 1987 and their first SEC regular season championship in 1989.
From 1996 to 2015, head coach Billy Donovan led the Gators to nine straight NCAA Tournaments starting in 1999, plus six regular season conference championships, four SEC tournament championships, four Final Four appearances and two NCAA championships, in 2006 and 2007. The Florida Gators men’s basketball team won their third national championship as well as their fifth SEC tournament championship in 2025.
More than two dozen Florida Gators have gone on to become professional basketball players in the NBA. The Gators have a long-running in-state rivalry with the Florida State Seminoles, and their annual contest is the only out-of-conference game for both of the two oldest college teams in the state.
University of Florida Gators Team Info
Conference: SEC
Team Colors: Orange and blue
Team Rivals: Miami, Florida State, South Carolina, Kentucky
University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball at Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Florida plays in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (nicknamed the "O'Dome" by students), which opened in 1980 and was most recently renovated in 2016. The arena currently seats 10,500 and hosts Florida's other sports, including women's basketball, gymnastics, volleyball, swimming and diving, as well as being the largest concert venue in North Central Florida.
Tickets for the 2025-26 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the Official Ticket Marketplace of the Florida Gators.
The Florida Gators play their basketball games in the Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center (or the "O'Dome") in Gainesville, Florida. The seating map for Exactech Arena can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).
Our seats for the game were incredible. We had a great view of the entire court. They were easy to get to and comfortable. The ticket buying process was easy. We will definitely return.
UF should not be allowed to sell a seat obstructed by two beams. The seat is ridiculous and the University should be ashamed.
This was my 6 year olds first basketball game. We had so much fun!!
Seats were great! Game was even better!! So glad we bought them.
I came from Kentucky on a vacation, ima huge Florida fan so I decided to go to the game, the stadium, the parking everything was good, until I went in someone was sitting in my seats I had got so I sat in the row behind the ones I had got other then that it was an amazing time .
Back on campus and it was a great day. So fun….great game…..🐊🐊🐊’72 grad
Does no one in charge of basketball game day experience realize that we can not understand commentary by Sean and Lee when volume is so high? Reverb makes voices muddled. I understand desire to make environment loud and rowdy, but save that for the game.
Parking as per usual was difficult .. too few spaces and not nearly enough for handicapped .. food acces was ok but prices are ridiculous and raising a hot dog mid season from 6 to 7 bucks was ridiculous .. nice gifts for supposedly only the kids but later arrival adults received them .. the tosses to kids a good idea but one negro gentleman basically handed them directly only to black kids .. I’m not sure you want a game review but Golden’s tactics with a big lead won’t fly long term .. I’m a fan but also happened to play professional in the pros for 11 .. go gators
Everything was well organized and in top notch condition. A wonderful experience.
The game was very exciting, even though it was a blow out by the Gators. The atmosphere was electric, pace was fast and entertainment was terrific!
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