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Florida Gators Men's Basketball History
The first tip-off for the Gators was in 1905, 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 Florida built their current indoor sports facility, the O'Connell Center, in 1980, that the Gators played in their first NCAA tournament, in 1987.
Norm Sloan became the Gators' first full-time basketball coach in 1960 and made the team competitive for the first time since its founding. After six years, Sloan left the school but he returned in 1980 when the O'Connell Center opened. They made a run to the Sweet Sixteen during the school’s first NCAA tournament appearance in 1987.
The current head coach of the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, Billy Donovan, coached the Gators from 1996 to 2015, and brought the program to new heights. He guided them to four Final Four appearances and two NCAA championships, in 2006 and 2007. Under Donovan, the Gators made seven straight NCAA tournaments starting in 1999.
More than two dozen Florida Gators — seven of whom are currently in the NBA — have gone on to become professional basketball players, including several NBA champions. These include three-time champion Udonis Haslem, Matt Bonner, Corey Brewer, David Lee, Marreese Speights and five-time All-Star Al Horford. 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: Southeastern
Team Colors: Orange and blue
Team Rivals: Miami Hurricanes, Florida State Seminoles, South Carolina Gamecocks, Kentucky Wildcats
University of Florida Gators Men's Basketball at the O'Dome
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 10,000 and hosts Florida's other sports, including women's basketball, gymnastics and volleyball, as well as being the largest concert venue in North Central Florida.
The Florida Gators 2023–24 regular season kicks off in November at home as the Gators face off against Loyola Maryland. The Gators play their final game of the regular season in Nashville against SEC competitors Vanderbilt. Here’s a list of key games to keep an eye on:
Tickets for the 2023–24 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 the Stephen C. O'Connell Center (or the "O'Dome") in Gainesville, Florida. The seating map for the Exactech Arena can be viewed here.
It's always a nice to see a basketball game! If anyone has the chance to go to a game go! When Florida plays a good opponent the atmosphere is much better! I waited to buy this ticket I got lucky and paid face value! The traffic is nothing like a football game and it's easy to get out and get home!
I always enjoy going to UF Basketball as well as various events held at Exactech Arena.The only reason I didn't give it five stars was the concessions aren't the same throughout. To get a simple hotdog you have to go to the other side just to get it - why can't all concession areas have the same items? It's tough when you have kids with you. All Event Staff are great!
I've been going to the O'Dome for over 30 years. This arena is really really nice now compared to how it used to be. The one gripe I have is they didn't improve the seating. I like the chair backs now but they are really small. Also there is enough leg room for a small child. Grown adults will find the leg room extremely cramped. I'm 6.5 feet tall and thankfully did not have anyone sitting in front of me for the game I attended. I probably would not have been able to sit in my seat had someone been sitting in front of me because my knees were poking out halfway into the next row in front of me. My dad is 6 foot tall and he was extremely uncomfortable during the game as well due to the lack of leg room. If you get tickets here and are taller than ~5.5 feet tall, expect to be uncomfortable for about two hours during a game.
Great seats and game. Went into overtime. Gators lost by one.
My wife, who has a torn ACL, and I had a great time at this close basketball game that took place on February 13, 2019. The Gators stadium staff were very friendly and accommodating in providing a wheelchair for my wife and otherwise taking care of her.
The Gators venue if first class. Parking was easy and right next to the venue.
It was a lot of fun even though they lost. Easy to purchase tickets and great venue
Handicap parking was not enough. NO BATHROOMS 🚽 in the 200 section or concessions. They just remodeled this place for a ungodly $$ price & NO bathrooms. THAT’S NOT RIGHT😡 SHAME ON YOU😡
Could not have been better. Fantastic experience! Seats provided a unique vantage point better than TV perspective.
Great evening game in Gainesville. Wonderful arena and energetic crowd. Gators played well, a lot of highlights, great evening on a wonderful campus.
Awesome seats, great stadium! A wonderful way to spend the evening watching the gators play BB
The remodeling of the arena is tremendous. Great view of the floor from all vantage spots. Pre-game music, dancing, cheerleading, half time show was very entertaining. Game was a blowout for the Gators. Hot shooting put Baylor away early. Full house provided plenty of noise for the gators.
This Venue is a great place to watch Basketball. We were sorry to see that so many people did not attend. even though the venue was almost sold out. There were many tickets up for resell, so next time we may check them out. Thanks for asking.
The ODome is much improved. The light show intro is amazing. Their isn’t a bad seat in the house.
UF basketball head coach Mike White is off to a great start with this group of young men! We have some great shooters and everyone played unselfishly. Should be an awesome season. I love the renovated Exactech arena. The seats are very comfortable. Wish the food choices could be upgraded a bit. Otherwise the whole experience would be perfect. Looking forward to an exciting basketball season!
i have been to 4 home games so far they just keep getting better and better ...all seats in o dome are good !!!
New arena is beautiful. Nice new seats, court was cool. Go Gators.
Gators won so that was good. Third level seats are not very good, most of the scoreboards are obstructed and the leg room is next to nothing. I enjoyed the new O-Dome but most of the benefits are for the Level 1 seats.
The game was great and the new arena upgrades are a huge improvement.
Gators ruled over tenn. Great day in Gainesville with Gator Nation
