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The Florida Gators finished the season 21-12 and 9-7 in Sec Conference play. During the regular season, the Gators notched wins over Michigan State, Tennessee, and Ole Miss. They did have some bad losses, however, losing against South Alabama, South Carolina, and Georiga. Coach Billy Donovan is 22-7 in 9 total NCAA Tournament appearances, but has not been back to the Tourney since the Gators won the 2007 NCAA National Title.

Not a lot was expected out of the Gators this season with having a young backcourt in Eriving Walker and Kenny Boynton. Walker has performed above expectations averaging 12.6 ppg and 4.6 apg. Boynton has also exceeded expectations during his Freshman season leading the team at 13.6 ppg.

When the Gators have been bad this season, it has been due to poor shot selection combined with a lack of backcourt depth. Their frontcourt is led by Alex Tyus and Vernon Macklin with Tyrus scoring 12.0 ppg and grabbing 6.8 rpg. Macklin scores at a 10.4 ppg clip. There are no players who grab more than 7 boards per game.

The Gators score 71.5 ppg and give up 65 on defense. They shoot 44.3 % from the field and average 5.7 3 pointers a game while their opponents shoot 42.4 %. The Gators have just over a 1.1 assist to turnover ratio per game as a team.

Florida was a bubble team up until the end of the season, but was able to get enough work done to convince the NCAA selection committee to make them a 10 seed in the 2010 Tourney. Florida has a tough first round game against #7 seed BYU. If they can make it to the 2^nd round, the likely opponent will be the #2 seed, Kansas State.

The 2010 SEC basketball tournament will be held March 11th-14th at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tennessee. If you are traveling to Nashville for the SEC Tournament, you’ll want to make the decision of whether to stay at a downtown Nashville hotel or at a Nashville airport hotel during your stay in Music City.

Heading into the final weeks of conference play, the Kentucky Wildcats sit atop the SEC East with Vanderbilt close behind. The SEC West is a different story, with Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Arkansas all battling it out for the top with Arkansas being the surprise performer in conference play.

More surprises for 2010 SEC play have included no one predicting that LSU would lose their first 11 conference games. Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina all have potential to pull some upsets in this year’s tourney. Although not at the top of the East, Tennessee and Florida could also go deep in this year’s tourney. The Gators will need to have a good showing in the tourney to finally make it back to the NCAA tournament after failing to do so the past two seasons, where the Volunteers will likely make the Big Dance unless they have a melt down the remainder of the season. Final SEC Tournament brackets will be released at the conclusion of league play with the winner of the SEC Tournament being granted the conference’s automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.

2010 SEC Tournament Preview and Predictions

2010 SEC Basketball Tournament

2010 SEC Tournament – First Round – March 11, 2010
E5 South Carolina vs. W4 Alabama     Noon             SEC Network
W6 LSU vs. E3 Tennessee     2:15 p.m.     SEC Network
W5 Auburn vs. E4 Florida     6:30 p.m.     SEC Network
E6 Georgia vs. W3 Arkansas     8:45 p.m.     SEC Network

2010 SEC Tournament – Quarter Finals – March 12, 2010
E1 Kentucky vs. E5/W4 Winner     Noon              SEC Network
W2 Ole Miss vs. W6/E3 Winner     2:15 p.m.     SEC Network
W1 Mississippi State vs. W5/E4 Winner     6:30 p.m.     SEC Network
E2 Vanderbilt vs. E6/W3 Winner     8:45 p.m.      SEC Network

2010 SEC Tournament – Semi Finals – March 13, 2010
Semifinal 1     12:00 p.m.     ABC
Semifinal 2     2:15pm.          ABC

2010 SEC Tournament 2010 – Championship – March 14, 2010
Championship Game     12 p.m.     ABC

2009 Florida Gators Basketball Schedule

Mon  Nov 2 St. Leo University   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)     

Mon  Nov 9 Webber International   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)      –

Sun  Nov 15 Stetson   Gainesville, FL 4:00PM(ET)   FSN/SUN   –

Wed Nov 18 Georgia Southern   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FS Florida    –

Fri    Nov 20 Troy   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FS Florida   –

Tue   Nov 24 Florida State   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FSN/SUN   –

Fri     Nov 27 vs Michigan State   Atlantic City, NJ 8:00PM(ET)   SUN/FSFL/HDNET   –

Sat    Nov 28 vs UMass/Rutgers   Atlantic City, NJ TBA   SUN/FSFL/HDNET   –

Tue   Dec 1 Florida A&M   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FSN/FS Florida   –

Fri     Dec 4 at Jacksonville   Jacksonville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FS Florida   –

Thu    Dec 10 vs Syracuse   Tampa, FL 9:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Sat    Dec 19 vs Richmond   Sunrise, FL 6:30PM(ET)   Sun Sports   –

Tue    Dec 22 South Alabama   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   CSS   –

Mon   Dec 28 American   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   FSN/FS Florida   –

Wed   Dec 30 Presbyterian   Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   CSS   –

2010 Florida Gators Basketball Schedule

Sun Jan 3 at North Carolina State   Raleigh, N.C. 3:00PM(ET)   FSN/SUN   –

Sat  Jan 9 at Vanderbilt  Nashville, TN Noon(ET)   ESPN   –

Tue  Jan 12 Kentucky  Gainesville, FL 9:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Sat   Jan 16  LSU  Gainesville, FL 8:00PM(ET)   FSN   –

Thu   Jan 21 at Arkansas  Fayetteville, AR 9:00PM(ET)   ESPN/ESPN2   –

Sat   Jan 23  South Carolina  Gainesville, FL 6:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Wed  Jan 27 Georgia  Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   CSS   –

Sun   Jan 31 at Tennessee  Knoxville, TN 1:00PM(ET)   CBS   –

Thu   Feb 4  at Alabama  Tuscaloosa, AL 7:00PM(ET)   ESPNU   –

Sat   Feb 6   Mississippi State  Gainesville, FL 1:30PM(ET)   SEC Network   –

Wed  Feb 10 at South Carolina  Columbia, SC 8:00PM(ET)   SEC Network   –

Sat   Feb 13 Xavier   Gainesville, FL 6:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Thu  Feb 18 Auburn  Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   ESPN/ESPN2   –

Sat  Feb 20 at Ole Miss  Oxford, MS Noon(ET)   CBS   –

Tue  Feb 23 Tennessee  Gainesville, FL 9:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Sat   Feb 27 at Georgia  Athens, GA 4:00PM(ET)   SEC Network   –

Tue   Mar 2  Vanderbilt  Gainesville, FL 7:00PM(ET)   ESPN   –

Sun  Mar 7 at Kentucky  Lexington, KY Noon(ET)   CBS   –

2010 SEC Tournament

Mar 11-14 SEC Tournament