2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 SEC Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball
2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball
Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2021–22 record	7–3 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Mike White (7th season);
Associate head coach	Al Pinkins
Assistant coaches	Erik Pastrana; Akeem Miskdeen;
Home arena	O'Connell Center

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

Previous season

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 before losing to Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Virginia Tech before getting upset by Oral Roberts in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Ques Glover	0	G	5'11"	182	Sophomore	Knoxville, TN	Transferred to Samford
Tre Mann	1	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Gainesville, FL	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Samson Ruzhentsev	2	F	6'7"	192	Freshman	Moscow, Russia	Signed to play professionally in Serbia with Mega Basket
Omar Payne	5	F	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Kissimmee, FL	Transferred to Illinois
Noah Locke	10	G	6'3"	203	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to Louisville
Osayi Osifo	15	F	6'7"	225	Junior	Bedworth Park, South Africa	Transferred to Jacksonville
Scottie Lewis	23	G	6'5"	189	Sophomore	Hazlet, NJ	Declare for 2021 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Myreon Jones	0	G	6'3"	175	Senior	Birmingham, AL	Penn State
CJ Felder	1	F	6'7"	231	Junior	Sumter, SC	Boston College
Brandon McKissic	23	G	6'3"	185	Graduate Student	Ferguson, MO	Kansas City
Phlandrous Fleming Jr.	24	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Athens, GA	Charleston Southern
Tuongthach Gathek	32	F	6'9"	172	Sophomore	Portland, ME	Trinity 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
Kowacie Reeves #14 SF	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
Elijah Kennedy SF	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

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
Malik Reneau #6 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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
Denzel Aberdeen #41 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2022 Florida Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Myreon Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Penn State	Birmingham, Alabama
F	1	C. J. Felder	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Jr	Boston College	Sumter, South Carolina
G	3	Alex Klatsky (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ranney School	Colts Neck, New Jersey
F	4	Anthony Duruji	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Louisiana Tech	Germantown, Maryland
G	10	Elijah Kennedy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Green Run	Virginia Beach, Virginia
F	11	Keyontae Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Norfolk, Virginia
F	12	Colin Castleton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Michigan	DeLand, Florida
G	14	Kowacie Reeves	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Westside	Macon, Georgia
G	20	Jack May (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Saint Andrew's School	Boca Raton, Florida
G	22	Tyree Appleby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	RS Sr	Cleveland State	Jacksonville, Arkansas
G	23	Brandon McKissic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Kansas City	Ferguson, Missouri
G	24	Phlandrous Fleming Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Charleston Southern	Athens, Georgia
F	32	Tuongthach Gatkek	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Trinity Valley CC	Portland, Maine
C	33	Jason Jitoboh	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Jr	Hamilton Heights (TN)	Abuja, Nigeria
G	44	Niels Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Rosselle Catholic	Freehold, New Jersey

Head coach

Mike White (Mississippi)

Assistant coach(es)

Al Pinkens (North Carolina State)
Erik Pastrana (Florida State)
Akeem Miskdeen (Queens (NC))

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 2 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 – 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 – 2 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 – 2 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	19 – Tied	8 – Wahab	2 – Tied	Barclays Center (7,124) Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., BSSUN		vs. South Florida Orange Bowl Classic						FLA Live Arena Sunrise, FL
December 22, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Stony Brook						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 29, 2021 5:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss						SJB Pavilion Oxford, MS
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Alabama						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 8, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Auburn						Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		LSU						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., SECN		at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
January 19, 2022 6:30 p.m., SECN		Mississippi State						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2022 1:00 p.m., SECN		Vanderbilt						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Oklahoma State Big 12/SEC Challenge						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2022 8:30 p.m., SECN		at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
February 5, 2022 3:30 p.m., SECN		Ole Miss						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 9, 2022 6:30 p.m., SECN		Georgia						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 12, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Kentucky Rivalry						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., SECN		at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m./4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Auburn						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Arkansas						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2022 12:00 p.m./4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., SECN		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CBS		Kentucky Rivalry						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
SEC Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA		vs.						Amalie Arena Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR	24	23	14	20	RV															Not released
Coaches	NR	NR*	24	12	16	RV

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

References

"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2021–22 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References