2006-07 Season In Review National Champions fl orida SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions today’s game
Coach Billy Donovan is 261-103 in 11 seasons at Florida and UF became the fi rst team in 15 years to win back-to-back NCAA titles 296-123 in 13 years as a head Florida started and fi nished the year No.1 and won a school record 35 games coach. tipoff The Record: UF went 35-5 overall The University of Florida became the fi rst team in 15 years and just the seventh team SEC Record: 13-3 SEC Finish: SEC East and Regular Season ever to win back-to-back national championships, defeating Ohio State, 84-75 on April 2... Champions Florida raced to its second straight national title, outscoring its six tournament opponents SEC Tourn. by a margin of +14.2 points per game...Much like last year, the Gators ended the year on Record: 3-0, Tournament champions fi re, winning their fi nal 10 games of the season, the regular season fi nale, three SEC Tourna- NCAA ment games and then six NCAA Tournament games...Over the past two years, Florida has Record: 6-0, National Champions Key Honors: Corey Brewer, MOP, Final now won 18 consecutive postseason games, the longest streak by any NCAA school since Four; Taurean Green, MOP, the John Wooden-coached UCLA teams won 28 in a row in the 1970s...Florida is 22-1 in Midwest Region; Al Horford, postseason over the last three years...Corey Brewer earned the Most Outstanding Player MVP, SEC Tournament honor at the Final Four after averaging 16.0 points per game in the wins over UCLA (19) All-Americans: Joakim Noah, Second Team and Ohio State (13)...Brewer led the Gators in scoring in the NCAA Tournament, averag- (AP); Al Horford, Third Team ing 15.8 points per game in the six-game run...Brewer scored in double fi gures in 15 of (AP); Corey Brewer and Tau- rean Green, Honorable Men- the last 18 games and eight of nine postseason games...He is UF’s all-time NCA Tourna- tion (AP) ment leader in points with 198...Florida’s frontcourt duo of Al Horford and Joakim Noah Academic dominated opponents in NCAA Tournament play, averaging 25.0 points, 21.0 rebounds and Honors: Lee Humphrey - First Team 3.8 blocks per game...Horford pulled down a UF NCAA Tournament record 17 rebounds Academic All-American, SEC against UCLA, his third career NCAA Tournament game of 15+ rebounds and then came Scholar Athlete of the Year, up with 18 points and 12 boards in the title game...He fi nished the year with a team-high NCAA Postgraduate Scholar Team Leaders: 16 double-doubles, the third-highest total in UF history...Noah had eight double-doubles PPG: Taurean Green (13.3) on the year and led the Gators with 72 blocked shots, while hitting 60.8 percent from the RPG: Al Horford (9.5) fl oor for the year...Horford and Noah combine for 25.2 points, 17.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocks APG: Taurean Green (3.7) per game...Lee Humphrey broke the UF record for career three-pointers against Oregon in FG Pct.: Chris Richard (69.0) the Elite Eight and broke the all-time NCAA Tournament record for three-pointers against 3-Pt. Pct.: Walter Hodge (50.0) 3-Ptrs.: Lee Humphrey (113) UCLA, fi nishing with 288 career three-pointers and 47 in the NCAA Tournament...Hum- Steals: Corey Brewer (69) phrey fi nished each of the last two years an identical 113-of-246 from three-point range, Blocked Shots: Joakim Noah (72) setting and matching the school record for single-season threes...His total of 113 is the third-highest total in SEC history...Taurean Green led UF in scoring at 13.3 points per game by the numbers and averaged a team-high 3.7 assists per game...Green averaged 14.0 points and 4.5 assists, 2...Billy Donovan joined Adoph Rupp as the while hitting 39.0 percent from three-point range during the NCAA Tournament...UF’s only other coach in SEC history to lead his backcourt trio of Green, Humphrey and Walter Hodge hit 239 of UF’s 297 three-pointers squad to two national titles on the season...Chris Richard averaged 9.0 points per game and hit 84.6 percent from the fl oor in the NCAA Tournament...Richard hit 69.0 percent from the fl oor on the year and 18...UF has won 18 consecutive postseason was a career 66.8 percent shooter. games over the past two years, the longest stretch since the John Wooden-led UCLA starting lineups teams won 28 in a row in the 1970s Florida Gators (35-5, 13-3 SEC)
64...Over the last two years, the University No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG of Florida broke 64 school (team, individual, 13 Joakim Noah F 6-11 232 Jr. New York, N.Y. 12.0/8.4 single season and career) SEC, and NCAA 2 Corey Brewer F 6-9 185 Jr. Portland, Tenn. 13.2/4.7 Tournament records 42 Al Horford C 6-10 245 Jr. Puerto Plata, D.R. 13.2/9.5 12 Lee Humphrey G 6-2 192 Sr. Maryville, Tenn. 10.3/1.3a 68...The Gators won 68 games over the last 11 Taurean Green G 6-0 177 Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 13.3/3.7a two years, fi rst setting a school record with 33 wins in 2005-06, then breaking the mark Key Reserves this year with 35 wins No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG/RPG 32 Chris Richard F/C 6-9 255 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. 6.2/3.7 15 Walter Hodge G 6-0 170 So. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 5.7/1.5a 21 Dan Werner F 6-7 235 Fr. Middletown, N.J. 1.8/1.3 34 Marreese Speights F/C 6-10 245 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 4.1/2.6 schedule & gators win for second national title The University of Florida claimed the second national title in school history, becoming the results fi rst team in 15 years to win back-to-back national titles...Florida became only the seventh Date Opponent Results/Time 11/2 Northwood (Exh.) W, 70-41 program to win consecutive titles and only the second SEC school to do so...Florida is the 11/5 Barry (Exh.) W, 83-47 only school this decade to win multiple national titles or play for the title more than once, 11/10 Samford W, 79-54 as this was the Gators’ third appearance in the national title game this decade. 11/14 UNF W, 86-40 11/16 Jacksonville W, 90-61 11/18 UT-Chattanooga< W, 93-44 UF in the National Title Game 11/21 Prairie View A&M< W,94-33 Year Opponent Result 11/24 Western Kentucky< W, 101-68 11/25 Kansas< L, 82-80 (OT) 2000 Michigan State L, 89-76 11/28 Southern W, 83-27 2006 UCLA W, 73-57 12/3 Florida State L, 70-66 2007 Ohio State W, 84-75 12/6 Providence W, 85-67 12/17 Florida A&M (Tampa, Fla.) W, 72-57 12/20 Stetson W, 88-67 12/23 Ohio State W, 86-60 donovan joins elite company 12/30 UAB (Sunrise, Fla.) W, 75-70 Florida head coach Billy Donovan is one of two coaches to make three or more NCAA 1/2 Liberty W, 89-58 Final Four appearances since 2000, joining Roy Williams and Tom Izzo...He is one of just 1/6 Georgia* W, 67-51 1/9 Arkansas* W, 79-72 nine active coaches to reach three or more Final Fours and one of just 29 coaches all-time 1/13 South Carolina* W, 84-50 to do so...With a win in the NCAA title game, Donovan became just the 12th coach to win 1/20 Ole Miss* W, 79-70 multiple NCAA titles and one of only four active coaches to do so (Mike Krzyzewski 3, 1/24 Mississippi State* W,70-67 1/27 Auburn* W, 91-66 Bobby Knight 3, Jim Calhoun 2)...Furthermore, at 41 years of age, he became the third 1/31 Vanderbilt* W, 74-64 youngest coach all-time to win multiple NCAA titles (Bobby Knight, Indiana - 35, 40; Phil 2/3 Tennessee* W, 94-78 Woolpert, San Francisco - 39, 40)...He joined legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp as 2/7 Georgia* W, 71-61 2/10 Kentucky* W, 64-61 the only coach in SEC history to boast multiple national titles. 2/14 Alabama* W, 76-67 2/17 Vanderbilt* L, 83-70 2/21 South Carolina* W, 63-49 uf fi rst team this decade to reach three title games 2/24 LSU* L, 66-56 2/27 Tennessee* L, 86-76 The University of Florida is the only school this decade to reach multiple national title 3/4 Kentucky* W, 85-72 games, having done so in 2000, then again in 2006 and this season...The Gators became 3/9 Georgia@ W, 74-57 the fi rst team this decade to win multiple championships. 3/10 Ole Miss@ W, 80-59 3/11 Arkansas@ W, 77-56 3/16 Jackson State# W, 112-69 3/18 Purdue# W, 74-67 uf wins school’s 21st national title 3/23 Bulter^ W, 65-57 Florida’s NCAA title in men’s basketball was the school’s 21st and second this year, 3/25 Oregon^ W, 85-77 3/31 UCLA% W, 76-66 as the football team also defeated Ohio State to win the BCS title, the fi rst time a school 4/2 Ohio State% W, 84-75 has won both the football and basketball national titles in the same calendar year. @ SEC Tournament, Atlanta, Ga. # NCAA Tournament, New Orleans, La. ^ NCAA Tournament, St. Louis, Mo. UF’s National Champions %NCAA Tournament, Atlanta, Ga. Men’s Golf 1968 NCAA Championship < Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational Men’s Golf 1973 NCAA Championship the Women’s Swimming 1979 AIAW Championship Gymnastics 1982 AIAW Championship polls Women’s Swimming 1982 NCAA Championship Florida Week-by-Week Men’s Swimming 1983 NCAA Championship AP ESPN/Coaches’ Preseason 1 1 Men’s Swimming 1984 NCAA Championship Nov. 13 1 1 Women’s Golf 1985 NCAA Championship Nov. 20 1 1 Women’s Golf 1986 NCAA Championship Nov. 27 4 4 Dec. 4 7 7 Women’s Track 1992 NCAA Indoor Championship Dec. 11 5 5 Women’s Tennis 1992 NCAA Championship Dec. 18 5 4 Dec. 25 3 3 Men’s Golf 1993 NCAA Championship Jan. 1 3 3 Women’s Tennis 1996 NCAA Championship Jan. 8 2 2 Jan. 15 1 1 Football 1996 Associated Press/Coaches’ Jan. 22 1 1 Women’s Tennis 1998 NCAA Championship Jan. 29 1 1 Soccer 1998 NCAA Championship Feb. 5 1 1 Feb. 12 1 1 Men’s Golf 2001 NCAA Championship Feb. 19 3 3 Women’s Tennis 2003 NCAA Championship Feb. 26 5 4 March 5 6 6 Men’s Basketball 2006 NCAA Championship March 12 3 3 Football 2006 BCS Championship Final * 1 Men’s Basketball 2007 NCAA Championship today’s matchup
statistical comparison fl orida’s ncaa tournament history Florida Category Opponents Date Region (seed) Opponent Result 1987 East Regional (6) 79.6 Points Per Game 62.6 March. 13 at Syracuse, N.Y. N.C. State W 82-70 62.6 Opp. Points Per Game -- March 15 at Syracuse, N.Y. Purdue W 85-66 .526 Field Goal Percentage .407 March 19 at East Rutherford, N.J. Syracuse L 81-87 .407 Opp. Field Goal Percentage -- 1988 West Regional (6) .409 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .285 March 17 Salt Lake City, Utah St. John’s W 62-59 285 Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage -- March 19 Salt Lake City, Utah Michigan L 85-108 .690 Free Throw Percentage .660 1989 Midwest Regional (7) +8.5 Rebound Margin -- March 17 Dallas, Texas Colorado State L 46-68 7.4 3-Pts. Per Game 5.2 1994 East Regional (3) 5.2 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game -- March 17 Long Island, NY James Madison W 64-62 March 19 Long Island, NY Pennsylvania W 70-58 4.9 Blocks Per Game 2.5 March 25 Miami, Fla. Connecticut W 69-60 OT) 6.7 Steals Per Game 7.2 March 27 Miami, Fla. Boston College W 74-66 15.4 Assists Per Game 10.8 April 2 Charlotte, N.C. Duke L 65-70 14.1 Turnovers Per Game 12.8 1995 East Regional (10) 12.8 Turnovers Forced Per Game -- March 17 Tallahassee, Fla. Iowa State L 61-64 1999 West Regional (6) the coaches March 11 Seattle, Wash. Pennsylvania W 75-61 March 13 Seattle, Wash. Weber State W 82-74 (OT) Florida’s Billy Donovan March 18 Phoenix, Ariz. Gonzaga L 72-73 UF Record: 261-103 (.717) 2000 East Regional (5) SEC Record: 113-65 (.634) March 17 Winston-Salem, N.C. Butler W 69-68 (OT) Overall: 296-123 (.706) March 19 Winston-Salem, N.C. Illinois W 93-76 Years at UF/overall: 11/13 March 24 Syracuse, N.Y. Duke W 87-78 March 26 Syracuse, N.Y. Oklahoma State W 77-65 April 1 Indianapolis, Ind. North Carolina W 71-59 April 3 Indianapolis, Ind. Michigan State L 76-89 2001 South Regional (3) uf reaches third fi nal four this decade March 16 New Orleans, La. W. Kentucky W 69-56 March 18 New Orleans, La. Temple L 54-75 Floridamade its fourth all-time Final Four appearance, but its third this decade, tied with Michigan State for the most in that 2002 Midwest Regional (5) time. March 15 Chicago, Ill. Creighton L 82-83 (2OT)
Final Four Appearances Since 2000 2003 South Regional (2) March 21 Tampa, Fla. Sam Houston St. W 85-55 Florida 3 March 23 Tampa, Fla. Michigan State L 46-68 Michigan State 3 Duke 2 2004 East Rutherford Regional (5) Kansas 2 March 18 Raleigh, N.C. Manhattan L 60-75 Maryland 2 2005 Syracuse Regional (4) North Carolina 2 March 18 Nashville, Tenn. Ohio W 67-62 UCLA 2 March 20 Nashville, Tenn. Villanova L 65-76
2006 Minneapolis Regional (3) uf reaches fourth fi nal four since 1994 March 16 Jacksonville, Fla. South Alabama W 76-50 March 18 Jacksonville, Fla. Wisc.-Milwaukee W 82-60 Florida has made four Final Four appearances since 1994, one March 24 Minneapolis, Minn. Georgetown W 57-53 of only four schools to do so during that time. March 26 Minneapolis, Minn. Villanova W 75-62 April 1 Indianapolis, Ind. George Mason W 73-58 Final Four Appearances Since 1994 April 3 Indianapolis, Ind. UCLA W 73-57 North Carolina 5 2007 St. Louis Regional (1) Florida 4 March 16 New Orleans, La. Jackson State W 112-69 Michigan State 4 March 18 New Orleans, La. Purdue W 74-67 Duke 4 March 23 St. Louis, Mo. Butler W 65-57 March 25 St. Louis, Mo. Oregon W 85-77 March 31 Atlanta, Ga. UCLA W 76-66 uf breaks school record for wins April 2 Atlanta, Ga. Ohio State W 84-75 With a win over Ohio State in the national title game, the Uni- versity of Florida extended its school record for wins, reaching 35 and surpassing the 33 wins by last year’s national champion squad... a part of the Final Four in every phase of his basketball career... Florida’s total tied for the sixth-highest in NCAA history and most He helped Providence to the 1987 Final Four as a player where the since Illinois won 37 games in 2004-05. Friars fell to Syracuse in the national semifi nal, reached the 1993 Final Four as an assistant with Kentucky where the Wildcats fell to Most Wins In UF History Michigan and has now helped Florida to three Final Four under his Year Wins Final Outcome direction. 2006-07 35 NCAA champions 2005-06 33 NCAA champions gators rise level of play at tourney time 1999-2000 29 NCAA title game Over the last three years, few, if any, have done it better than the 1993-94 29 Final Four Gators in Tournament play in March...UF is 22-1 in postseason play the last three years, going 4-1 in the SEC and NCAA Tournaments uf in the fi nal four in 2005, 9-0 in the two last year and 9-0 this year...Furthermore, UF is 23-1 in the month of March over the last three years...UF has The University of Florida made its fourth appearance in the Final Four and third this decade...Florida reached the national semifi nal won 18 straight postseason games, the longest streak since the John for the fi rst time in 1994, falling to eventual runner-up Duke in a Wooden-coached UCLA dynasty won seven straight national titles game played in Charlotte...Florida returned to the event in 2000 and 28 straight postseason games. in Indianapolis where it defeated North Carolina in the national semifi nal before falling to Michigan State in the title game...Last humphrey breaks ncaa tournament three-point year the Gators defeated both George Mason and UCLA to win the school’s fi rst national title...The Gators defeated UCLA and Ohio record State to win the 2007 title. Lee Humphrey will go down as one of the great players in Final Four and NCAA Tournament history, hitting 18 three-pointers in UF in the National Semifi nal four career Final Four games, while breaking the NCAA Tournament Date Site Outcome record for most three-pointers made, fi nishing his career with 47 in April 2, 1994 Charlotte, N.C. Lost to Duke, 70-65 15 career NCAA Tournament games. April 1, 2000 Indianapolis, Ind. Def. North Carolina, 71-59 April 1, 2006 Indianapolis, Ind. Def. George Mason, 73-58 All-Time NCAA Tournament Three-Pointers March 31, 2007 Atlanta, Ga. Def. UCLA, 76-66 Lee Humphrey, Florida (2004-07) 47 Bobby Hurley, Duke (1990-93) 42 UF in the National Title Game Tony Delk, Kentucky (1993-96) 40 April 3, 2000 Indianapolis, Ind. Lost to Michigan State, 89-76 April 3, 2006 Indianapolis, Ind. Def. UCLA, 73-57 April 2, 2007 Atlanta, Ga. Def. Ohio State, 84-75 brewer earns MOP at Final Four