2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball
The 2006 championship team visits the White House.
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC tournament champions
National Championship Game,
W 73–57 vs. UCLA
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 11
Record33–6 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachAnthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Larry Shyatt
Home arenaO'Connell Center
2005–06 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 18 Tennessee 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
No. 11 Florida 10 6   .625 33 6   .846
Kentucky 9 7   .563 22 13   .629
Vanderbilt 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
South Carolina 6 10   .375 23 15   .605
Georgia 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
West
No. 19 LSU 14 2   .875 27 9   .750
Alabama 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Arkansas 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Mississippi State 5 11   .313 15 15   .500
Auburn 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Ole Miss 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
2006 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2005–06 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators started the season looking to end their recent streak of losing in the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. They finished the season with a 24–6 record entering the SEC Championship. They won all three games and received a No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament, eventually playing in the final against UCLA. On April 3, 2006, Florida beat UCLA 73–57 to win their first ever NCAA Championship.