Editing University of Florida (section)

===Basketball===
{{main|Florida Gators men's basketball}}

[[File:O'Connell Center.jpg|thumb|right|Interior view of the [[O'Connell Center]], configured for basketball]]

Center [[Neal Walk]] is the only Gator to have had his number retired by the basketball team. The [[Florida Gators men's basketball]] team has also gained national recognition over the past 20 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goodblimey.com/archives/2007/04/03/florida-gators-2007-ncaa-basketball-champs/ |title=Florida Gators Basketball Champs - Again! |work=GoodBlimey |access-date=May 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529221649/http://goodblimey.com/archives/2007/04/03/florida-gators-2007-ncaa-basketball-champs/ |archive-date=May 29, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Gators went to the [[Final Four]] of the 1994 NCAA tournament under coach [[Lon Kruger]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.secsportsfan.com/florida-basketball-history.html |title=Florida Basketball History |website=Secsportsfan.com |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000753/http://www.secsportsfan.com/florida-basketball-history.html |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and coach [[Billy Donovan]] led the Gators back to the NCAA Final Four in 2000, losing to the [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State Spartans]] in the final. Under Donovan, the Gators won their first Southeastern Conference (SEC) tournament championship in 2005, beating the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky Wildcats]]. After repeating as SEC tournament champions in 2006, the Gators won their first basketball national championship, defeating the [[UCLA Bruins]] 73–57 in the final game of the NCAA basketball tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17925462/ |title=Homepage |date=August 23, 2015 |website=Nbcsports.msnbc.com |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112224443/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/17925462/ |archive-date=January 12, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Gators beat the [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas Razorbacks]] 77–56 to win their third consecutive SEC tournament title in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/history/2006/review.pdf |title=Florida Gators |website=Gatorzone.com |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924021006/http://www.gatorzone.com/basketball/men/history/2006/review.pdf |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Florida defeated Ohio State 84–75 to again win the NCAA basketball tournament championship.

The Gators play their home games in the [[O'Connell Center|Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center]].<ref>Gatrzone.com, Facilities, [http://www.gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=vollb Stephen C. O'Connell Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906081232/http://gatorzone.com/facilities/?venue=oconn&sport=vollb |date=September 6, 2006 }}. Retrieved April 10, 2010.</ref> The 10,133-seat multi-purpose indoor arena was completed in 1980 and underwent massive renovations during the 2016–17 season. The arena is popularly known as the "O'Dome."