The Gators again won the SEC regular season championship during the 2000 – 01 season , and on February 3 , 2003 , the team achieved a No. 1 ranking in the ESPN/USA Today poll for the first time in school history , returning there the following season on December 8 , 2003 . The 2004 – 05 season was highlighted by Florida defeating Kentucky 70 – 53 to win the SEC Tournament Championship , the first time that the Gators won the conference tournament
SEC Tournament Championship
2005 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Billy Donovan