2017 – 18 Florida Gators men 's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Gators were led by third year head coach Mike White and played their home games in the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on the university 's Gainesville , Florida campus as members of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 11 – 7 in SEC play to finish in third place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Arkansas . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Texas Tech
SEC Tournament
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball team