Carry over to Gator 2023-24 Basketball :-)
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Thanks to the Dog Poke, err, IPD, I found these gems.
Hell, InstaHen, your post might just become my sig for a while
Why would I care what some dog-poker does?
Already knowing that. Why would you bother to tell me?
Where Gator Basketball stands as of today.
(comments and/or corrections are always welcomed) 😉
Their college eligibility ended: 3
PF/C Colin Castleton
PG Myreon Jones
PG Kyle Lofton
They chose to Xfer out: 6
C Jason Jitoboh to TnSt
PF CJ Felder to McNeeseSt
SF Niels Lane to Deleware
SF Kowacie Reeves Jr to GaTech
PG Trey Bonham to UT-Chat
SF Alex Fudge - ED to possible NBA Draft or EU
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They chose to remain with UF/Golden - 4 + 2 WO's
CG/SF Will Richard 6-4 206 - Jr - Fairburn, GA
SG/SF Riley Kugel 6-5 207 - So - Orlando, FL
CG/SF Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 189 - So - Orlando, FL
PF/C Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 240 - So - Frankfurt, Germany
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SG Alex Klatsky 6-4 206 rsSr WO - Colts Neck, NJ
PG Jack May 6-4 195 rsJr WO - Boca Raton, FL
HS Recruits that chose to come to UF/Golden: 2
PF Thomas Haugh 6-9 200 Fr - New Oxford, PA
PF/C Alex Condon 6-11 230 Fr - NBA Global Acad - Perth, Australia
They Chose to Xfer-In to UF/Golden: 4
PF EJ Jarvis 6-7 215 Grad-Sr - Yale - Wash-DC
PF Tyrese Samuel 6-8 210 Grad-Sr - Seton Hall - Montreal, Quebec, CAN
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-3 185 Jr - Iona - Lake Wales, FL
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 So - Marshall - Huntsville, NC
Still considering a xfer to UF/Golden: 1
PG Tylor Perry 5-11 182 Sr - from Coffeyville JuCo, to N.Tx - Springdale, AZ
23-3 at JuCo, to C-USA PoY & NIT-C at NTx
247 Crystal Ball = FL-MS, 100% to K-St
With 3 Ships still available....
(comments and/or corrections are always welcomed) 😉
Their college eligibility ended: 3
PF/C Colin Castleton
PG Myreon Jones
PG Kyle Lofton
They chose to Xfer out: 6
C Jason Jitoboh to TnSt
PF CJ Felder to McNeeseSt
SF Niels Lane to Deleware
SF Kowacie Reeves Jr to GaTech
PG Trey Bonham to UT-Chat
SF Alex Fudge - ED to possible NBA Draft or EU
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They chose to remain with UF/Golden - 4 + 2 WO's
CG/SF Will Richard 6-4 206 - Jr - Fairburn, GA
SG/SF Riley Kugel 6-5 207 - So - Orlando, FL
CG/SF Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 189 - So - Orlando, FL
PF/C Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 240 - So - Frankfurt, Germany
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SG Alex Klatsky 6-4 206 rsSr WO - Colts Neck, NJ
PG Jack May 6-4 195 rsJr WO - Boca Raton, FL
HS Recruits that chose to come to UF/Golden: 2
PF Thomas Haugh 6-9 200 Fr - New Oxford, PA
PF/C Alex Condon 6-11 230 Fr - NBA Global Acad - Perth, Australia
They Chose to Xfer-In to UF/Golden: 4
PF EJ Jarvis 6-7 215 Grad-Sr - Yale - Wash-DC
PF Tyrese Samuel 6-8 210 Grad-Sr - Seton Hall - Montreal, Quebec, CAN
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-3 185 Jr - Iona - Lake Wales, FL
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 So - Marshall - Huntsville, NC
Still considering a xfer to UF/Golden: 1
PG Tylor Perry 5-11 182 Sr - from Coffeyville JuCo, to N.Tx - Springdale, AZ
23-3 at JuCo, to C-USA PoY & NIT-C at NTx
247 Crystal Ball = FL-MS, 100% to K-St
With 3 Ships still available....
Florida will join Baylor, Pitt and Oregon State as headlining acts in the 2023-24 Preseason NIT.
Florida is freshly removed from an underwhelming first season under new leader Todd Golden. Despite finishing the year with a record of 16-17, UF witnessed a fair share of peaks and troughs.
However, first-round exits from the SEC Tournament and NIT created a stale end to a season that saw the Gators on the bubble for NCAA Tournament play in February.
After 9 roster departures to begin the offseason, Golden and Co. will boast a drastically different version of its team in the upcoming year. Three scholarship openings remain and are expected to be filled by another ball handler in the backcourt and two versatile wing prospects.
As 247's Crystal Ball predicted, PG Tylor Perry 5-11 182 Sr chose KSt.
Will this be the new starting lineup in 2023-24???
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-2 195 Jr - Iona 23 xfer
SG/SF Riley Kugel 6-5 207 So ---- Orlando, Fl 22 HS
SF/SG Will Richard 6-4 206 Jr --- Belmont 22 xfer
PF EJ Jarvis 6-8 220 Grad-Sr ---- Yale 23 xfer
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 So - Marshall 23 xfer
https://www.si.com/college/florida/basketball/florida-gators-basketball-set-to-headline-preseason-nit
Florida is freshly removed from an underwhelming first season under new leader Todd Golden. Despite finishing the year with a record of 16-17, UF witnessed a fair share of peaks and troughs.
However, first-round exits from the SEC Tournament and NIT created a stale end to a season that saw the Gators on the bubble for NCAA Tournament play in February.
After 9 roster departures to begin the offseason, Golden and Co. will boast a drastically different version of its team in the upcoming year. Three scholarship openings remain and are expected to be filled by another ball handler in the backcourt and two versatile wing prospects.
As 247's Crystal Ball predicted, PG Tylor Perry 5-11 182 Sr chose KSt.
Will this be the new starting lineup in 2023-24???
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-2 195 Jr - Iona 23 xfer
SG/SF Riley Kugel 6-5 207 So ---- Orlando, Fl 22 HS
SF/SG Will Richard 6-4 206 Jr --- Belmont 22 xfer
PF EJ Jarvis 6-8 220 Grad-Sr ---- Yale 23 xfer
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 So - Marshall 23 xfer
https://www.si.com/college/florida/basketball/florida-gators-basketball-set-to-headline-preseason-nit
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Here are the top 30 Basketball transfer portal classes in the nation:
SEC - 4. Ark, 7 MS, 8 LSU, 10 TN, --- 25 SCa, 26 UGA,,, 28 UF, 30 UA.
While the SEC has 4 in Top 10, their next 4 are in the Bottom 5....
28. Florida Gators - Total Commits: 4 - Top Player: Micah Handlogten (Marshall)
With 3 open ships still available... However, there are only 2 Top 50 Portals left on the xfer board.
https://247sports.com/college/flori...-30-classes-in-2023-headli-209798979/#2165096
Comments???
SEC - 4. Ark, 7 MS, 8 LSU, 10 TN, --- 25 SCa, 26 UGA,,, 28 UF, 30 UA.
While the SEC has 4 in Top 10, their next 4 are in the Bottom 5....
28. Florida Gators - Total Commits: 4 - Top Player: Micah Handlogten (Marshall)
With 3 open ships still available... However, there are only 2 Top 50 Portals left on the xfer board.
https://247sports.com/college/flori...-30-classes-in-2023-headli-209798979/#2165096
Comments???
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Well last year they ranked us at 9th and we stunk it up....so if this holds true we are in for a long season. Looking back at last years rankings Arky was highly ranked then as well.
To me,,,, the 2023-24 season is a lot more about Golden & staff's coaching ability, than it is about HS recruit stars, or xfer portal rankings.
Why would I say that?
Because the Gator's 1st B-Ball NC began with UF ranked at #32 in the Preseason Rankings, and the only 5-star on the team was MickyD-AA Corey Brewer... 🤓
Why would I say that?
Because the Gator's 1st B-Ball NC began with UF ranked at #32 in the Preseason Rankings, and the only 5-star on the team was MickyD-AA Corey Brewer... 🤓
We better hope he can coach, because so far his recruiting has been less than stellar.
Not seeing the comparison at all. Horford, Noah and Green were all 4 stars. And the team already had 4-star Chris Richard plus Humphrey who was a three star but without a doubt one of the great shooters in college history. Those guys probably played a combined 50 years in the NBA.
Given all that, Billy D was maybe the biggest reason that team became what it was but the current roster is not in the same ballpark as far as talent/athleticism.
I’ve been extremely critical of Golden’s recruiting, but he did well in the portal this year. And we’re starting to see more interest from top high schoolers, so he’s got a little momentum. I thought he coached pretty good last year, getting a .500 league record out of that roster, which was awful.
BG, everyone is allowed their own opinions, with or without anything to back them up, made up, or otherwise.... 😉
At the close of last season, 9 players from what you call a 9-9 SEC AWFUL decided to leave the team, 3 had to (eligibility expended), but 6 more chose to leave. I Wonder Why?
And of those 6 that left, how many were brought in by Todd?
4 of those 'AWFUL TEAM' players chose to stay (3 of the 4 were Todd's chosen), plus the 2 'don't play' WO's.
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Castleton-Jones-Lofton eligibility expired.
The only Mike White ship still on the 2023-24 team is PG/SG/SF Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 189 So
PG Bonham VMI xfer (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
Instead of spending the time to play and develop Aberdeen.
PF Fudge 6-9 200 So - LSU xfer (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd).
Instead of playing Fleder, so now Todd brings in the 2-star/NR Yale xfer PF to replace both....
PF CJ Fleder 6-7 240 Sr (1 Yr eligibility remaining, but leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
SF Niels Lane 6-5 215 Jr (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd/Fudge)
A HS career 1,000-point scorer and 2019 state champion.
PF/C Alex Condon Fr NR - Australia
SF Kowacie Reeves 6-6 192 So **** (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
C Jason Jitoboh 6-11 300 Sr (1 Yr eligibility remaining, but leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
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So now, we have virtually and ALL TODD team (Aberdeen) for the coming year.
PG Denzel Aberdeen So **** - Orlando, FL
SG/SF Riley Kugel So **** - Orlando, FL - HS teammate of Aberdeen
He flipped to UF/Todd from MsSt after a MsSt coaching change,
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PG Walter Clayton Jr NR - Iona xfer as a 4-star
C Micah Handlogten So NR - Marshall xfer as a 4-star
PF EJ Jarvis Grad-Sr **- Yale xfer as a NR
CG Will Richard Jr *** - Belmont a TG xfer in 2022-23 as a 4-star
PF Tyrese Samuel Grad-Sr **** - NR as a Seton Hall xfer
PF/C Aleks Szymczyk So NR - Germany in 2022-23
PF/C Alex Condon Fr NR - Australia
PF Thomas Haugh Fr **** - New Oxford, PA
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WO SG Klatsky rsSr & WO PG May rsJr
So this is Golden's team,,, no more former HC excuses.... 🤓
At the close of last season, 9 players from what you call a 9-9 SEC AWFUL decided to leave the team, 3 had to (eligibility expended), but 6 more chose to leave. I Wonder Why?
And of those 6 that left, how many were brought in by Todd?
4 of those 'AWFUL TEAM' players chose to stay (3 of the 4 were Todd's chosen), plus the 2 'don't play' WO's.
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Castleton-Jones-Lofton eligibility expired.
The only Mike White ship still on the 2023-24 team is PG/SG/SF Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 189 So
PG Bonham VMI xfer (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
Instead of spending the time to play and develop Aberdeen.
PF Fudge 6-9 200 So - LSU xfer (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd).
Instead of playing Fleder, so now Todd brings in the 2-star/NR Yale xfer PF to replace both....
PF CJ Fleder 6-7 240 Sr (1 Yr eligibility remaining, but leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
SF Niels Lane 6-5 215 Jr (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd/Fudge)
A HS career 1,000-point scorer and 2019 state champion.
PF/C Alex Condon Fr NR - Australia
SF Kowacie Reeves 6-6 192 So **** (leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
C Jason Jitoboh 6-11 300 Sr (1 Yr eligibility remaining, but leaves after 1 Yr of Todd)
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So now, we have virtually and ALL TODD team (Aberdeen) for the coming year.
PG Denzel Aberdeen So **** - Orlando, FL
SG/SF Riley Kugel So **** - Orlando, FL - HS teammate of Aberdeen
He flipped to UF/Todd from MsSt after a MsSt coaching change,
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PG Walter Clayton Jr NR - Iona xfer as a 4-star
C Micah Handlogten So NR - Marshall xfer as a 4-star
PF EJ Jarvis Grad-Sr **- Yale xfer as a NR
CG Will Richard Jr *** - Belmont a TG xfer in 2022-23 as a 4-star
PF Tyrese Samuel Grad-Sr **** - NR as a Seton Hall xfer
PF/C Aleks Szymczyk So NR - Germany in 2022-23
PF/C Alex Condon Fr NR - Australia
PF Thomas Haugh Fr **** - New Oxford, PA
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WO SG Klatsky rsSr & WO PG May rsJr
So this is Golden's team,,, no more former HC excuses.... 🤓
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I'm pretty sure that except for Kowacie Reeves (GA Tech), all of our other transfers dropped down to non-P5 schools. They simply weren't good enough for major college basketball. But there's no doubt that the 2023-24 team IS Todd Golden's. Time will tell if he knows what he's doing, but he'll be given at least 2 more years to prove himself.
Important year for Golden. Gets a pass first year, but the hall passes have expired.
None of the kids that transferred out were game changers. Reeves was just way too inconsistent. Maybe a different scheme will benefit him.
Willing to drop down a level in order to get outta Todd's house....
Now, that doesn't seem like a positive to me, and several of them were brought in by Todd last year....
So do you think the same with the football players or just the ones you like that transfer?
Why are you carrying on this argument with yourself? Find me one post anywhere where anyone is blaming Mike White for Golden’s season. All anyone said is that Golden beat Mike White on the road with the worst Florida roster in 20 years, which is true.
NO BG, I won't do your research for you, to carry on a discussion about the former HC vs the 'new & improved' HC,,,, but you are welcome to do some more research on your claims for yourself.
However, Golden inherited a winning team that never had a losing season or gone one & done in the post season, while White inherited a team that had 6 wins, and only 1 SEC win, in the prior season, which is not only true but is actually relevant.... 🙄
Now, before anyone starts yet again, I don't GaS what Mike White does at UGly.
And I hope that Golden eventually can put together a quality STUDENT/athlete winning team, that also shows solid individual personal character off the court... 🤓
Mike white inherited from Billy D: Chiozza; DRob; Dorian Finney Smith; K. Allen and Kasey Hill.
Are those guys better than what White left for Golden?
No way we lose to the Cocks in the Elite Eight if Egbunu didn't blow out his knee back in 2017.
I care what Mike White does at Georgia. I want to see him losing to the Gators and failing to win the SEC or SEC tournament. Its on White this season with how the Portal is now.
Haters gonna hate, and I don't GaS about that either... 😜
Florida will join Baylor, Pitt and Oregon State as headlining acts in the 2023-24 NIT Season Tip-Off.
Florida will join Baylor, Pitt and Oregon State as headlining acts in the 2023-24 NIT Season Tip-Off.
Gators only won 6 games and 1 in the SEC Billy Donovan's last season? I missed that.
You've missed more than that often...
UGly only won 6 games, 1 in the SEC last season, so get someone to help you with your reading Comp..... 🙄
Well I was just confused because you have said many many times you don't GAF about Georgia so I figured you must've had a typo...that's all.
Trolling, trolling, trolling, get those doggies rolling, snidehide.... 🙄
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Recruiting isn't everything, and a great coach can still do some damage with classes a bit down the rankings. But in a movie where a person enters a highly secured area, passing multiple checkpoints to get there, recruiting is the first checkpoint. Without it, teams struggle to compete at the highest levels, and it's nearly impossible to win at those levels consistently without highly ranked recruiting classes. (iG says BS)
What the I-wish-dog-poker and a few idiot-others have never understood, is that there is a subtle difference between recruiting great players that fit your school and system, and having players that are highly rated by some outside recruit ranking service.
You need great players to win. = True
You have to have highly ranked players and/or classes to win. = False
Dabo/Clemson's NC's being the best example of the difference.
(Tennis-sea results is the inverse)
Further proof is when a Top school/coach gets an offer/commit, that players rankings often jumps up a level shortly after, showing that the ranking follows the coaches offer.
i.e. A 4-star commits to a CFP finalist and soon jumps up to a 5-star.
While a 5-star commits to OreSt and later on drops down to a 4-star.
And that slip and slide outside ranking is how the outside recruit rankers try to convince people that it's their ranking, not the recruits talent, that makes the difference. It's part of how the ranking services make their talking season money and get kids into their paid for camps.
5-stars still wash-out, while 3-stars still go in the early rounds of the NFL draft.
It's the player/coach combination that matters, not the outside recruit ranking.
In this SWAMP 247 article,
UK is #14 in the SEC for recruit/class rankings, but finished #4 SECe and 4.5 SEC overall.
UF is #7 in the SEC for recruit/class ranking, but finished #5 SECe, and 5 SEC overall.
Sumtingfunky wid-de recrut rankings vs the on field results thingy....
https://247sports.com/college/flori...w-texas-oklahoma-recruiting-stacks-210038609/
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Recruiting isn't everything, and a great coach can still do some damage with classes a bit down the rankings. But in a movie where a person enters a highly secured area, passing multiple checkpoints to get there, recruiting is the first checkpoint. Without it, teams struggle to compete at the highest levels, and it's nearly impossible to win at those levels consistently without highly ranked recruiting classes. (iG says BS)
What the I-wish-dog-poker and a few idiot-others have never understood, is that there is a subtle difference between recruiting great players that fit your school and system, and having players that are highly rated by some outside recruit ranking service.
You need great players to win. = True
You have to have highly ranked players and/or classes to win. = False
Dabo/Clemson's NC's being the best example of the difference.
(Tennis-sea results is the inverse)
Further proof is when a Top school/coach gets an offer/commit, that players rankings often jumps up a level shortly after, showing that the ranking follows the coaches offer.
i.e. A 4-star commits to a CFP finalist and soon jumps up to a 5-star.
While a 5-star commits to OreSt and later on drops down to a 4-star.
And that slip and slide outside ranking is how the outside recruit rankers try to convince people that it's their ranking, not the recruits talent, that makes the difference. It's part of how the ranking services make their talking season money and get kids into their paid for camps.
5-stars still wash-out, while 3-stars still go in the early rounds of the NFL draft.
It's the player/coach combination that matters, not the outside recruit ranking.
In this SWAMP 247 article,
UK is #14 in the SEC for recruit/class rankings, but finished #4 SECe and 4.5 SEC overall.
UF is #7 in the SEC for recruit/class ranking, but finished #5 SECe, and 5 SEC overall.
Sumtingfunky wid-de recrut rankings vs the on field results thingy....
https://247sports.com/college/flori...w-texas-oklahoma-recruiting-stacks-210038609/
That team was awesome. I saw them play at Auburn that year(the actual game that happened). As we found out the only weakness was thin in the post position.
With Eg in the lineup our guards, Hill and Cheese were unstoppable.
HahahahahahahahahhahahahHahaha!!!!!!!
You PRECISELY based entire War and Peace novels on all the stars UF was getting on their teams to display how UF was superior to other teams….. THAT is the whole effing reason you’ve been in my siggy, ya moron!
Every single person who have been on this board 9+ years KNOWS what your MO has been in the past. You stating this obvious statement is the final height of irony …. With me LMAOROTF at you acting like you somehow understood how recruiting stars might not be the whole effing story…. What a jewel you are.
I’m gonna take your quote out of my sig now…. You’ve completed the full circle showing how effing insane you are…. And I am laughing at your dumb azz heartily !!
PS: you’re getting your “nm” threads confused (like the remainder of your bourbon sotted brain); this is your basketball thread in which you are thrusting football rankings……
Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'.....
Earlier, Todd missed out on C-USA PoY & NIT Champ xfer PG Taylor Perry to KSt..
Now Todd has missed out on a 5-star PG to UNLV, but at least he got a 3-star SG.
With SG Brown now on board, the Gators have a top-25 recruiting class in 2024.
Here's to the iG hoping that Brown in another of those hard working under-rated 3-stars, because Coaching/Learning/Progressing is what matters, not star rankings....
247sports.com
Earlier, Todd missed out on C-USA PoY & NIT Champ xfer PG Taylor Perry to KSt..
Now Todd has missed out on a 5-star PG to UNLV, but at least he got a 3-star SG.
With SG Brown now on board, the Gators have a top-25 recruiting class in 2024.
Here's to the iG hoping that Brown in another of those hard working under-rated 3-stars, because Coaching/Learning/Progressing is what matters, not star rankings....
Top150 junior Isaiah Brown commits to Florida
Three-star shooting guard Isaiah Brown has committed to Florida.
247sports.com
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The projected 2023-24 backcourt so far:
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-2 195 Jr - 2023 Iona xfer-in (NR recruit, 4-star xfer)
SG Riley Kugel 6-5 207 So - Orlando - Dr Phillips State Champ 4-star
CG Will Richard 6-4 206 Jr - 2022 Belmont xfer-in (3-star recruit, 4-star xfer)
CG Denzel Averdeen 6-5 189 So - Orlando - Dr Phillips State Champ 4-star
Denzel played a little in 12 Gms as a Fr behind a pair of 5th Yr PG's, scoring 19 season Pts.
He played a season-high 9 Min. in the regular season finale, a Florida win vs. LSU.
He scored a season-best 6 Pts vs. UCF in the 'One & Done' NIT loss, to end a losing season.
Denzel scored 27 Pts in the FL 7A State Championship game.... 😲
A high-IQ, versatile combo guard who wants the ball in big moments.
2022-23 Backcourt Gonzo's - Jones, Lofton, Reese, Bonham, & Lane.
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#22 SG Isaiah Brown 6-5 185 - UF's 1st 2024 commit (a 3-star recruit)
(an attempt at a replacement for xfer's-out Reeves & Lane, and for likely NBA bound Kugel in 24).
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...uard-commit-isaiah-brown-scotuing-report-2024
PS - It's the iG's belief that your starters should come from your own evaluated and chosen HS recruits, with the portal used to fill out a hole in the depth chart, or as an occasional emergency replacement.
Building/rebuilding 1/2 of a team yearly from the portal is not the championship way to go long term imo...
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-2 195 Jr - 2023 Iona xfer-in (NR recruit, 4-star xfer)
SG Riley Kugel 6-5 207 So - Orlando - Dr Phillips State Champ 4-star
CG Will Richard 6-4 206 Jr - 2022 Belmont xfer-in (3-star recruit, 4-star xfer)
CG Denzel Averdeen 6-5 189 So - Orlando - Dr Phillips State Champ 4-star
Denzel played a little in 12 Gms as a Fr behind a pair of 5th Yr PG's, scoring 19 season Pts.
He played a season-high 9 Min. in the regular season finale, a Florida win vs. LSU.
He scored a season-best 6 Pts vs. UCF in the 'One & Done' NIT loss, to end a losing season.
Denzel scored 27 Pts in the FL 7A State Championship game.... 😲
A high-IQ, versatile combo guard who wants the ball in big moments.
2022-23 Backcourt Gonzo's - Jones, Lofton, Reese, Bonham, & Lane.
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#22 SG Isaiah Brown 6-5 185 - UF's 1st 2024 commit (a 3-star recruit)
(an attempt at a replacement for xfer's-out Reeves & Lane, and for likely NBA bound Kugel in 24).
https://www.si.com/college/florida/...uard-commit-isaiah-brown-scotuing-report-2024
PS - It's the iG's belief that your starters should come from your own evaluated and chosen HS recruits, with the portal used to fill out a hole in the depth chart, or as an occasional emergency replacement.
Building/rebuilding 1/2 of a team yearly from the portal is not the championship way to go long term imo...
2 of the 4 final 4 teams this year relied heavily on transfers. I believe SDSU’s entire team transferred. Should we just file this under “shows how much the iG knows”?
Naw, but you can file it under the heading of dudlygoater believes in forming a brand new team of all xfers yearly, as a solid path to the Gator's next B-Ball NC.... 😂 🤣 😂
(see, I know now to hyperbole too)
(see, I know now to hyperbole too)
Baylor won the natty 2 years ago with 5 transfer starters. Zags were runner up with 4 transfer starters. Personally, I hate what the portal has done. But the reality in college hoops is you can build a final 4 team quickly via the portal. I would rather do it via high school recruiting.
To bring this subject back home, how did Todd do with all of his many portal xfers?
Just the Roster facts, you make the calls on what it means, if anything....
Who left after Mike's last 2021-22 season?
Seniors Gone:
CG Brandon McKissic Grad-Sr
SF Phlandrous Fleming Jr - Grad-Sr
SF Keyontae Johnson - Sr, xfer due to 'not cleared to play' by UF doctors.
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4 Bail-Out's away from Todd's arrival, it happens after a coaching changes.
PF Anthony Duruji - Sr
PG Tyree Appleby - Sr
SF Tuongthach Gatkek So
PG Elijah Kennedy Fr
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One MW Recruit stayed with his UF commit, while 2 PF's bailed on Todd.
CG Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 175 **** - Orlando, 7A Champ, his SG joined him.
TG Recruits, 2 added:
SG Riley Kugel 6-5 185 **** - Orlando, 7A Champ, MsSt coaching change flip.
PF Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 233 - NA Germany
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Todd's 2022-23 xfer-in's:
PG Kyle Lofton 6-3 188 Grad-Sr NA/**** - St Bonnie
PG Trey Bonham 6-0 170 Jr NA/*** - VMI
PF Alex Fudge 6-9 200 So ****/**** - LSU
CG Will Richard 6-4 206 So ***/**** - Belmont
Plus Arriving HS Recruits:
PF Thomas Haugh 6-5 200 ***
PF/C Alex Condon 6-10 230 - NA - Australia
Results:
Loser Season 16-17 - 9-9 SEC
One & Done SEC Tourney
One & Done NIT @ home by UCF
Who left, and/or bailed out after 1 Golden season?
Eligibility Ended -- PG Jones, PG Lofton - PF/C Castleton
Todd's 2023 Bail-Out's with remaining UF eligibility:
C Jason Jitoboh 6-11 300 Sr
PF CJ Felder 6-7 240 Sr
SF Niels Lane 6-5 215 Jr
SF Kowacie Reeves 6-6 192 So
PG Trey Bonham 6-0 170 Jr - A 22 Todd xfer-in, now out
PF Alex Fudge 6-9 200 So - A 22 Todd xfer-in, now out
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Todd's 2023-24 xfer-in's to fill his own gaping bail-out holes:
PF Tyrese Samuel 6-8 210 ***/*** - Seton Hall
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-3 185 NA/**** - Iona
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 NA/**** - Marshall
PF EJ Jarvis 6-7 215 ***/*** - Yale.
2024 HS Recruits:
#22 SG Isaiah Brown 6-5 185 **** - Orlando, FL
While 3 open ships remain unfilled...
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Sorry, but naming the couple of teams that did well with portal xfers,,, while conveniently leaving out all of the many high sfer teams that didn't do well, or totally sucked, is not making your xfer point with me....
What's the difference in results? The portal xfer players, or the coaching staffs developing them, and putting together a winning cohesive team???
Just the Roster facts, you make the calls on what it means, if anything....
Who left after Mike's last 2021-22 season?
Seniors Gone:
CG Brandon McKissic Grad-Sr
SF Phlandrous Fleming Jr - Grad-Sr
SF Keyontae Johnson - Sr, xfer due to 'not cleared to play' by UF doctors.
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4 Bail-Out's away from Todd's arrival, it happens after a coaching changes.
PF Anthony Duruji - Sr
PG Tyree Appleby - Sr
SF Tuongthach Gatkek So
PG Elijah Kennedy Fr
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One MW Recruit stayed with his UF commit, while 2 PF's bailed on Todd.
CG Denzel Aberdeen 6-5 175 **** - Orlando, 7A Champ, his SG joined him.
TG Recruits, 2 added:
SG Riley Kugel 6-5 185 **** - Orlando, 7A Champ, MsSt coaching change flip.
PF Aleks Szymczyk 6-10 233 - NA Germany
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Todd's 2022-23 xfer-in's:
PG Kyle Lofton 6-3 188 Grad-Sr NA/**** - St Bonnie
PG Trey Bonham 6-0 170 Jr NA/*** - VMI
PF Alex Fudge 6-9 200 So ****/**** - LSU
CG Will Richard 6-4 206 So ***/**** - Belmont
Plus Arriving HS Recruits:
PF Thomas Haugh 6-5 200 ***
PF/C Alex Condon 6-10 230 - NA - Australia
Results:
Loser Season 16-17 - 9-9 SEC
One & Done SEC Tourney
One & Done NIT @ home by UCF
Who left, and/or bailed out after 1 Golden season?
Eligibility Ended -- PG Jones, PG Lofton - PF/C Castleton
Todd's 2023 Bail-Out's with remaining UF eligibility:
C Jason Jitoboh 6-11 300 Sr
PF CJ Felder 6-7 240 Sr
SF Niels Lane 6-5 215 Jr
SF Kowacie Reeves 6-6 192 So
PG Trey Bonham 6-0 170 Jr - A 22 Todd xfer-in, now out
PF Alex Fudge 6-9 200 So - A 22 Todd xfer-in, now out
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Todd's 2023-24 xfer-in's to fill his own gaping bail-out holes:
PF Tyrese Samuel 6-8 210 ***/*** - Seton Hall
PG Walter Clayton Jr 6-3 185 NA/**** - Iona
C Micah Handlogten 7-1 227 NA/**** - Marshall
PF EJ Jarvis 6-7 215 ***/*** - Yale.
2024 HS Recruits:
#22 SG Isaiah Brown 6-5 185 **** - Orlando, FL
While 3 open ships remain unfilled...
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Sorry, but naming the couple of teams that did well with portal xfers,,, while conveniently leaving out all of the many high sfer teams that didn't do well, or totally sucked, is not making your xfer point with me....
What's the difference in results? The portal xfer players, or the coaching staffs developing them, and putting together a winning cohesive team???
