Eric Fawcett

2 weeks ago | gatorcountry.com | Eric Fawcett

As the offseason continues and the Florida Gators await to see who could return to the roster and look forward to finding the landing spot for their outgoing talents, all eyes turn to the NBA Combine, the main showcase event for players hoping to head to the highest level. For Florida, this event had a few interesting storylines starting with the performance of Alex Condon who is open to both heading to the draft or returning to the Gators to hopefully improve his stock.

4 weeks ago | gatorcountry.com | Eric Fawcett

Throughout the transfer portal season there has been a pretty consistent theme to the type of player the Florida Gators were going after–perimeter players. This was logical given that the three starting perimeter players on the National Championship team were set to retire and all the frontcourt pieces had eligibility remaining and were expected to return.

1 month ago | gatorcountry.com | Eric Fawcett

With the Florida Gators moving on from the notable recruitment of USC’s Desmond Claude, Todd Golden and his staff will continue to look for a star to pair with Princeton transfer Xaivian Lee in the backcourt. Florida has a starting spot next to proven talent along with a considerable NIL package to offer prospective players which should make for an enticing pitch, and for that reason they should have a fighting chance with whatever player they choose to pursue.

1 month ago | gatorcountry.com | Eric Fawcett

Prior to the NIL era changing the way that college basketball rosters were constructed, transfer portal recruiting for the top schools in the country was all about accumulating the best possible talent and figuring it out from there. Sure, plenty of coaches talked about “fit” and getting players that would compliment each other, but actions speak louder than words–and most recruiting strategy revolved around getting the best possible players on the board.

1 month ago | gatorcountry.com | Eric Fawcett

Entering the transfer period the Gators knew they needed a primary ball handler that could take control of the offense and eat a lot of the possessions vacated by the graduation of Walter Clayton and the player they settled on to do that was Princeton’s Xaivian Lee. Right away, this move makes sense when you look at the production that Lee has had the last two seasons in a quality Ivy League averaging 17.1 points and 16.9 points in his last two seasons, paired with 3.7 and 5.5 assists as well.