Florida basketball’s offseason has arrived and the transfer portal movement has begun.
The portal opens on April 7 and closes on April 21. Which of Florida’s scholarship players are entering the transfer portal? What about the players transferring to join the Gators?
Here’s a look at how things stand.
Florida basketball players entering transfer portal
Olivier Rioux, center: The 7-foot-9 big man announced his intentions to enter the portal on March 31. Rioux played 15 minutes and went 3-for-6 in the field and recorded seven points, six rebounds and one assists.
Micah Handlogten, center: It was reported that the 7-foot-1 center intended to enter the portal on April 6. He is waiting for a medical hardship waiver to be cleared by the NCAA. Handlogten averaged 4.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in 34 games.
Florida basketball’s transfer portal pickups
This section will be updated.
Who is returning to Florida basketball?
Boogie Fland, guard: The junior averaged 11.6 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 30.1 minutes per game. The sophomore also shot 44.7% from the field and totaled 121 assists and 61 steals.
Urban Klavzar, guard: The SEC Sixth Man of Year appeared in 35 games, averaged 9.6 points in 20.7 minutes per game, shot 40.6% from and registered 90.3% from the free-throw line.
Isaiah Brown, guard: The rising junior averaged 5.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12.8 minutes per game for the Gators while shooting 47.4% from the field and 34.6% from the 3-point line.
AJ Brown, guard: Prior to joining Florida this season, the redshirt senior spent three years at Ohio. In his final season with the Bearcats he averaged 13.2 points and 3.2 rebounds and shooting 38% from 3-point range in 29 starts.
Alex Lloyd, guard: As a true freshman, Lloyd appeared in 17 games and went 8-for-26 from the field.
Alex Kovatchez, guard: The redshirt sophomore appeared in 15 games going 3-for-12 overall from the field and 2-for-9 from 3-point range in 3.3 minutes per game.
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This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Florida basketball transfer portal tracker, where Gators stand heading into April
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