While the departure of the UF men's basketball team's staple players is well documented, the loss of two other components of the championship picture has gone relatively unnoticed.
For would-be walk-on seniors Jack Berry and Garrett Tyler, their days of donning Gators uniforms are over.
Although still in Gainesville, the two former walk-ons chose to forego their senior seasons as players and have decided to pursue different careers.
For Berry, the decision came after meetings with the UF coaching staff led him to realize his future would likely take place away from the hardwood.
"Considering that in the last three years I have done everything I could for this team, I decided…I needed to make a little more of a selfish decision and do what's best for me," Berry said. "Which in this case is focusing on interviews and getting a job."
In addition, the influx of young talent on this year's Gators squad may have helped in the decision.
"They were really excited about the freshmen coming in and being able to work with them," Berry said. "So they kind of reached that decision with me. They were just focused on helping the freshmen be where they need to be."
Berry deflects any notion that he was pushed to leave by the coaching staff. His departure, he said, has come on positive terms.
"They just sat me down, and we talked about it," he said. "They recruited me in high school, and I never had to try out, and as for now, they told me I'm on the team as long as I want to be."
Tyler would not comment on his departure, but Berry said his former teammate's decision was reached on similar terms.
The team told the Alligator in August that it was looking to add walk-ons to its roster, but only forwards and centers.
Berry still frequents the team's practice facility, where he helps out whenever on his own time. He talks to the freshmen - all seven of them - and tries to share his experiences with the young players.
Best known for winning free Subway sandwiches for the fans, "Subway Jack" takes plenty of memories away from the game. Among those most important are locker room talks with his teammates and the sense of camaraderie that comes with playing on a team.
"We used to just sit in the locker room for literally an hour and just laugh until the coaches came and got us," Berry said. "[Joakim] Noah and [Chris] Richard were the best, but we all had our days. Without question I'm going to miss that the most."
The looming prospect of being a spectator for UF's annual senior night is hard to swallow for Berry, who wishes he could lace up one last time, just for that game.
"It's going to hurt, because I'll always be thinking that could be me out there," he said. "It's a weird feeling, and it's going to hurt real bad because you never want to give up something that great.
"I wish I could have had a senior night, so I could have gone out the night before, and greeted all the fans, and talked to all the Rowdy Reptiles and just say thank you so much for being the best fans in college basketball."
