The final piece to Florida’s 2026-27 roster is finalized, with the NCAA approving Denzel Aberdeen’s waiver for a fifth year at Florida on Friday.
Will Richard kicked off his second season in the NBA by helping the Golden State Warriors to an NBA Summer League Final victory, recording 13 points in the championship game against Memphis on Sunday. Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies and later traded to the Warriors with the No. 56 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, Richard was fresh off a national championship run with the Gators. He was a member of Florida’s three-headed monster of a backcourt that included Walter Clayton Jr. and Alijah Martin.
Condon became the third Gator to represent their nation's senior basketball team while at Florida, following Andrew Nembhard, who participated in the 2019 FIBA World Cup for Canada, and Mike Rosario, who was called up to Puerto Rico’s team for the 2012 Centrobasket tournament.
Although the Gators believe Aberdeen should have no issues with getting his waiver approved, here’s what UF would look like with and without its projected starting shooting guard:
The deal comes after the 7-foot-1 center entered the transfer portal on April 6 following the 2025-26 season, as he awaited a medical hardship waiver for foregoing his redshirt during Florida’s 2025 national championship run.
On Monday, CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein announced Florida’s home and away Southeastern Conference opponents for the upcoming 2026-27 season.
After weighing his professional options and listening to advice from everyone, including his family and NBA veteran Draymond Green, Haugh made the choice Florida fans were hoping for. He was coming back.
While Florida has found success retaining many key pieces to its 2025-26 team that secured the program’s first regular-season Southeastern Conference title since 2014, many programs across the country have followed suit.
With guard Xaivian Lee graduating and multiple Gators expected to test the waters of the NBA Draft, questions arose about whether Florida could rebuild a championship-caliber roster. Nonetheless, four out of five starters will make their return for the 2026-27 season, providing the Gators with a promising, experienced core and a high level of continuity.
On May 21, Rueben Chinyelu announced he will return to Florida for a senior season despite taking part in the NBA Combine for this year’s draft, where he maintained strong performances and recorded the largest wingspan among all 79 prospects.
Florida men’s basketball signed 22-year-old forward Domen Petrovič, head coach Todd Golden announced on Monday.
Fast forward about a year. Florida fans are facing the reality they will not experience the same level of excitement. Instead, following a second-round exit to Iowa March 22, Gators fans will spend Saturday’s Final Four games without the defending national champions competing, if they even choose to watch.
With the Gators season now over, several issues plagued UF in its defeat. Here are five areas that cost Florida a chance at the Sweet 16.
Despite the Benchmark International Arena being covered in Gator fans dressed in blue and white at tip-off, it was the Hawkeyes who got the last laugh.
The new men’s basketball coach is off to a winning start to the 2025-26 season
In a rematch of SEC titans, Walter Clayton Jr. toppled top-seeded Auburn with a career-defining 34-point performance in San Antonio. With the win, Florida advances to its first national championship since 2007.
Final Four Saturday night when Florida will take on Auburn in the Final Four tonight at 6:09 p.m. EST. So will thousands of other Gators. Between mass carpools and emotional ties, here’s how they got there and what it means.
For the first time in over a decade, No. 4 Florida men’s basketball hoisted the SEC Tournament championship trophy after defeating the No. 8 Tennessee Volunteers in Nashville on Sunday.
No. 4 Florida men’s basketball’s second half surge over No. 5 Alabama earned the Gators their second win over the Crimson Tide this season and their second-straight appearance in the SEC Championship in Nashville.
Florida has already been widely slated as a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament. However, if UF can notch a win or two in the SEC tournament, the Gators would likely solidify a spot along the top-seed line in The Big Dance.
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