2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball
2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	11–5 (1–2 SEC)
Head coach	Todd Golden (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Carlin Hartman (2nd season); Kevin Hovde (2nd season); Korey McCray (2nd season);
Home arena	O'Connell Center

2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Auburn	2	–	0	1.000	13	–	2	.867
No. 6 Kentucky	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	2	.857
Georgia	2	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
Alabama	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
LSU	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
Ole Miss	1	–	1	.500	14	–	1	.933
South Carolina	1	–	1	.500	13	–	2	.867
Mississippi State	1	–	1	.500	12	–	3	.800
No. 5 Tennessee	1	–	1	.500	11	–	4	.733
Florida	0	–	2	.000	10	–	5	.667
Arkansas	0	–	2	.000	9	–	6	.600
Texas A&M	0	–	2	.000	9	–	6	.600
Missouri	0	–	2	.000	8	–	7	.533
Vanderbilt	0	–	2	.000	5	–	10	.333

† 2024 SEC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball team represents the University of Florida during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gators, led by second-year head coach Todd Golden, play their home games at the O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Gators finished the 2022–23 season 16–17, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the NIT to UCF.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes	Ref.
Myreon Jones	0	G	6'3"	177	Graduate Student	Birmingham, AL	Graduated
CJ Felder	1	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Sumter, SC	Transferred to McNeese	^[1]
Trey Bonham	2	G	6'0"	170	Junior	Mobile, AL	Transferred to Chattanooga	^[2]
Alex Fudge	3	F	6'9"	200	Sophomore	Jacksonville, FL	Undrafted free agent signed with Los Angeles Lakers	^[3]
Niels Lane	4	G	6'5"	215	Junior	Freehold, NJ	Transferred to Delaware	^[4]
Kyle Lofton	11	G	6'3"	188	Graduate Student	Hillside, NJ	Graduated
Colin Castleton	12	F	6'11"	250	Senior	DeLand, FL	Undrafted free agent signed with Los Angeles Lakers	^[5]
Kowacie Reeves	14	G	6'6"	192	Sophomore	Macon, GA	Transferred to Georgia Tech	^[6]
Jason Jitoboh	33	C	6'11"	300	Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Transferred to Tennessee State	^[7]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Ref.
Zyon Pullin	0	G	6'4"	205	Graduate Student	Pleasant Hill, CA	UC Riverside
Walter Clayton Jr.	1	G	6'3"	195	Junior	Lake Wales, FL	Iona	^[8]
Micah Handlogten	3	C	7'1"	227	Sophomore	Huntersville, NC	Marshall
Tyrese Samuel	4	F	6'10"	235	Graduate Student	Montreal, Canada	Seton Hall
EJ Jarvis	15	F	6'8"	220	Graduate Student	Washington, D.C.	Yale
Julian Rishwain	23	G	6'5"	190	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, CA	San Francisco

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Condon F	Perth, Australia	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 2, 2023
Alex Condon F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Thomas Haugh F	New Oxford, PA	Perkiomen School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 29, 2022
Thomas Haugh F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Florida Gators men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Zyon Pullin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	GS	College Park HS UC Riverside	Pleasant Hill, CA
G	1	Walter Clayton Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Bartow HS Iona	Lake Wales, FL
G	2	Riley Kugel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Dr. Phillips HS	Orlando, FL
C	3	Micah Handlogten	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	SouthLake Christian Academy Marshall	Lake Norman, NC
F	4	Tyrese Samuel	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	GS	Orangeville Prep Seton Hall	Montreal, QC
G	5	Will Richard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Woodward Academy Belmont	Fairburn, GA
F	10	Thomas Haugh	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Perkiomen School	New Oxford, PA
G	11	Denzel Aberdeen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Dr. Phillips HS	Orlando, FL
G	12	Alex Klatsky (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Ranney School	Colts Neck, NJ
F	13	Aleks Szymczyk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Gymnasium München Nord	Frankfurt, Germany
G	20	Jack May (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Saint Andrew's School	Boca Raton, FL
F/C	21	Alex Condon	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Perth, Australia
G	22	Bennett Andersen (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Jesuit HS	Tampa, FL
G	23	Julian Rishwain	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Notre Dame HS San Francisco	Los Angeles, CA
G	30	Kajus Kublickas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Zalgiris II	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	33	Cooper Josefsberg (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Riviera Prep	Miami, FL

Head coach

Todd Golden (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Carlin Hartman (Tulane)
Kevin Hovde (Richmond)
Korey McCray (Mercer)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Loyola (MD)	W 93–73	1–0	23 – Kugel	8 – Tied	5 – Clayton Jr.	O'Connell Center (7,023) Gainesville, FL
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	vs. Virginia Hall of Fame Series	L 70–73	1–1	16 – Richard	14 – Handlogten	5 – Clayton Jr.	Spectrum Center (6,783) Charlotte, NC
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Florida A&M	W 89–68	2–1	20 – Richard	8 – Samuel	5 – Clayton Jr.	O'Connell Center (6,675) Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN	Florida State Rivalry	W 89–68	3–1	19 – Clayton Jr.	10 – Haugh	5 – Clayton Jr.	O'Connell Center (10,031) Gainesville, FL
November 22, 2023* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Pittsburgh NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals	W 86–71	4–1	28 – Clayton Jr.	10 – Samuel	8 – Pullin	Barclays Center (1,873) Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN	vs. No. 13 Baylor NIT Season Tip-Off championship	L 91–95	4–2	25 – Kugel	9 – Kugel	5 – Pullin	Barclays Center (1,620) Brooklyn, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU	at Wake Forest ACC–SEC Challenge	L 71–82	4–3	24 – Kugel	8 – Samuel	5 – Pullin	LJVM Coliseum (8,165) Winston-Salem, NC
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Merrimack	W 77–57	5–3	26 – Clayton Jr.	16 – Condon	3 – Pullin, Haugh	O'Connell Center (6,813) Gainesville, FL
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN	vs. Richmond Orange Bowl Classic	W 87–76	6–3	21 – Richard	14 – Samuel	6 – Clayton Jr.	Amerant Bank Arena (8,162) Sunrise, FL
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN	vs. East Carolina Florida Tipoff	W 70–65	7–3	22 – Clayton Jr.	12 – Condon	4 – Pullin, Richard	RP Funding Center (3,073) Lakeland, FL
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Michigan Jumpman Invitational	W 106–101 ^2OT	8–3	22 – Pullin	11 – Samuel	5 – Pullin	Spectrum Center (7,027) Charlotte, NC
December 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	Grambling State	W 96–57	9–3	17 – Richard	10 – Samuel	6 – Pullin	O'Connell Center (8,023) Gainesville, FL
December 30, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Quinnipiac	W 97–72	10–3	22 – Richard	9 – Samuel, Condon	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (9,869) Gainesville, FL
SEC regular season
January 6, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 6 Kentucky Rivalry	L 85–87	10–4 (0–1)	23 – Clayton Jr., Pullin	12 – Handlogten	3 – Clayton Jr., Pullin	O'Connell Center (10,106) Gainesville, FL
January 10, 2024 9:00 p.m., SECN	at Ole Miss	L 85–103	10–5 (0–2)	23 – Clayton Jr.	15 – Condon	3 – Handlogten, Samuel	SJB Pavilion (7,570) Oxford, MS
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN	Arkansas	W 90–68	11–5 (1–2)	20 – Kugel	11 – Samuel	8 – Pullin	O'Connell Center (10,445) Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Tennessee						Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 20, 2024 ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	at Missouri						Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., SECN	Mississippi State						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Georgia						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 31, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	at Kentucky Rivalry						Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Texas A&M						Reed Arena College Station, TX
February 10, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	Auburn						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN	LSU						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Alabama						Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., SECN	Vanderbilt						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 28, 2024 6:30 p.m., SECN	Missouri						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., SECN	at South Carolina						Colonial Life Arena Columbia, SC
March 5, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2	Alabama						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 9, 2024 4:30 p.m., SECN	at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
SEC tournament
March 13–17, 2024	vs. TBD						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—												Not released
Coaches	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

↑ "Florida basketball transfer CJ Felder signs with Will Wade, McNeese State". 247sports.com. April 14, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ @punkinUSN (April 20, 2023). "@GoMocsMBB @JGoldHoops @theflockcha @Cole_Winning" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Los Angeles Lakers signing Florida forward Alex Fudge". on3.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ "For these basketball transfers, coming to Delaware provides a welcomed reunion". delawareonline.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ "Colin Castleton Explains Why He Chose To Sign With Lakers As Undrafted Free Agent Over Getting Drafted". lakersnation.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ "Transfer Kowacie Reeves Signs Grant-In-Aid With Tech". ramblinwreck.com. April 18, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ @JasonJitoboh (April 9, 2023). "Watch this 🙏🏾 #GoTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Florida Inks Grad Transfer Julian Rishwain". floridagators.com. June 9, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida Gators. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

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[2] @punkinUSN (April 20, 2023). "@GoMocsMBB @JGoldHoops @theflockcha @Cole_Winning" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] "Los Angeles Lakers signing Florida forward Alex Fudge". on3.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[4] "For these basketball transfers, coming to Delaware provides a welcomed reunion". delawareonline.com. April 26, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[5] "Colin Castleton Explains Why He Chose To Sign With Lakers As Undrafted Free Agent Over Getting Drafted". lakersnation.com. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[6] "Transfer Kowacie Reeves Signs Grant-In-Aid With Tech". ramblinwreck.com. April 18, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.

[7] @JasonJitoboh (April 9, 2023). "Watch this 🙏🏾 #GoTigers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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