#4 Florida Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Florida Gators
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #4
 
Conference Rank: #1 SEC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 36-4, 14-4
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Todd Golden
Coach Record: 76-33 at Florida, 133-69 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Walter Clayton Jr., Guard, 18.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.2 rpg
Alijah Martin, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.5 spg
Will Richard, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.7 spg
Denzel Aberdeen, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
Sam Alexis, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Alex Condon, Junior, Center, 10.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.3 bpg
Thomas Haugh, Junior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.2 apg
Rueben Chinyelu, Junior, Center, 6.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Urban Klavzar, Junior, Guard, 3.2 ppg
Micah Handlogten, Senior, Center, 2.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
AJ Brown, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Ohio
Boogie Fland, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Arkansas
CJ Ingram, Freshman, Guard
Alex Kovatchev, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Sacramento State
Xaivian Lee, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Princeton
Alex Lloyd, Freshman, Guard
Olivier Rioux, Freshman, Center
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 84.8 (5th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (96, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.1 (52, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.0 (16, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.8 (32, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.6 (86, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (148, 9)
Rebound Margin: 8.4 (8, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (58, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (121, 9)