Gator Basketball Basketball Offseason Thread: 7'7" Olivier Rioux, "World's Tallest Teenager", commits to Florida

[Durty South Swamp]

Yeah I agree. A stretch big that can pass and has 2 years of eligibility. And can play next to handlogten. I would imagine we'd take him first

He's got some tunes from what I understand as well, good addition

 

[Back Alley Gator]

Florida is still Florida. It has a great reputation, great resources and is in a great conference. Mike White was in an unenviable position following Billy D. I appreciate what he tried to do but I am glad he's gone. I'm still not sure what we have in Golden but he seems to be earning some leeway.

At least he beat White twice.

 

[LeeForThree]

Don't we still have Wiz Khalifa visiting this weekend? I think I'd take him over Samuel.

They are both visiting

 

[LeeForThree]

Yeah I agree. A stretch big that can pass and has 2 years of eligibility. And can play next to handlogten. I would imagine we'd take him first

We visited Samuel in Canada i believe at the end of the visits for Handlogten and Perry. Samuel is the target, partly cause he can play PF next to Handlogten and at only 1 year doesn't limit the roster, so they can add a top recruit there (Flory Bidunga) for 2024

 

[Gatormac2112]

Now the question, can he do this again much better competition?

Thats better than high school competition, so I just look at it like a solid recruit coming in.

 

[Silverback Gator]

How do you all feel about the moves new coach is making... signs he can recruit well?

 

[Egor's Assistant]

How do you all feel about the moves new coach is making... signs he can recruit well?

Are you not able to read the thread? We currently have the #1 transfer class in the nation. Goldie is gaining mondo momentum. Transfers are hopping aboard. This roster is shaping up to be significantly better than last year's. Bodes well for 2023 season as many teams excelled with the right combination of transfer players. High school recruiting is getting less and less important, especially in BB. Should be an interesting year.

 

[t-gator]

We visited Samuel in Canada i believe at the end of the visits for Handlogten and Perry. Samuel is the target, partly cause he can play PF next to Handlogten and at only 1 year doesn't limit the roster, so they can add a top recruit there (Flory Bidunga) for 2024

Sounds like we'd take both. The upside with Samuel is he'd give us sure fire sec quality big

 

[Silverback Gator]

Are you not able to read the thread? We currently have the #1 transfer class in the nation. Goldie is gaining mondo momentum. Transfers are hopping aboard. This roster is shaping up to be significantly better than last year's. Bodes well for 2023 season as many teams excelled with the right combination of transfer players. High school recruiting is getting less and less important, especially in BB. Should be an interesting year.

12 pages. Able to read the thread, yes. Willing, no.

 

[aka]

Gators Sign Alex Condon - Florida Gators

 

[maheo30]

Gators Sign Alex Condon - Florida Gators

He is an intriguing prospect. I don’t expect much next season. He will need to get stronger and it’ll take time to adjust to the SEC game which is much more physical than where he was playing. The kid has a nice post game though.

 

[aka]

Crikey!

 

[TLB]

Just read where Jitoboh is landing at TN State, and Reeves is going to be playing at GT. Sounds about right.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Sounds like we'd take both. The upside with Samuel is he'd give us sure fire sec quality big

I'm not sure we have room for both. With Handlogten, Jarvis, Condon, Hough, Fudge and the German kid whose name starts with an S, that's a lot of front court players already.

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

He is an intriguing prospect. I don’t expect much next season. He will need to get stronger and it’ll take time to adjust to the SEC game which is much more physical than where he was playing. The kid has a nice post game though.

I'm not worried about him handling the physicality. I read somewhere that his dad was a great Australian rules football player and that he was trying to follow in those footsteps before he got so tall.

I think the issue there is that he hasn't been playing basketball long and he'll need to work on the fundamentals. Definitely a project.

 

[GatorJ]

Tylor Perry officially visiting.

Perry enjoyed historic success, averaging 17.3 points per game and earning Conference USA Player of the Year, NIT Most Outstanding Player and CUSA first-team all-league honors.

https://247sports.com/college/florida/board/14/Contents/former-north-texas-guard-tylor-perry-officially-visiting-gators-207986275/?page=1

 

[MertzJay26]

 

[LeeForThree]

Fudgey go bye bye

That's one I have thought since the season ended just didn't fit. Opening up another spot is good

 

[Altitude Gator]

 

[Egor's Assistant]

That's freaking awesome. What a maroon. Euro-league.... maybe.