#25 Florida Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Florida Gators
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #25
Conference Rank: #6 SEC
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2021-22 Record: 20-14, 9-9
2021-22 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Todd Golden
Coach Record: 0-0 at Florida, 57-36 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Phlandrous Fleming Jr., Guard, 11.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.1 apg
Tyree Appleby, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.7 apg
Anthony Duruji, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.1 apg
Brandon McKissic, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Colin Castleton, Senior, Forward, 16.2 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Myreon Jones, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg
Kowacie Reeves, Sophomore, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
Jason Jitoboh, Senior, Center, 4.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.4 apg
CJ Felder, Senior, Forward, 3.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
Niels Lane, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Denzel Aberdeen, Freshman, Guard
Trey Bonham, Junior, Guard, Transfer from VMI
Alex Fudge, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from LSU
Riley Kugel, Freshman, Guard
Kyle Lofton, Senior, Guard, Transfer from St. Bonaventure
Will Richard, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Belmont
Aleks Szymczyk, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.6 (189th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.5 (95, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.6 (258, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.1 (216, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (119, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.3 (321, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (107, 4)
Rebound Margin: -1.3 (251, 13)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (181, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (161, 6)