![]() Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Sadly, in today’s transfer portal world, Noah and Richard would have likely jumped to another school instead of sticking it out at UF, being pushed and prodded and motivated and mentored by Donovan and transforming themselves into Gator basketball legends.Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Likewise, Chris Richard, the SEC’s Sixth Man of the Year during UF’s championship run, averaged 3.8 points per game as a freshman after being the state’s player of the year as a high school senior. Joakim Noah, the heart and soul of those UF championship teams, started no games during his freshman season, barely played and averaged just 3.5 points per game. Would one of the greatest college basketball teams in history - Billy Donovan’s back-to-back national championship teams at the University of Florida in 2006-2007 - have ever existed? It makes you wonder what would have happened if free transfers and the portal had been in effect years ago. Coaches, it seems, don’t really build basketball programs by developing high school players and molding them into young men they annually throw together basketball teams comprised of gypsies and vagabonds. ![]() But I got it now.”Ĭertainly players should have the freedom to transfer, but that doesn’t mean we have to like the results. “I just didn’t get the memo,” Hamilton said the other day. You can expect Hamilton to load up on transfers this offseason. However, he just finished a dismal 9-23 season with many of the school-record number of losses coming to ACC opponents whose rosters are chock-full of experienced transfers. For instance, Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton built his successful program the old-fashioned way - by recruiting high school players, developing them and integrating them into his system. Even coaches who have just dipped their toe in the portal in the past are now diving in head first. ![]()
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