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Florida basketball's Rueben Chinyelu has finally made his decision as he is officially returning to the Gators for his senior season.
The Gators will now officially return their entire starting front court of Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and Chinyelu next season.
"I'd be lying if I didn't think Tommy coming back and Condo coming back appealed to (Chinyelu) to come back as well," said Florida coach Todd Golden in April. "They're all boys, and they all want to be together, so there's different variables out there."
The reigning National and SEC Defensive Player of the Year declared for the NBA Draft in April, and competed in the combine last week in Chicago.
Chinyelu has predominantly been projected to go in the second round, but in a recent CBS mock draft was slotted the No. 25 pick in the first round. At the combine, Chinyelu measured at 6-foot-9.25 inches without shoes and 259-pounds. He recorded the long hand length of 10 inches and wingspan of 7-feet-7.5-inches.
Last season, Chinyelu averaged 10.9 points and 11.9 rebounds during his junior campaign.
The Gators also re-signed the majority of its team from last year, including Boogie Fland, Urban Klavzar, AJ Brown, Isaiah Brown, CJ Ingram, Alex Kovatchev and Alex Lloyd.
UF made three offseason additions, which included the return of Denzel Aberdeen.
Reach Florida Gators writer Andrew Abadie at [email protected] or on X (formerly Twitter) at @AndrewAbadie. You can also find him on Facebook at Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter or on Instagram @andrewabadie_sports.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Rueben Chinyelu withdraws from NBA Draft, returns to Florida basketball for next season
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The Gators will now officially return their entire starting front court of Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon and Chinyelu next season.
"I'd be lying if I didn't think Tommy coming back and Condo coming back appealed to (Chinyelu) to come back as well," said Florida coach Todd Golden in April. "They're all boys, and they all want to be together, so there's different variables out there."
The reigning National and SEC Defensive Player of the Year declared for the NBA Draft in April, and competed in the combine last week in Chicago.
Chinyelu has predominantly been projected to go in the second round, but in a recent CBS mock draft was slotted the No. 25 pick in the first round. At the combine, Chinyelu measured at 6-foot-9.25 inches without shoes and 259-pounds. He recorded the long hand length of 10 inches and wingspan of 7-feet-7.5-inches.
Last season, Chinyelu averaged 10.9 points and 11.9 rebounds during his junior campaign.
The Gators also re-signed the majority of its team from last year, including Boogie Fland, Urban Klavzar, AJ Brown, Isaiah Brown, CJ Ingram, Alex Kovatchev and Alex Lloyd.
UF made three offseason additions, which included the return of Denzel Aberdeen.
Reach Florida Gators writer Andrew Abadie at [email protected] or on X (formerly Twitter) at @AndrewAbadie. You can also find him on Facebook at Andrew Abadie Sports Reporter or on Instagram @andrewabadie_sports.
This article originally appeared on The Gainesville Sun: Rueben Chinyelu withdraws from NBA Draft, returns to Florida basketball for next season
Continue reading...
