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22-04-2025
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Florida's Todd Golden rounds out his coaching staff and officially fills 2 roster spots
FILE - Princeton guard Xaivian Lee (4) shoots against Navy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Veterans Classic, Nov. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) FILE - Princeton guard Xaivian Lee (4) shoots against Navy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Veterans Classic, Nov. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Todd Golden officially filled two open spots on his staff Tuesday by promoting analytics director Jonathan Safir and hiring New York University head coach Dave Klatsky. Safir and Klatsky replace John Andrzejek and Kevin Hovde. Andrzejek left to take the head coaching job at Campbell, and Hovde took over at Columbia. Advertisement Safir has been Florida's director of basketball strategy and analytics since 2022, and Golden praised his work during the team's national championship run in the NCAA Tournament. Klatsky, meanwhile, went 68-16 in three years at NYU and advanced to the Division III national title game last season. Klatsky is married to Hovde's sister. 'Dave is a high achiever and a proven winner," Golden said. 'Whether it was at Penn as a player, Colgate as an assistant, or NYU as the program's head coach, Dave has won big everywhere he's been. He has a great analytical sense for the game and is a great teacher on the floor.' Florida also formally added Princeton transfer guard Xaivian Lee and incoming freshman CJ Ingram. Advertisement Lee averaged 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists last season and will be a much-needed ball handler for Florida, which lost guards Walter Clayton Jr., Alijah Martin and Will Richard to graduation and backup Denzel Aberdeen to the transfer portal. Ingram headlines Florida's 2025 class, which also includes Alex Lloyd. A 6-foot-6 wing, Ingram holds a consensus, top-25 ranking in the recruiting class. His father Cornelius Ingram played football and a little basketball for the Gators (2004-08). ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
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17-04-2025
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Former Princeton point guard Xaivian Lee commits to national champion Florida
Florida head coach Todd Golden gator chomps for the crowd as the team returns to the University of Florida after winning the NCAA national basketball championship, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood) Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr celebrates as national champions men's basketball team is honored during halftime of the Orange and Blue spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP) Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) FILE - Princeton guard Xaivian Lee (4) shoots against Navy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Veterans Classic, Nov. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) FILE - Princeton guard Xaivian Lee (4) shoots against Navy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Veterans Classic, Nov. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) Florida head coach Todd Golden gator chomps for the crowd as the team returns to the University of Florida after winning the NCAA national basketball championship, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood) Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr celebrates as national champions men's basketball team is honored during halftime of the Orange and Blue spring NCAA college football game, Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel via AP) Florida head coach Todd Golden celebrates after Florida beat Houston in the national championship at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 7, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) FILE - Princeton guard Xaivian Lee (4) shoots against Navy during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at the Veterans Classic, Nov. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. (AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Princeton guard Xaivian Lee committed to national champion Florida on Wednesday and should immediately help the Gators fill a huge hole in their uber-talented backcourt. Lee announced his intention to sign with Florida on Instagram, posting pictures of himself in a Gators uniform superimposed over a swamp with an alligator head, a Canadian flag and the national championship trophy. At the bottom was one word: committed. Advertisement Lee picked Florida over Kansas, St. John's and others. The 6-foot-4 Toronto native was considered one of the top guards in the transfer portal after averaging 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists a game this season for the Tigers. He set the single-season school record with 165 assists and became the first play program history with a triple-double. He averaged 17.1 points, 5.7 boards and 3.7 assists as a sophomore. He will have one year of eligibility remaining. He should help the Gators immediately after losing All-American Walter Clayton Jr. and fellow standout guards Alijah Martin and Will Richard. All three expect to play professionally next season. Advertisement Lee will join Denzel Aberdeen, Urban Klavzar and Isaiah Brown in Florida's backcourt. The Gators also hope to have big men Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu, Thomas Haugh and Micah Handlogten back for another year; Condon entered the NBA draft while keeping open the possibility of returning to school for his junior season. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and
