Four-star Liberty (Henderson, Nevada) point guard [autotag]Dedan Thomas Jr[/autotag]. will take an official visit to the University of Florida on March 4, according to Jacob Rudner of 247Sports.
A top-30 prospect in the class of 2024 by 247Sports’ measure, Thomas is one of the top guards in his class. He said that multiple teams have posited the idea of him reclassifying and enrolling early but appears to be non-committal to the idea at this time. Right now, Florida’s pitch is that it needs a true point guard to join a team still figuring itself out.
“They got a new coaching staff this year and I already knew their staff from other schools so I already had a relationship with them,” Thomas said. “They said they’re having a rebuild year this year and then they will have that same group next year, the same core and they said they need a point guard and someone to run the team so they have a lot of talent and it’s a great position for a point guard to be in.”
The Gators offered Thomas in June after associate head coach Carlin Hartman reached out. Hartman and Thomas are already familiar with each other from the prospect’s days playing with the coach’s son. That relationship has only strengthened with time, which bodes well for Florida. UF’s director of player development, Taurean Green, also has a relationship with Thomas.
Currently, Florida has just [autotag]Thomas Haugh[/autotag] committed from the class of 2023 and no commitments from the class of 2024. Landing Thomas would be a huge win for Todd Golden and Co. regardless of whether he reclassifies or not.
The 247Sports composite ranks Thomas at No. 30 overall in the class of 2024 and No. 3 among point guards. He’s also the top-ranked player out of the state of Nevada.
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