The last member of the Florida Gators’ back-to-back national title-winning men’s basketball team in the NBA finally achieved what he had accomplished twice as a collegian.
After 17 years of grinding away against the best players in the world, forward/center [autotag]Al Horford[/autotag] won an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics on Monday night. In doing so, he also became the first Dominican-born basketball player to win a ring.
Horford’s trophy did not come cheap either. Despite his advanced age of 38, the Gator great was a regular contributor to his team’s cause — including an offensive outburst from behind the three-point arc to set a new NBA playoffs record.
Al Horford, NBA CHAMP 🏆
Congrats to our guy @Al_Horford + the @celtics for getting that ring 💍#GoGators pic.twitter.com/idaWNRdpMx
— Florida Gators Men’s Basketball (@GatorsMBK) June 18, 2024
During the 2023-24 regular season, Horford averaged 8.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and a block while playing 26.8 minutes per game. Across 19 playoff games, he put up 9.2 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 blocks in 30.3 minutes per game played.
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