Name: Tuongthach Gatkek
Number: 32
Position: Center
Class: Sophomore
Height: 6’9”
Weight: 172 lbs
Hometown: Portland, Maine
High School: Caprock High School (Texas)
2020-21 Stats:
| GP | MIN | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | BLK | STL | PF | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 6.2 | 66.3 | 20.0 | 42.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9.7 |
Overview:
Tuongthach Gatkek was one of the stars of the 2020-21 Trinity Valley Community College basketball team. He averaged 9.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game last year for the Cardinals (23-3) before transferring to Florida.
Gatkek earned All-Region Honors as a freshman and had 19 points in his final game with TVCC, a second-round exit in the NJCAA Tournament. His season-high of 23 points came against Tyler Junior College in March. If anything, Gatkek was only getting better as the season went on.
Florida’s frontcourt is fairly busy with Colin Castleton, CJ Felder, Jason Jitoboh in the mix, but Gatkek could see decent minutes in the more lopsided Gator victories. He’ll have to get a bit more size to compete at this level consistently, but the defensive instinct is there to build on.
With some development, Gatkek could end up seeing more minutes down the road. Many of the starters are set to graduate or move on, leaving the door wide open for the JUCO transfer.
Video:
Florida Gators 🐊🏀 picked up commitment from 6'9 JUCO transfer Tuon Gatkek! From Ballislife New England Park Run ➡️ SEC 💪🏽 🎥:@bostonandrew pic.twitter.com/H0PbEuMOYm
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) August 18, 2021
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