Local JUCO guard joins Florida basketball team as walk-on

The Gators added their eighth offseason addition to its roster with walk-on guard Kevin Pazmino out of Santa Fe College.

Florida basketball added a walk-on to its 2024-25 roster on Tuesday with the addition of guard [autotag]Kevin Pazmino[/autotag] out of Gainesville (Florida) Santa Fe College. The 6-foot-4-inch native of Weston, Florida, brings three years of collegiate eligibility along with him.

In 29 games with the Santa Fe Saints — all starts — Pazmino averaged 10.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting 39.4% overall from the field, 82.5% from the free-throw line and 38.8% from beyond the arc. He drained four or more three-point attempts in 11 games and had eight games in which he made five or more.

Pazmino joins 7-foot-9-inch center Olivier Rioux out of IMG Academy in Bradenton as the Gators’ two walk-ons this offseason — making a total of eight additions to the Orange and Blue ahead of the upcoming campaign.

Former Florida Atlantic guard [autotag]Alijah Martin[/autotag], former Chattanooga forward [autotag]Sam Alexis[/autotag] and former Washington State center [autotag]Rueben Chinyelu[/autotag] arrived in Gainesville through the transfer portal. International players, guard [autotag]Urban Klavzar[/autotag] and forward [autotag]Viktor Mikic[/autotag], and former four-star high school signee [autotag]Isaiah Brown[/autotag] are welcomed to the program as first-year players.

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