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The Athletic breaks down three incoming transfers for Florida basketball

A look at three new Gators basketball transfers through the lens of The Athletic.

Florida basketball saw some significant turnover on its roster after the departure of former head coach [autotag]Mike White[/autotag], leaving new skipper [autotag]Todd Golden[/autotag] with a skeleton of a team to start his UF tenure. While the team got some great news when center [autotag]Colin Castelton[/autotag] pulled his name from the NBA draft and returned to Gainesville, the more important work has been done through the transfer portal.

The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie and CJ Moore recently undertook the task of composing a complete overview of the players who have passed through the portal so far, including new additions Kyle Lofton, Will Richard and Alex Fudge. The trio are expected to help the Gators bounce back from a disappointing season in 2021-22, but there is a lot of work to be done.

Below is a look at the three incoming transfers that The Athletic included in its survey of who moved through the portal this offseason, ordered by ranking while breaking down their scouting report as well as why they fit at Florida.

Gators sign this graduate transfer from St. Bonaventure

Florida and head coach Todd Golden landed former St. Bonaventure point guard Kyle Lofton on Friday.

Florida landed one of the top point guards in this offseason’s NCAA transfer portal when St. Bonaventure’s [autotag]Kyle Lofton[/autotag] elected to sign with the program. He spent the last four seasons with the Bonnies and has one year of eligibility remaining.

Lofton accumulated 1,613 points and 604 assists, starting in all 116 appearances. He also shot 42% from the field and over 80% from the charity stripe. Last season, the 6-foot-3 point guard averaged 12.8 points, 5.9 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 38 minutes per game.

“We are excited to bring Kyle into our program here at Florida,” head coach [autotag]Todd Golden[/autotag] said in a release. “Kyle has experienced a lot of success both from a team and individual standpoint during his time at St. Bonaventure. He’s a proven winner and leader. He makes others around him better and cares only about one thing: winning.”

Lofton is the fourth transfer Golden has brought in this offseason along with Belmont guard [autotag]Will Richard[/autotag], VMI guard [autotag]Trey Bonham[/autotag] and LSU forward [autotag]Alex Fudge[/autotag]. Look for Florida to add a few more players through the portal since it has a few more scholarships available to use.

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Aggregate NBA mock draft 2.0: Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith battle for No. 1

In order to help us get a better sense of where all of the projected top prospects in the class stand as of right now, we compiled mock drafts from ESPN, NBADraft.net, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo, Basketball News and USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s For The Win.

Please note that these rankings reflect the composite score to get a feel for consensus, not our own opinion.

Since our last update, the players who have improved the most spots are Ismael Kamagate (Paris), Moussa Diabate (Michigan), Azuolas Tubelis (Arizona), Hugo Besson (New Zealand), Efe Abogidi (Washington State),  Iverson Molinar (Mississippi State), Justin Lewis (Marquette), Max Christie (Michigan State), EJ Liddell (Ohio State), and Ochai Agbaji (Kansas).

The most notable prospects making their debut on our rankings are Trevor Keels (Duke), Bryce McGowens (Nebraska), MarJon Beauchamp (G League Ignite), Keon Ellis (Alabama), Christian Koloko (Arizona), Wendell Moore (Duke), Blake Wesley (Notre Dame),  Josh Minott (Memphis), Zach Edey (Purdue), and Johnny Davis (Wisconsin).

Some of the top prospects who did not make the cut this time included Hunter Sallis (Gonzaga), Brandon Huntley-Hatfield (Tennesse), Kobe Bufkin (Michigan), Mouhamed Gueye (Washington State), Jahvon Quinerly (Albama), Adam Flagler (Baylor), Jaylin Williams (Auburn), Matthieu Gauzin (Le Mans), Isaiah Wong (Miami), Marcus Williams (Texas A&M), and Tyson Etienne (Wichita State).

Otherwise, you can learn the latest updates on every single prospect who has been included in recent mock drafts by scrolling below.

HoopsHype’s Alberto de Roa contributed research to this report