Walter Clayton Jr.’s NBA Draft range and comparison
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The New York Times |
After one of those historic, all No. 1 seed Final Fours, I’m not sure how many people expected this matchup.
Yahoo! Sports |
That marked the program's first national championship since 2007.
Bleacher Report |
Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. was named the 2025 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
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But it’s his 34-point outing against Auburn in the Final Four on Saturday that has led to ESPN’s Jay Williams declaring he’d take him as high as No. 2 in the upcoming NBA Draft. He has him coming off the board right after Duke forward Cooper Flagg.
America guard does will surprise the Tigers, who were upset at home earlier this season with Clayton leading the way.
Most people thought Walter Clayton Jr. would play football in college. Taking a different path has turned Clayton into one of the best players to wear a Gators uniform, and also led him down a road every college basketball player hopes to travel — the one that ends at the Final Four.
Florida is in the Final Four with Walter Clayton Jr. leading the way, but who are the best players in Florida basketball history?
UF’s Walter Clayton Jr. and Auburn’s Johni Broome are Florida natives who left the state to play elsewhere but returned to become All-Americans.