Florida Gators Guard Elijah Kennedy Enters Transfer Portal

The Florida Gators are set to witness their fifth departure from the 2021-22 season with guard Elijah Kennedy reportedly set to enter the switch portal, in line with the Florida Basketball Hour Podcast.

Popping out of Inexperienced Run Excessive Faculty (Va.), Kennedy ranked as a 3 star capturing guard whose lone scholarship provide got here from the Gators following his highschool commencement.

The 6-foot-4, 180-pound two-guard earned state participant of the yr honors in his classification of highschool basketball, producing at a excessive degree as a scorer.

Nonetheless, the curiosity within the Gators as the one main faculty to supply him ended his plans to take a post-grad yr at Mix Academy in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Whereas he flashed indicators of promise off the dribble and on the defensive finish in a single yr with UF, his restricted influence in already sparing minutes made it tough for him to carve out a considerable function for the brand new regime.

In 23 video games this season, Kennedy accounted for simply 1.3 factors on 21% from the sphere, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 6.4 minutes per recreation.

Kennedy discovered himself as a casualty on the roster as a result of inflow of expertise acquired by Todd Golden and his workers through the switch portal this offseason.

Serving as an off ball guard, the Virginia Seashore native was buried behind the likes of Kowacie Reeves Jr., Niels Lane, Myreon Jones and Will Richard for taking part in time.

Kennedy’s departure frees up a 3rd scholarship spot on the roster. His spot will seemingly be used so as to add one other physique to an already gifted however skinny level guard place whereas the Gators look to carry a giant man into the combination as properly. 

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