Florida picks up the offseason’s best transfer , as Virginia Tech big man Kerry Blackshear Jr. is headed to the Gators.
A graduate transfer who is immediately eligible
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Blackshear was the most highly recruited transfer of this offseason. He
confirmed his transfer on Instagram on Wednesday night.
The 6 foot 10 Blackshear is a Florida native coming off of a big
season with the Hokies as he averaged 14.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.4
assists per game last year while shooting 50 percent from the floor. The
Gators landing Blackshear is important because he’s a go to scorer in
the post who can draw attention and double teams. Virginia Tech played
through Blackshear extensively last season as he helped
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them make the Round of 32. He was projected as a second team All
American this season before we knew where he would be suiting up.
The recruiting win for Florida over other SEC schools like Kentucky and Tennessee also means that the Gators kept the big man
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away from those schools as he joins an intriguing young core.
Sophomore guard Andrew Nembhard is back while five star freshmen like
Scottie Lewis and Tre Mann are expected to receive major minutes as the
steady presence of Blackshear is huge inside for the Gators.
Over recent years, Florida has struggled to find consistent perimeter shooting
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so to land a safety net in the post in Blackshear is critical at this
point in the offseason. The SEC already had four teams in the
NBCSports.com Preseason Top 25. Blackshear’s addition bumps them up into
the top ten.
Florida picks up the offseason’s best transfer , as Virginia Tech big man Kerry Blackshear Jr. is headed to the Gators.