AI-assisted summary
Florida basketball returns key frontcourt players from its 2024-25 championship team, including Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu, and Thomas Haugh.
The Gators added transfer guards Xaivian Lee, Boogie Fland, and A.J. Brown to bolster their backcourt.
Experts like Tom Crean, Mike DeCourcy, and Chris Dortch believe Florida has a strong chance to repeat as national champions, citing their frontcourt depth and the potential of their new guards.
A key question is whether Florida can replicate the perimeter shooting of last year's team.
Florida basketball enjoyed a back-to-back national championship run once in school history.
After winning the school's first national title in school history in 2006, all five of the starters for the Florida Gators under head coach Billy