Kobe Knox and South Florida will take the court against Alijah Martin and Florida on Monday night.
South Florida will head on the road on the opening night of men’s college basketball, taking on the No. 21 ranked team in the nation, Florida, at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida, a part of the Jacksonville Sports Foundation Invitational. This team has done something that most college basketball teams have not over the offseason — they have retained their leading scorer from the previous year. Walter Clayton, Jr., now a senior, averaged 17.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.6 assists last year for Florida.
Among Clayton, some of the other projected starters for this team include returning sharpshooter Will Richard, who hit 70 threes last season, and Chattanooga transfer Sam Alexis, who averaged 9.1 rebounds with 70 blocks last season. They also brought in Washington State transfer Reuben Chinyelu, a rebounding and shot-blocking specialist. Another big name that was added to this roster was Alijah Martin from Florida Atlantic averaging 13.1 points and 5.9 rebounds last season.
The Bulls were an exciting team to watch in college basketball last season. Unfortunately, they lost their most exciting and leading scorer, Chris Youngblood, who is now a part of the No. 2 ranked Alabama. They also lost the only other two players to average over 10 points per game for the team last season — Selton Miguel to Maryland and Kasean Pryor to Louisville.
South Florida did retain Kobe Knox, who is expected to have a bigger role on the team this season. He averaged 8.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game last season. You will not want to miss the opening night of college basketball for Florida and South Florida.
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