Florida Gators Land Lithuanian Star

0:00On April 27, Florida just locked in Lithuanian forward Artura's Bhutajevas to their men's basketball squad. The 19-year-old stands nearly 6'10", with that smooth European game coming off development since in Spain. He honed his skills at FC Barcelona's pipeline, then shifted to Malaga's under-22 Lee for more core time, even cracking their top team. In Euroleague under 18 turnies, he dropped 10.6 points, grabbed 6.4 boards, and shot over 60% from the field, across 15 games. This adds to a stacked Gators roster, loaded with vets like all SEC forwards, Thomas Hall, and Alex Condon returning for senior years. Perimeter threats include Denzel Aberdeen back from Kentucky, starter BoogieFland, and 6 man-of-the-year Urban Clavesar, plus transfers Izea and A.J. Brown, and scores Alex Lloyd and C.J. Ingram. One wrinkle is Sinner Rubin-Cinielu, the 6'10 Nigerian beast who let power conferences with 11.2 rebounds per game and hit. 19 double doubles.

1:05He's eyeing pro-pads like the NBA Combine in Chicago from May 10th to 17. Bhuta Javas brings that international edge to a squad prime for a title run, no matter how the big man's choice shakes out.