Chris Chiozza:
The swish heard ‘round the garden. The sound the ball made going through the hoop was the least-satisfying aspect of Chiozza’s buzzer-beating three-point floater in overtime vs. Wisconsin.
Devin Robinson:
After nearly leaving for the NBA draft last season, this cocky forward came back to give Gators fans more than a few acrobatic alley-oops and our most memorable Mike White-Migos meme, #PipeItUp.
Kevarrius Hayes:
Toughened by his military mom, this backup center filled John Egbunu’s very large shoes after he went down for the year with an ACL tear. YouTube also captured Hayes yelling “Gimmie that sh-t!” while swatting a Wisconsin layup on Friday.
Schuyler Rimmer:
Despite not getting much time on the floor this season, Rimmer made the most of it when he got his time to shine: walking out to the Pokemon theme song with his parents on Senior Night.
Keith Stone:
After spending a year redshirting/becoming the perfect basketball cyborg, Stone exploded for 17 points in an overtime matchup against Georgia. Not bad for a freshman.
Gorjok Gak:
Gak wasn’t even cleared to play at the beginning of the season. But after riding the bench for games at a time, Gak averaged more minutes in the postseason than the regular season.
John Egbunu:
After being Florida’s defensive anchor for the first half of the season, Egbunu didn’t get to take part in the Gators March Madness run. But he did finish the season with a 100-percent mark from three-point range, taking and making his only long ball in the closing seconds of a loss vs. FSU.
Canyon Barry:
It’s hard to mention Barry without bringing up his dad, his underhanded free throws, his 4.0 GPA in nuclear engineering, his ability to solve a Rubix Cube in under a minute, his mom’s sports career, his surfing, his guitar playing, or his giant flip flops pedalling a beach cruiser bicycle around campus, so I won’t.
Eric Hester:
I’ll remember Hester for two things this season: the game he went a perfect 5-for-5 from three-point range against LSU and the face of disapproval he made after overhearing Canyon Barry say the word “homie.”
Justin Leon:
Leon had one scholarship offer out of high school — to a community college in rural Illinois. On Sunday he led Florida’s offense, scoring 18 points in the Elite Eight.
KeVaughn Allen:
A lot of people know KeVaughn Allen scores a lot. Fewer people know that he doesn’t like to talk much. Even fewer people have seen him smirk and moonwalk out of the room when accidentally walking in on a teammate's interview.
Kasey Hill:
Kasey Hill is the owner of the biggest post-airball smile I’ve ever witnessed. He jokingly tried to play it off like a pass during Florida’s rout of Virginia in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32.
Matt Brannon is the assistant sports editor. Contact him at mbrannon@alligator.org, and follow him on Twitter @MattB_727.
Florida guard Chris Chiozza (11) puts up a last second 3-point shot to score the game-winning points against Wisconsin in overtime of an East Regional semifinal game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in New York. Florida won 84-83. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
