Gators host a top-10 transfer nationally on official visit this weekend

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the nation’s top transfers, Walter Clayton Jr., is set to visit the Florida Gators. Clayton will officially visit UF this weekend, he told On3’s Joe Tipton on Thursday.

The former Iona point guard and MAAC Player of the Year entered the transfer portal Tuesday after Gaels coach Rick Pitino left for the St. John’s job. Walter Clayton spent two seasons at Iona.

Clayton averaged 16.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Gaels, leading them to a No. 13 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He also led the country with a 95.3 free throw percentage.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Clayton is ranked No. 10 nationally in the On3 transfer portal player rankings. He will have two years of college eligibility remaining at his next school.

Todd Golden on his offseason approach

Following Florida’s loss to UCF in the NIT, Golden reflected on his first year with the Gators and discussed how he wants to attack the offseason with his staff.

“It’s been a long year,” Golden said after the Gators’ last game. “After playing in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, the day after that we finalized this opportunity (with Florida) and I feel like we haven’t stopped since then. So, getting 24-48 hours to just kind of take a deep breath and gather ourselves and then kind of evaluate our processes, see what worked this year, what didn’t.

“The roster is going to be important. We’ll kind of take a look at everybody that’s available and out there and evaluate and jump on the ones that we think can help us win and continue to build the program. Obviously a really tough way to end the year, but I think some good foundational things were laid and we had some really good efforts this year that we can build as we move forward.”

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