Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. jumps into lottery
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In the span of less than three weeks, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. has risen from a projected second-round pick with promise to a sure first-round pick who may be a candidate to leap into the lott...
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Florida's Walter Clayton Jr. was named the 2025 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
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The Florida basketball team has pulled off some miraculous comebacks during their March Madness run, and Walter Clayton Jr. has been a huge factor in all of them. UConn and Texas Tech both had the Gators on the ropes, but big shots down the stretch from Clayton Jr. helped the team get wins.
After guard Denzel Aberdeen split a pair of free throws to give Florida a 65-63 lead over Houston in the national championship game, star Walter Clayton and the Gators had to hold out for one more possession.
Walter Clayton Jr. is having the kind of March that players dream of. The senior guard has been sensational, leading the Florida Gators to the national title game against Houston. But behind his electric play and clutch performances lies a deeply personal motivation — one that’s captured in just two words on his Instagram bio: “RipGranda.
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