Michael White's first 2016 commitment is a pesky point guard, but Billy Donovan's lone 2016 commitment is no longer tethered to the Gators.
Florida's basketball recruiting under Michael White has been relatively quiet, with the Gators' new coach working to build relationships in the Sunshine State and the program that Billy Donovan had molded into a national power taking a back seat on the trail because of it.
Friday brought good and bad news: White finally has his first commitment for the 2016 class: Point guard Eric Hester of Oldsmar Christian committed to the Gators on Friday night, as first reported by Eric Bossi, but 2016 power forward John Mooney, a longtime Florida commit, decommitted from the Gators, as first reported by Russ Wood.