If there is one area that Todd Golden will be looking to improve Florida basketball in from day one, it’s rebounding.
Looking at some of the reasons why Florida wasn’t able to hit their ceiling over the last couple of years, a category that sticks out is defensive rebounding. Here is where the Gators ranked nationally in defensive rebounding over the last five years:
2018: 256th
2019: 313th
2020: 150th
2021: 275th
2022: 333rd
Struggling on the defensive glass hurts you in a number of ways. These second chance opportunities not only give opponents another chance to score, but often an immediate putback is available for an easy two points.