Florida Gators basketball Hires Akeem Miskdeen

during the second half as the Gators win their SEC opener 81-74 over the Vanderbilt Commodres in Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, Florida. December 30th, 2017. Gator Country photo by David Bowie.Florida’s assistant coaching search that lasted for what seemed like forever finally came to a close on Friday night as Akeem Miskdeen was said to be hired by the Gators.

Much like the hire of Erik Pastrana who was hired the week prior, it was a name that started floating around behind the scenes before becoming a reality shortly after.

Miskdeen was most recently at Florida Atlantic where he coached under former Florida assistant Dusty May. This is something he shares…