Gators Start 2020 Recruiting Class With JUCO Forward Osayi Osifo

The newly renovated atrium inside the grand entrance inside the Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center / Gator Country photo by David BowieFlorida’s first commitment in the 2020 class has come from an unexpected place as the Gators landed Osayi Osifo, a 6’8” forward from Texas playing for perennial junior college powerhouse Eastern Florida State College. After just completing his freshman year for them he’ll return for a sophomore campaign before then heading to Gainesville where he’ll have two years of D-1 hoops.

Osifo was a bit late coming to basketball, only starting to play the game when he was midway through high school. Because of that he was far from a polished player…