After Canyon Barry finished his last regular-season home game on Wednesday, collecting a team-high 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and one emphatic block, coach Mike White delivered a message to would-be award voters.
“He’s gonna be the sixth man of the year in this league,” White said. “Or I’m going to throw a fit.”
On many other Division I teams, Barry, a graduate transfer, would be a starter. He chose to play at Florida last summer in order to help bolster an NCAA Tournament team and make a postseason run in his final year of college basketball.