The Florida Gators men’s basketball rebuilding project continued on Wednesday, as Penn State transfer Myreon Jones announced his commitment to the Gators on Twitter.
Jones — whose Twitter display name is “Midnight,” a very cool nickname — committed to the Gators after reportedly receiving interest from a fair few high-major schools, including Alabama, Virginia, and 2021 Final Four participant Houston. He scored 15.3 points and collected 2.0 assists per game for the Nittany Lions in 2020-21 as they played out an especially strange season under interim coach Jim Ferry, who replaced longtime coach Pat Chambers after a remark involving the word “noose” prompted one player to transfer and sparked an internal investigation into Chambers and his ultimate resignation.