While Monday brought big news for the Florida men’s basketball program’s backcourt, it brought similarly big news — of a less positive kind — for the Gators’ frontcourt, as top 2022 recruit Jalen Reed reportedly decommitted from Florida.
Reed had been committed to Florida since last fall, and was thought of as the player in the Gators’ class with the best professional potential — this, despite the presence of a fellow top big man, Malik Reneau, in the class. And though Reneau — who committed to Indiana on Monday — decommitted from Florida soon after the departure of former head coach Mike White for Georgia, Reed remained in Gators’ class for more than a month despite having ties to White as the son of fellow Ole Miss standout Justin Reid, leading many to believe he would ultimately matriculate at Florida.