Transfer Portal Target: USC’s Desmond Claude

Florida Gators head coach Todd Golden as the Gators run through practice drills during an open practice at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Florida. August 31st, 2024. Gator Country Photo by David Bowie.With an open spot in the starting lineup following the departure of Denzel Aberdeen and the NIL and pedigree to go after a big name the Florida Gators have honed in on one of the top players that remain in the transfer portal–USC’s Desmond Claude.

Claude stands at 6’6” and hails from New Haven, Connecticut. He started his career at Xavier for two seasons before transferring to USC where he spent last year, his junior season. While he wasn’t to enter the transfer portal at the start of its…