Walter Clayton Jr. has been named the 2025 Southeastern Conference’s Roy F. Kramer Male Athlete of the Year, the SEC announced on Wednesday. Clayton Jr. is the 14th different Gator honored with this award and the first in men’s basketball.
Clayton is UF’s sixth male athlete honored, joining Danny Wuerffel (1995, ’96), Ryan Lochte (2005), Tim Tebow (2007, ’08), Caeleb Dressel (2018) and Grant Holloway (2019). This also marks the third straight year that Florida has had an honoree with Parker Valby (2024) and Trinity Thomas (2023) taking home Female Athlete of the Year recognition. Florida leads the SEC all-time with eight male and nine female Athlete of the Year honors.