GAINESVILLE — Florida shooting guard Xaivian Lee arrived from Princeton with a multi-million dollar sneaker deal, big shoes to fill and facing a considerable step up in competition.
Lee stumbled early, but has since found his footing to become his team’s leading scorer five of the past seven games. The 6-foot-4, 180-pound Canadian now stands as perhaps the No. 22 Gators (8-4) most important and improved player entering conference play Saturday night at Missouri (10-3).
“He’s come a long way, just being comfortable, being consistent,” coach Todd Golden said. “He’s showing the player we knew he was capable of being when we got him.