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[email protected] Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: May 7, 2013, 7:51:30 AM CDT > To: GatorNEWS <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Another UF basketball player (DeVon Walker) to > transfer > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Another UF basketball player to transfer > > > The 6-foot-6 DeVon Walker averaged just four minutes per game for the Gators > this past season. > > Matt Stamey/Staff photographer/FILE > By Kevin Brockway > Gainesville SUN Staff writer > Published: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:19 p.m. > Last Modified: Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:19 p.m. > > > DeVon Walker's brief Florida basketball career is over. > > Walker is transferring after one season, becoming the second UF basketball > player from the 2012 class to leave the program in a span of six days. > The 6-foot-6 Walker played sparingly as a freshman, scoring 20 points with 17 > rebounds and four blocked shots. Walker averaged just four minutes per game. > “DeVon has a bright future, and we hope for the best for him wherever he > chooses to go,” Florida coach Billy Donovan said. > Walker told the Lakeland Ledger that the main reason he left UF was due to > playing time. When Walker told coaches of his decision to transfer last week, > they asked him to take more time and reconsider. > “That was the plan, for me to stay,” Walker told the Ledger's Aimee Sachs. > “But after further thinking away from everybody and their opinions, I had > time to think alone with my family. … It was on my mind after the season. It > was on my mind and I was back and forth. Today was the last word.” > On Monday, Walker tweeted his own farewell: “One of the best years of my > life. New friends, new experiences, & new knowledge. Thankful for the > opportunity at UF. Goodbye.” > At just 191 pounds, Walker struggled adapting to more physical play in the > SEC. With forward Casey Prather injured late in a game against Tennessee, > Walker was pressed into emergency duty late and had rebounds stripped out of > his hands by more physical Vol players. > Walker projected to play next season behind sophomore transfer forward Dorian > Finney-Smith (6-8) and Prather (6-6). > Coming out of high school, Walker had offers from Alabama, Connecticut, UCF > and Kansas State. But he chose to enroll at Florida because he wanted to play > close to home. Walker said he's open to playing anywhere as long as it's a > winning program that gives him more opportunities to play on the wing. > Walker roomed this season with former point guard Braxton Ogbueze, who also > left UF last week due to playing time issues. Walker said his decision had > nothing to do with Ogbueze's transfer. > “A lot of people may think that, but no, that wasn't the reason,” Walker told > the Ledger. > The Gators have had seven players transfer since 2009, a list that includes > Ogbueze (undecided), Allan Chaney (Virginia Tech, High Point), Kenny Kadji > (Miami), Eloy Vargas (Miami Dade College, Kentucky), Ray Shipman (UCF) and > Walter Pitchford (Nebraska). > Forward Cody Larson also left the program last fall for personal reasons, but > hasn't decided to resume his basketball career. In 2010, after one season at > UF, guard Nimrod Tishman left the program to play professionally in his > native Israel. > Guards Michael Frazier and Dillon Graham are UF's only two remaining players > from the 2012 class. But Florida will stay deep in the backcourt with the > addition of incoming freshman McDonald's All-American point guard Kasey Hill > and Rutgers transfer Eli Carter. > With both Walker and Ogbueze gone, Florida now 11 of 13 scholarship spots > filled for the 2013-14 season. > Contact Kevin Brockway at 352-374-5054 or [email protected]. 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