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Why Florida's International Signing Does Not Affect its Chances of Retaining Rueben Chinyelu
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Why Florida's International Signing Does Not Affect its Chances of Retaining Rueben Chinyelu

Florida Gators On SI·Cam Parker·about 1 month ago
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The Florida Gators may have found its next recruiting gem in European forward Arturas Butajevas, who officially signed with the program on Monday . After averaging 15.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game with Unicaja Malaga's U22 team in Spain, the 6-foot-10 do-it-all forward provides a big spark for Florida's depth next season. "We are very excited to have Arturas join our program," UF head coach Todd Golden said . "He is a physical and athletic frontcourt player that has already proven to be highly capable during both international and youth competition. He is a hard worker who will fit seamlessly within our program upon arrival. We are looking forward to him arriving and starting workouts with our team this summer." But with wing Thomas Haugh and forward Alex Condon both set to return next season, and Rueben Chinyelu already announcing he will return to Florida if he exits the NBA Draft , what will Butajevas' role look like as a freshman?…

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